‘The Young and the Restless’ Spoilers finds that they might be gone right now, but that doesn’t mean they’ll be gone forever. The Young and the Restless stars Hunter King (Summer Newman) and Michael Mealor (Kyle Abbott) opened up about their decision to leave the show. Keep reading for everything you need to know.
While speaking to Soap Opera Digest in a new interview, Michael admitted that his future relied on his contract negotiations with the producers of the show (as is the case with most daytime television actors).
‘The Young and the Restless’ Spoilers: Hunter King and Michael Mealor Explain Why They Left Genoa City
He put it this way to the publication: “I hadn’t been on the show as long as Hunter has, so I never experienced this before and I was kind of, you know, just going through the motions. My manager and I were working ourselves through it, and I think a couple of weeks into it … we were about to film a scene and, Hunter, correct me if I’m wrong, but it was, “Hey, I’ve got to talk to you about some business stuff.” I didn’t realize she was going through negotiations at the same time, so it kind of turned out to where I spilled everything.
Negotiations are a private thing, and I was like, “Hunter, this is what’s happening….” It’s difficult because you love the show and, you know, all that kind of stuff, and you’re so dedicated to it. I mean, it was my life. We worked 50 weeks a year, four days a week, so it becomes such a piece of your life and everyone there is family.”
Hunter added that she shared Michael’s sentiments. She explained on her end: “Michael did wind up telling me everything that was going on with his contract negotiations, I wanted to tell him everything that was going on with mine, but yeah, it’s such an odd process when you’re doing that but also feeling that you’re family, so, it’s definitely weird, especially with soap operas … I’m just kind of taking it day by day and figuring things out, but who knows what will happen? Nine years is a long time being on one show and I loved every second of it.”
The actress also opened up about all of the support they’ve gotten from their The Young and the Restless fans so far. She said, “It feels amazing to have their support and knowing how much Summer and Kyle meant to them. We put so much into Summer and Kyle and their relationship, and it feels nice that they can see that and they feel the love that we put into the characters. It feels good to know that you’re being recognized by the people who matter the most.”
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