Victoria not only lights into her father for orchestrating the restraining order that removes Ashland from the life of former son Harrison, but according to Soap Opera Digest, she reveals to her family that shes reuniting with the Locke Ness Monster. Ashland says all the Newmans are the same and moves toward Victoria. In the July 22 episode, Ashland startles Victoria by arriving at her house. Ashland went to the job interview, and got it because Camilla had never met the real Ashland Locke before hand. GH Spoilers: Victor And Obrecht Find Common Ground, Sparks Fly? His marriage to Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) and his scheming made him someone fans loved to watch. Ashland has been trying to stay in his son Harrison Locke's (Kellen Enriquez) life. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. She wants to get the money back that her father gave Ashland and then she wants to stomp his heart into oblivion. She wants to ruin his life and break him. DOOL Spoilers: Xander Denied Chance To Be A Father, Rex Better Choice, General Hospital Spoilers: Who Comes To Esmes Rescue. The on-again, off-again pairing that Victoria and Billy shared ended a while ago when Thompsons character decided that he was out. It looks like this plotline with Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) might be his last, according to a leaker at CBS daytime. Ashland starts to feel ill as he and Victor bicker about Cyaxares and the fact that reneged on their deal. We will see the dynamics of the Newman family take a dramatic turn as a result of Victorias decision, the outlet quotes Heinle as saying. Is Ashland Locke Leaving Young and the Restless? Adams angry that Victor took away his CEO position and gave it to Victoria. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The problem is she keeps falling for the wrong man over and over again and has been doing this since she was a teenager when Heather Tom, who now plays Katie on "The Bold and the Beautiful," started playing the first Victoria. After Johnny was born, a little girl named Katie came along. A Y&R leaker says that this scheme of Vikkis may be the last arc for Robert Newman as Ash. Check back regularly for Y&R spoilers and news! Victoria still has strong feelings for Ashland and may be able to find a way to forgive him. As of this writing, Victoria just learned that Ashland had been lying about his cancer the entire time and that was the final straw for Victoria (via Soaps.com). He took Victoria to a cabin and went to check on Rey, but Rey was dead. Ashland Locke debuted on Y&R in March of 2021. Ashland offered an ultimatum to Tara: He'd grant her sole custody of Tara, but Kyle couldn't be involved at all. Victoria played Ashland like a fiddle and called him nothing and left him with nothing which, if he was sincere about changing for the better really hurt! Victorias showdown with Ashland has The Young and the Restless fans worrying about her safety. GH Spoilers Wednesday, March 1: Dire Warnings, Sweet Promises, Final Hope, Y&R Spoilers: Devon Goes Behind Tuckers Back, Makes Secret Deal With Lily. Soaps.com is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Ashland confronted Victor about Harrison and decided that he would leave town. As such, ChanceComm's credibility was shot and Ashland was able to make sure his secret would remain safe as any attempts to expose him would be met with immediate skepticism. They were really close and Ashland was like the son Camilla never had. Kyle interrupts the confrontation and tells Ashland they need to get some things straight. He didn't want to Harrison to see him in the state he was in and demanded Tara get Harrison away from him. Even viewers have to imagine that Victoria is going to come to regret her decision to stand by Ashland after all. The Young And The Restless Spoilers - Billy Boy Abbott Super Snoop Strikes Again Theres only one way for this to endsee what happens this week on all-new episodes of #YR. ? Ashland had been happy that Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor) and his wife Summer Newman Abbott (Allison Lanier) have decided to move back to Genoa City. In 2018, Victorias abusive ex-husband J.T. Of course, the writers can try and redeem anyone on a soap opera. Ashland lost Victoria because he lied to her about having cancer. Ashland had become the most hated person in Genoa City. Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) is an essential character in The Young and the Restless. A man who would lie about being terminally ill would lie about anything! Soapswrites that aftershocks will reverberate across the canvas, rocking Genoa City to its very core. Despite what this photo suggests. She nearly married Neil Winters (Kristoff St. John) at one time, but that didn't work out and she even had a stalker named Gary Dawson (Ricky Paull Goldin). Hes won back Victorias heart, but in so doing, hes made himself an even bigger target for Victor (and we hardly wouldve thought that that was possible). Victoria was pregnant and she wasn't sure if the father was Brad of JT Hellstrom (Thad Luckinbill), a man Victoria had a long on and off relationship with that truly helped shape the woman she eventually became (via Soaps In Depth). Ashland and Victoria had dinner with Victor and Nikki, and Adam showed up. