10 Most shocking betrayals in the history of The Young and the Restless

The Young and the Restless is one of the longest-running soap operas in the US, which premiered in 1973. It follows the stories and lives of various families living in Genoa City, Wisconsin.

The show depicts the challenges the characters face in their professional and personal lives. From romantic entanglements to family dynamics, the show covers every aspect of the lives of the characters.

Another important aspect is the multiple betrayals. Over the years, many characters have hidden secrets about their lives, betrayed their loved ones, and also faked identity, escalating the drama in the show. In this article, we have listed 10 such shocking betrayals from The Young and the Restless.

Disclaimer: Please note that the entire article is based on the writer's opinion. Reader's discretion is advised.

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10) Cane’s identity revelation

Cane Ashby and Lilly Winters might have been one of the supercouples of The Young and the Restless; however, their marriage was also marred with deceptions and lies.

In 2009, when they were married for the first time, Lily was unaware of the true identity of Cane. She finds out about the lie and betrayal after marriage that Cane was not Phillip Chancellor III. He was actually sent by the real Phillip. This secret disheartened Lily, and she left her husband.

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9) Nick and Phyllis' affair

Nicholas Newman and his wife Sharon Collins's relationship and marriage were never a smooth one in The Young and the Restless. It had always been messy, as affairs have caused many breakups and separations between them.

His affair with Phyllis Summers was during a tumultuous time in their life. As they had recently lost their daughter, Cassie, in a car accident, they both grow distant rather than supporting each other. During this time, Nick started his affair with Phyllis. Sharon's finding out about the betrayal ultimately broke their marriage.

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8) Claire betrays Kyle and Victor

Claire becomes an active player in the schemes of Diane and Jack Abbott in The Young and the Restless. After Jack opens up about his and Victor Newman’s deep rivalry and warns Clair about his plans of involving Kyle in his dark plans, she reluctantly joins them to save Kyle from Victor.

However, in order to do that, she hides this from Kyle and joins Jack. She becomes a part of the plotting that Jack and Diane do to save Kyle and Abotts from Victor’s manipulations.

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7) Adam swapped Sharon’s newborn baby

In 2009, in The Young and the Restless, Adam gaslights Ashley and scares her to the point that she falls off the stairs and loses her baby. When Sharon is taken to the hospital to deliver her baby, Adam steals the baby and gives it to Ashley.

Later, he and Sharon start dating and plan to elope. As their plane crashes, Adam reveals to Sharon that her baby was alive and he stole it from her. However, due to a head injury, she forgets about the confession. However, with the help of Nick, Jack, and Phyllis, Sharon comes to know the truth and leaves Adam.

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6) Devon and Hilary’s relationship

Devon Hamilton and Hilary Curtis always had strong chemistry and liking for each other. They were drawn to each other even when she was in a relationship and then married Neil in 2014 in The Young and the Restless.

However, the marriage doesn’t stop the two as they start an affair, hiding everything from Neil. Later, Neil is the one who reveals their betrayal in front of everyone.

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5) Lily betrays Billy by sharing information with Victor Newman

Billy hires Phyllis for a job at Abbot Chancellor and starts filling in about a recent big deal and his firing of Lily. She is shocked as Billy tells her that he has fired Lily and hasn’t informed his mom, Jill, about it.

He later tells her that Lily betrayed him by revealing his plan of acquiring Odyssey 7 to Victor Newman, the family nemesis who was already planning to destroy him.

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4) Skye Lockharte betrays Adam

Adam Newman is one of the main villains of The Young and the Restless. He is involved in many lies, deceptions, and betrayals.

However, when he was trying to avoid the police and faked his death, his ex-girlfriend, Skye Lockehart, helped him in doing it as she also had faked her death due to her gambling problems. As Adam is anxious about being caught by the police, she betrays him by telling Sharon and Victor about their whereabouts. He is then brought back to Genoa City and sent to jail.

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3) Victoria’s arrest on her wedding day

After their illegal drunk wedding in The Young and the Restless, Victoria and Billy Abbott decide to get married officially. However, her father, Victor Newman, had different plans as he orchestrated her arrest on the day of her wedding.

Although she does get arrested, it is only after getting legally married, which fails Victor’s cruel and vicious plan.

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2) Diane betrays Kyle

In 2024, in The Young and the Restless, Kyle is heartbroken by his mother’s betrayal. It is revealed that in order to become the CEO of Glissade, Victor gave Diane an ultimatum that she has to fire Kyle from Glissade.

She agreed to the deal and fired Kyle, which broke Kyle’s heart as it impacted both his personal relationship with his mother and destroyed his professional life.

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1) Billy and Phyllis’ affair

Billy and Phyllis have a twisted history in The Young and the Restless. Phyllis was married to Billy’s brother Jack when they hooked up and betrayed Jack.

The affair resulted in Phyllis and Jack’s divorce. But it doesn’t end there.

When Sharon and Nick were about to get married, Billy proposed to Phyllis, but the truth about her previous affair with Nick broke everything, including Sharon and Nick’s wedding, as she left him at the altar.

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