What happened to Rey and Sharon on The Young and the Restless? Explained

The Young and the Restless character Sharon has been in the news with the upcoming twists and turns in her life. However, this is not the first time nor the last where Sharon is seen going through a difficult time and has to somehow deal with it.

Sharon has been one of the key characters of The Young and the Restless legacy. The character has grown and evolved with the show. One of the key storylines was of Rey and Sharon being romantically involved. However, the story met a drastic end when Rey died due to a heart attack.

The makers did not renew Jordi Vilasuso's contract as Rey Rosales. Thereafter, Rey and Sharon's arc came to an end as Rey was killed in a fatal car accident caused by a heart attack that he had while driving the car and Sharon was left heartbroken.

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Sharon and Rey's storyline in The Young and the Restless

Rey Rosales and Sharon Newman started dating in September 2018, when Sharon was still in a relationship with Nicholas Newman. The two, however, were facing a rough time in their relationship because Nick had cheated on Sharon with Phyllis Summers.

Stung by Nick's betrayal, Sharon broke up with him, freeing her to pursue other interests. At that time, Sharon had an interest in Rey, who had been working on the case regarding the J.T. Hellstrom case and had become a steady presence in her life.

Rey, a committed and idealistic police detective, soon showed he was harboring feelings for Sharon. Torn for each other, they nonetheless found themselves treading rather awkwardly around this nascent romance with the sudden arrival of Rey's estranged wife, Mia Rosales, in Genoa City.

Mia wanted Rey back, and she most certainly made that point very clear. She confronted Sharon, warning her to leave Rey alone, as she wanted to fix her marriage. Rey was facing a dilemma as he could not abandon his feelings for Sharon, yet he felt the need to try and work out his marriage. He stayed with Mia despite his growing attachment to Sharon.

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How did Sharon and Rey's story end in The Young and the Restless?

Rey's quest to salvage his marriage became short-lived as Mia acted more and more erratically. It even culminated in a scandal when she mistakenly attacked Lola Rosales, Rey's sister, thinking it was someone else. This incident, added to Mia's manipulative nature and drove Rey over the edge.

On Valentine's Day, Rey couldn't take Mia's games anymore and went to Sharon's house and told her that he loved her. As intense as things were between them, they could not advance their relationship at that time because Sharon was still under investigation for the death of J.T. Hellstrom.

Once the murder case was solved, Rey divorced Mia, which freed him to be with Sharon on The Young and the Restless. After the official beginning of their relationship, Rey and Sharon grew more serious about each other.

By the year 2020, the two were married, and it looked like their love story was going to have a happy ending after all. Rey and Sharon did live happily together for a while; the ghosts of the past had been surmounted, and they continued to support each other.

Their joy was tragically cut short in 2022 when Rey was involved in a fatal car accident on The Young and the Restless. His death came as a shock that instantly shattered Sharon's. Rey's death jolted Sharon and she was left mourning the loss of the man who had turned out to be a stabilizing factor in her life.

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Fans can enjoy watching The Young and the Restless on CBS.