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Y&R's Justin Hartley Chats On The Making Of His Daytime Emmy Nominated Performance In The Adam Reveal!
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Since taking over the role of Adam Newman on The Young and the Restless, Justin Hartley had won over the viewing audience with his strong, subtle and complex portrayal.
Now he is going for gold in the upcoming 43rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards. And for the first time in his career, Justin is competiting in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama series category for his star turn in the Adam reveal. While there were so many tentacles to this story and the fallout of the reveal, Hartley sat down with On-Air On-Soaps to talk about his decision to use the scenes where Chelsea (Melissa Claire Egan) learns Gabriel Bingham is really her believed-to-be-dead husband, Adam. The two-person scenes won praise from Y&R fans, soap pundits and now from Hartley’s peers.
In our spotlight Emmy nomination chat, Justin fills us in on the making of one of the most memorable moments in daytime and if winning is everything come Emmy night!
When you found out you were nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor were you expecting it, surprised, or shocked?
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JUSTIN: I don’t know how these things work and this is my first time being nominated. It’s so subjective, and you never know how these things will go. I was very humbled to be nominated. It’s funny, the way it shakes out when you look at some of the people who were not nominated that are phenomenal, not only do they deserve to be nominated, but win, in fact. That sort of came to my mind first of all. We were on set when I found out, and I think Christian LeBlanc (Michael) started telling everyone who was nominated.
You submitted the Adam reveal to Chelsea. What made you choose that episode? Did you have any help deciding on it?
JUSTIN: I am horrible at picking, and it’s such an interesting thing to pick out stuff that you do and then deciding what’s good, and not good. I sort of took it out of my own hands, and I asked Melissa Claire Egan (Chelsea) what I should do. She came back with the Adam reveal episode where Cheslea finds out who Gabriel Bingham really is. Truthfully, I think Melissa and I submitted the same thing. I think I just submitted her reel! (Laughs)
You did not choose any other scenes in your submission, even though you could chose scenes from up to two episodes, lasting 20 minutes in length total with the revised rules this year.
JUSTIN: I think 20 minutes is a lot to ask people to sit through, and so I just went with the one episode. Missy’s feeling was you just tell the arc of the story, and then when people are watching it their not watching your resume, but they actually get to watch a story.
Why did you like the Adam reveal scenes?
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JUSTIN: I think it’s a story that the show spent a lot of time and effort writing and telling and sort of weaving little stories in and out throughout the year and a half. Then I just thought it was a good payoff for the audience, and I thought we did a good job with those scenes. Missy is just so easy to work with. She’s connected, she is right there. And as an actor, if you ever find another actor who says they never slip out of a moment, I think they are lying to you. But when you do slip out, the goal is to slip right back in. If I find myself in my own head, all I have to do is look at Missy and connect with her. So many of the actors on this show are like that. They are so into the moment that all you have to do is really be there with them.
At the time you filmed those keys scenes; did you realize the enormity of it? That this was one of the biggest moments in Y&R in quite some time that audience had been waiting and waiting for?
JUSTIN: I think the writers new how big of a deal the reveal was. They were very good at letting us do our thing. Missy and I sat with it for awhile and there were a few things that we tweaked. It’s been my experience on the show that you can do that as long as you don’t shift story.
What was your rehearsal process with Melissa? Did the two of you work and work on the scenes?
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JUSTIN: Missy and I rehearsed these scenes quite a bit, but not on set. Those scenes got off to such a clunky start. They gave us extra time to do them … I think it was the whole afternoon. Then we got to set there were mic problems, camera problems, and there were all kind of problems. It was just so strange, and as I said, it was such a clunky start to it that I think it gave some levity to it, and it lightened everyone up a little bit to sort of realize, we are still shooting a television show so let’s have fun. So it became this really quiet sort of peaceful, really delicate, hands-off experience. Everything was so quiet in there. We were the only two people talking. They would come down to us with notes, and then we blocked all of the scenes before we shot them. We just sort of new what we were doing, and so it was sort of a dance. It was really the closest thing to a play that I’ve had since I have been here, because it’s just one after another, after another, after the other, and the whole story got told. You could see that they started here and there was a middle and an end.
When you look at your competition in the Outstanding Lead Actor category, what are your thoughts on your co-nominees?
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JUSTIN: I think we are all different. I can’t speak to anything except for the fact than I don’t think people get nominated by accident. There is a gentleman in the nominations: Anthony Geary (Luke, GH) who had been nominated like 367,000 times. (Laughs) We are all different performers and we all do different things. I have seen all the nominated performances, and every one is so different.
A lot of people often say, “It’s an award enough just to be nominated.” How do you feel about that? Do you want to win the Emmy?
JUSTIN: I would be very happy to win and I want to win, of course. I think everybody wants to win. Being nominated is great and being on Y&R is great, and winning would probably be great. Winning’s fun!
