Beloved daytime legend Patrika Darbo made a surprising return as her former The Bold and the Beautiful character, Shirley Spectra, on The Young and the Restless today as part of Sally Spectra (Courtney Hope) and Billy Abbott’s (Jason Thompson) wedding. Here, Darbo explains what it was like to be allowed to return and what viewers can expect this go-around with Shirley in Genoa City.
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Darbo explained exclusively to Parade that when she learned she would be reprising her role on The Bold and the Beautiful for the wedding and reuniting with Courtney Hope, she couldn’t stop crying. “It was great,” she shared.
The actress shared that she considered it a “great honor” not only to return to CBS but also to reunite with her Spectra family.
Darbo explained that Shirley’s arrival in Genoa City was meant to support her granddaughter. “Shirley has never been one to take prisoners. I mean, she takes right after her sister [the original Sally Spectra, played by the late Darlene Conley].” She went on to share that Shirley doesn’t edit herself. “She just says it, and that’s it, and that’s the way it’s always been, and the writers were gracious enough to keep my character just the same as she was, and it was so much fun, so much fun.”
With that said, this time Darbo got to work with a new member of the Spectra family, as Coco Spectra made her The Young and the Restless debut, played by daytime newcomer Ashley Campbell, taking over the role from Courtney Grosbeck, who portrayed the character from 2017 through 2018.
Darbo shared that working with Campbell was perfect. “She was very sweet and kind; it was wonderful. She held her own, and it was great.”
Reflecting on the differences between who Shirley was on The Bold and the Beautiful and who she is on The Young and the Restless, Darbo shared that both sets of writers “kept who Shirley is.” Acknowledging that at the end of the day, the Spectras are a close-knit family and “we take care of each other.”
Darbo realizes how unique an experience this is, and was incredibly thankful for the opportunity. “I’m very blessed, truly, in this business to have been allowed to come from one show to the next show to continue the same character. Daytime in general has been truly a gift.”
Would Darbo be interested in reprising her role in the future, and continuing as Shirley Spectra? Darbo explained that she is “An actor at heart. That’s what feeds my soul is acting,” so if she were asked to return, she would do it “in a heartbeat.”
Brand new episodes of The Young and the Restless air weekdays on CBS and stream weeknights on Paramount+.
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