The iconic long-running star of The Young and the Restless, Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki Newman) chats with Michael Fairman in this candid conversation about her new memoir out now, "Always Young and Restless: My Life on and off America's #1 Daytime Drama" from Diversion Books.
From the abuse she suffered as a child, to working in Hollywood at such a young age, to sharing the screen or being directed by some of the greats in film from :Clint Eastwood, Brian DePalma and Alfred Hitchcock, to landing her role as Nikki on Y&R which has now lasted over 40 years, to some of her favorite and least favorite storylines, to the importance of "I Love Lucy" in her life, the loss of Y&R's Kristoff St. John (Ex-Neil Winters) and more, Melody opens up about moments in her life that she hopes will help others with their struggles and shares numerous real-life stories within this interview for the Michael Fairman Channel.
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