Young And The Restless Spoilers: Michelle Stafford Teases Y&R Return

The original Phyllis Summers, Michelle Stafford, is back on “The Young and the Restless” this week, and the actress shared a few details about her return to the CBS soap.

In an interview with Extra, Michelle said that she is happy to be back, and while she’s been away for around six years, it feels like nothing has changed on “The Young and the Restless.” “I think it’s something here at CBS Television City that makes people just ageless. I’m staying,” she added.

Stafford originated the role of Phyllis in 1994, and playing it has earned her nine Daytime Emmy Award nominations. She won one for outstanding support actress and one for lead actress category. “The character was always fun,” Michelle said.

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A lot has happened to Phyllis since Michelle left in 2013 and Gina Tognoni took over the role. So Michelle said she watched as many episodes as she can and did a lot of research on what has happened to Phyllis over the years. She teased that upon her return, “Phyllis is really kind of controlling her life again… and possibly the town. I’m just gonna leave it at that.”

While she was away from “Young and Restless,” Stafford was busy portraying Nina Reeves on “General Hospital.” She said that it was fun playing Nina too, and that everyone at GH “is so lovely.” They are also supportive of her returning to Y&R to reclaim Phyllis. Meanwhile, Nina Reeves has been recast, with Cynthia Watros taking over the character.

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Phyllis has lost a lot in recent months, especially with the conclusion on the J.T.’s (Thad Luckinbill) murder case. Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) was furious when he found out the truth and her involvement, and he dumped her.

When Adam Newman (Mark Grossman) returned, they made a deal that will enable Phyllis to take revenge. She was abducted by Kevin Fisher (Greg Rikaart), though, derailing their plans. But she escaped and now, she’s in Vegas, and she’s finding details about Adam. We can’t predict what Phyllis’ next move would be, but she is surely heading back in town with new revenge plots.

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