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Y&R's Kelly Sullivan Chats On The Mysterious Sage, Sally Kellerman, and Justin Hartley!

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Former General Hospital favorite, Kelly Sullivan debuted on The Young and the Restless in her new role of Sage Warner back on the October 28th episode of the number one daytime drama. Since then, viewers have seen that Sage is assisting in the care of Adam Newman (Justin Hartley) who is on the mend from all of his surgeries and his facial reconstruction post-car crash with Billy Abbott (Burgess Jenkins) almost over a year ago!
On today’s episode of Y&R, we were finally introduced to film and TV legend, Sally Kellerman’s new character of Constance Bingham, and as we witnessed, Sage seems to be working for and taking care of the elderly woman, as well as Adam, or “Gabriel” as Constance calls him.
On-Air On-Soapscaught up with Kelly Sullivan to get the low down on: what she thinks could be going on with Sage, what it has been like for Sullivan working with the likes of the oh-so-talented Hartley and Kellerman, and how she landed her new role in the outskirts of Genoa City, after being in the running to play to play Phyllis Summers, the role that eventually went to Gina Tognoni. Here’s what Kelly shared!
So, we have now seen you on a few episodes of Y&R as Sage. It’s kind of hard to figure out exactly what her motives are. What can you reveal about the character, and how you are playing her at this juncture?

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KELLY: Sage is a badass. I am trying to figure out why she is doing what she is doing, because she is coming across a bit like (singing) “What I did for love?” and there is always something else going on underneath there. But they don’t tell me anything, because they don’t want me to either play towards it, or they just don’t know yet.
You are working with both Justin Hartley (Adam) and Sally Kellerman (Constance) in this very gothic dark set! Not bad! (Laughs) But, how fun!
KELLY: It’s fun! I am working with Justin Hartley and Sally Kellerman, who is a superstar! She is the nicest woman, and I can’t even believe it. She is like, “Hey, girl,” whenever I see her at the studio (Laughs).
What is the relationship between Constance and Sage? She clearly is wheeling the elderly woman around!
KELLY: As for Sally’s character of Constance, she is in a wheelchair, and I am like her driver in the scenes! I probably smash Sally Kellerman into three set pieces every day. (Laughs) Sage is pretty much in a bad situation there, wheeling Constance around. I think her character is like Sage’s pseudo-grandmother, who she loves and adores, and who she is in charge of taking care of.

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It must be difficult to have to look at Justin Hartley all day on set! I feel so bad for you, and the demands of your new gig! (Laughs)
KELLY: He is so ugly! (Laughs) He is so awesome to work with, and we have been getting to know each other. Adam is Sage’s first guy connection on the show, and it’s very mysterious. The writers thus far are not wanting to have any sort of point of view on it, as far as a relationship between the two of them.
Now in comes Chuck Pratt Jr. as the new head writer of Y&R. You got the part of Sage prior to him coming on board. How do you think the incoming head writer might affect where your character goes?
KELLY: When they announced Chuck was going to now be the head writer of Y&R, I don’t even think I had worked a day on set yet, just what I call the “hands” episode, when you just saw my hands! (Laughs) I hear really good things about him, so we shall see. I have not personally spoken to Chuck yet, but I am sure at some point I will, when it becomes clearer what I am doing as Sage and why? The “why” is always what people want to know, right?

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Did the writers or the producers tell you that Sage would be connected to anyone else in GC?
KELLY: No, but I have been told that it will be revealed within a short time. It kind of has to because why is she here? (Laughs)
You were originally up for the role of Phyllis, and that role ended up going to Gina Tognoni, and yet they created a new role for you. How did it all go down?
KELLY: First of all, Gina is a badass! Basically what happened was, Gina Tognoni and I both tested for the role of Phyllis, and I knew right away I didn’t get the part. They called me when I was driving home. They said, “We love you, but it’s not happening.” I said, “No, worries.” Then they told me that the writers on Y&R love you so much that they want to write a character for you. Then a couple months later, they called me and said the character had been written, would you like to do it, and I said, “Hell, yes!” I am so flattered and honored to be at Y&R … I can tell you that!