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. He pleads with her for another chance, and when Victoria refuses, his anger increases. Nick dug into Ashland's past and learned his true name, so Ashland talked about his friend Ashland, and how he switched names. Even Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) got him to admit that he lied about his cancer to her face after all this time. Like the J.T. There, Ashland lashed at Victoria and said she was no better than him because of the lengths she went to to destroy him. Victor maintained Adam was innocent and being set up. The body was burnt beyond recognition, so everyone believed that Robert DeFranco had perished in the fire. Instead, John paid Ashland off, who was impressed and came to respect John. The week of June 6 promises to be a doozy on The Young and the Restless. Signs dont look good for Ash now that its evident that his wifes running a con on him. The couple is set to get married. Whether Ashland is dead remains to be seen. Jessie Gaines Jr, started sending Ashland's text. What nonsense that claim was, as she cleaned up his many messes and served as a secondary mother figure for much of his adult life. As he went to leave, Billy warned him that the Newman family would use Cyaxares in their feuds. Will Young and the Restless try and write a redemption story for Robert Newmans character? Victoria tells Ashland that they are leaving, but before they do Victor asks Ashland to address Nate's report to Victoria. All Rights Reserved. In fact, as 2022 got underway, he was once again making sibling rivals of Adam and Victoria, and launching an investigation that promised to leave no skeleton un-rattled in the closet of new son-in-law Ashland Locke (then Richard Burgi).</p> The role was originated by Richard Burgi from 2021-2022. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. And she wasnt going to let him scurry away with a half-billion of Newman money. The Young And The Restless (Y https://t.co/fYl3q9bpTh #TheYoungAndTheRestless #YR, SOS/CTS/HH (@SoapOperaSpy) April 10, 2022. Check back regularly for Y&R spoilers and news! The Young And The Restless Spoilers: Abby Damage Control, Devon And Lilys Bitter Conflict, The Bold And The Beautiful Spoilers: This Week Forrester Creations Is All About Carter Walton, General Hospital Spoilers: Jealousy Rears Its Head As Heather Sizes Up Her Next Target, VPR Fans Speculate On Why Lala Kent Alleged That Randall Emmett Owes Jax Cash, The Bold And The Beautiful Spoilers: Liams Misgivings, Hope and Bills Risky Associations. When Stannis spied on Adam, he heard an interesting conversation between Adam and Billy that he shared with Ashland. Victoria was unnerved by this, but Ashland gave her reassurance. As the daughter of Victor and Nikki Newman (Eric Braeden and Melody Thomas Scott), shes been the focus of many significant storylines. Ashland fell and hit in his head on the hearth of the fireplace. Nate lashes out at Ashland for using him and Victoria, as well as putting his career on the line for him. On Valentine's Day, Victoria bought Ashland a small replica of the Locke family crest. Spoilers for the week indicate that Victorias Daddy Dearest has anything but given up on protecting her from herself, if need be. On March 11, He and Tara arrived in Genoa City. Although she had no college degree, her father Victor Newman, gave her a job in the mailroom athis company. Ashland rescued Victoria, but burned his hand in the process. Ashland asks to speak to Tara alone and they meet at Society where Ashland asks Tara why she cheated since she had a good life. Victoria transferred all the funds out of the account, and booked a flight back to Genoa City. Victoria may find out that Victor arranged to keep Ashland out of Harrisons life. Unaware that Victor, Nikki, Nick and Adam are having an intervention for Victoria to get through to her about Ashland's lie. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 | Owned and Managed by Topinfoguide Media. The Young and the Restless (Y&R) spoilers update for Monday, February 27, teases that Ashley Abbott (Eileen Davidson) will notice that Abby Newman-Abbott (Melissa Ordway) seems tired at Society. Many fear shell become a victim of Ashlands attack, which will be her exit from the show. On July 27, Newman confirmed his exit from the show, and said that maybe he would see the audience again one day. The pair wed on a whim during a Jamaican getaway, but when that marriage proved to be invalid they had a proper ceremony back home (via Soaps.com). Bobby was afraid if the police came, they would take him back home where his father would beat him for days, so Bobby made the decision to become Ashland Locke in that moment. Ashland does not want to lose Harrison. That's