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Y&R's Melody Thomas Scott On How Nikki Tells Dylan She Is His Bio-Mom! And How About A Nikki/Stich Affair?
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Finally, Dylan (Steve Burton) will learn that Nikki Newman is his biological mother in the upcoming November 22nd episode of The Young and the Restless!
TV Guide Magazine’s Michael Logan went straight to the source/portrayer of this current bio-child cover up, Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki) for some answers on how the Intel gets out to Dylan about his mother, who was sexually molested in a cult as a teenager and he was the product of it!
Plus, there is an even a hint that perhaps the chemistry between Nikki and the guy who many were hoping would turn out to be Nikki’s long lost son, Stitch (Sean Carrigan) could actually end up in each others arm for a new fling for the Newman socialite? Here are a few excerpts!
Melody on how Dylan finds out he is Nikki’s son: “She sets out to have a nice family dinner and tell everyone at once. She has the best intentions. But it all turns out pretty tragic. Nikki thinks she has come up with a good way of having everyone informed in the kindest way possible. If it were me, I would think, “‘ can only go through his once. It’s too emotional! Let’s sit everybody down at the same time and get it over with.’ Nikki had intended to reveal the news privately to Dylan but that opportunity never comes up.”
Melody on if at least Stitch and Nikki might have an affair: “I’m not denying there’s chemistry. Anything can happen, as we know. Don’t forget that Nikki once fell in love with her gynecologist and married him. [Laughs] If she can do that, she can do anything.”
So what do you think about how Nikki will tell Dylan she is his mother? Would you like to see Nikki hit the sheets with Stitch? Weigh-in!
The revelation of Dylan being Nikki’s son is quite enjoyable. I do love that. I possibly would’ve preferred it to have been Stitch, but hey, we can’t get everything we want. As for Nikki having an affair, I’d rather it be with Jack. Their reunion was too short-lived, and I prefer her with Jack than Victor. The Victor+Nikki saga needs to be over longer. Their pairing, especially this time, is far too perfect for my liking. I don’t see Victor as her great love story.
Yes but we all know Sharon and Dylan have the same father. When will we see that? Doris and Nikki got pregnant at the same time. Dylan and Sharon are siblings
Sharon and Dylan will be brother and sister. That I can’t wait to see. Love Sharon. She deserves to be happy. Dylan will protect her. Nick is falling in love with Sharon again. Oh well Adams loss. Chelsea is a huge snore. Nikki and Victor must stop being so evil to Sharon they belong in a home
Nikki and that man who I rather not mention. Victor have treated Sharon terrible. Dylan will stick up for Sharon. Its loving to see Dylan and Faith already having a big uncle relatonship. Can’t wait till they find out about being related. Sharon needs family 🙂
Nikki with Stitch. Oh no I feel bad for Stitch . That is even more unrealistic that a good nature person like Dylan could come from a Nikki Newman who is rotten to the core to people. Look how she treats Sharon. Please this story was wrong from the start. But I do love if Sharon and Dylan are siblings. They both can use good normal loving support. With the rotten things Chelsea has done Dylan needs a sister
Love Sharon and I can’t wait till Dylan sticks up for Sharon ahahahaa serves those Newman right. They are so evil and ruthless and would serve there own children for Thanksgiving dinner if they could. I really wish they did not rewite the history I mean really come on Nikki having kids she forgets to tell aaaaaallllll the men she bed and wed? Victor loved and adored Sharon then they made the grave mistake of forcing the character Sharon to be framed for the murder of Sky L. and then Victor lied and made Sharon think he loved her. He thought of her as a daughter! Who was the one who thought that was a good idea to ruin there loving relationship as daughter and fatherish?
Not sure about her and Stitch… but I liked the rekindled connection Nikki had with Paul when he was helping her. I always liked Christine with Danny better than Paul and Christine… so I wouldn’t mind seeing a Nikki/Paul affair
I think this whole storyline is beyond stupid and very boring at best.
