They say you never forget your first soap opera—and for me, it’s always been The Young and the Restless. I grew up watching Victor and Nikki Newman fight, fall in love, break apart, and come together again like the tides. So when I first caught wind of the news that Melody Thomas Scott—our Nikki—is stepping away from the show, my heart ached.
This isn’t just another celebrity headline. This is the end of an era.
Nikki and Victor: The Heartbeat of Genoa City
Melody Thomas Scott first appeared as Nikki Reed in 1979, and Eric Braeden’s Victor Newman followed in 1980.
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