'The Young And The Restless' Spoilers: Phyllis Recast As Gina Tognoni, To Appear This Summer? [VIDEO]
Phyllis Summers will soon come back to CBS' The Young and the Restless, a year after she fell into a coma.
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Two-time Emmy winner Gina Tognoni has landed the role after having a "flawless" audition, a rep told TVGuide.com. Her first appearance is slated for late summer.
Tognoni, 40, is no stranger to soap operas. She starred as Kelly Cramer on One Life to Live from 1995 to 2011 and Dinah Marler on Guiding Light from 2004 to 2009.
Many fans took to social media to express their excitement with the casting news calling the actress the "perfect" choice.
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@MichaelFairman @ginatognoni A great choice! Hopefully, the writers will do her justice!
— Jason Keith Pack (@Manjemima) May 22, 2014
@MichaelFairman @ginatognoni Glad to hear. She's a great choice. — Jim (@JimRomanovich) May 22, 2014
"Phyllis Summers has been cast! Does this mean she's coming out of her coma?" the show's official Twitter account teased on Thursday.
The character, which made her debut on the show in 1994 with actress Michelle Stafford, has been in the hospital for a year now after suffering a brain trauma from a staircase fall.
Although, Phyllis' fiancé, Jack Abbott, has hoped that she would wake up from the coma, he started spending some time with Kelly Andrews. However, Jack and Phyllis' daughter, Summer, didn't approve of her father's new romance. In turn, Jack promised Summer that if her mother ever wakes up from the coma, he would be with her no matter what.
Will Jack stick to his word when Phyllis returns? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
-- The Young and the Restless airs weekdays at 12:30 p.m. EST on CBS.