Amen!
The iconic Nikki Newman would never sire a son as boring and bland as DULLAN!
I agree, Steve Burton, to me has always been bland and boring. He’s the same in every scene on GH & Y&R. They made a big deal about bringing him to Y&R, I guess they have to do something with him now.
Dylan being Nikki’s son is fine. The inter action that will happen between the Dylan, Victoria, Nickolas and Adam will be great. Dylan will hold his own there. But don’t like putting Nikki with Stitch and an affair. There needs to be one power house couple with a solid storyline – and that’s Victor and Nikki !! Stop with trying to find the PERFECT couple.
Seriously….enough flings. They don’t even make for drama anymore….they just make for stupidity. If people in their 60’s and 70’s can’t commit to each other after 4 marriages it is time to pull the plug. I never really got the Victor/Nikki thing….he treats her like utter crap and always has. I have preferred her with almost anyone else…Jack…Paul…even Deacon. But people seem to think of them as endgame so let them be that. Let them solve their problems together…they can fight and bicker and be estanged as real couples are….but they dont always have o cheat and divorce!
“I never really got the Victor/Nikki thing….he treats her like utter crap and always has”
Bingo!
Right On!
reason, i’m so over – have been – always will: Nikki, finish him off & Move ON
enuf already!
LOL…
@Johnny: i like your forthright approach
I still say…. Nikki and Paul….. Yum… adult… playful… sensual… romantic
i stand by… that Christine finding out… would be gangbusters….
I say this… when I watched Phyllis (Michelle Stafford) emmy reel (this past year)… with her and Christine arguing… I was blown away with Lauralee Bell’ acting… she was spitfire and hellraising – she wouldn’t back down to Phyllis
well..
It is a SOAP OPERA and soap people , no matter how old, worn out and run down, they are all there is to build the core of soaps, breaking up and affairs drama stories around lol no matter how old, they will never ever have a happy ever after, never..
It is soap 101- never a happy ending 🙂
Leave Nikki & victor alone. Every now and then people do make it work in a marriage. I think it’s stupid to bring a bastard son in the picture for Nikki.
I agree with you. An unknown child after all the years she has been in GC? The writers must have been really desperate for a s/l to come up with that one. This is a do over of the Katherine/Tucker s/l but isn’t as well done.
I abhor the idea of any Victor/Nikki affairs. I am more than tired of either of them straying, not to mention their hasty revengemarriages. The victor/Sharon pairin’ was more than ridiculous as was the what-was-that-about? Nikki/Jack marriage blunder. Victor and Nikki should stay together and perhaps be the couple who is older (sorry, but true) and wiser and tries to advise their children about what life’s mistakes and triumphs. Give them plots other than affairs. This Newman dance is done. Let them be now. They have had their turns on the affair wheel, more than enough. Repetitive. Boring. Beyond forgiveness by fans of Y&R.
Well said! I agree. The affair part of their relationship whoa is o-v-e-r. Write something interesting, wise and playful for them. I always enjoy a good mystery story (not like the who’s-my-son mystery, but a who-dunnit type of mystery) .
O please NO— if Nikki is going to have a fling with a one of her doctors it should be with the older one, the one that was first on her case, not Stitch. I mean, if they were passing him as a possible son for Nikki at one point– would they really hook them up? I wouldn’t want to see it, and it would seem too unbelievable at this point in her life– the older woman younger man thing may work in your forties but when you are pushing 60 and beyond—-it is just sad. Personally I just rather see her and Victor stay married — it would be completely novel and unexpected– letting a married couple just be married. Didn’t we have enough of the ick factor when we had to watch Victor hook with Sharon last year , so no, no, no to Nikki and Stitch.
If you want Stitch to be in Nikki’s orbit, why don’t they say she gave birth to twin boys and it turns out Stitch and Dylan are really brothers—each going to different homes, a stretch for sure, but honestly that makes more sense to me than a romance between her and this guy
Correct ! Ick factor with Nikki and Stitch. I do NOT even want to see her have an affair.
