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Billy Abbott is staring at a change in relationship and work on The Young and the Restless, as per current plot dynamics. As Jill Abbott's son with John, Billy was always sidelined by his brother, Jack Abbott, for obvious reasons. Desperate to prove his mettle, Billy has been making strong decisions within the family business, Jabot Cosmetics. However, with Victor Newman poised to play ruthlessly on a takeover, Billy may lose his position soon.
Billy has had a turbulent childhood and teenage. Initially played by various child actors on The Young and the Restless, the teenage Billy was played by David Tom, followed by Ryan Brown and Scott Seymour. The role of adult Billy Abbott was popularly played by the late actor Billy Miller. After Miller's exit, Burgess Jenkins stepped into the role for two years.
Since 2016, Jason Thompson has been portraying Billy Abbott on The Young and the Restless.
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The Young and the Restless: Billy Abbott's history in the soap
Billy was born to Jill and John Abbott in July 1993, as per the soap's plot. Despite wanting to have a baby against her husband's wish, Jill Abbott was a negligent mother, and John took up parenting and custody. As per The Young and the Restless storyline, Billy spent his childhood in a New York boarding school.
The character was rapidly aged to a teenager by 1999, when Billy returned to Genoa City and started his turbulent life. He had friction with his stepbrother, Jack Abbott, but found friends in Raul, Larry, Mackenzie, and Brittany. His romance with Katherine's granddaughter, Mackenzie, turned into a nightmare when they learned they were distant cousins.
His return to the town was marked by disruptive incidents such as stealing Katherine's antique items to pawn and gambling. He later relocated to Hong Kong for a family job. Upon homecoming, he had a series of relationships, including affairs with Amber Moore, Chloe Mitchell, Lily Winters, and Heather Stevens. He even had an affair with his brother's wife, Sharon.
After clearing that they were not related, Billy and Mackenzie dated again, but he cheated on her. His relationship with the family's enemy's daughter, Victoria Newman, marked the next phase of his life. The couple married and divorced more than once and had three children, one of whom, Delia, passed away. Billy had a tug-of-war relationship between Victoria and Phyllis, who was married to Jack. In 2019, Billy and Victoria remarried on The Young and the Restless.
After Adam Newman ran down his daughter Delia, Billy started having personality disorder issues. Nightmares about Delia led him to try to run Adam down. On the work front, he tried to hack into Jabot's computer by stealing its password. After being isolated in the Chancellor boathouse, he managed to fight his illness. Following this, he and Victoria had another divorce in 2020.
What are Billy's current plot dynamics on The Young and the Restless?
In 2020, Billy started working in the Chancellor's social media division with Lily Winters, and they came close. With Lily's push, Jill's company, Chancellor, merged with Devon's Hamilton-Winters to become Chancellor-Winters. However, with Lily calling the big shots, Billy started feeling like an outsider in the company.
His relationship with Lily also dwindled as he started taking care of a suicidal Chelsea. While he developed real feelings for Chelsea, it was betrayed as Chelsea remained busy with her son's health and got intimate with her former husband, Adam.
On the work front, Lily was making abrupt decisions that hurt Billy. However, when Devon Hamilton pulled out, Lily decided to stay with him out of loyalty for Jill. Bill was still unhappy with Lily's stance and fired her when he was granted power over the company. He renamed the company, Abbott-Chancellor.
An irate Lily has asked Victor Newman to help bring Billy down, while Devon is already trying to destroy him. On the other hand, Chance Chancellor walked out on Billy when he refused to accept the younger man as a partner. With such powerful business rivals against him, Billy has a slim chance to win. However, Phyllis convinced him to rehire Daniel in the episode aired on September 13, 2024. She also offered to join his company to save it from being conquered by Newman Enterprises.
Watch out for Billy Abbott on The Young and the Restless as he fights out his existence in the business scenario of Genoa City.
