Sharon and Nick are going to wish that Matt Clark was dead after all.
Matt Clark made his big return to The Young and the Restless, which came as a shock to longtime fans of the show. Head writer and executive producer, Josh Griffith, teased his insidious and twisted plans.
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Noah (Lucas Adams) has no idea the trouble he has caused. In an interview with Soap Opera Digest, Griffith talked about Matt Clark’s (Roger Howarth) shocking rise from the dead. He will go after Nick (Joshua Morrow) and Sharon (Sharon Case) for what their son did to him.
First, let’s take a step back. Matt Clark changed his name to Mitch Bacall, who turned his life around in Los Angeles. “I thought, ‘Okay, let’s say that he came back to life and created a new persona. He’s living in L.A., and he’s in the rock and roll world,’” Griffith explained.
Sharon quickly learned that Mitch is actually Matt Clark, who has taunted her and Nick for years. He would do anything to break them apart. And now their son, Noah, is having an affair with his wife, Sienna (Tamara Braun).
Noah’s currently recovering from a horrific car accident that nearly took his life. He woke up from his coma. But his road to recovery is far from over. Griffith teased, “Was this all a setup for Matt? Did meeting Noah bring back all his anger and all the past?”
As a result, Mitch’s true colors are about to come out. He’ll likely revert to his Matt Clark persona in no time. Most of his anger will be directed at the couple, even though they didn’t cause the affair.
Still, in Matt’s mind, they took away the one woman he was truly in love with. He thought he could easily kill their son. But seeing him survive will put him into hyperdrive. Matt assumed that Sharon and Nick would be in shambles when they showed up in Los Angeles. What will happen is that Matt will lose Sienna to Noah, which will bring out his dark side.
Y&R fans have wondered whether Matt Clark’s return is more about Nick than Sharon, and they could be right. Griffith teased that this war would come down to a showdown between these two men.
Sharon and Nick assume they can confront their attacker and leave him behind in LA. But trouble is bound to follow them all the way in Genoa City.
“It becomes a nightmare, not just for Nick and Sharon, but to the whole Newman family,” the scribe teased. This preview suggests that no one in the family is safe. The Newmans haven’t already gone through enough in recent years.
Who knows who could end up getting harmed? Who do you think will end up in Matt’s crosshairs?
In a world of over-the-top, staged proposals, Paulie Connell just delivered a masterclass in heartfelt, chaotic, and utterly perfect romance. The “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Dolores Catania is engaged, and the story of how her longtime love popped the question—in the middle of an Apple Store, with a fake PEOPLE interview as a decoy—is a tale of pure, unscripted magic.
The plan was elaborate. Dolores was told she had a PEOPLE interview for a new medication she was promoting. After getting full hair and makeup, the meeting was “canceled.” Seizing the opportunity, Paulie insisted they finally go get her new iPhone. “I kept saying, ‘Just go get it for me! Why do you need me?'” Dolores recalled. But Paulie was relentless, inventing a story about the “only one iPhone Pro Max in the area” being held for her.
At the Apple Store in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey—the very spot where they first met nearly five years ago—Paulie’s nerves began to show. “He was sweating so bad, his T-shirt was soaked, his face was beet red,” Dolores laughed. “He started saying these sweet, beautiful things to me out of nowhere and I was like, ‘Paul, are you okay?'”
As an employee led them to the exact table where their love story began, Paulie’s mind was racing. “I was so nervous, my knees where knocking,” he confessed. “I’m like, ‘What are you doing? Don’t start getting sad, you’re meant to be happy!'”
While he was trying to deliver a heartfelt speech, Dolores was still completely oblivious, even joking to the employee, “Wouldn’t it be funny if we got engaged here?”
Then, he pulled the box from his pocket. That’s when reality hit. “I immediately said yes,” Dolores gushed. The ring, a show-stopping 11-carat centerpiece from John Anthony Jewelers, was a testament to his devotion. “Go big or go home,” Dolores laughed.
This wasn’t the first ring Paulie had bought. He revealed he’d purchased a stone years ago, but after getting to know Dolores better, he realized it was the “opposite of what I got.” This new ring, which he’d had for over a year and a half, was perfect.
The proposal was a symphony of sentimental details. The date, November 10th, was the same day Dolores had moved in with him four years prior. The celebration dinner was at Rocco’s steakhouse, the site of their very first date. “There’s not a thing this guy didn’t think of,” Dolores said.
For years, Bravo fans have relentlessly asked, “When is he going to propose?” Now, they have their answer. In the most unexpected of locations, surrounded by iPhones and unsuspecting shoppers, Dolores Catania’s next chapter has officially begun. And as Paulie laughed, “I’m just glad Dolores won’t have to answer a stupid question anymore.”