Changes are happening behind the scenes at The Young and the Restless as a veteran soap opera producer has returned to the CBS daytime drama amid recent fan criticism.
According to Soap Opera Network, Jill Farren Phelps, known for her time as an executive producer on the likes of Santa Barbara, Another World, Guiding Light, One Life to Live, and General Hospital, has returned to the daytime genre as a producer at The Young and the Restless.
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