right. Victor eventually revealed to Nick that Locke had died after he was punched. Then, Young and the Restless decided to keep him around and make the disease a lie and swapped actors. Summer said she supports Kyle, and Kyle forced Ashland to leave and slammed the door on him. Victoria turned him down at first, but Ashland eventually wore her down, and she accepts his offer. He was also the man with whom she shared the most dangerous relationship. Over the years, Ashland acquired and created many businesses, including Cyaxares media that was named after the greek king of media. He told Adam he knows about his past, and Victor assures him Adam's past won't play a factor in running the company. Victoria commiserates with Ashland today on #YR. pic.twitter.com/0bPTE8LCnM Ashland realizes that his time is up and tells Victoria that he can't be with her anymore and realizes that she will always put her family first and leaves. As Kyle and Summer leave, Ashland notices a strange look between Kyle and Tara. As a condition, Victor wanted Adam to remain as the company's CEO, and he remain in his advisory role. Ashland got out on bail and continued to be suspicious of Adam. While Victorias a key figure in Genoa City, many fans are worried about her fate based on her current story. Jack firmly denies it, and Ashland suggests someone with a grudge could be targeting Jabot. Victoria was very cordial to Ashland's surprise since he ended up signing Cyaxares over to Victor and Adam. In real-time Burgi is 63 and Heinle is 48. Yet, the couples reunion was brief when Victoria revealed this was part of a scam to retrieve her fathers $250 million. It looks like this plotline with Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) might be his last, according to a leaker at CBS daytime. You may recall that Ash was supposed to be just a short-term character when they cast Richard Burgi in the role. Can Ashland find a way to show Victoria that he has changed? May 20th, 2021, Men in my position aren't supposed to have problems, but when I get cut, I bleed just like everyone else. Actor History: Richard Burgi (03/2021-02/2022) Robert Newman (02/2022-07/2022) Character History: Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. She was previously played by Heather Tom from 1990-2003. Victoria will be in conflict with everyone she loves bar Ashland, of course. The Young and the Restless spoilers reveal that Ashland Locke's (Robert Newman) time on the show ends. Come back here often for The Young and the Restless spoilers, news, and updates. Ashland had lined up a job interview with Camilla Rhodes at her news station. Ashland and Victoria were involved in a car accident with Rey Rosales. Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) should feel guilty. Watch the latest episodes on @paramountplus. Ashland was born as Robert DeFranco, and was abused by his alcoholic father growing up while his mother did nothing and blamed him for it. As soon as he sees Victoria, he says she is the prettiest Newman, but Victoria quips that that would be her brother Nicholas Newman, and she is the brains. Victor will not take this news sitting down. Victoria sent Ashland away, but Ashland followed her when she left the office. Victoria and Nate are still going to be working together all the time, which means temptation isn . As Ashland stood up, he started having a heart attack. When it turned out that JT Hellstrom was the father of Victoria Newman's baby, Reed, the two married and settled into domestic life and seemed very much in love. Theres only one way for Victoria to get what she wants, says her portrayer. Wednesday, February 22, 2023: Today on The Young and the Restless Chelsea hatches a new idea, Victoria works to discover who bought Tucker's debt, and Adam learns Sally is pregnant with his child. Ashland was also contacted by two other parties interested in Cyaxares: Chancellor Communications and Victoria Newman. Ashland and Tara go to Society where they get acquainted with Jack Abbott Jack compliments Ashland for his business skills and said his father drove the moves they make into his head. Ashland later sees Nikki and asks if she believes Victors accusation, but Nikki gives Ashland a warning if he hurts Victoria. He doesn't let on, and he and Tara leave to go back home. On the Monday, March 14 episode of " The Young and the Restless " (originally scheduled to air on Friday, March 11 before an earlier preemption shifted things), Ashland Locke might find his. Murder and the Newmans are two things that go hand in hand. All Rights Reserved. Devoted viewers recall that she pushed for the merger after her love interest suggested it. <p>OK, so no, Victor wasn't really learning at all from his mistakes. In between Victoria Newman's relationships with JT Hellstrom, she married and started a family with Billy Abbott (then played by Billy Miller, now Jason Thompson). He was most recently portrayed by Robert Newman from February 9, 2022 to July 6, 2022. He didn't reveal his true name, how he became Ashland Locke, or how he acquired his fortune. Ashland and Victoria flew to Tuscany to get married, and Ashland decided it was time to tell Victoria the whole truth. