Melissa Ordway (Photograph by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Photographs)
The Younger and the Stressed star Melissa Ordway says that the daytime cleaning soap has taken her “off contract.”
Ordway, 41, has performed Abby Newman on the long-running CBS sequence since 2013. She revealed to her followers by way of Instagram Tales on Wednesday, November 13, that she received a shorter haircut after receiving some disappointing skilled information.
“Actually, it’s been an fascinating couple of months,” Ordway introduced. “The present determined to take me off contract so I made a decision to vary my search for a bit for auditions.”
She added: “Undoubtedly not one thing I wished however I like and respect my YR household and recognize any time they ask me again.”
In a subsequent Story, Ordway defined that she’s “nonetheless taking part in Abby” however “not assured episodes and may work on different initiatives. I’m nonetheless part of the YR household and pray they proceed to let Abby be part of all of the issues in Genoa Metropolis. Belief me, I hope I’m nonetheless there on a regular basis!”
She famous, “I believe they’re simply specializing in different characters and storylines. However I labored at the moment and plenty of enjoyable stuff arising!”
Melissa Ordway’s Instagram Story on November 13. Melissa Ordway/Instagram
Us Weekly reached out to a Younger and the Stressed rep for remark.
In keeping with Cleaning soap Opera Digest, Ordway’s longtime character had married Devon Winters (Bryton James) throughout the present’s 13,000th episode that aired Wednesday. In 2022, Ordway earned an Emmy nomination for Greatest Supporting Actress for taking part in Abby.
Pre-Y&R, Ordway appeared in a recurring position on TV’s 90210 reboot and was a part of the ensemble forged of Nick at Nite’s Hollywood Heights. That present’s producer, Jill Farren Phelps, later joined the manufacturing group of Y&R and recruited Ordway to the present.
“I used to be so excited as a result of I at all times wished to be on a cleaning soap, so it was a dream come true,” Ordway advised Cleaning soap Opera Digest final 12 months. “My mother had advised me for years, ‘You might want to do a cleaning soap opera,’ and I used to be like, ‘Yeah, who do I name? How do I get to do one?’ Hollywood Heights was a pleasant introduction however I wished to be on one of many massive soaps. So when Jill supplied the position to me, I used to be over the moon about it. I had simply completed six episodes of 90210, and I used to be extra thrilled about Y&R.”
The Younger and the Stressed airs weekdays at 12:30 p.m. Jap.
