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The Young and the Restlesscast is getting the party started early!
On Thursday,Lauralee Bell, who plays Christine “Cricket” Blair on CBS soap opera, shared a video montage featuring her costars showing off their best dance moves ahead of the show’s50th anniversaryon March 26.
Each of theY&Rcast members hold up signs that read “I Would” or “Of Course” before breaking out their finest moves. Even Braeden, 81 — who plays Victor Newman on the soap — gets in on the fun and grooves along to the tune.
“Young & Restless cast, ‘WOULD YOU DANCE FOR THE FANS?'” Bell, 54,captioned the dance montage, which she created, filmed around the show’s set and edited herself.
“After your loyalty and support for all these years, the least we could do to say THANK YOU is to show our best moves,” continued the actress, who is the daughter ofThe Young and the Restlesscreators William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell and has been on the show since she was a teenager.
“💃🕺You got us to #YR50 #thereisnouswithoutyou,” Bell concluded. “We are kicking off a big week!!! Lots of celebrating and wanted you to feel part of the party!! 🎉”
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In January, PEOPLE shared an exclusive look atthe cast’s glitzy group photoin honor of the golden milestone.
The shot showedY&R’s current cast — including veteran stars Braeden, Le Blanc, Davidson, Maitland,Melody Thomas Scott, Jess Walton and Peter Bergman — dressed to the nines in front of a golden backdrop.
In addition to Bell, Bregman, Khalil, Linder, Egan, Hope and James, other actors featured in the shot included Kelsey Wang, Conner Floyd, Cait Fairbanks, Brytni Sarpy, Trevor St. John, Greg Rikaart, Elizabeth Hendrikson, Rory Gibson, Zuleyka Silver, Allison Lanier, Melissa Ordway, Michelle Stafford, Jason Thompson, Joshua Morrow, Amelia Heinle, Sharon Case, Sean Dominic, Camryn Grimes, Mark Grossman, Susan Walters, Michael Mealor, Mishael Morgan and Michael Graziadei.
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The Young and the Restlessfollows the lives of the residents of the fictional Genoa City. Since its premiere in March 1973, the series has welcomed over 350 cast members.
Scott, Braeden, Davidson, Maitland, Walton, Bergman and Le Blanc currently top the list as the show’s longest cast members, with Scott appearing on the series for 43 years and Braeden following with 42.
Davidson, Linder, and Maitland all have 40 years under their belt, while Walton, Bergman and Le Blanc have each appeared on the show for at least 30 years. Bell and Bregman will also celebrate their 40th anniversaries on the show this year.
The soap opera has been the number one daytime drama for 35 consecutive years and CBS’ longest running scripted show. The channel even launched a complementary podcast in an effort to return to the origins of soap operas as radio shows.
Over the years,Y&Rhas also been critically acclaimed, winning 11 DaytimeEmmy Awardsfor Outstanding Drama Series, and has helped jumpstart the careers of many celebrities, includingEva Longoria,David Hasselhoff,Shemar MooreandPaul Walker.
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The Young and the Restlessairs weekdays (12:30 p.m. ET) on CBS and can be streamed afterwards on Paramount+.
source: people.com