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Ashland picks Adam and Victor as the new owners of Cyaxares, but declines to celebrate since he has a plane to catch. He couldve taken the body to scare Victoria and will use Ashlands death to gaslight her. He explained that Cyaxares has been his baby for generations, and said he needed to make sure he would hand it off to the right people. Victoria says that she doesn't really know Kyle all that well aside from the fact that he is engaged to her niece. Camilla's attorney, Jessie Gaines also took a liking to Ashland, and served as a father figure to him, favouring him over his own son. However, the fallout from the incident will rock the Newman family and maybe bring them down once and for all. Ashland had Victoria convinced to make him co-CEO of Newman-Locke when Victor and Michael exposed his heinous lie he had faked his cancer to dupe Victoria and take control of Newman. After earning a BA in Communications, Sean began his professional career in the Scranton-Wilkes/Barre Red Barons front office (the Philadelphia Phillies former Triple-A affiliate). A week later, Ashland called Kyle and said he had a business proposition for Jabot, which worried Kyle because Tara had phoned him about Ashland being quiet on the flight home. Bobby checked for a pulse, but couldn't find one, and the car caught fire. Ashland accused Kyle if keeping his son from him, and also asked Summer that she can't be okay with this. Ashland admired how Jack has his brother's back. Luckily, Victorias brother Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) comes to her rescue, and the fallout leads to a tragic consequence. Exposed by the Newman's and Victoria learning the Truth. Speculation is that Victor had the body removed and is working on a plan to protect Victoria. All that was left of Ashland in the house was the ring Victoria had given him for Valentine's Day that he had taken out during their confrontation, and then put back in his pocket. Will Counting On Alum Joy-Anna Forsyth Relocate To California? Ashland and Victoria were shocked when a video of the encounter got leaked online, and Tara also was trying to get sole custody of Harrison, so Ashland suspected that Tara was behind the video leak. Ashland tells Victoria to take all the time she needs, and Victoria replies that she never wants to lose him again. When Adam discovers his sisters latest dirty little secret, hell use it to his advantage. Many more stories will come after her latest fallout with Ashland. After learning that he lied about having cancer, the Newmans and everyone in town shunned him. JT admitted there were problems with Mac and they would be divorcing, so Victoria was happy to rekindle their relationship and move her into the house she shared with her other two children, Johnny and Katie. Victoria implied to Ashland that Adam falsified his medical records as a way to set him up. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. Victor refused to call for help until Ashland signed the contract, so he reluctantly did and vowed that this wasn't over to Victor. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a128002bc8538ab The Young and the Restless spoilers reveal that Ashland Locke (Robert Newman) plots revenge. That unconscionable game took place because of his unquenchable thirst for greed and power. Victoria returned home to a family celebration was Victor reappointed her as Newman Enterprises CEO. Later, while alone at Society, Ashland got a call from someone that told him someone was investigating the clinic, and Ashland told this person to stick to the plan. Is Ashland Locke Leaving The Young and the Restless? Performance & security by Cloudflare. Ashland believed that he would help Victoria when he took a deal that Victorias father Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) and her brother Adam Newman (Mark Grossman) offered him. Yet, Victorias reunion with Ashland was a ploy to get revenge. #YR pic.twitter.com/ULQ343jehK. Clearly, she wants to walk away from him on her terms. She returned to the fictional town of Genoa City after boarding school and was ready for romance and to prove herself at Newman Enterprises. Is Ashland Locke really leaving Young and the Restless? The Young and the Restless spoilers document that Ashland Locke (Robert Newman) targeted Victoria Newman Locke (Amelia Heinle) for a specific purpose. Get real time updates directly on you device, subscribe now. Nick recently struck Ashland Locke (Robert Newman), which resulted in his death and didn't mean to kill Ashland and was defending Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle), but is that really that different from some of the errors Adam has made? Bobby and Ashland became aware that Bobby's father was looking for him, and continued to go on the run. June 18th, 2021. 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