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If you’re a soap opera enthusiast like us, then there’s no way Colleen Zenk won’t ring a bell. The seasoned soap opera veteran is best known for her three-decade portrayal of Barbara on As the World Turns, a role she held until 2010. Thirteen years after her departure, Zenk made a highly anticipated and unexpected return to daytime TV, this time in The Young and the Restless, taking on the role of the cunning villain, Jordan Howard. Jordan first appeared in the episode of November 17, 2023. But what’s her story? Let’s take a look!
It all started when Claire Grace came in Genoa City and got herself a job as Nikki Newman’s assistant in Newman Media. She was very quick to win over all their trust but turns out there was a different motive behind her arrival. Later, Claire shared with Nikki that her Great Aunt Jordan had a mishap, injuring her arm after a fall at her lake house, and needed her help. When Claire mentioned Jordan admired Nikki greatly, Nikki offered a ride on the Newman jet, as she was planning a visit to her sister in the same direction.
But when they reached Jordan’s lakeside home, Claire took a dark turn by drugging Nikki and locking her up in an upstairs room, where she was hooked up to an IV that was filled with alcohol, pushing her off her sobriety. Then Jordan arrives and tells Claire that their plan was right on track, urging her not to waver. Meanwhile, Claire went back to Genoa City, spinning a tale to Victoria Newman that Nikki had been hospitalized following a seizure. This news sent Victoria to inform her father, Victor Newman, pulling Nick Newman into the crisis as the family rushed to be by Nikki’s side.
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Meanwhile, Claire’s on the phone with Jordan, who’s busy giving Victor the runaround over a “bad connection,” while assuring him Nikki’s getting all the care she needs for her MS. Just as the Newmans are about to make their airport dash, Cole Howard shows up at Jordan’s doorstep, trying to find Nikki after getting a message from her. But Jordan’s not having any visitors, so she knocks Cole out cold before the Newmans show up.
So, after messing with Nikki, Jordan decides to welcome the Newmans with a dose of pure evil. Then she revealed her big secret that she’s Eve Howard’s sister and she’s out for some serious revenge against Victor for how he treated her sis. Then, just when you thought things couldn’t get worse, she drops the bomb that she poisoned the water bottles they all just chugged. She’s ready to watch them suffer and kick the bucket!
Then, Claire strolls in with a stunned Cole and hits them with the big reveal. Turns out, Claire is the supposed dead baby Eve of Cole and Victoria! Claire thought she was abandoned at first but when Jordan spills the beans about switching Baby Eve with a dead baby from the hospital, Claire’s eyes open wide. She realizes she’s been played and switches sides real fast.
Next up, Jordan goes all knife-wielding maniac, slashing Nick and making a run for it upstairs where Victor found Nikki. They manage to lock her up, but when the cops show, poof! Jordan’s vanished into thin air! The Newmans head back home, clueless that Jordan’s got plans to crash their party in Genoa City.
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Fast forward a bit, Jordan’s on a mission. She calls the cops on herself and plants some fake evidence in a motel room, then sneaks off to stalk Nikki. She pulls off a hospital heist, snatching Claire away, and then it’s showtime. Jordan lures Nikki to a shady cabin, holding her at gunpoint with a drugged Claire in tow. But Nikki’s not taking any of that nonsense. She smacks Jordan with a bottle, Claire tries to play peacemaker, and in the end, Claire sides with Nikki, who knocks Jordan out cold. The cops swoop in and haul Jordan off to the slammer.
So, Claire paid Jordan a visit, hoping to find closure to help her heal. But Jordan kept on with her manipulative ways, trying to twist Claire’s mind. Claire, though, had had enough and shut her down cold. Jordan grabbed a phone and tried pulling a fast one, pretending to be Victoria to reach Claire at the hospital. But Claire wasn’t buying it and shut her out once more.
But then a fire breaks out at the prison. It’s total chaos and some inmates either died or made a run for it. Nobody knows for sure what happened to Jordan in the mayhem. But then, Nikki starts getting creepy calls and hears stripper music, convinced Jordan’s out there, still on her tail! So Jordan is still well and alive but this time with a new identity and a wig. And now, she is targeting Victoria. She even pushed Seth, Nikki’s ex AA sponsor in front of a moving car after he found out about her plan.
Stay tune to find out what’s going to happen next!