However, once he saw Braeden's performance, he thought "the voice, the power, the inner strength", and knew he didn't want to lose the actor; "The first thing was to get Eric under contract, but he didn't want to go under contract", he said. So, while the business tycoon on the Young and the Restless has made his share of enemies and left a string of broken hearts in his wake, you can always bet that Victor (played by Eric Braeden) will be back at he alter before you can say, "Nikki's back." But that was his fourteenth time at the altar. [32] Heinle believed Victoria and J.T. Maybe it's that. Fortunately, Ashley recovered, but her marriage to Victor didn't last and the pair finally parted ways. Hellstrom's (Thad Luckinbill) child and during her pregnancy becomes comatose. If you continue to use this site we will assume you're OK with that. He has also had a long-standing romantic history with Ashley, and they share a child together, Abby Newman (Melissa Ordway). He said:[16]. The two came to Genoa City in 1980 as a married pair. [17], The soap opera's producers intended Victoria to return in January 2004 but auditions failed to find a suitable replacement for Tom. J.T. Enraged, Gary kidnaps Victoria in a tree house and she is raped. Jealousy Perhaps? Soaps.com has been able to confirm that Signy Coleman will reprise the role of Hope Adams Wilson on The Young and the Restless! At their wedding, an assassin attempts to shoot Victor, but Adam takes the bullet and nearly dies for his father. Victoria then falls in love with Cole Howard (J. Eddie Peck) and they marry the following year, but their marriage is quickly annulled when it is believed by their parents that they are half-siblings, as Victor is believed to be Cole's father. "[63] In 2010, Global News wrote that, "From the early days of The Young and the Restless, Victor Newman has been a symbol of power in Genoa City. "[72] In 1995, Sports Illustrated wrote of Victor's marriage to Hope, saying a "man with that much power could have married anyone, but he fell in love with a blind woman. Despite Adam stealing Nicholas daughter, Faith, and passing her off as Ashley's, she and Victor divorce as he reunites with Nikki again. But when that doesn't work for Victor, he gets out his wallet [] If you are abusive to him, he will be abusive to you. Hamner noted that Victoria would be "absolutely furious" at her father for what he had done: "[There is a] potential for a huge rift between father and daughter, and there will be some consequences for Victor with his relationship with Victoria in light of all that he's done to keep her apart from the man she loves. [25] Lilana Novakovich of the Toronto Star said that Heather Tom made Victoria become "one of her favorite characters" on the soap upon her debut in 1991. [2] He has been pre-nominated three times in this category. "[12] In an interview with Logan, Braeden stated that Victor "doesn't give a shit" and "he doesn't take any shit", saying that is "the whole point of the character". [48][49] During his onscreen absence, contract negotiations ensued with unknown predictions from the series. [43], "Victoria has definitely let her hair down and showing that her robo-pack does come equipped with a funny bone and smile mechanism. A paternity test supposedly revealed Nick as the father, and their daughter, Summer Newman ( Hunter King ), is born in December 2006, [28] and they are married in May 2007. ", "Can daytime dramas get a bigger share of the teen audience by giving more time to teen characters? Nikki Newman and Jack Abbott. For over three decades, Victor has been romantically linked with Nikki Reed (Melody Thomas Scott). The pair find each other in a New York airport bar, reunite, and remarry in December 2011. It's done in such an insulting fashion. But Victoria has one characteristic that many of her counterparts don'tshe is only 17. This tendency manifests itself in his marriages, where five times he has married women with whom he previously exchanged nuptials. [13] Braeden describes the character as "the villain" and as "defensive and always self-protective", stating that he's "not here to win a popularity contest". As of Spring 2021, Victor Newman has been married 15 times. Over the years, he has also been the center of several controversial plots and relationships. In 2012, Victor had one of the weirdest marriages on Y&R. The CBS soap actor then took to Twitter to share it with the world. In 1996, Sharon Collins married her high school sweetheart Nicholas Newman. I will not allow anyone to cross that line with the character. They flew to Las Vegas in his private jet and got married there in October 1988. Victor marries Ashley, and years later; he tells Jack that he will give him back