| Victoria Newman | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Amelia Heinle as Victoria Newman | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The Young and the Restless | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by: | Ashley Nicole Millan (1982-1991) Heather Tom (1991-1997 & 1997-2003) Sarah Aldrich (1997) Amelia Heinle (2005-) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration: | 1982-1991, 1991-2003 & 2005- | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance: | November 4, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by: | William J. Bell | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Family: | Newman family Reed family | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name: | Victoria Nicole Newman | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names: | Victoria Bancroft [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender: | Female | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: | November 4, 1973 (originally November 4, 1982) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation: | CEO of Newman Enterprises | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence: | Newman Ranch, Tack House 421 Larkspur Trail, Highway B Genoa City, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Victoria Newman (formerly McNeil, Howard, Carlton, Hellstrom, Abbott & Locke) is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless.
Actress History:[]
- Ashley Nicole Millan (11/1982-01/1991; recurring)
- Heather Tom (02/1991-04/1997 & 10/1997-12/2003)
- Sarah Aldrich (05/1997-09/1997)
- Amelia Heinle (03/2005-present)
Character History:[]
Background:[]
Victoria Nicole Newman was born on November 4, 1982. She is the daughter of Victor Newman Sr. and Nicole "Nikki" Reed. She is the first of their two children together, the other being her younger brother Nicholas "Nick" Newman. She has two half-siblings Dylan McAvoy and the late John Abbott III through Nikki and two half siblings Victor "Adam" Newman Jr. and Abigail "Abby" Newman through Victor. At the time of her birth is was unclear if Victor or Nikki's then husband was Victoria's father, but it was soon discovered that Victor was her father. She is a mother of four, she has Claire Newman with Cole Howard, Reed Hellstrom with J.T. Hellstrom and Johnny Abbott and Katie Abbott with Billy Abbott.
1980's:[]
Victoria was born to Nikki and her husband Kevin Bancroft. She was named after Kevin's grandmother. Kevin's mother kidnapped Victoria but she was returned to Nikki. Nikki and Victor soon married. Nikki and Victor remained married through 1988 when both had affairs and they separated. However, Victor and Nikki were together one night which resulting in Nikki becoming pregnant Nicholas "Nick" Christian Newman. Victoria would leave town for boarding school.
1990's:[]
Teenage Victoria would return to town in December 1990. Victor was married to Ashley Abbott and Nikki was married to Ashley's brother Jack Abbott. Victoria was determine to brake up the marriages. Victoria starts working at the family company Newman Enterprise. Victoria briefly dates Brandon Collins after being set up with him by Victor, but Victoria falls for older Ryan McNeil. Victor dislikes this and offers Ryan money to brake up with Victoria and leave town. Ryan and Victoria then elope. Ryan and Victoria doesn't last and they divorced when Ryan leaves her for Nina Webster.
Victor is presumed dead in 1994 and during this time, Victoria falls in love with and marries Charles "Cole" Howard. Victoria and Cole's marriage is soon annulled because Cole is Victor's son with Eve Howard. Eve dies trying to get Genoa City, Wisconsin to stop the wedding because Cole and Victoria are half-siblings. Cole is revealed not to be Victor's child and the pair remarry. When Victor returned to town alive, he comes with new woman Hope Adams. Victor and Hope marry and later welcome son Victor Adam Newman Jr. Victor and Hope marriage doesn't last long and Hope leaves town with Victor Jr. Victoria and Cole are marriage until 1998 when they start growing apart. Cole starts up with Ashley while Victoria moves on with Neil Winters. However Victoria discovers that she is pregnant with Cole's baby. Cole and Victoria remain with their new partners but after devastated when their premature daughter Eve Nicole Howard dies days after her birth. Victoria and Cole's relationships with Neil and Ashley soon fall apart and Cole moves to England.
2000's:[]
Victoria then moves on with Gary Dawson, who turns out to be stalking her in 2000. After that Victoria reunites with Ryan and they become engaged. However, on their wedding day Ryan is murdered by his ex-wife Tricia Dennison in 2001. Victoria has a briefly dates Diego Guittierez in 2002 and then dates Michael Baldwin before moving to Europe in 2003. During her time away it is revealed that Ashley's daughter Abby is Victor's daughter.
Victoria returns to town in 2005, Victoria and Nick's relationships is strained because he is threatened over her at work. However Nick steps back from work following the death if his daughter Cassidy "Cassie" Newman. Victoria starts dating Bradley "Brad" Carlton. The pair married the following year 2006. Victoria becomes pregnant but later miscarries their child. Victoria and Brad split the following year because Victoria discovers that Brad had an affair with Nick's former wife Sharon Collins shortly after they were married.