NO…not a Nikki affair!! TOO MANY TRIES TO TELL DILLON!! I’M MORE INTERESTED TO SEE HOW HE FEELS ABOUT IT ALL REALLY. WAY TOO MUCH DRAMA WITH NICK & SHARON.
Nikki is way too old to be having affairs and let VictorNikki alone and be the grand couple of Genoa City. I seen Nikki have affairs off & on since 1978 and it’s time to put it to rest, nothing exciting about another hookup between a cougar & younger man and YR just finished one up with Lauren…OH but I forgot JFP and shades of Shelly are doing nothing but GH’s material and even worse….UGH!
This story might be a watcher..
however; Dylan/Steve Burton will out play/out act Melody Thomas Scott /Nikki, hands down..
When it comes to the depth of acting and presentation, SB/Dylan will bring this story home not MT/Nikki..
It’s good to see SB get a gripping story..
Dylan will take us on a drama journey through this story..
Nikki will be soft nasal speaking in tears,weak and losing it through it all..
You are delusional. Melody is twice the performer Steve will ever be. He’s only lasted on the soaps because of his looks. He’s wooden.
EXACTLY!!!!! WOODEN…YEP…that’s one way of describing Steve Burton. Steve Burton…who has the acting range of a department store mannequin…LOL!!!!! Gimme a break already!!!!!!
It will be an interesting dynamic ,bringing Dylan into the Newman family fold.
I don’t want to see Nikki in an affair with Stitch – but with Katherine having passed I think she needs a new confidant,Stitch could serve as that or Paul for that matter.
As for Victor – I love Eric Braeden ,but Victor needs to be taken down a peg or too – he’s such a sanctimonious overbearing windbag.
Nikki and Victor are toxic. They need to back off being cruel to Sharon! Sick of Nikkis better then everyone else attitude
it’s downright embarrassing for Sharon Case.
dumbing down to the writing… ad nauseum…
and…. ??? what? after all these years…. the way he’s written…
victor is still a formidable talent… and engaging actor….
duh! duh? what a joke…
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in the blink of an eye….. cbs/sony/Y&R will be trotting out anything PR campaign…
ad nauseum
the #1 network and #1 daytime show… so many yes people….
“oh, the chemistry” give me a break….
*anything
Another, PR campaign
I like the fact that… if it’s true… Sharon may have more family, around… unfortunately, it’s SB…. I’m sorry folks… the mere fact that he has to talk… and ACT… is his misfortune….
on GH… in his black machismo…. prose… appear sullen… sexy… and he’s still that… his blue eyes stagger…
but.. thats about it… I cringe for…
as for Stitch…. I know it’s way too soon…. but ???? !!!!! what about a Stitch and Chloe pairing…. heck… even Sharon….
the camera loves his masculine sexy… drop dead good looks and he can ACT
I miss Carmine
Kudos to THEE couple… who remain supreme….. Billy and Victoria… I salute them… both personally and professionally.
kudos to their sterling delivery of a couple… weathering the storm… the turbulence.. that’s unhinged… and love survives
the masters themselves… are definately LEAD…
and this isn’t a dig in any way shape or form… but… this story would not have it’s bearing and or legs… to show… had it not been for Amelia Hienle.
I simply mean in a supporting important role… for this story to have any wings.
a very understated… woman in love… tortured with agony… for HER husband… and that’s tears enough… but…the love of a child… irregardless.. Delia was just as much hers… that longing… empty vessel that beats for… Billy, Delia, and her other children… and hopefully…. soon to be
*the masters themselves…. are definately LEAD… Billy and Adam
Sharon and Dylan , that would be awesome for them to be siblings. Nikki and Stitch, No way, in my opinion.
