Melody Thomas Scott has been playing Nikki Newman on The Young and The Restless for over 32 years and now she is claiming that she might’ve taped her last episode that aired on June 3rd and no one told her that was the case. She took to Twitter and said, “OK, to answer various queries:After years long pain from a neck injury,I finally had surgery on 3 discs in neck.That was 12/27/10. I returned to work on Jan 7th (approx) Continued working regularly til 4/28, when I shot what turned out to be my last scene. Had not been told by ANYONE that that was my last scene,day,show,episode,whatever u want to call it.Time passed.#Twins on my mind.Dawned on me there were no more scripts coming in mail.And here we are…MTS.” She then added, “Am recovering very well from neck surgery.I’m starting to walk ,move like a normal person!It affected so much,balance,gait,My body used to move as 1 whole unit, in protective mode.Much better.My grandbaby #twins r fab.James & Charlotte 5/25/11”. She reiterated several times on Twitter this was not her decision and would return in heartbeat if they would reach out to her which she says they haven’t done since that last episode.
If that was her indeed her last episode, that is so f*cked up that they didn’t tell her nor give her a proper goodbye after 32 years. I know they have had their issues past, but still she is a big part of the show and deserves some respect.
Do you want Nikki Newman back on the show? Are you upset how they are treating her? Or what comes around, goes around?
BTW one of her latest Tweets proves how Twitter has changed things for celebrities when she Tweeted, “I am now so grateful that Twitter exists!It’s the only way to get the truth out!No middlemen!Thanks for all of your support. xo MTS”
h/t Soap Opera Digest