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So, what do you think is going on with the Sage? Is she truly trying to help Adam get back to his family and Connor and Chelsea? Or, does she have a thing for the guy?
Are you intrigued by the set of scenes that has Constance, Adam AKA Gabriel, and Sage in this sort of gothic hideaway? Glad to have Kelly on Y&R? What did you think about how Y&R wrote a role with Kelly in mind? Comment below!
I ove Kelly and I hope they find away to make her part of the show permanently! I love the gothic look they have going with Sage,Adam and Constance, all that red color to me signify who Adam truly is. I would love to find out that Sage is related to one of the core families on the show;she can easily fit with Lauren and Jill as a Fennmore or she can be related to the Baldwin family, she can even be a daughter of Victor’s.
You may be right Robert, I read on soap opera Digest that sage is related to some one in Genoa City.
I HOPE NOT VICTOR!MAYBE JACK WILL GET HIS DAUGHTER.
Why do I smell a rip-off of the Nola Orsini/Tad Martin storyline from All My Children? I’m guessing Sage found the injured Adam, Constance believed him to be her long lost son and had his injured face reconstructed to resemble said son.
And of course Constance’s real son will show up in Genoa City (just like Ted Orsini showed up in Pine Valley) and Justin Hartley will play both characters…
Or someone kidnapped the real Adam and replaced him with this guy, so if and when Michael Muhney ever returns to Y&R, he can play the real Adam and Justin Hartley’s Adam will turn out to be someone else.
Close but since he called her ‘grandmother” she must think he is her grandson Gabriel and was given Gabriel’s face, but obviously Sage knows he is Adam because she is helping him spy of his family– but since I didn’t watch AMC this all new to me, so if what you said is true then I look forward to it playing out. But with a new head writer coming who knows how much will change after that.
I am really excited to see what stories will be told, and how people will relate. And today was great, hearing Adam say ‘grandmother’. And now we need to see who Sage will be. Can’t wait for Adam to stir things up. And I really want some good things for Sharon. Maybe Adam will continue being her friend, and bring that old green eyed monster with Nick. Ha.
I love Kelly Sullivan, she is a wonderful actress. I am glad that the Young And The Restless gave Kelly another role. Gina Tagnoni is terrific as the new Phyllis.
Yes, would love to see their two characters interacting, Kelly’s and Gina’s. Love them both and suddenly I am interested in Y&R again.
I think this YR suds is trying to do something that it can’t carry. With so many new people casts and recasts, it’s getting out of line and purpose.. I think it’s trying to keep its head above the eventual flood that takes it all away. Too much repetition in every scene and amongst top characters. Going from one scene and hearing the latest gossip and facts to the second scene hearing the same thing over again gets tiring. If you have clarity in hearing, once is enough because on that scene you hear the same moan over and over. All soaps have an agenda… It’s Soooo sorry when they are all the same… Just different actors, towns, and soap name. It has come down to fact: no originality…I guess that’s why it’s called soap. Nothing new about that and ingredients are the same.
JFP saw how great GH is doing by bringing in new characters and old vets back..
So- she is attempting to do the same..
Y&R has had a surge of new faces and even vtes..
The opening of Y&R speaks volumes .. lol
JFP is struggling and following GH’s lead.. It’s interesting to watch LOL
Both JPF and Pratt were with GH, together- there will be a Y&R change, and that is a good thing.
It’s already starting with all the new characters.. 🙂
Well said but you forgot to mention originality. Watching what happens with another soap and then following its lead us not original. It’s repeat or copy. Sometimes that IS a good thing IF you can branch out into unknown territory. Right now, it’s not really happening. With each NEW character a NEW story line should happen with a slight nod to the old. I’d personally like to see something so wild and far fetched to happen thT it causes a LOT of disturbance and set this soap back on its feet.
I never thought I would say this in a million years but JFP is way ahead of the game that’s why they call her the Dragon Lady always two steps ahead. Who won the emmys at GH who won the emmys first year at Y&R she is ruthless if nothing else I respect that.
I love the gothic quality of the storyline so let’s hope Pratt doesn’t ruin it
I think they were smart to grab Kelly. She is so talented and her story seems interesting.
i know right
Adam referred to himself as Constance’s grandson. Does that mean Constance is Hope’s mother or that she is delusional? Is Sage related to Constance and therefore also related to Adam? Lots of questions that need answers. Kelly Sullivan is a great actress. I hope the Y&R writers do her justice!
Unlike they did with Maura West as Diane Jenkins… that was a catastrophe and I was so incredibly disappointed because Maura is phenomenal, look at the work she’s doing on GH. Then again, she came on to Y&R as a recast, Kelly has a brand new character, so it is slightly different. Still, I hope Y&R offers her a contract and keeps her around for a long time!
Adam asked Constance if she wanted to MEET her grandson, meaning Connor, meaning Adam is supposed to be Constance’s son.
Could there be a Constance/Connor connection in the name? Oh no, Chelsea named Connor as a family name from Dylan’s when she was passing the baby off as his.
Could Constance be related to Hope Wilson and actually make Adam her family, even if he’s her nephew and a lookalike to Constance’s son Gabriel? A resemblance helped along by a little reconstructive surgery? Constance could have been Hope’s sister who married into a wealthy Bingham family.
Sage’s last name is Warner, but I think the Fenmore women could use another connection to the canvas. So I like Sage having a connection to Jill/Lauren.
