‘Young & the Restless’ Brings Back Two Villains in Shocking Twist

Wise, who won a Daytime Emmy Award for Y&R in 2015, hasn’t been on the show since that year, making his return especially major. Zenk’s character hasn’t been seen since June 2024; viewers may recall her being caught by Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) and going behind bars.

“It’s wonderful to be back on The Young and the Restless,” Wise told Deadline. “It feels like home. I had a great time when I last appeared on the show and am having an even better time now with the talented, Colleen Zenk. I could not have asked for a better partner in crime and it’s so good to see both Eric Braeden and Melody Thomas Scott again. I look forward to the mischievous Ian Ward causing more havoc in Genoa City. Stay tuned, it’s going to be a whole lot of fun.”

“I’m so happy to return to Y&R surrounding the show’s 13,000th episode and be paired with the amazing, Ray Wise,” Zenk shared, for her part. “Jordan is lucky enough to have Ian Ward by her side and she settles some unfinished business while also finding the time to take on some new adversaries as well.”

The cast celebrated their milestone 13,000th episode with a champaign-popping press event shared to Instagram (above), and apparently by bringing back two of its most fiendish foes. As for the evil scheme they’ve concocted, viewers will have to tune in to see.

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