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[boes]

Breaking news!  Allison Lanier is out as Summer, her last day is this Friday, May 2nd.

No info on why, though the article says Show has no immediate plans to recast.

I hope against hope that Show isn't bringing back Hunter King.  I know a lot of folks didn't care for Allison Lanier's Summer, but I vastly preferred her over that walking advertisment for decongestion meds and acting classes, Hunter King.

Edited April 30 by boes

[Joimiaroxeu]

Yep on Allison Lanier. Apparently she announced it on her social media account.

Soap Opera Network has an article about it here:

Allison Lanier Announces Exit From ‘The Young And The Restless’ :

and Soaps.com has an article about it here:

Summertime Sadness: Young & Restless’ Allison Lanier Says Farewell

Warning: the Soaps.com one ^^^ has a big spoiler.

It's unfortunate but Summer seems to have been stuck in idle for a while now.

[Sake614]

I don’t blame AL for leaving. summer hasn’t had a story in forever and AL is still young. I think she’s got talent and wish her the best in her career.

[lgprimes]

Ugh she’s one of the better actors on this show. That’s too bad

[Snaporaz]

HK used to bug me to no end, but then I saw her in one of those Hallmark Christmas movies (don't judge me, there were Corgis in it! 💞🐈).  The movie was stupid, of course, but the Corgis were cute and HK was ok in it, not annoying at all.  I think Summer is just a terrible character no matter who plays her, so I won't be missing her.

[Kemper]

I saw Hunter King in that Hallmark movie. too. She is maybe a decent actress. But I could not tolerate her  as Summer; so I would not watch her in anything again, ever. I think she was getting a Big Hallmark Push as one of their Next Big Actresses. Kind of like Lacy Chabert, Danica McKellar, etc. The network lost many of their "premier" actresses, including Candace Cameron Bure to a rival network. I have no idea which one. 

[SweePea59]

They're finally acknowledging that Stupor Girl is a totes pointless character. Remarkable.

And now we know why Sally and Shewhotalkstoofast are going to work at their boyfriends' companies. 🤣

(And I think Audra is playing Sally.)

[Denize]

10 hours ago, SweePea59 said:

They're finally acknowledging that Stupor Girl is a totes pointless character. Remarkable.

Part of the reason is that Summer is still witten as a pouty, entitled, 15 year old brat.

Now we'll probably be seeing more of Phyllis, yuk!  What is she wearing? A speed-skating suit?

[Snaporaz]

I don't think I've ever once rooted for Summer.  Even during The Peanut Butter Cookie Kiss, I was kinda pulling for Patty.

[surfgirl]

And what a shitty, unceremonious way to leave a ahow you've been on for years. 

[Joimiaroxeu]

21 hours ago, surfgirl said:

And what a shitty, unceremonious way to leave a ahow you've been on for years. 

I think it's possible she was going to be let go but TPTB gave her the face-saving option of making it look like it was her choice. I also read elsewhere that she'd been in contract renegotiations for a while and they weren't able to come to an agreement. Who knows? But in retrospect it's clear Summer started being backburnered not long after Claire arrived in GC after the mess in Oregon. And note how Phyllis wasn't really allowed to go at Claire on Summer's behalf.

[Joimiaroxeu]

Am watching Hunter King on The Neighborhood right now and she's not bad. The attempted backdoor pilot for a spinoff series is a non-starter though. Everyone is trying too hard to be funny.