Colleen Zenk Makes Dramatic Exit fromThe Young and the RestlessOver a Year After Joining CBS Soap

Mar. 15, 2025

Colleen Zenk on ‘The Young and the Restless’.Photo:Sonja Flemming/CBS via Getty

Sonja Flemming/CBS via Getty

WARNING: This article contains spoilers for The Young and the Restless

Colleen Zenk has bid farewell toThe Young and the Restless.

The actress, 71, who first appeared as villainess Aunt Jordan in a November 2023 episode ofThe Young and the Restless, had her final appearance on the show’s Friday, Jan. 24 installment.

Colleen Zenk on ‘The Young and the Restless’.Sonja Flemming/CBS

Sonja Flemming/CBS

According to the outlet, Jordan would later say that she would rather be dead than once again be Victor (Eric Braeden)’s prisoner after finishing the poisonous drink and, with her dying breath, told Claire, “You will miss me."

TheAs the World Turnsstar teased her dramatic exit just a day prior,writing on Threads, “Aunt Jordan… near the end….”

Fans responded with mixed reactions, with some understanding her character’s exit and others wishing that her time on the show wouldn’t come to an end.

“We’ll miss her. Despite her evil ways. Probably woke up on the coroner’s table and we’ll see her again in the future! lol,” one fan wrote.

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“No! I have loved seeing you in this roll. You are a wonderful actor. 💖,” another wrote.

Josh Griffith,The Young and the Restlessexecutive producer and head writer, thanked Zenk for her contributions to the soap series.

“We appreciate all of the incredible work that the amazing Colleen Zenk brought toThe Young and the Restlessand the role of Aunt Jordan,” said Griffith in a statement toDeadline.

The exit is seemingly a bittersweet one for Zenk, who opened up to PEOPLE in November 2023 aboutwhy she was enjoying her time filming.

Colleen Zenk attends 59th Annual New York Emmy Awards at Marriott Marquis Times Square on March 19, 2016.John Lamparski/WireImage

John Lamparski/WireImage

“I just can’t get over how loving everyone has been to me. In fact, I kept crying the first couple of days,” she revealed. “It was just so overwhelming. I really didn’t expect it.”

“I’m a New York actor coming into their show. It’s not my show, it’s their show and I just didn’t know how they would respond,” continued Zenk.

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The Young and the Restlessairs 12:30 p.m. ET on CBS.

source: people.com