Young & Restless’ Nate May Not Know Who His Mystery Texter Is, But We Sure Do!
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The time has finally come for one heck of a blast from the past! Today’s episode of The Young and the Restless ended with Nate getting a mysterious text from someone named Amy Lewis. He pondered the name a bit, not having a clue who she was, but the follow-up text that they had something urgent to discuss sure got his attention! If you missed it, you can read today’s episode recap here.
Luckily, we know exactly who Amy is, and we’ve got an idea of why she’s reaching out! We first got wind of her comeback when our sister site Deadline reported that Amy Lewis was returning to Genoa City for the first time in well over 30 years! Originated by Stephanie E. Williams in 1983, Valarie Pettiford will be taking over the role for Amy’s return.
And honestly, Amy is one of the last characters we expected to ever see again, ever since she left town to take care of her father back in 1988!
Back in the day, she worked as Paul and Andy’s secretary at their private investigator agency, and her exit is what prompted Paul to hire Lynne in her stead. She was far more, though, than just an occasional coworker as she was friends with much of the younger crowd back in the day, including Danny, Lauren and Traci. In fact, they all used to join Danny up on stage when he toured!
Amy was pals with this trio back in the day.
On top of that, she dated Nate’s father, Nathan, and, when she discovered he was illiterate, took it upon herself to teach him to read and write. Seeing as how she knew Nate’s dad in the day, we’re guessing the reason she’s reaching out has something to do with the elder Hastings. Heck, maybe he’s alive after all, and just faked his death to get out of the whole kidnapping Nate thing! And Amy could be the only one who knows it.
Pettiford is no stranger to daytime, having played Detective Courtney Walker on Another World back in the ‘80s, and Dr. Sheila Price on One Life to Live from 1990 to 1994. For the last six years, though, she’s been starring in the BET+ hit The Family Business as “Chippy” Duncan, family matriarch and wife to Ernie Hudson’s L.C. Duncan.
With the latest text, it seems like Amy will be popping up sooner, rather than later, and we’re already plenty curious about what brings her back to Genoa City for the first time in 36 years!