Who started this rumor about Dylan & Sharon being brother & sister? Steve Burton does have chemistry with Sharon Case everybody else he has been paired with is a snoozefest. I am still trying to figure out the hate for Sharon concerning Victor I think he is the one who wanted to marry her for some reason MAB thought we wanted to see Brooke Logan in Genoa City she was wrong and it just about ruined the character of Sharon and in a lot of peoples eyes it did. Once the secret comes out about Nikki being Dylan’s mom she will be put in the background and it will be all about Dylan/Steve Burton.
I love Nikki and Victor together like a real family! Let the younger ones break up, have affairs, etc. Nikki having any affair right now after Victor has stood by her with her MS. etc will cheapen the character. Now that Catherine is gone, we need someone (couple) to look up to and hold the family together. I hope that Stitch affair is NOT going to happen!
I do not like the idea of Nikki and Stitch getting together. Why would the writers want to do anything like that. For one thing she has a serious illness. The most important thing is stitch is her long lost son best friend. Why would she want to start off on the wrong foot with her son Dylan. I know that would upet me more than anything if my mom had an affair with my military buddy. A buddy like stitch is closer than a brother. How is that building a relationship if you are going to sleep with you son best friend. That story line is really wacked
no
I am so sad to see billy leave I hope this can be reconsidered …. About stitch and Nikki if he isn’t her son I think a love affair would be good for her with victor being so mean on learning about her son
Why can Sanctimonious Sharon not get what’s coming to her? Everyone is always in her corner – she can do no wrong! PLEASEEEEEEEEE!!! She sleeps with Billy on his wedding day, burns the ranch down, destroys the company, and takes Summer away from her family…just to name a few — what planet are you on to justify her actions?
I wished stitch was nikki’s son not Dillon!
It looks like the current run of Lucas Adams (Noah) and Tamara Braun (Sienna) on The Young and the Restless is coming to an end, after the Monday, August 3 edition of the CBS daytime drama revealed that Noah and Sienna are leaving Genoa City and heading back to Los Angeles.
In the storyline, Noah informed his mother, Sharon (Sharon Case) and half-sister Mariah (Camryn Grimes) that he and Sienna made the decision to move back to the West Coast to put distance between themselves and Matt Clark (Roger Howarth). Although Noah did not say it was a permanent move, he did assure his mom that once Matt is hopefully gone from Genoa City they could return.
However, as previewed already on the video teaser for this week’s episodes of Y&R (see below), it appears Noah left Genoa City’s The Shadow Room to be run by a returning Danny Romalotti (Michael Damian). So with that, coupled with today’s episode, it would appear the move could wind up being more permanent.
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COMINGS AND GOINGS
Adams made his Y&R debut on November 4, 2025 as the successor to Rory Gibson who last played Noah on-screen in April of 2023. Earlier in 2025, Gibson took over the role of Michael Corinthos on Genera Hospital replacing Chad Duell, who stepped away from the part after 15 years.
Braun who played Adam’s mother on Days of Our Lives when she was Ava Vitali and he was Tripp Dalton, first appeared on Y&R back on October 14, 2025, where we soon learned she had become Noah’s lover as the new character, Sienna Bacall. It should be noted, Adams was on contract with the number #1 soap, while Braun has been on recurring status.
With Josh Griffith now exited as head writer of The Young and the Restless, and the newly announced co-head writing team of Jamey Giddens and Dan O’Connor having taken his place and starting their new tenure this week, it will be interesting to see how the duo resets the show, and if a Noah and Sienna return is in the cards for the future or not.
So, what do you think about the seeming departures of Lucas Adams and Tamara Braun from The Young and the Restless? Weigh-in via the comment section. But first, check out our recent live chat with Tamara and Lucas on the Michael Fairman Channel.
Rosie O’Donnell revealed that she plans to head back to a seat at the table of ABC’s morning talk show The View.
The announcement came during Monday’s episode of The Tangle Podcast where she shared she will participate in “in whatever way they want” her or “just as a guest” for its upcoming 30th season.
