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On Young & the Restless, Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) has a type, & apparently it’s whoever is raising Harrison. First, she married Ashland Locke (Richard Burgi), who was raising Harrison as his son with his ex-wife, Tara Locke (Elizabeth Leiner). Now she’s secretly tangled up with Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor), the man who actually fathered him.
Two dads. One Victoria. Zero time for the kid.
Dad #1: Ashland Locke
Victoria met Ashland, born Bobby DeFranco, at Society, & the Locke Ness Monster swept her off her feet with a terminal cancer diagnosis that turned out to be fake. She married him in Tuscany anyway, merged their companies into Newman-Locke & technically became Harrison’s stepmom.
Just before Victoria’s big day, her niece, Summer Newman (Allison Lanier), married Kyle in Milan. Kyle, Summer & Harrison all made it to Victoria’s wedding, & Harrison was the ring bearer. The kid literally carried her rings down the aisle. Victoria was too busy building an empire to notice him after that.
Dad #2: Kyle Abbott
Fast forward to 2026. Victoria & Kyle went from feuding to a truce, to a whiskey-fueled night together in the Jabot C-suite.
The JABOT C-suite. How dare she. Victoria offices in the Newman C-suite. She’s Victor Newman‘s (Eric Braeden) daughter, the apple of his eye, & she’s knocking back whiskey with an Abbott on Abbott turf.
Kyle used to date her daughter, Claire Newman (Hayley Erin). He was married to her niece, Summer. He’s Harrison’s biological father. None of that slowed Victoria down.
Kyle even rented an apartment just for their secret rendezvous. A love nest. For a man who still lives with his dad.
Best part? Nobody knows yet. Not Claire. Not Victor. Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) already has her suspicions, & when this blows up, it’s going to blow up big.
Related: Kyle Abbott Forgot His Son Harrison
Ashland vs Kyle: Who Did Victoria Better?
Y&R fans got a real power couple with Burgi’s Ashland. They ran a company together, sparred like equals & had chemistry you could feel through the screen. Even with the fake cancer, Ashland brought the drama.
Kyle brings… a grown man who still lives at the Abbott mansion with his dad & rents a second apartment just to sneak around.
My verdict: Burgi’s Ashland, & it isn’t even close. I want him BACK. Ashland’s body vanished from Victoria’s living room, then supposedly turned up in a ravine, courtesy of Victor‘s cleanup crew. Nobody claimed it. There wasn’t a service. Giddens & O’Connor, un-kill him.
Somebody Make Time for Harrison
Two dads, one Victoria & a kid nobody’s checking on. Harrison is right there in Genoa City at the Abbott mansion. Victoria has plenty of time for Kyle. Has she once asked her former ring bearer how school is going?
Props to Mrs. Martinez, who is most likely the one actually raising Harrison while everyone else sneaks around.
Then again, Victoria hasn’t made time for her own son Reed in years either, so maybe Harrison shouldn’t take it personally. Fans of Young & the Restless have noticed, even if Victoria hasn’t.
Ashland or Kyle: who was the better match for Victoria? It’s not my first day watching Y&R & it isn’t yours either. What’s your take?
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