Watch Justin’s nominated performance below and then let us know: if you thought the Adam reveal was one of the best moments on Y&R last year? Did you enjoy hearing Justin’s perspective on working with Melissa Claire Egan on the key scenes? And are you going to be rooting for Justin to take home a gold statue come Emmy night? For more with this year’s Daytime Emmy nominees, listen to the Soap Nation Live! with Michael Fairman Daytime Emmy Nomination Special.
Absolutely gripping scenes watching them again here as they were on screen. A win hopefully for Justin, who brings his ‘all’ to the role of Adam Newman. Great choice by casting when he was auditioning for the role.
Justin Hartley is one of the all time best recasts in soaps. I’d really like to see him win the Emmy.
That was a fantastic scene. Justin Hartley is a great actor. I wish that the award show would be televised so all of these daytime fans could enjoy it.
I agree. Why isn’t it on tv??
I really did not care much for this character, however when Justin took over I gain more interest in watching the Y&R. I have been watching ever since the 80’s where I lived in the Caribbean. Justin plays a wonderful character everyone can relate too, where you go with the waves in doing what’s best for you, just like our everyday life experiences. Adam Newman has grown up a bit more, which is great, and has attracted more viewer ever since his character (played by Justin) has returned to the show. You are the reason I watch the show after a busy day at work. It’s the one thing I look forward too before I end my day. Thank you 🙂 CJ
Mellissa Claire Egan got snubbed by the Emmys she gets no respect at all by the biased Emmys voting .
Absolutely!!!!!!
I feel the same way. I mean, what DIDN’T she do this year?
I think Justin chose the best scene s, for him to win. He surely deserves to win as he is an outstanding actor, and very good to look at too.
I think he did an outstanding job taking over the role of Adam Newman. I’m an avid fan since Y & R came on the air. Noone wanted that role given to anyone else, until Justin stepped onto the scene. He was fabulous as Adam, love him!!!
Amen!!!!
Justin is remarkable in these scenes, but there were so many others just as good.He is a wonderful actor & has become a real favorite of mine.I like the other actors too, but Justin has my vote….& thank you Michael, for another great interview… 🙂
I loved the scenes where ‘Gabe’ tells Chelsea he is really Adam. I was right there crying along with them. Justin and Melissa are just pure magic. Every day is a very good day when I get to see Justin and Melissa on my t.v. screen.
I am watching this again and again I am teared up. I love him!!!
Donna & Karen…loving the ability to replay nominees tapes again. Amazing how much more subtle things you see you missed the first time around.
I hope Justin will get it, they probably will give it to Anthony Geary again. Not that he isn’t a great actor, but Juston deserves it just for filling the shoes of MM. They were big shoes to fill and Justin did it. Excellent recast and he definitely deserves the win.
Also as a fan of the soaps I’m am greatly disappointed that it will not be televised, these are hard working actors and they deserve their awards show just as much as any other actor. Not fair to them and not fair to the fans.
You know an actor is really good when there are any number of scenes you can recall that are Emmy caliber. That’s how I feel about Justin Hartley’s work this year. From the scenes with Ian Ward to his testimony against Victor, he continues to be a true original: creative, unpredictable, funny, consistent. That’s why I hope he wins this year.
I hope Justin gets it too. If it goes by the reels that we’re handed in then he will win. I think the others we’re ok but a real winner to me is someone who you want to watch over & over again and that’s Justin Hartly for sure.
If he doesn’t win this year he should win next year if he submits those scenes where Adam tells Chelsea that Christian was his baby and that he had to hide his grief over his death— that scene was Emmy gold for sure.
I hope he wins.
really really hope Justin win . definitely an Oscar winning performance ……
Really hope he wins.
He gets my vote.
Good luck Justin I do hope you win.
ABC has named their ‘Bachelor’ for the upcoming 30th season of the reality series. Sam Hartman, a 27-year-old NFL quarterback who plays playing for the Washington Commanders, will be handing out the roses as he searches for love.
The upcoming season of The Bachelor will premiere in 2027 on Sunday, March 21 at 8 p.m ET. on ABC and streaming the next day on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S.
The announcement was made, and Hartman’s first interview was on the Friday, November 13 edition of Good Morning America, where he shared with cohosts Sam Champion and Rebecca Jarvis: “I’m excited but also very nervous, I have a tough time holding conversation with one girl. 30 is going to be pretty tough.”
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WASHINGTON COMMANDERS QB WRESTLED WITH THE NOTION OF BECOMING THE BACHELOR
Hartman also revealed his initial thoughts on appearing on The Bachelor: “Honestly, at first, I was like ‘no way. The connotation of it − I don’t know.” Ultimately the QB was swayed to take on the reality franchise lead for its upcoming season.
A Charlotte, North Carolina, native, Hartman played for Wake Forest and Notre Dame in the college ranks. It was there he set ACC records, including most career touchdown passes and 300-yard passing games. Sam was also featured in the documentary series QB1: Beyond the Lights. Currently, on the NFL’s Washington Commanders, he serves as a quarterback on their practice squad.
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The pick of Sam Hartman aligns with pro athletes who have appeared on the show in the past including: now ‘Bachelor’ host, NFL quarterback Jesse Palmer, former soccer player Juan Pablo Galavi, ace car driver Arie Luyendyk Jr. and former NFL practice squad player Colton Underwood.
