Melissa Ordway (Picture by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Pictures)
The Younger and the Stressed star Melissa Ordway says that the daytime cleaning soap has taken her “off contract.”
Ordway, 41, has performed Abby Newman on the long-running CBS collection since 2013. She revealed to her followers by way of Instagram Tales on Wednesday, November 13, that she bought a shorter haircut after receiving some disappointing skilled information.
“Truthfully, it’s been an fascinating couple of months,” Ordway introduced. “The present determined to take me off contract so I made a decision to alter my search for a bit for auditions.”
She added: “Positively not one thing I needed however I really like and respect my YR household and respect any time they ask me again.”
In a subsequent Story, Ordway defined that she’s “nonetheless taking part in Abby” however “not assured episodes and might work on different tasks. I’m nonetheless part of the YR household and pray they proceed to let Abby be part of all of the issues in Genoa Metropolis. Belief me, I hope I’m nonetheless there on a regular basis!”
She famous, “I feel they’re simply specializing in different characters and storylines. However I labored at the moment and plenty of enjoyable stuff arising!”
Melissa Ordway’s Instagram Story on November 13. Melissa Ordway/Instagram
Us Weekly reached out to a Younger and the Stressed rep for remark.
In line with Cleaning soap Opera Digest, Ordway’s longtime character had married Devon Winters (Bryton James) throughout the present’s 13,000th episode that aired Wednesday. In 2022, Ordway earned an Emmy nomination for Finest Supporting Actress for taking part in Abby.
Pre-Y&R, Ordway appeared in a recurring function on TV’s 90210 reboot and was a part of the ensemble forged of Nick at Nite’s Hollywood Heights. That present’s producer, Jill Farren Phelps, later joined the manufacturing staff of Y&R and recruited Ordway to the present.
“I used to be so excited as a result of I all the time needed to be on a cleaning soap, so it was a dream come true,” Ordway informed Cleaning soap Opera Digest final yr. “My mother had informed me for years, ‘You should do a cleaning soap opera,’ and I used to be like, ‘Yeah, who do I name? How do I get to do one?’ Hollywood Heights was a pleasant introduction however I needed to be on one of many large soaps. So when Jill supplied the function to me, I used to be over the moon about it. I had simply completed six episodes of 90210, and I used to be extra thrilled about Y&R.”
The Younger and the Stressed airs weekdays at 12:30 p.m. Jap.