Victoria moves on with Jeffrey Todd "J.T." Hellstrom. Victoria soon discovers that she is pregnant and is unsure if Brad or J.T. is the father. J.T. and Victoria become engaged but she falls into a coma late in the pregnancy after explosion. Victoria's child must be delivered during her coma. Her very premature son is born and DNA tests reveal that J.T. is the father of child. Victoria and J.T.'s son is named Reed Newman Hellstrom and once Victoria awakes from her coma she and J.T. marry. Victor Jr. now going by is middle name Adam returns to town. Victoria and Adam have tension over Adam's presents at Newman Enterprises. Victoria and J.T.'s marriage starts to have problems with J.T. shares a kiss with his ex-girlfriend Colleen Carlton, Victoria to get back at J.T., has one night stand with Deacon Sharpe. Colleen soon later dies. Victoria and J.T. takes some time apart and she takes a trip to Europe leaving Reed with J.T. Victoria returns months later to find J.T. growing close with ex Mackenzie "Mac" Browning. Victoria and J.T. divorced with J.T. moving on with Mac.
2010's:[]
Victoria and J.T. enter into a custody battle over Reed. Victoria ends up in jail when Adam is presumed dead and J.T. wins custody of Reed. Adam is revealed to be alive and the custody case is reopen. Victor ends up setting J.T. to make in late to the court case but when this is revealed J.T. ends custody of J.T. and Victoria with visitation.
Following her split from J.T., Victoria had started a secret romance with William "Billy" Abbott. To cheer up Victoria following the custody battle, Victoria and Billy go on a trip to Jamaica and drunkenly get married. Victoria and Billy intend on annulling the marriage soon after returning home but their relationship is revealed by Abby. Victor dislikes Billy because he is an Abbott and Victor has a long-term feud with the family.
The marriage is revealed to be invalid but Victoria remains with Billy much to the dislike over everyone. Victoria and Billy later move in together and Victoria learns that she is pregnant. They come engaged and plan to marry. Mac also becomes pregnant and she and J.T. marry. Following the marriage, J.T. and Mac plan to move out of state with Reed. Victoria want to stop this but as J.T. has full custody she can't stop it. J.T., Mac and Reed leave town.
Victoria soon marries Billy but Victor has Victoria arrested on her wedding day to Billy. Victoria is soon released and remains with Billy. But she soon miscarries their child. The pair learn that it will be impossible for Victoria to have another child. Billy buys a baby on the black market whom they name Lucy Nicole Abbott in early 2011. Lucy is revealed to be Daniel Romalotti Jr.'s child and he gains custody of Lucy. The lost of Lucy put a strain on Billy and Victoria's marriage. Billy leaves and Victoria starts divorce proceedings.
Months later, Billy returns to town and the part reunite however the divorced is final. The pair soon remarry. A woman named Chelsea Lawson arrives in town claiming to be pregnant with Billy's child. Test reveal that Chelsea's child is Billy's. Chelsea not wanting the child barters with Billy demanding 3 million dollars for the child. Chelsea gives birth to Billy's son whom he names John "Johnny" Robert Abbott IV in 2012. Chelsea signs away custody of Johnny to Billy and Victoria adopts Johnny. Victoria, Billy and Johnny remain happy as a family until 2013 when Billy's daughter Cordelia "Delia" Abbott is hit by a car and killed. Delia's death brakes Billy as she had been with him and he step away for just minutes and she as chasing after her dog and was unknowingly hit by Adam.
Billy's struggles over Delia's death which leads him to have an affair with Kelly Russell, whom he meet a grief support group. Billy and Victoria separate and she moves on with with Kelly's brother Benjamin "Ben" Rayburn. Victoria soon learns that she is somehow pregnant after being told she couldn't get pregnant. She is unsure if Billy or Ben is the father of the child. Victoria plans to raise the baby with Ben. Victoria gives birth of her daughter Katherine "Katie" Rose Newman in 2014 and DNA test reveal Billy to be the father. Katie is renames Katherine Rose Newman Abbott. Victoria and Ben remain together for a few months following Katie's birth but soon brake up.
Victoria and Billy try to make their relationship work throughout 2015 for Johnny and Katie but can't. The two part ways for good. Victoria has a brief relationship with Travis Crawford. Teenage Reed returns to town and a newly single J.T. returns soon after. Victoria and J.T. get back together. J.T. soon become abusive towards her however they become engaged. J.T. is plotting against Victor so Victoria brakes up with him and during a girls night she reveals the truth about the abuse to Nikki, Sharon and Phyllis Summers. J.T. sneaks back into the house. Victoria goes up to her bedroom to find J.T. and he attacks her. Nikki, Sharon and Phyllis hear what is going on and rush in with Nikki taking a fire poker and hit on the head. When they feel no pulse, assuming he is dead, they bury him. A few months later, J.T. is revealed to be alive and terrorizing them. He is revealed to suffering from a brain tumor. J.T. is treating and leave town. In the following year Reed leaves town and Johnny and Katie leave for boarding school.