The Bachelor is executive produced by Scott Teti, Jason Ehrlich and Andy Frank serve as executive producers.
You can check out Sam Hartman talking about being cast as the series lead for the upcoming season 30 of The Bachelor with GMA below.
Now let us know, will you be checking out the 2027 season of The Bachelor featuring Sam looking for love? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section.
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‘General Hospital’s’ Cynthia Watros Honors Former ‘Titus’ Co-Star Stacy Keach Following His Passing
General Hospital star Cynthia Watros, who can currently be seen in on the ABC soap opera in the role of Nina Reeves, has had a enduring career in television. That included her time on the 2000-2002 Fox sitcom, Titus.
In Titus, Watros starred along with Stacy Keach as Erin Fitzpatrick and Ken Titus, respectively. After the November 10th news that Keach had passed away at 85 while living in Poland, Cynthia took to her Instagram on Thursday, November 12 to pay tribute to the great actor.
Watros expressed, “My first prime time show was along side Stacy. I loved him instantly. What an amazing talent and man.❤️”
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In Titus, Stacy played stand up comedian Christopher Titus’ heavy-drinking, chain-smoking, five-times-divorced father who frequently pulled cruel pranks and tried to toughen his kids up. Cynthia played by Christopher’s level-headed, big-hearted girlfriend trying to build a normal life with him. In fact, Cynthia’s role on the sitcom was first series regular role after her Daytime Emmy run of Annie Dutton on Guiding Light which ran from 1994-1998.
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Keach’s wife, Malgosia shared the news of the actor’s death publicly in a statement with PEOPLE. Malgosia expressed, that Stacy had, “a long and difficult battle with a serious heart condition and heart failure.”
She added, “Stacy peacefully departed this world. He fought for so long, with extraordinary courage, determination and strength. He was a true warrior, facing his illness with the same remarkable spirit and resilience that defined his life.”
Małgosia continued, “Stacy was not only a legendary actor, admired and loved by audiences the world over, but also my beloved husband, my companion and the heart of our family. His passing leaves an immeasurable emptiness in our lives. But his extraordinary spirit, his unforgettable voice and the love he gave so generously will remain with us forever.”
Now, let us know do you remember when Cynthia made her sitcom debut in Titus? Share your thoughts via the comment section on Cynthia’s many TV roles and the passing of Stacy Keach in the comment section. But first, check out the very first episode of Titus with Cynthia Watros below!
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‘Beyond the Gates’ Emmy Winner Ambyr Michelle Wants to Compete on ‘Dancing with the Stars’: ‘Pick Me’ (Exclusive)
Soap opera fans are always clamoring for when Dancing with the Stars reveals their cast each season, that they would include a familiar face from daytime drama, but it rarely happens, if ever, anymore.
Over the last several years, the series has leaned heavily into casting celebrities with massive TikTok or Instagram followers, which in turn, have helped this season and last have their best ratings numbers in years.
But, how about for next season’s cast of Dancing with the Stars, that it could include newly-awarded Daytime Emmy winner, Ambyr Michelle (Eva Thomas) of Beyond the Gates?
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LOVE OF DANCE TO LOVE OF ACTING
Michael Fairman TV spoke to Michelle about her dance background and if she would love a shot at lifting the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy during Wednesday’s November 11, livestream chat on the Michael Fairman Channel.
Ambyr explained to fans (who joined in on the live chat), how she began her show business career. “I started off as a dancer, first and foremost. Acting wasn’t really something I wanted to go after. I did plays when I was younger, but it was just something we did in school, but I really wanted to be a dancer. I moved out to LA to dance, and I fell out of love with dance, which was so weird.”
This year’s Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series winner, added, “I was like, ‘What is going on?’ I moved all the way out here for dance. I found I was forcing myself to go to dance class, and I just didn’t have the passion for it. I was working at this restaurant at the time, and one of my coworker was like, ‘What about taking an acting class out here?'”
Next, Ambyr took the coworker up on the idea. “So, I took an acting class and I fell in love with it that day,” shared Michelle. “I was like, ‘I want to do this for the rest of my life.’ I thought, I would love to book a role, of course, as a dancer, but I think acting has a little bit more longevity.”
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A SHOT AT THE LEN GOODMAN MIRRORBALL TROPHY
When the talked turned to if Ambyr would consider or be interested in appearing on the ballroom dance competition series, she piped up with, “I would love to do Dancing with the Stars! Pick me!”
As those in the live chat rallied around this idea, it made us think, Ambyr could be the first contestant from Beyond the Gates, and someone representing the soaps. It checks off so many boxes! To which Ambyr replied, “That would be beautiful.”
You can check out the full conversation with Ambyr below.
So, what do you think soap fans? Can we make sure Ambyr’s name gets in front of the producers and casting director for next season’s Dancing with the Stars? Would you like to see her in the competition? If so, who would be your dream pro professional dance partner for her? Let us know in the comment section.
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