Who is Lucy’s mother on The Young and the Restless? Explained

Lucy Romalotti was introduced in The Young and the Restless in 2011, with the character being portrayed by Lily Brooks O'Brien since February 2023. Lucy's mother is Daisy Carter, who stalked Daniel Romalotti, drugged him, and s*xually assaulted him, resulting in her pregnancy.

Daisy Carter appeared on The Young and the Restless from 2009 to 2012. She is the daughter of Sheila Carter and Tom Fisher and was introduced on The Young and the Restless as a bad influence on Abby Newman, sneaking her into a party while Abby was still underage.

Her r*pe of Daniel Romalotti caused him to be initially reluctant to take care of Lucy until Daisy's half-brother offered to raise the baby.

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Lucy's mother on The Young and the Restless is Daisy Carter

Daisy Carter is the mother of Lucy Romalotti. (Image via CBS)

Daisy Carter originally appeared on The Young and the Restless to avenge the apparent death of her mother, Sheila Carter. Daisy's target was Lauren Fenmore, whom she blamed for her mother's death, and she conspired with her aunt, Sarah Smythe, to abduct Lauren and Jana Hawkes. The abductees were eventually rescued by Michael Baldwin and Kevin Fisher.

Later, Daisy developed an infatuation with Daniel Romalotti, who was married to Amber Moore. As a result, she ended up s*xually assaulting him by drugging him, mirroring what her own mother once did with her first husband.

After a period away from Genoa City, Daisy returned on Halloween to inform Daniel that she was pregnant with his child.

After a paternity test confirmed Daniel as the father, Daisy was sent to prison before being transferred to Phyllis Summers's custody as she'd grown attached to her unborn grandchild. Daniel agreed to this arrangement after Daisy's half-brother, Kevin Fisher, agreed to raise the child along with Jana Hawkes.

Daisy went into labor on New Year's Eve in 2010, and Jana drove her to the hospital. However, after witnessing Kevin cheating on her with Chloe Mitchell, Jana abandoned Daisy on the side of the road, where Daniel found her and helped her give birth.

After Daniel pushed back against her pleas to start a "happy family" with her, she knocked Daniel out and gave away the baby to the Church of the Sacred Heart. The baby was later sold on the black market and found its way into the custody of Billy Abbott and Victoria Newman, while Daisy fled to Canada and didn't return to Genoa City for another few months.

Daisy Carter first came to Genoa City to avenge her mother's apparent death. (Image via CBS)

Later on The Young and the Restless, Phyllis tried to take back custody of Lucy from Billy and Victoria, luring Daisy back into Genoa City as part of her schemes. Daniel grew afraid for his daughter's safety and eventually resorted to proposing to Daisy and eloping with her to get Lucy away from Phyllis's clutches.

Daniel tried to work with Ricky Williams to disappear from Genoa City, and Rick agreed to help. However, Daisy eventually discovered that Ricky was a murderer when she saw a video of him killing his ex-girlfriend, Rachel. Ricky found out that Daisy knew and threatened to have her "disappeared."

As a result, Daisy decided to disappear from Daniel's life of her own accord and admitted herself to the Fairview Psychiatric Hospital. There, she discovered that Daisy had checked herself in to hide from Ricky.

Later on, a woman claiming to be Daisy's mother, Sheila Carter, checked her out of the mental institution, with it being left ambiguous as to whether or not she was an impostor. Since then, Daisy has not been seen.

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