‘The Young and the Restless’ News: Goodbye To Justin Hartley As Adam Newman, A Look Back At Hartley’s Greatest Scenes – Photo Tribute

‘The Young and the Restless’ Justin Hartley [Adam Newman] wrote a heartfelt goodbye and thank you to fans came late Friday, September 2. Immediately ‘Y&R’ fans took to social media to express their disappointment.  We can all agree that Justin Hartley’s portrayal of Adam Newman will go down in soap history, and we are devastated to see the actor go.  Soap Opera Spy put together some of Hartley’s most memorable scenes on ‘Y&R’ as Adam Newman.

It’s time for viewers to say goodbye to Justin as Adam. The actor took on a difficult recast in 2014 when his addition to ‘The Young and the Restless’ was announced. Fans were still reeling from the loss of Michael Muhney in the role as Victor Newman’s son.

Justin faced fans’ anger and criticism head on. In the actor’s first interviews he addressed all the concerns, especially when viewers said he could never, ever fill Michael Muhney’s shoes in the role. Justin Hartley praised his predecessor’s portrayal of Adam and asked fans to hang in and give him a chance – he was going to make Adam Newman his own.

And Justin did just that. It was a difficult at first for ‘Y&R’ fans to accept the storyline that brought Adam back to Genoa City. But there was undeniable chemistry between the Chelsea [Melissa Claire Egan] and the new Adam. ‘Y&R’ fans happily gave in and rooted for the new Chadam.

It is with heavy hearts that ‘The Young and the Restless’ fans, and Soap Opera Spy, say goodbye and thank you to Justin Hartley for his two years as Adam Newman. We have all enjoyed watching Justin deliver on his promise to make the role of Adam his own.  From his love scenes with Chelsea, to his heartmelting scenes with his son Conor, to his explosive scenes with his father Victor Newman – Justin Hartley has certainly done the role justice.

We wish Justin all the success in the world on the new NBC drama ‘This is Us’ which premieres at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, September 20 on NBC. The cast includes Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia and Gerald McRaney.

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