{"id":283984,"date":"2021-06-25T20:00:01","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T17:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/will-6th-time-be-the-charm-for-yr-emmy-nom-melissa-claire-egan\/"},"modified":"2021-06-25T20:00:01","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T17:00:01","slug":"will-6th-time-be-the-charm-for-yr-emmy-nom-melissa-claire-egan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-6th-time-be-the-charm-for-yr-emmy-nom-melissa-claire-egan\/","title":{"rendered":"#Will 6th Time Be the Charm for ‘Y&R’ Emmy Nom Melissa Claire Egan?"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Will 6th Time Be the Charm for ‘Y&R’ Emmy Nom Melissa Claire Egan?<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

The Young and the Restless<\/em><\/a>\u2019 Melissa Claire Egan<\/a> is walking into tonight\u2019s Daytime Emmy Awards<\/a> as the only nominee in the category of Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress in a Drama Series<\/a> who hasn\u2019t yet won an Emmy. There are only four soap operas, but competition for this category remains fierce. Egan made the ballot by submitting scenes from a particularly tumultuous year for her character, Chelsea Lawson.<\/p>\n

TV Insider chatted with the actress about her sixth overall nomination (she\u2019s had five in the supporting category) and all the feels she\u2019s experiencing as a first-time mom-to-be. Later this summer, she\u2019s set to deliver her first child, a son, with husband Matt Katrosar, a Sales VP at Pluto TV. (Due to production safety protocols, Katrosar stepped in as a man who kidnapp<\/a>ed Chelsea last year, making this year\u2019s reel all the more special.)<\/p>\n

Congratulations on, I think the word is, \u201ceverything!\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

Melissa Claire Egan:<\/strong> Thank you. I was at home when I found out I was nominated. I got a call from our amazing publicist Matt Kane. He told me the news<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s on your reel?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I told the story of Chelsea\u2019s year. In past years, I\u2019d submitted one strong episode. But this year, I took several different scenes that told her story. People are being so kind about the story I\u2019m having this year with the mental breakdown and being in a wheelchair. But this nomination is for last year\u2019s work.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s about breaking up with Nick (Joshua Morrow<\/a>), getting back together with Adam (Mark Grossman<\/a>), seeing him profess his love for Sharon (Sharon Case<\/a>), getting kidnapped and drugged, and yelling at Adam for his role in that. It\u2019s actually one of my favorite reels. Chelsea went through a lot last year, and the last few years.<\/p>\n

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Why did you go into the lead category this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Years ago, I was told by people that I trusted that I should submit in lead. I tend to take \u2014 no pun intended \u2014 people\u2019s leads. [Laughs<\/em>] I just did what I was kind of told! So, I actually started submitting in lead years ago. This is my first nomination in that category.<\/p>\n

In past years, actors had to submit entire episodes and include every frame in which they appear \u2014 for better or worse. This year, actors got to submit select scenes from multiple episodes. Which do you prefer? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Very good question. I don\u2019t mind either. It actually takes stress off if they say pick one episode. The writers are so good about writing for us. The rules change every year and you just go with it. This year, it was, choose 15 minutes of scenes. It\u2019s not that I prefer one or the other. Luckily, I made a reel I\u2019m very proud of.<\/p>\n

Susan Flannery (ex-Stephanie, The Bold and the Beautiful<\/em>) started a tradition of a luncheon with the nominees. Heather Tom (Katie, B&B<\/em>) is throwing it this year as she won last year. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Heather\u2019s amazing. She sent a fun group text about the lunch. It\u2019s my first time in lead so I\u2019ve never been to the luncheon before. I can\u2019t wait. It\u2019s a fun group of ladies.<\/p>\n

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A famous primetime actress was asked after an acceptance speech at an awards show why she didn\u2019t thank her husband \u2014 she simply said her marriage didn\u2019t win an award. In your case, however, your husband Matt actually is on your reel. <\/strong><\/p>\n

[Laughs<\/em>] That\u2019s funny! Yes, he is<\/em> on my reel. I didn\u2019t use the scene where he actually kidnapped me, but you see his feet.<\/p>\n

Chelsea\u2019s story is continuing this year. On the one hand, she\u2019s faking her condition, but at times, she seems truly lost.<\/strong><\/p>\n

She had a fake breakdown in Victor\u2019s (Eric Braeden<\/a>) living room. That was to avoid jail time. However<\/em>, that being said, now you see her in the mental hospital having mood swings and tantrums. She\u2019s been through so much this year. It can\u2019t not<\/em> have affected her. She\u2019s on a wire. Is she faking it? There is something that\u2019s been tweaked in her. She\u2019s had a brain aneurism. She\u2019s had a stroke. She\u2019s been in a wheelchair. She\u2019s not fully well even though she thinks she is.<\/p>\n

Chelsea\u2019s so convinced there\u2019s this bond with Adam and Sharon, but Sharon\u2019s marriage to Rey (Jordi Vilasuso<\/a>) remains intact. Does Chelsea preemptively act sometimes when she shouldn\u2019t?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think she was in a vulnerable place when she saw the kiss between Sharon and Adam. She totally handled it wrong. You don\u2019t try to poison people [Rey] and then frame someone else [Adam] for attempted murder!<\/p>\n

Well\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

[Laughs<\/em>] Or do you?<\/p>\n

We all have our lists. Seriously, what prompted Chelsea to take this action?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chelsea was at her most vulnerable when she got the idea for all this. She wasn\u2019t able to move or speak. Then, she sees this man she\u2019s in love with kissing his ex [Sharon]. That pushed her over the edge. That tweaked something in her brain. That made her different. Things happen in life that change people. After everything she and Adam had been through? She felt betrayed and that made her do these horrible things. Poor Rey! She almost killed the guy.<\/p>\n

Can you talk about Chelsea\u2019s relationship with Chloe (Elizabeth Hendrickson<\/a>)? Might she get in trouble?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I love their friendship so much. They\u2019ve been there for each other. But Chelsea did get her best friend involved in this whole thing. They forgive each other. However, Chloe\u2019s a little worried that Chelsea might be a little off. She could accidentally get Chloe in trouble. Chelsea doesn\u2019t think she ever would. She wants to protect Chloe. She knows she got her into this mess. One of her main goals is to keep Chloe protected.<\/p>\n

How are you feeling these days? <\/strong><\/p>\n

It was a rough road to get here, but the pregnancy has been a breeze. I haven\u2019t been sick at all. I love being pregnant. I think I had one day that I was sick, but I feel great.<\/p>\n

Does Chelsea ever think about Johnny (Holden and Ryan Hare), the son she gave to Billy (Jason Thompson<\/a>) and Victoria (Amelie Heinle<\/a>) \u2014 who are now split \u2014 to raise?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I get this question all the time<\/em>. Absolutely. We\u2019ve crossed paths at Halloween parties. The writers address it as much as they can. Newer viewers may not know that Chelsea is Johnny\u2019s birth mother. I said to Jason Thompson one time you know that\u2019s our kid, right?<\/p>\n

Chelsea has enough on her plate.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Exactly. But it is an idea \u2014 would<\/em> Chelsea ever want to take Johnny back?<\/p>\n

The Young and the Restless<\/em>, Weekdays, CBS<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 48th<\/sup> Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, Friday, June 25 at 8\/7c, CBS and streaming on Paramount+<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n