The only reason MW did not work out at Y&R is because she was playing a character that was at least a decade older. Bad casting!
I love Kelly – I just hope she gets to be a contract player and sticks around!
I’m sure they’ll give her a contract; when her casting was announced, it was said Sage had potential of becoming contract.
Kelly is a fantastic actress, GH really lost out when the wrote her character out. Just like they lost out when Sean Kanan left, but I’m not complaining because I love him as Deacon on B&B.
So far, Sage hasn’t made a huge impression, mainly because we know very little about her, but I assume that will change soon. I just hope Pratt doesn’t mess with this story, I’m intrigued to see where it will go.
As for Kelly as Phyllis, I’m glad it didn’t happen. She looks too young for the part, and Gina is doing a phenomenal job so far. I really hope Sage sticks around though, and Kelly gets a contract! Y&R needs to nail down some great performers after losing Billy Miller, Michelle Stafford, Michael Muhney and Elizabeth Hendrickson. Gina was a great hire, as is Kelly.
I don’t care at all for that gothic, dark, dreary room . Just makes me look even more
forward to seeing Adam outta there and back into town .
Common soap writing practice is to introduce new characters a little at a time. Y&R is bucking that trend by introducing a slew of new characters, mostly in the 25-39 age demographic that advertisers love. An interesting strategy but I don’t think that changing a show to attract young viewers will have much success.
I miss the days when you would hear a voiceover saying, “The role of so and so will now be played by so and so.” Didn’t take 3 months to get the new person in the role. No big build up. Just hey – here they are.
I always guessed Kelly could’ve gotten the role of Phyllis, and she was one of my top picks, so I’m happy that the series picked her up in the role of Sage. Gina is rocking Phyllis, and Kelly is doing fantastic as Sage. I cannot wait to see her acting come alive, because she’s a powerhouse actress.
Gina has made me almost forget Michelle Stafford’s Phyllis.
Best re-cast in eons.
Gina has definitely brought something brand new to Phyllis, and has melted in quite well with the rest of her castmates.
She is gold. You know GH got to great actors from Y&R BUT Y&R hit the jackpot with Kelly. She could be a character that could be around for twenty years if they write her right. She should have won an Emmy as Connie/Kate on GH. I still think Sage is going to be a remastered Skye. I think her and Adam got a BOGO on plastic surgery!
JFP ought to research the old files and make her the daughter of Snapper & Chris Foster that way she could tie her into being connected to Jill I had long forgotten about that character’s existence until someone else brought it up on a soap site.
That would be a great plot line, k/kay! I’d love to see some of the ‘old’ characters brought back. I’ve watched since literally Day 1 and miss the interaction that seemed more family like from the old days. Think they should bring back Snapper and some of the others…would love it!
Lots of great theories here. I just want a solid compelling (original?) story. Top talent is great but as the poster noted with Maura West, the plot was poor and it did not matter. I hope they are careful about revisionist history and copying stories. I would even forgive plastic surgery (ugh!) for a winning tale.
Now we know! So Constance’s grandson tried to save Adam but he died in the process and Adam is pretending to be him! Sage knows who he really is and it’s helping him until they can get to Genoa City! As to who she is related to, it’s anyone’s guess. Does anyone have a daughter that we haven’t seen yet? Does Jack have any other offspring we haven’t seen for a while, like Kemo?!
I still don’t understand who that woman in the wheelchair calling Adam by the name of Gabriel and calling him her grandson. Will someone please explain?
I’ll do that job! You see, Gabriel was probably the man in the car instead of Adam, and Sage made sure that this lady believes that Adam is her grandson.
Will someone please explain who the woman in the wheelchair is who calls Adam her grandson by the name of Gabriel. I must have missed something.
I am truly unspooled that Kelly Sullivan gets all the attention
as she should
she has echelon and top tiered with : quality : Eileen Davidson, Maura West, Michelle Stafford, and she pulls no punches, no holds bared, on top of her game… everyone compliments… Ms. Kelly Sullivan… you radiate and generate electric.. heat come asunder
“Thank You” for bringing your YOU
GH is a thing of the past… you made your mark… it’s game on.. trigger absolute… you elevate whatever production hails
I’ll be watching for you on fridays
Loving Kelly’s character, can’t wait until every comes to a head with Jack.
I think I know why they’re doing this storyline. Adam is a wanted man and if he goes back as himself, not only would he be thrown in jail for faking his death and killing a child, depending if he’s the real killer, but Billy might make sure that he and Chelsea, if she doesn’t leave him for Adam, custody of Conner. So this storyline, Adam can make sure that no one suspects that he’s Adam Newman, not even Chelsea!
I loved her as Connie on GH.. found it to be a lose for them..
BUT this Sage Warner… I am excited to see adventure with her.
Heroically of course.. We need a good Y&R adventure that only Sage an Adam
could journey.. I have been a fan sense the 70’s….
2 Thumb’s Up
I think Kelly you do a great job on y & r . You make me wish I was nick aka Joshua morrow.your eyes make me melt and I can’t get enough of you on the show.
I am so upset that Sage died in that car crash! What are the writers thinking? This was heading to a great story line and I wanted Sharon to give the baby back to Sage. I will really miss the character, Sage. I think she is a wonderful actress and I wish her all the best. I hope that I see her on prime time soon!
I will miss sage so much
General Hospital
Kelly Sullivan Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’s’ Maura West Recalling When Ava Shot Connie (Exclusive)