The View’s season 30 will kick-off this fall in September. O’Donnell explained, “They’re bringing back all the hosts, I think. And, you know, I’m pretty proud of that show, what it’s become and how it really speaks to the people and to politics.”
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ROSIE ON HER PREVIOUS GO-ROUNDS ON THE VIEW
As fans of The View know, O’Donnell famously had two different one-year stints on the talk show in 2007 and again in 2014- 2015. She often feuded with then co-host Elizabeth Hasselbeck.
However, during her discussion with host, Kyle Ridley on The Tangle Podcast, O’Donnell also noted she often had tense moments with longtime moderator and anchor, Whoopi Goldberg.
O’Donnell also expressed, “Many, many people got the short end of the stick there. It was, you know, it was a factory where people were being churned in and out and their tenuous security, nobody got to be calm. It also was a show at the time that was run by a man. A show created by a woman, for women, about women, and the man was deciding what we should talk about. And that didn’t sit right with me, you know.”
Back in 2023, Brooke Shields had asked Rosie on her podcast, Now What? with Brooke Shields, about how she felt on her two stints at The View and all the controversy that surrounded it. Rosie at that time, stated, “I know this, it’s not the best use of my talent to get in a show where I have to argue and defend basic principles of humanity and kindness. It was not something I’d ever do again.”
You can check out the clip with Rosie and Kyle Ridley discussing her return to The View in some form for its upcoming 30th season below.
Then weigh-in: Would you be excited to see Rosie, even for a one-day or a week guest stint on the upcoming celebratory season of The View, or not so much? Let us know via the comment section.
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General Hospital Fan Club Weekend brought out many of your favorites to the four day event; with the main cast gathering on Saturday, August 1. Fans near and far attended the weekend held this year at the Burbank Marriott Hotel. Whether it be the main cast event or the smaller more intimate events featuring two or three cast members a great time was had by all.
Some of the cast participating in the main cast event included: Cyrus Hobbi (Yuri), Gary James Fuller (James), Bradford Anderson (Spinelli), Viron Weaver (Wiley), Paige Herschell (Jacinda), Chris McKenna (Brennan), Josh Kelly (Cody), Kayden Brenna Tokarsi (Scout), Cassandra James (Terry), Laura Wright (Carly), Dominic Zamprogna (Dante), Carolyn Hennesy (Diane), Rick Hearst (Ric), Adrian Anchondo (ex-Marco), and Chloe Lanier (ex-Nelle).
In addition to, Van Hansis (Lucas), Cameron Mathison (Drew), Ryan Paevey (ex-Cassius), Easton Rocket Sweda (Leo), Maurice Benard (Sonny), Kristen Vaganos (Molly), Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis), Kate Mansi (ex-Kristina), Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth), Cynthia Watros (Nina), Kristina Wagner (Felicia) and more.
Take a look at some of the snaps from the main event arrivals below:
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GH’s Rick Hearst with on-screen daughter, Kristen Vaganos, plus Nancy Lee Grahn, and Kate Mansi.
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GH’s Maurice Benard on-hand to meet the fans.
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Jack Brennan in the house … Chris McKenna.
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Adrian Anchondo, Van Hansis and Anchondo’s boyfriend, Days of Our Lives, Colton Little.
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GH’s Josh Kelly and his gal, the former Nelle Benson of Port Charles, Chloe Lanier.
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Who is James’ father? Not Cassius or Spinelli, actually. Actors Gary James Fuller, Ryan Paevey and Bradford Anderson!
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One of General Hospital’s newest cast members, Kayden Brenna Tokarski attends her first GHFCW event.
Check out some more arrival images featuring: Laura Wright (Carly), Cassandra James (Terry), Carolyn Hennesy (Diane) and more in the gallery below.
Michael Fairman TV will be adding more images to this post in the day ahead.
So, were you glad to see so many of your GH favorites attending this year’s General Hospital Fan Club Weekend? Let us know via the comment section.
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