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Eric Braeden Returns to 'Young and Restless' After Illness

3/25/2026

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Eric Braeden returned to his role as Victor Newman on 'Young and Restless' after pneumonia.
In a Facebook video, he said he and family members were ill, but he is feeling better.
He noted the challenge of catching up on work and expressed gratitude for modern medicine.
He is in intense scenes with his on-screen wife Nikki, played by Melody Thomas Scott, and enjoys returning.

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Eric Braeden returned to his role as Victor Newman on 'Young and Restless' after pneumonia.
In a Facebook video, he said he and family members were ill, but he is feeling better.
He noted the challenge of catching up on work and expressed gratitude for modern medicine.
He is in intense scenes with his on-screen wife Nikki, played by Melody Thomas Scott, and enjoys returning.