‘The Young and the Restless’ (Y&R) spoilers find that star Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott) has been in the daytime television industry for so long, that he could certainly tell you all about the good, the bad and the downright beautiful when it comes to everything you need to know about the soap world.
The actor, who also played Cliff on All My Children in the 1980s, recently opened up about daytime’s glory days and what role he played in it. Here’s what he has to say.
Speaking to Soap Opera Digest in a new interview, Peter said that his fan meet and greets made him feel like a huge A-list Hollywood star back in the way. Recalling his travels to appearances back then, he said everything was first class.
‘The Young and the Restless’ Spoilers: Star Peter Bergman Looks Back At Soap’s Glory Days
Peter explained, “Oh, yes. We were always well cared for. We’d fly first class and a big car would be waiting for you. There were times when my family and I were waiting to get on the plane for our own vacation and a flight attendant would almost always come up to us and ask, ‘Can I see your tickets please?’ They would take our regular steerage tickets and turn them into first-class tickets.”
Peter also said that his family sometimes had a difficult time getting used to all of the attention that he was getting in public. After all, Cliff from All My Children was a big deal.
He said, “Everywhere we went, my poor kids had to be so patient while I talked to people who came up to me. In New Orleans, it got nuts. We’d be walking around and shop owners would leave their cash registers to come out and talk to me. We went to Brennan’s for breakfast and we left with shopping bags full of cookbooks, clothes and aprons. We took a boat ride through the bayou and when we came back to the little dock, word had gotten out and there were 250 people waiting for us.”
Peter also said that he never took all of the adulation seriously. He said, “I lived this remarkable life where strangers wanted to wish me well. Whenever someone asked, ‘Doesn’t that recognition thing get to you?’ I’d always said, ‘Yeah, it’s awful when people come up and say they love my work.’ It’s thrilling and humbling.”
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