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Michael Damian returns to The Young and the Restless for an episode set to air in November. We'll have more on that return as information is released about it.

In the meantime, here are some other casting notes:

• The mother/daughter duo of Tyra (Eva Marcille) and Ana Hamilton (Jamia Simone Nash) are headed back to Genoa City on October 15.
• Fashion editor George Kotsiopoulos and model Ruby Aldridge make cameo appearances as themselves on October 1
• Tatyana Ali (Roxanne) and designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard appear on October 2.

Let's get spoiled! Here's a glance at upcoming story lines on The Young and the Restless ...

• Jack tries to get his siblings involved in a scheme to take back the family company.

• Lily (Christel Khalil, pictured) makes a life-altering decision.

• Chloe and Esther sit down for a heart to heart.

• Nikki is distraught over Victor's actions.

Beth Maitland is set to reprise the role of Traci Abbott.

The Emmy winner will return to The Young and the Restless for a two-episode stint next week. Look for her in Genoa City starting September 29.

There's a lot happening in Genoa City over the next few weeks.

Here's a review of some new and familiar faces arriving in town on The Young and the Restless over the next few weeks:

• Erin Sanders appears as "Eden" on September 22-26.
• Raya Meddine appears as "Sabrina Newman" on September 24.
• M.C. Gainey appears as "Dick Denter" on September 23 and 24.
• Danny Trejo appears as "Bartender" on September 25 and 26.
• Jerry Douglas appears as "John Abbott" on September 30.
• George Kotsiopolous appears as himself on October 1.
• Model Ruby Aldridge appears as herself on October 1.
• Tatyana Ali appears as "Roxanne" on October 2.
• Designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard appears as himself on October 2.

Colleen has fun, and Victor does not, this week on The Young and the Restless...

• Jeff admits to turning in River.

• Billy wants to meet Cane (Daniel Goddard, pictured).

• Colleen gets aggressive with Daniel.

• Victor collapses!

Eyal Podell has been cut from the regular cast of The Young and the Restless.

The actor, who took on the role of Adrian two years ago, has seen his airtime dwindle in recent weeks. We can't even say for sure if fans of the show will ever see him on screen again.

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As soap opera fans know - and are excited about! - Eileen Davidson is going back to The Young and the Restless.

The actress spoke with TV Guide Canada about the move. Here are highlights from that interview:

TVGuide.ca: Welcome back to The Young and the Restless, gorgeous! To say fans and critics are thrilled beyond belief that you have returned to reclaim what is rightfully yours in Genoa City is a gross understatement! It righted a big wrong…
Eileen Davidson: Oh, thank you, Nelson! A few weeks ago, I taped three episodes all in one day opposite Peter Bergman [Jack], Beth Maitland [Traci], and Billy Miller [Billy]. It was awesome. We taped 11 scenes in two hours! Coming back was like putting on an old pair of shoes.

TVG: Now that you’re back on contract with The Young and the Restless, I expect co-head writers Maria Arena Bell and Hogan Sheffer to write the heck out of Ashley Abbott. Why do you think other writing regimes have had difficulty writing for Ash?
ED: It never used to be like that. To be honest, I don’t know. [Conversely], on Days of our Lives, they couldn’t stop writing for me! Actually, when I returned the to Y&R the last time, I had a couple years of story. Kay Alden gave me that fabulous breast cancer storyline, which was awesome. Then there was a changing of the guard. But listen, I take some responsibility because I had a child, and my family became my priority. Not being on the front burner [wasn’t the end of the world] for me at that time.

But when my son turned three, I realized, “Oh [crap], no one has been minding Ashley’s store while I was off playing mommy.” When I snapped back into soap mode, it was too late; Ashley was written as a mean bitch and I felt like she got lost in the shuffle. Even her wardrobe began to resemble Cruella De Vil! I was like, “Where did Ashley’s sexy go? Remember when Ashley was fun?” I felt she became shrewish. Thankfully, The Bold and the Beautiful gave back to Ashley while I was over there. Hopefully that will translate onto The Young and the Restless. Maria remembers the old days, so…

In this clip from The Young and the Restless, father tries to explain his past to son.

Watch River and Michael in action now:

Adrienne Frantz recently sat down with soap opera writer Michael Fairman.

The two talked about Frantz's character on The Young and the Restless, as well as recent developments on the show. Here are a few highlights:

Q: So what is going on with Amber and her romance with Daniel?
A: She slept with Adrian, thinking Daniel had slept with a girl, thanks to Phyllis who doctored a picture. She made it look like Daniel had cheated on her. Amber was on tour and she didn’t know. When she found out that, Amber was feeling really down. Then Amber got really drunk and she and Adrian accidentally slept together.

Adrienne Frantz stars as Amber on The Young and the Restless.

Q: Do you think Amber and Daniel will ever get together?
A: I think they really do love each other. I think this is hurting them a lot, but there is some other stuff, that transpires that hurts Amber even more. It’s actually not Amber’s fault what happened, and leaves it for a really good storyline…. let me tell you.

As always, we've got the latest The Young and the Restless spoilers for the week ahead. Let's take a look...

• Jack and Phyllis read a secret letter Sharon wrote to Nick.

• Jeff catches Gloria (Judith Chapman, pictured) and River in a compromising position.

• Jack threatens Victor.

• Phyllis comes up with an enticing proposition that may save her and Nick's career.