Jabot Cosmetics if he divorces Nikki. While in jail, Victor marries his former daughter-in-law, Sharon Newman (Sharon Case), to push Nikki away, however when the entire murder plot is revealed, Nikki is not charged and Victor is freed. Tom won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series twice for her portrayal of Victoria, and received nominations for eight other Emmy awards. And who were his wives? [47], In 2009, Braeden experienced multiple contract negotiation issues, leading to former executive producer and head writer Maria Arena Bell writing both Victor and Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) out of the series. His first episode aired on November 27, 1989. All Rights Reserved. All of this horror is indelibly imprinted on your brain. Literally, every actor in the building was coming up to me, giving me feedback that they were getting about it! Victor travels to Mexico and nearly dies, and Ashley is able to find him; they end up rekindling their romance. OMG! Victoria has always kept her maiden name as a sign of her independence. "[8] The Los Angeles Times characterizes him as "charming but complicated",[9] while others publications have described him as a villain, as well as an evil, powerful and ruthless character. [38] Case stated that she thinks Sharon thinks of Victor "in a way like a father figure, but not quite. The two wed twice in 2012 and the actors and . [31] While pregnant with Cole's child, Victoria has a relationship with Neil Winters (Kristoff St. John) and plans to raise the child with him, but her daughter Eve Howard dies shortly after birth and she and Neil separate. During her marriage she forms a friendship with J.T. However, when Eve died, it was revealed that Cole was never Victor's son; Victoria and Cole remarry. Love Randolph, played by Barbara Crampton, was a reporter/author who wanted to expose Victor. This was a strange pairing indeed, as Leanna Love (Barbara Crampton) was the author who wrote Victor's biography, "Ruthless," and struck a few things in there Victor didn't approve of. Victor was married to Ashley from 1990 to 1993. Victor and Hope later have a son, Victor Adam Newman Jr. Hope wanted to return to Kansas and Victor was not interested; he divorced her and Victor Jr. was raised without knowing Victor was his father. Sharon married Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) not once, but twice. Sharon found love with Nikki's other son He later takes over the Prentiss family company, Prentiss Industries, and they scheme to get it back by using Lorie to seduce Victor into a marriage. He wants relationships badly, but doesn't quite trust them. Victoria and Billy end up reuniting again, much to Victor's chagrin. Afterward, Victor's children file a lawsuit against him over a cosmetics line, which they win. Apart from popularity and critical praise, Braeden has also garnered numerous accolades for his performance; most notably a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, presented to him in 2007. Victor was later shot by Patty Williams (Stacy Haiduk) and needed a heart transplant, receiving Colleen Carltons (Tammin Sursok) heart. The Young and the Restless ' Eric Braeden (Victor) was able to relive a very special moment when a photo popped up on his social media memories. Together, three women account for eight of Victors 15 marriages. Victor Newman (played by . She wrote, "[w]hat makes Victoria a true terror teen? It's a tragic flaw in him because of his childhood. Of the character's determination, Tom said that "Victoria knows disappointment, yet she gets her way most of the time" and "she goes after what she wants, and wins". They should change the wedding vows in the G.C. [41] SoapNet said it was "no surprise" Victoria has a history of "messy relationships" given her parents' history. They split after just one year in the new town as they fell in love with different people. Because Victor I know he has been married a whole bunch of times but I wonder if I have this list right or if I have it wrong, then feel free to correct me if I am wrong: 1st wife Julia Newman She also stated that while watching the series, there was "the sense that women could, if that was what interested them, be power players". Meanwhile, their second child, Nick, was born when they were divorced. So Victor wanted Hope to get an abortion. [25] The soap opera's official website describes the character as having "displayed both her father's headstrong qualities and her mother's tendency to be impulsive". Victoria next begins a relationship with Billy Abbott that their feuding families are against; Heinle described Billy as "the forbidden fruit" and compared their romance to Romeo and Juliet. Such tragedy. ", "A Nifty '50s Wedding for The Young and the Restless", "The Billy Miller and Amelia Heinle Interview The Young and the Restless", "Showdowns Take Place on The Young and the Restless! Bermuda Triangle: A Race to Not Disappear, Go for Broke: Be First to Spend a Million. [42] Braeden didn't agree with the pairing either, stating that, "We all have gone through periods of playing something we didn't really like to play so much, but you do it. [36][37] In 2003, Victor and Sharon shared a kiss,[36] causing issues in her marriage to Nicholas; she left town to "find herself". Victor Newman's first wife was nearly a thing of the past by the time he and Julia made it onto the Genoa City scene. becomes intimate with Mackenzie Browning (Clementine Ford). Critics praised Tom's portrayal of the character, though her marriages at an early age were criticized. [19] In an interview with Dose magazine, Scott said that the couple always has to get back together, but not without a challenge. [30] Daytime journalist Michael Fairman stated: "Victor and Nikki just cant, we mean cant, ever get it together long enough to find any happiness with each other. Bell as a "despicable, contemptible, unfaithful wife abuser", the character was planned to be killed off and never heard of again. The two came to Genoa City in 1980 as a married pair. "[50] Despite this, during contract negotiations, Braeden refused to say that he had departed fully, but did not know when a return would occur. He divorces her and marries Leanna to prove to the press that he didn't want to be with Ashley; their marriage was invalid, as the divorce wasn't finalized. Julia felt neglected by Victor and sleeps with her photographer, a man named Michael Scott (Nick Benedict). She and Billy marry while intoxicated in Jamaica, but the marriage is declared invalid and they remarry. Having aborted Victors baby once, Ashley desperately wanted another kid with him again. In 1999, Victoria meets Gary Dawson (Ricky Paull Goldin) and they begin dating, though she soon discovers that he is stalking her and ends the relationship. Sharon and Nick came from different backgrounds. Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled. Somehow, Victor and Nikki have managed to stay married for nearly a decade, which is something of a miracle for them. is revealed as the father, and during her pregnancy Victoria is hit by falling rockscaused by an explosionwhich leaves her comatose. He was born to a poor family in Buffalo, New York and is . The blackest of blackguards. After multiple failed relationships, she began a romance with Victor, who taught her about society. Y&R Spoilers - Many Romances In addition to the six men that Sharon has married over t he years, she has been involved in many more romances. After their divorce, Victoria and Billy's mother, Jill Fenmore, try unsuccessfully to locate Billy whose daughter, Delia Abbott has Leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant. Together, they have shared three marriages and two children; Victoria and Nicholas Newman ( Amelia Heinle and Joshua Morrow ). 9th wife Sabrina Costelana In fact, he was still married to Diane Jenkins when he married Nikki on her deathbed. Julia was a model and she quickly landed a modeling gig at Jabot Cosmetics. My God almighty, that's something else that I, Eric Braeden, would never do. That's why at any point, Victor can turn on someone he once professed to love [] See, that's Victor. Jack reported Victor to the FDA and he and his company were put under investigation. They despise each other. During an interview with The Province, Michael Muhney, who portrays Victor's son Adam, said that Victor and Sharon's marriage was "almost like an inside joke". 1. The character has never lost his edge, but his knife-wielding days are long forgotten. Her struggle to get her fathers recognition is what fueled her." [41] However, months after the annulment, they begin a genuine romance. However, it was Nick's half-brother, Adam Newman (then played by Michael Muhney, now Mark Grossman), who caught Sharon's eye and the pair briefly married. How many times has Victor Newman been married. [34] Victor and Ashley's second marriage ended after she miscarried the child. Victor Newman arrived in town married to Julia (Meg Bennett), but, when that union ended, he needed something to do with his time, so he frequented a strip club called The Bayou and became mesmerized by one of the young strippers, Nikki Reed. Despite loving Nikki, Victor begins to fall for Ashley Abbott (Brenda Epperson) and they have an affair, enraging Nikki to sleep with Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman), Ashley's brother and Victor's business rival. 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