‘MAKES ZERO SENSE'
The Young and the Restless fans SLAM show for ‘firing’ Rey actor Jordi Vilasuso after he scores Daytime Emmy nomination
THE Young and the Restless fans have slammed the show for “firing” star Jordi Vilasuso after he scored a Daytime Emmy nomination on Thursday.
Last month, the 40-year-old actor's character was killed off the soap opera in a horrific car accident.
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Just weeks after Jordi’s final episode of The Young and the Restless aired, The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced he had received a Daytime Emmy nominations.
He scored a nod in the Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series category.
Also up for the same title are his co-star Bryton James, General Hospital actors Jeff Kober and James Patrick Stuart , and The Bold and the Beautiful star Aaron D. Spears.
To celebrate Jordi’s nomination, as well as all of the other Y&R stars who earned nods, the show shared an Instagram post honoring them all.
Along with the 40-year-old and Bryton, stars Peter Bergman, Jason Thompson, Mishael Morgan, and Melissa Ordway also received nominations in various categories, with Y&R nabbing 18 nods total.
The caption of Y&R’s post read: “Who’s ready for the #DaytimeEmmys?
“We are so excited for all of the #YR cast and crew included in our nominations!
“Tune in on June 24th on @cbstv and @paramountplus to cheer them on.”
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While fans were more than happy to see a bunch of their favorites on the list, they weren’t happy that Jordi’s nomination hasn’t changed the fact that the show killed him off.
One upset viewer slammed the soap, writing: “Jordi got nominated and got fired.
“Makes ZERO sense!!”
Another told them: “And yet you fired Jordi! Bring him back please!”
A third said that they are “so happy for everyone but especially Jordi.”
Jordi announced his departure from the soap in March in a social media post.
Along with a headshot of himself, Jordi took to Instagram to thank the show for some great years and to share what he’s loved most about being part of it all.
He wrote: “Playing Rey Rosales and being part of the Rosales family was a beautiful chapter in my career.
“I was proud to represent my culture on daytimes #1 drama and work with an incredible cast and crew that I will miss dearly.
“Thank you @youngandrestlesscbs for always welcoming me and giving me the opportunity to tell stories that impacted millions.”
Jordi later revealed on his podcast that he had been fired from the show and wasn't leaving on his own accord.
He shared: “I had re-signed back in October for another three years.
“But in these contracts, there are six-month intervals where the show can decide not to re-sign you for the next six months. So that’s what happened.”
On a recent episode of the podcast with his wife Kaitlin, the two shaded Y&R for how they handled everything, while thanking fans for their overwhelming support.
They opened up the episode by jumping right into a discussion on his exit, with the mother of two cryptically shading the show and its scripts, saying: “I had thoughts on your exit storyline, for sure.”
Her husband Jordi couldn’t really find the words and sounded upset as he agreed, saying “Mhm, so did I,” before adding a sarcastic chuckle in response to the whole situation.
He and Kaitlin both acknowledged how “nice” it was “to hear some of those thoughts echoed” by fans on social media.
“Because it was a little shocking, the exit,” Kaitlin continued, as a resigned Jordi continued to say “yeah” and agree with everything his wife said.
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The 35-year-old went on: “That was, what it was. But it was really nice that people are saying, ‘Hey, Rey deserved better than that!’”
Jordi jumped in to add that he, too, has “really appreciated all the love and support online.”
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