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What Happened to Gloria on THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS

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Viewers don’t see as much of Gloria on THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS these days, but because of her outsized personality, even her smallest scenes make an indelible impact! The character was first introduced in April of 2004 and was played by KNOTS LANDING star Joan Van Ark. However, by January of 2005, she was replaced by seasoned daytime actress Judith Chapman. And over the years, Gloria has gotten into no end of trouble on Y&R as she continues to come and go!

Kevin Fisher found his mother living in Detroit and brought Gloria back to Genoa City to live with him and her other son, Michael Baldwin. She very quickly set her sights on John Abbott and they returned from a cruise as man and wife. Her ex, Tom Fisher, followed her to town and blackmailed her into stealing money from her new husband. Tom also teamed up with Sheila Carter to hurt Michael and Lauren on their wedding day. John eventually shot Tom dead, and ended up in prison.

The Young and The Restless Ashley Gloria John
“Now I ain’t saying she’s a gold digger, daddy…”Aaron Montgomery/jpistudios.com

Gloria tried to get on Jack Abbott and Ashley Abbott’s good sides by tainting a Jabot product with the intention of catching the mistake in time but the samples went out early and a woman died from using it. Then, Gloria was devastated when John suffered a stroke in prison and they had to take him off life support. Although she was supposed to receive half of John’s fortune, it turned out he’d made an addendum in prison that cut Gloria out of his will entirely. Jack then rubbed salt in the wound by kicking her and Kevin out of the Abbott mansion, forcing them to move in with Michael and Lauren.

Wasting no time, Gloria began romancing district attorney William Bardwell, and had to fight Jill Abbott for him. Unfortunately, he was also investigating the tainted skin cream case, but when he learned Gloria was the guilty party, he loved her too much to turn her in. However, the stress caused him to have a stroke, and he passed away. Gloria received his fortune, and then learned that John’s “modification” to his will wasn’t real and she got half of his fortune as well.

The Young and The Restless Michael Lauren Kevin Gloria Jeffrey
Gloria’s family had a hard time keeping up with her husbands.Aaron Montgomery/jpistudios.com

Will’s twin, Jeffrey Bardwell, came to town hoping to get his hands on his brother’s money, and learning about Gloria’s guilt in the skin cream scandal, blackmailed her into marrying him. She took over the Abbott mansion, but later felt guilty and gave it back to Jack, moving into the pool house. Jeffrey filed for divorce and Gloria lost her fortune, but he reconsidered and got back together with her. They eloped in Las Vegas, and Little Richard officiated the ceremony! 

Gloria’s life was further complicated by the return of River Baldwin, who was Michael’s father and a wanted criminal. Jealous of River, Jeffrey exposed Gloria’s part in the tainted skin cream, sending her to prison. Michael managed to clear his mother’s name and get her out of jail, but upon her release, she found Jeffrey in bed with Jill, River skipped town, and Kevin was put in a mental institution!

Jeffrey and Gloria found themselves mixed up in complicated business battles between Jabot and Newman, and were left penniless. After a series of failed schemes, Gloria was relieved when Victor’s plot was exposed and their stolen money returned. Jeffrey bought the nightclub Indigo to give to Gloria, and she renamed it Gloworm. But Jeffrey used it as a front for illegal activities, and it nearly bankrupted the club as they got involved with mobsters. Thankfully, Jeffrey prevented Gloria from marrying Angelo Veneziano, and made her his wife instead. 

The Young and The Restless Jack Gloria
“I’m talking friends with benefits, Jackie. And I don’t mean health benefits!”Howard Wise/jpistudios.com

A year later, Gloria returned to Genoa City to reveal that she’d left Jeffrey after he’d spent her fortune. Now broke, Gloria concocted a scheme with Jack to help him get controlling interest in Fenmore’s in exchange for a job. Although he initially tried to back out of the deal, Jack and Gloria ended up having an affair and he agreed to make her his executive assistant. Although they eventually called off their “friends with benefits” arrangement, Gloria continued to work at Jabot… at least until Ashley took over and fired her.

In October 2020, Gloria returned to Genoa City to visit her newborn grandson, Miles. However, she was evasive when Kevin and Chloe asked about her new life in Hollywood and they suspected she was in trouble. After Gloria left town again, Kevin found a USB drive that she’d stashed during her visit, and he and Chloe discovered it was evidence of someone siphoning money from Newman Enterprises to an offshore account. Surprisingly, it wasn’t Gloria, though!

The next time Gloria popped up in Genoa City, she managed to wrangle herself a job as Lauren’s assistant but by the summer of 2021, she tried to move herself up the ladder and Lauren reluctantly agreed to make Gloria the acting president of JCV. In 2022, she first joined the rest of Michael’s family to help him decide whether or not to retire and then helped broker peace between Chelsea and Chloe.

Stay tuned to see what kind of drama Gloria stirs up next!

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