'The Young and the Restless': CBS to Air ET's 50th Anniversary Special for the Iconic Soap

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is turning 50! In a sneak peek of Entertainment Tonight's upcoming anniversary special for the iconic soap opera, the cast details one of the most memorable parts of the show — the weddings!In 2013, Melody Thomas Scott told ET she'd already attended 13 weddings on the show, while Eric Braeden joked that he was «suffering from amnesia» when it came to his wedding count.

The love continued into the next decade, as Peter Bergman told ET in 2021, «I have been to more weddings as Jack Abbott than I have been to as Peter Bergman.» That's a fair assessment, as the soap opera has put on more than 100 weddings throughout its half-century run.

That many weddings means there were some iconic fashion moments, from Michelle Stafford's Monique Lhuillier dress to Scott's «stunning, beautiful, 30-pound gown» that was worth $20,000 in 1984.Sharon Case notes in the special, which will air March 27 on CBS, that the celebrations are always «big» and «very beautiful,» while Christian LeBlanc and Tracey E.

Bregman open up about the real emotions that come into play on wedding days.«I cried when she came down the aisle for our wedding,» LeBlanc admits, with Bregman adding, «I felt like I was getting married for real and I was married in real life at that time.»The drama the characters go through and wedding days is sometimes matched by that of the actors playing them.«I had to deliver my vows at literally 10 minutes to one a.m.