Guiding Light Star Robert Newman Is New Ashland Locke

Guiding Light star Robert Newman is headed to Y&R!   The Young and the Restless (Y&R) spoilers for the week of January 17, 2022 tease that there is a major, major shakeup to talk about in terms of the Genoa City, Wisconsin based daytime drama. Richard Burgi debuted in the role of Ashland Locke in 2021 and that role will now be played by daytime vet Robert Newman (Josh Lewis, Guiding Light).

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The event itself is full of drama, mirroring a soap scenario. Richard Burgi announced the news on his Insta last weekend, shocking fans. He said he was out and that was that. Fans were surprised as word had been that he was on board to stay another year.

Days later the show announced that Robert Newman is now in the role and will appear starting in February.

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Then, Burgi reappeared clarify things. According to him, “I just want to set the record straight,” he said in an Instagram Story last Tuesday. “My wife had said something about it being the show’s choice, which is true, but the reality is that I naively and inadvertently violated the show’s COVID policy.”

Burgi said he tested positive over the Christmas break and, “took the necessary five days [of isolation] the CDC had recommended, came back, and then tested twice negatively at the studio… and showed up to work, but it was not within the show’s guidelines, which [calls for] a 10-day [isolation] protocol. So I inadvertently violated the show’s COVID rules and protocols.”

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Sony Pictures TV still has made no comment on Burgi’s exit. As for the actor he added, “I felt terrible about it, I still do. It bothers me mightily but it is what it is. I respect whatever the show’s decision is. They’re doing the best they can, as we all are. I truly wish the gentleman who’s coming in to play Ashland a wonderful time. He’s going to be working with the most incredible actress and a great, great cast. It’s an amazing show, I have nothing but good memories and good wishes for it.”

Newman will be working opposite Amelia Heinle who plays Ashland’s wife Victoria Newman. Will Ashland die of his fatal disease, will he be cured, will Newman be a temp recast, will he sign a contract—the soapy details surrounding this scenario are indeed fascinating.

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