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Breaking News! Raya Meddine Leaving The Young and the Restless!

Wednesday, July 16 2008


Raya Meddine (Shaun Proulx, ProudFM)
Raya Meddine, the beautiful actress who plays Victor Newman’s (Eric Braeden) new wife, Sabrina, has been let go from the show after only about five months. The actress joined the show in February 2008 as the best friend of Victor’s daughter, Victoria (Amelia Heinle), who had come to town to visit on her way to set up a new life in New York City.


**Mini-Spoiler**

No final airdate has been announced for the character of Sabrina, but as Soaps.com has reported earlier, previews show her involved in a tragedy that will unfold at the time of the Charity Ball.

Raya had signed a three-year contract, but there is a pervasive feeling in the soap community that her character, Sabrina, never quite caught on with viewers of Y&R, particularly when writers paired her so quickly with much-older mega-millionaire, Victor Newman. Since Sabrina also recently announced that she is expecting, viewers have been waiting to see if the scribes will address the fact that Victor is well-known to have had a vasectomy, and therefore, is the baby she is carrying actually his?

According to media reports, writers for the show are aware that fans are antsy about this complication, and are working on addressing it.

Soaps.com would like to wish Raya all the best in her future endeavors. Here’s hoping she’ll turn up in the soap world again soon, as she is certainly a wonderful actress!


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USER COMMENTS

Posted by phickfanalways at Wednesday, July 16 2008 08:30 AM

I really don't understand why viewer did not like this beautiful young woman she was a breath of fresh air!

As for the older version of Nikki & Victor I am one fan that are tired of them together, their s/l is not even entertaining anymore!

Posted by shaemax at Wednesday, July 16 2008 08:50 AM

I think Raya Meddine is a great actress and very beautiful, but the storyline she was given was not realistic. I could not believe Victor would marry someone after being with them for only a few short weeks; no matter how beautiful she was. I don't consider him to be that shallow. I also thought from the beginning she couldn't be pregnant with his baby. Since he had the vasectomy, I couldn't understand why he didn't question her pregnancy. My husband had a vasectomy and if I got pregnant, he would certainly want a test to be sure it was his baby! I did not like how the writers just ignored this aspect of the storyline. Frankly, I would like Victor and Niki to get back together. Then I would like Jack and Phyllis back together, they were a hoot then, but now Sharon and Jack and Nick and Phyllis are boring together.

Posted by loveable abi at Wednesday, July 16 2008 08:50 AM

i am happy she is going and wishes her the best. i never liked the idea of victor and her. nickey and victor should reunite

Posted by Rquattro at Wednesday, July 16 2008 09:02 AM

I love the actress, even love the character. Did not like the s/l with Victor.

Posted by BHOLD at Wednesday, July 16 2008 09:06 AM

Oh no! I like her! She's very different and gives a europeon flair to the story! Love her w/Slick Vic. Adds a lot of spice to the story...

Please let her stay...otherwise, we'll be going back to the same ole people w/their boring lives!!!

Keep her, Keep her, Keep her!!!!

Posted by Missmugs at Wednesday, July 16 2008 09:27 AM

Bye, bye...

Posted by smileyfce80 at Wednesday, July 16 2008 09:27 AM

I really liked sabrina! I actually started watchin everyday because I liked the story line! I'm not watching anymore! Its just a disappointment!

Posted by chicky at Wednesday, July 16 2008 09:34 AM

It is too bad that when the writers do a lousy job that the actors and actress's have to pay the price.
She is amazing and I think she would have worked out if not for the writers putting her with Victor so quickly.
no different than Chow, he is a great actor, writers didn't do him justice.

Sorry to see you go Sabrina (Raya) good luck and I hope to see you in another soap real soon.

Posted by safire8645 at Wednesday, July 16 2008 09:42 AM

OMG I just read the spoiler, Sabrina is being killed off! That was totally unexpected. Not sure how I'm feeling about that. Kinda crazy that David and Sabrina are both leaving. I thought there was a big s/l with them and Nicki&Victor. I never really connected with her but everytime she was in a scene with Nicki or Vicki I rooted for her, cause they'r enasty acting to everybody.

Posted by kc-rich at Wednesday, July 16 2008 09:47 AM

I am sick with this....so what he had a vasectomy! I still like seeing Victor with someone other that Nikki and I thought that person was going to be Sabrina. I think it is sooooo stupid that the writers keep writing Nikki back into Victor’s life. IF THAT HAPPENS, I TELL YOU ONE PERSON THAT WILL NOT BE WATCHING ANY MORE. Are you for real???

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