Why is Michael Mealor Leaving The Young and the Restless? Actor Confirms Departure

Publish date: 2024-05-18

For the past few weeks, rumors surrounding Michael Mealor’s departure from The Young and the Restless have been circulating, and the actor has now confirmed that he is leaving the CBS show.

Mealor joined the show in 2018 as Kyle Abbott, son of Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) and Diane Jenkins (Maura West).

The actor’s confirmation comes days after a co-star let slip that Mealor was leaving, and no official air date has been given for the actor’s final performance.

Michael Mealor’s Announcement

There had been no official word from Mealor, nor the soap, until co-star Jason Thompson, who plays Kyle’s uncle Billy Abbott, responded to a fan on Twitter.

The fan said that they would miss seeing Thompson and Mealor sharing scenes together, which prompted the former to reply with “Me too!!!…We will miss him.”

Thompson’s reply was promptly deleted, but it paved the way for Mealor to confirm his departure on his own social media account.

Mealor then took to Twitter himself a couple of days ago to break the news that he would be leaving the show, confirming that “Uncle Billy” was right.

The actor thanked the soap, CBS and Sony for trusting him with the character, and thanked the fans for accompanying him through “every engagement and every heartbreak.”

In true Chanccomm fashion, Uncle Billy broke the news first…..my time as we know it on The Young and the Restless is coming to a close. The last three and a half years has been a truly humbling and life changing experience. I wouldn’t have been here this long without your love! pic.twitter.com/FY3xZBllGl

— Michael Mealor (@Michael_Mealor) July 13, 2021

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Why is Mealor Leaving The Young and the Restless?

Mealor will reportedly be joined on the exit front by Hunter King, who plays Summer Newman, as both have allegedly reached a stalemate regarding their contract.

There has been no official word that this is the case, but it appears as if both actors wished to go against renewing their contract for a longer period.

There has also been no confirmation from the soap if the roles of Kyle Abbott and Summer Newman will be recast.

Fans were also concerned for Brytni Sarpy’s character Elena Dawson during one of June’s episodes, which prompted rumors of the actor’s departure.

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