The Young and the Restless (YR) Spoilers: Chelsea’s Video Mimics Adam’s Recording For Connor – Melissa Claire Egan’s Departure Done Right

Melissa Claire Egan (Chelsea) was a great actor on ‘The Young and the Restless’ from 2011-2018. Arguably, her best work came when she was paired with Michael Muhney and Justin Hartley, who both played Adam.

Many seasoned fans surely flashed back to Muhney’s video that he created for Connor (Gunner and Ryder Gadbois) when they watched Nick (Joshua Morrow) insert the thumb drive into his laptop. Morrow’s character paused and commercials were shown to the audience. Hey, the actors need to be paid on this sudser, which viewers understand.

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Returning to Genoa City later that hour, Nick pressed play and Chelsea popped up on-screen. Egan prerecorded the scene before her departure, unless follow-up recordings are still to be seen.

Chelsea spoke to an eighteen-year-old Christian (Jude and Ozzy McGuigen). She told him the sordid story of his father’s true paternity. Her spiel honored Adam and Nick, while also making herself appear like a tortured soul, which she was.

Earlier this decade Adam (then played by Muhney) came to believe that he’d accidentally killed Delia (Sophie Pollono). He was planning to turn himself in and had created a ‘Hello Connor’ video for his son.

Back to modern times, Egan’s departure was written right. Y&R reverted her character back to her scammer ways, but also retained her heart. And that’s what Chelsea embodied, a dueling personality persona. She was haunted by her past, but also demonstrated sincere love for Adam, Connor, Nick and Christian, among others.

A wink to Johnny (Ryan and Holden Hare) can also be loosely implied as part of Chelsea’s goodbye tour. Maybe that’s why Egan’s character dropped Christian at Vickie’s (Amelia Heinle) house before leaving town, as her first-born son lives there with Billy’s (Jason Thompson) one-time wife.

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‘Chadam’ fans rightly are disappointed, as this couple can’t be reunited now. But they and all others can be pleased with the sendoff that included Adam’s memory being written into Chelsea’s exit storyline. As for Egan, all soap fans of goodwill wish her well until she returns to the show some day, as she’s suggested.

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