Will Drucilla Winters ever come back to life on The Young and the Restless?
We all know how desperate we are to see Drucilla Winters back to life. After all, she ruled the show and created a pathway straight into our hearts. Didn’t she? We know bringing characters back to life is certainly possible in soap operas no matter how magical it sounds. Y&R should have never killed off Dru in the first place but wait! How many times have characters risen from the grave? What do you think? Will Dru climb back up from the cliff and plan revenge?
What happened to Dru at The Young And The Restless?
Drucilla Winter’s rivalry with Phyllis Summers was one for ages which further intensified as the years went on. When Phyllis threatened to use her cell phone to reveal Sharon’s affair and Dru tried to reach for the phone, both Dru and Sharon fell off the cliff; immediately sending Dru into the shallow water. However, injured Sharon was found later on but the rescue team couldn’t find Dru and only discovered the remains of her jacket.
Hence, Drucilla Winters was presumed to be dead as her body was never found. With Drucilla’s body being lost, it makes it all easy to resurrect a character that brought the show to life for more than a decade. So, what has kept her from coming back to the show to this date?
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Why did Victoria Rowell actually quit the show?
We were certainly saddened about Victoria Rowell quitting the show. What actually happened between the show makers and Victoria that led to this shocking exit?
Rowell seemed to be unhappy with the soap opera’s behind-the-scene politics, the lack of diversity, and the labeling of daytime television. The actress vacated the role of Dru after the claim of racial discrimination and dissatisfaction with how her character was developing over time.
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Rowell had criticized the makers for not having enough African-American casts and crew including the writers, producers, and other crew members. “It shouldn’t be that way. Behind the cameras has to look like who you see in front of it,” she commented on The Wendy Williams Show.
She further filed a lawsuit against the producers of The Young And The Restless which was settled out of court and the case was dropped in 2017.
Will Victoria Rowell return to The Young and the Restless?
Die-hard fans of Drucilla Winters are still hoping for her to make a comeback on the show. So when the rumors of her return started back in 2020, it quickly spread like wildfire. However, Victoria was quick to shut the rumors down. She took to social media and clarified it as being fake and further claimed that she won’t be heading back to The Young and the Restless in the near future.
No. FAKE NEWS. https://t.co/SrulSmvKm9
— Victoria Rowell (@victoriarowell) September 5, 2020
However, it’s a blessing to us that we’ll still have plenty of opportunities to watch Victoria Rowell on television. How? Did you forget about Rowell’s comedy series The Rich And The Ruthless? And Trash vs Treasure? Here’s some good news to spill. It is still available on Amazon Prime Video. Her podcast, Secret Of Soap Opera Diva, is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, & Amazon music too.
The Rich and the Ruthless, and Jacqueline And Jilly were the shows created by Rowell and produced by the UMC. Victoria Rowell has had a number of roles in feature films too. By now, she has done almost 26 films and 20 television series among which Good Sam is the recent television series where she had a recurring role as Tina Kingsley.