It was just over 13 years ago on General Hospital when Ava Jerome (Maura West) shot and killed Kate Howard/Connie Falconeri (Kelly Sullivan) in an effort to keep her quiet from revealing that Derek Wells was actually Ava’s back-from-the-dead brother, Julian Jerome (William deVry). It’s a crime that somehow Ava never has quite paid for either.
The episode back aired on August 13, 2013 and viewers had to say goodbye to Kelly Sullivan who played Kate and her alter, Connie. In the story, just before she died, Kate/Connie scrawled the letters AJ in her own blood, initially making the PCPD and Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) think that it was AJ Quatermaine (Sean Kanan) who did the deed.
Now, Sullivan recalled sharing scenes with the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning West, during a live conversation on You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel. Kelly was the special guest talking about her recent return to the soaps in her new role as The Bold and the Beautiful’s Darcy Dylan.

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FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF MAURA WEST
Speaking of her final GH scenes and working with Maura West, Sullivan gave her then GH co-star major props. “If you’re going to be shot by somebody (on the soaps), you want to be shot by Maura West, c’mon!”
Maura West debuted back in May 2013 as Ava, and Sullivan remembered when the As the World Turns favorite began on GH. “I remember when Maura West first arrived at GH. She walked in with this cute little bob (hairdo) and she’s just delicious,” shared Sullivan.
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Kelly revealed more about Maura, adding “I think she’s amazing! I remember right before I left the show, someone suggested, and I would still love to do this with her, if she ever want to, but someone suggested that they wanted to direct the stage play A Streetcar Named Desire with Maura and I, where I would play Stella and she would play Blanche! Wouldn’t that be great?”
Speaking of the Ava/Connie showdown scenes, Sullivan expressed, “On television and on General Hospital specifically, Maura West is able to play a character who does the most horrendous things and you still care about her and that’s the mark of a really great actor. In other words, you’re able to be liked in the midst of the most horrendous things, and as a performer not shying away from that, and to just have the courage to do what’s on the page (in the script).”

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KELLY SULLIVAN PARTING THOUGHTS AS SHE LEFT GENERAL HOSPITAL
Kelly also shared her sentiments when she walked off the set of General Hospital after her run back in August of 2013. “I really was honored. Every day I would go to work and I would say a little prayer, which is I want to do justice for my character, explained Kelly. “It’s between me and my character. I get to walk this path with her and to leave the show on that note, which is, I left every out there. I just gave it my all and again what an honor it was to play Kate/Connie.”
You can catch the full conversation with Kelly where she talks about her time on General Hospital, The Young and the Restless where she played Sage Warner and now The Bold and the Beautiful below.
So, do you remember the Ava and Connie scenes where Ava shot and killed her? What did you think of Kelly Sullivan’s sentiments about Maura West? Share your thoughts via the comment section. But first, watch the reveal where Ava recalls murdering Connie below!
General Hospital
Steve Burton Reportedly Signs Three-Year Contract with ‘General Hospital’

The question of will Steve Burton (Jason Morgan) stay awhile at General Hospital after his recent extended hiatus from the show earlier this year, has reportedly been answered.
TMZ via court documents obtained in Burton’s ongoing legal battle with his ex-wife Sheree Gustin, shared that Steve actually inked a new three year deal with the ABC soap opera back in June.
That is significant because it was June when Burton returned back to work as Jason. In addition, the court filing confirmed that Burton had already moved back to California from Tennessee.

