'Y&R' Actress Eileen Davidson Explains Ashley Abbott's Alters & How the Storyline Came to Be
justjared.comEileen Davidson is best known for playing Ashley Abbott on the long-running soap opera series The Young and the Restless and she’s opening up about her character’s dissociative identity disorder (DID) storyline.
The 64-year-old actress made an appearance on the Michael Fairman’s YouTube Live show and discussed Ashley’s DID alters, got emotional about co-stars, and teased her future on Y&R.
Head Writer Josh Griffith was looking to explore Ashley’s mental health journey. Continuing the thread teased in a Fall 2023 episode, Ashley was ‘misremembering’ events with Tucker in Paris.
She remembered him having a violent outburst outside of a cafe, while Tucker had a different recollection, not involving any violence. Josh approached this exploration of mental health by tackling DID, a storyline that Eileen said she had never thought she would explore as an actor. “Ashley’s never been strong and together,” Eileen said. “She’s had issues out of the gate.” Browse through the slideshow to read everything Eileen Davidson teased about Ashley Abbott…
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