Allison Lanier Reflects On Two Years At The Young and the Restless

May 17th (2024) marked a full twenty-four months since Daytime Emmy Award nominee Allison Lanier made her debut on The Young and the Restless, succeeding Hunter King in the role of Summer Newman.

Allison Lanier On Y&R Tenure

“I just feel so lucky to be on the show and to work with all these awesome people and we have so much fun,” gushed the actress to Soap Opera Digest. “So when I get an interesting storyline on top of that, that just makes it even sweeter.”

On the ending of Summer and Kyle’s coupledom: “I love working with Michael, so it was a bit of a bittersweet moment because we knew that we probably wouldn’t work together quite as much. But it’s actually it turned out great because we’re working together a lot with the Harrison [kidnapping] storyline. So I think it’s been really good for both of our characters, honestly…it does open things up for Summer…Now Kyle and Summer get to be sometimes co-parents, sometimes adversaries.”

On new leading man Connor Floyd/Summer’s latest beau Chance Chancellor: “I was super excited about working with someone new and I really like working with Conner. Obviously, I came into the role of Summer when she and Kyle were already married, so it was fun for me to be able to explore those first moments of a relationship through Summer’s eyes. And I do love Conner. That’s a funny dude. He’s so silly and makes the scenes go by so fast. He’s a good time.”

On working with onscreen frenemy Hayley Erin (Claire Grace): “Hayley is great. She’s such a sweet person and I really enjoy getting to know her. I hope to work with her more.”

When it comes to working with play mother Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers), Allison Lanier can’t say enough good things. She “loves” having scenes with the flame-haired dynamo and confides she’s full of most welcome surprises. “Michelle has been really welcoming to me since the beginning, and our relationship has certainly grown over the years. There’s like a lot of respect and camaraderie there and I appreciate her so much.”

And as for Michael Graziedai, who portrays Summer’s beloved big brother Daniel: “I love Graz! He’s so much fun and he’s such a terrific actor. I love working with him and he’s made really clear choices for his character and that makes everything feel so much more real and grounded and can draw emotions that you didn’t know necessarily were going to be there….In real life, we have kind of a funny sibling dynamic that I think translates perfectly on screen.”

What have you most enjoyed about Allison Lanier’s run on Y&R? Let us know in the comments section below.

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