Familiar favorites are heading back to The Young and the Restless fold. Here’s the show’s latest comings and goings, casting news. Find out who’s returning, if any other stars from yesteryear are joining the soap this week or in the near future, if any newcomers are boarding in contract, recurring, or day-player roles, or if any actors or actresses are leaving the CBS drama.
The Week of October 6, 2025
What’s a daytime wedding without a few special guests? Two familiar faces will be attending Danny (Michael Damian) and Christine’s (Lauralee Bell) upcoming nuptials. Patty Weaver will be back as Gina Roma, the groom’s sister. In addition, Tricia Cast will reprise her role as the bride’s longtime best friend, Nina Webster.
Meanwhile, Melissa Ordway, who hasn’t been seen as Abby Newman Winters since last summer’s scenes in France, is back on set filming. She shared the news via an Instagram story. Ordway revealed that she was taken off contract about a year ago.
Jess Walton continues her story arc as Jill Abbott. She’s featured prominently this week in scenes with Melody Thomas Scott’s Nikki on Tuesday, October 7, Eric Braeden’s Victor on Wednesday, October 8, and Billy Flynn’s Cane and Christel Khalil’s Lily on Thursday, October 9.
Cait Fairbanks is back as Tessa Porter on Tuesday, October 7. (Check out some interesting facts about Fairbanks.) She interacts with Sharon Case’s Sharon and Michael Graziadei’s Daniel.
