What happened to Diane Jenkins in The Young and The Restless?

May 2024 ยท 3 minute read

GENOA City was turned upside down after Diane Jenkins came back to town.

Since Diane made her return to The Young and The Restless, fans have wondered whether or not her conflict with the other characters means her days are numbered.

What happened to Diane Jenkins in The Young and The Restless?

Throughout her time in The Young and The Restless, Diane Jenkins made several enemies.

During season 39, Diane's storyline reached a fever pitch when she was believed to be murdered by Newman family matriarch Nikki Newman.

Over a decade later, the citizens of Genoa City were shocked to learn that was not the case.

Season 49 saw Diane return to the series alive and well, much to the characters' dismay.

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On March 23, 2022's episode, she revealed herself to Jack Abbott and disclosed that she is the one responsible for reuniting him with his granddaughter Allie Nguyen.

At the time, she said her desire to reunite with her son Kyle Abbott was the reason why she came back.

However, Diane landed in hot water again when both of Jack's ex-wives Nikki Newman and Phyllis Summers teamed up with reporter Talia Morgan for a plot to expose her misdeeds.

As Talia readied to publish a story on Diane's crimes while she was in Los Angeles, the piece was squashed by a then-unknown figure.

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The person responsible for killing Talia's story on Diane was revealed to be Jack's former brother-in-law and Ashley Abbott's ex-husband Tucker McCall.

It turns out, Tucker and Diane both know about what happened while she was living in California and the former is using it to his advantage.

Backed into a corner by Tucker, she confesses about everything that took place away from Genoa City to Jack.

When she faked her death and moved to Los Angeles, Diane began a romance with a wealthy man named Jeremy Stark.

Unbeknownst to her, Jeremy was using her as a mule in his off-shore money laundering schemes.

This brought her into contact with Tucker, who provided Diane with fake identities for these purposes.

Eventually, Jeremy was jailed as Tucker and Diane escaped legal persecution.

Flash forward to the episode on October 25, 2022, Tucker and Diane find out that they both evaded the law and ended up back in Genoa City.

Using the information he has on her crimes, Tucker blackmailed Diane as a means to get closer to his ex-wife Ashley and her family.

The conflict between the two continues to unravel as season 50 unfolds and the two hold each other's past misdeeds over the other's head.

Who plays Diane?

In 1982, Y&R introduced its audience to Diane, who was played by Alex Donnelly.

Donelly portrayed the character for almost two years until Susan Walters took on the role in 2001.

Susan appeared as Diane all the way up until 2011 when the character appeared to meet her end at the hands of Nikki.

When Diane made her grand re-entrance in season 49, Susan reappeared in the role.

How can I watch Y&R?

The Young and The Restless - often referred to as Y&R - premiered its first episode on March 26, 1973.

Y&R is one of the longest-running television shows in network history.

On Friday, September 30, the series began airing its 50th season.

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New episodes debut Monday through Friday at 12.30pm EST on CBS.

Episodes are also available for streaming through HuluParamount+, and Amazon Prime Video.

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