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STEVE’S HIATUS AND HIS RETURN TO PORT CHARLES
GH fans will recall, it was back in February of 2026, that Burton announced via his Instagram that he was stepping away from his role of Jason Morgan for short break and pointed to wanting to spend quality time with his new wife, Michelle Lundstrom Burton with whom he tied the knot back on May 17, 2025.
Steve expressed at that time, “I’m newly married and looking forward to spending some quality time with my family.” It was back on March 25 that viewers saw Jason carted away by the WSB after taking the fall for Rocco Falconeri (Finn Carr) who shot then WSB Director Ross Cullum (Andrew Hawkes).
Burton returned to work on June 1, and due to General Hospital taping roughly six weeks ahead of air, made his on-screen comeback on the July 13 episode.
GOING FOR GOLD AT THE UPCOMING DAYTIME EMMYS
Then, Steve and his enduring fans got an extra special treat on the same day, when it was revealed on Extra that he was nominated for the upcoming 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama Series category.
Steve previously won in the Supporting Actor category for his work as General Hospital’s Jason in 1998 and as The Young and the Restless’ Dylan McAvoy in 2018.
Now with Jason and Britt’s (Kelly Thiebaud) relationship seemingly hitting the skids, plus Jason’s commitment to staying out of mob life to focus on being present for his son Danny Morgan (Asher Antonyzyn), what does the future hold for the fan favorite character? Stay tuned.
So, happy to hear that Steve Burton signed a new three year deal with General Hospital? Knowing that, what storyline would you like to see Jason get involved and with who? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section.
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Jess Walton Memoir ‘The Young and the Rest of Us’ Set for Release in 2027

The Young and the Restless enduring favorite and two-time Daytime Emmy-winning actress, Jess Walton (Jill Foster Abbott) is set to release her memoir!
Kensington Publishing has revealed on their website that Walton’s book The Young and the Rest of Us is now available for pre-order while listing an April 27, 2027 release date. In addition, in June of 2027, Walton will mark her 40th anniversary with The Young and the Restless and her debut as Jill.
The official log lines for the memoir share, “Emmy Award-winning actress Jess Walton, known to millions as the iconic Jill Abbott on the #1 soap opera The Young and the Restless, shares her extraordinary journey to stardom, sobriety, true love, and self-discovery in this startingly candid, intimate, and star-studded memoir.”

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CAKE FIGHTS AND CORPORATE INTRIGUE
The book description for The Young and the Rest of Us adds, “In June 1987, Jess Walton walked through the artists’ entrance at CBS for her first day on The Young and the Restless,where she had just been hired to play the recast role of Jill Abbott. Two Emmy awards, four decades, and countless onscreen affairs, marriages, corporate takeovers, and cake fights later, she’s a beloved icon with an astonishing tale to tell.”
“In her refreshingly candid style, Jess shares her journey as a young actress from Toronto theaters to Los Angeles, where she found herself at the center of a Laurel Canyon circle that included the likes of Neil Young, David Geffen, Laura Nyro, and Joni Mitchell. Landing a Universal contract and a steady stream of guest starring roles, Jess embraced everything 1970s L.A. had to offer—including Hollywood parties fueled by limitless booze and drugs, and trysts with stars. She recounts with candor and gratitude the surprising path that eventually led her to sobriety, true love—and ultimately, to fictional Genoa City, Wisconsin, and the role of a lifetime.”
“Brimming with behind-the-scenes drama and celebrity cameos to delight fans, The Young and the Rest of Us is also rich in personal, relatable truths about marriage, motherhood, empty-nesting, self-discovery, and finding the courage to start over—as often as it takes. In a voice as fearless and frank as Jill’s, but with, humor and grace all her own, Jess Walton looks back on a life as unpredictable, and adventure filled as anything she has portrayed on screen.”
WHO ELSE PLAYED JILL FOSER ABBOTT?
Fans of The Young and the Restless know that Walton became the fourth actress to take on the role of Katherine Chancellor’s original nemesis Jill Foster back in 1987. The OG Jill was played by Brenda Dickson, also Deborah Adair, Bond Gideon and Melinda O. Fee played the part.
This year, Days of our Lives star Lauren Koslow (Kate Roberts) filled-in for several episodes for Walton who was unavailable to travel from her home in Oregon to Los Angeles where Y&R was taped. Walton is still with the long-running soap opera as Jill.
So, excited to learn of Jess Walton’s upcoming memoir, ‘The Young and the Rest of Us?’ Will it be it a must-read for you? Drop a comment below.
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