2020's:[]
Victoria becomes involved with shady and older businessman Ashland Locke in 2021. He tells her that he has been diagnosed with Stage six Small-cell carcinoma, and the two get closer. When Ashland goes public with his diagnosis, Victoria suggests merging Locke Communications Group with Newman Enterprises. Victoria and Ashland get engaged and marry in Tuscany. Ashland tells Victoria his backstory and that his real name is Robert DeFranco, and it is later revealed Ashland lied about his cancer diagnosis, and Victoria realizes he was playing her. Victoria pretends to still be in love with him while the Newman's plots revenge against him. Adam offers Ashland five million dollars to leave town. He initially refuses, but Victoria convinces him to take it, saying they can leave town and start over. He takes the money, Victoria reveals she was playing him, and Ashland admits he truly loves her. She turns her back on her family and resigns as co-CEO of the company. The two try to start a new company but struggle to fund it, and Victoria convinces him to put the $5 million in their joint account. Victoria transfers the funds and books a flight back home. She tells Ashland that she was manipulating him all along and that she was saying goodbye. As she defends herself, Nick arrives. She tells Nick what just happened, so Nick punches Ashland, causing him to hit his head on the hearth. They try to save him, but they feel no pulse. They walk outside, but when they return, Ashland is not there. Michael tells Victor that Ashland's body was found dead in a car after crashing into a ravine. It turns out Victor's security team went inside, took the body, put it in a rental car, and staged the accident. Victor tells Victoria and Nick that Ashland died the moment he was punched.
Following her ordeal with Ashland, Victoria starts and affair with Nathan "Nate" Hastings Jr. in early 2023. Nate cheats on her girlfriend Elena Dawson with Victoria. Victoria and Nate start dating and running Newman Enterprises together pushing Nick out of the company. The family doesn't like this and plots to brake them up. Nate is kicked out of the company and Nikki take over the job.
Nikki hires new assistant Claire Grace in late 2023. Nikki takes a liking to Claire but it is revealed that Claire has a plot against the Newman family with her great-aunt Jordan. Jordan and Claire kidnap Nikki to Oregon and inject her with alcohol which trigger Nikki's alcoholism. Claire tells the family that Nikki suffered an MS attack and Victor, Victoria and Nick soon arrive in Oregon at Claire's aunt Jordan's house. Earlier in the day Victoria's ex-husband Cole was lured there and knocked unconscious before they arrived. He is locked away in the house. Jordan is revealed to be Cole's mother half-sister and she blames the Newman family for Eve's mental decline near the end of her life and that because of the mental decline the sisters remained estranged. Victoria is stunned to be reunited with Cole and wonders why he is there having not seen him sense he leave town all those years ago. Cole confirms that Eve did have sister. Jordan and Claire her holding Victor, Victoria, Nikki Nick and Cole hostage.
Claire said he had to be there for the family reunion and calls Victoria mother. Victoria was shocked and denies being Claire's mother. Claire believed Victoria had abandoned her intentionally and asked her if it was too inconvenient for her career to have a child. Victor backed off and offered Jordan a bribe, but Jordan scoffed that the Newman's think they can buy there way out of anything, and Victor asked what she wanted. Jordan said she just wanted them to sit there and listen. Claire went around collecting everyone's phones. When she approached Victoria and Cole to get their phones, she lamented that she never thought she would be reunited with both her parents.
Victoria then realized that Claire is claiming to be their daughter Eve, and Claire confirmed it. However, Victoria and Cole held firm to their believe that Eve had died since she was born prematurely. After a bit of back and forth between Claire, and Victoria and Cole, Jordan confessed Claire was their daughter. It is revealed that Jordan had poisoned them. Jordan slips up and reveals that Jordan had been at the hospital when Victoria gave birth, and stated the hospital and room number she was in to prove it. Jordan had stolen Eve from the hospital, and replaced her with another premature newborn that had died, so Cole and Victoria believed their daughter had died. Claire is angry to learn that Jordan had kidnaped her and she was not abandoned by Cole and Victoria as Jordan had always told her. Claire turns against Jordan and saves everyone. Jordan escapes and Claire is arrested. Soon after returned home Victoria breaks up with Nate.
Cole and Victoria discover that Claire is fact their daughter Eve. Cole moves back town for good as they want to get to know their daughter. They get Claire was sent to the psych ward at Genoa Memorial instead of jail because of her brainwashing from Jordan. Claire slowly builds a relationship with Cole and Victoria while she is treated in the psych ward. Victoria steps away from Newman Enterprises. Claire helps the Newman have Jordan arrested but not before Jordan burns down Victoria's house. Victoria moves to a house on the Newman Ranch and Claire moves in with Victoria once she is released. Victoria and Claire grow closer as does Cole grow closer to them both. Victoria returns back to work.
Jordan breaks out of prison and comes after the Newman family again but they stop her once again. This brings Victoria and Cole closer and they share a kiss. Victoria and Cole start dating much to the delight of Claire. Johnny and Katie arrive back in town for the summer and meet their new sister. Claire and Johnny build a relationship fast but the relationship between Katie takes some time.
Victoria remains happy with Cole until his death of Legionnaires' disease in July 2025. Nate helps support Victoria following Cole's death and the start to grow closer.
References[]
- ↑ Name when believed to be Kevin Bancroft's child.