In a special newsy-edition of The Nelson Ratings,TV Guide Canada's Nelson Branco is reporting Jess Walton walked out on The Young and the Restless in the middle of contract discussions.

Y&R asked Jess to take a pay cut, and she walked off the set. She had been feeling ill, but that’s not the reason she bolted.” So, is Walton’s walkout a contract ploy? “Nope,” continues the insider. “She’s serious. Jess may be the first daytime actor to actually stand up to these pay cuts everyone is being forced to take.”

In other Y&R news, Branco has learned Tricia Cast is back as Nina.

Now before you bug out no, I don't mean myself at least not today er never mind, but since the buzz around Jess Walton and the character of Jill's starting to really heat up I thought I'd give the DC'ers something to smile about. We all know that Ms. Jill loves the youngsters (again not myself) who the hell can blame her since they manage to get her in touch with her playful side instead of that snarling, angry and combative hag that she's been showing off lately. In these clips you'll see that the men have gotten Ms. Abbott to let her hair down in more ways than one but who had the better striptease for Jill? Above you have Larry,"The Wartman" Warton (David "Shark" Fralic) putting it down and getting Jill to become his version of Lil' Wayne's Mrs. Officer. READ MORE

We all know Brad Bell has a penchant for picking up Y&R actors who don't recover from "sick days", so if the phenomenal Jess Walton starts to "feel better" and lands in The Bold and the Beautiful's LA, wouldn't it be great if she plays Wilhemina, the never-before-mentioned twin sister of the late Bill Spencer, who shares an interest in the family publishing dynasty with her niece and nephew?  READ MORE

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Okay, let me preface this by saying how much I absolutely love, love, love Jess Walton, but if this whole "under the weather" business turns out not to be true and Y&R decides to recast Jill, I would pay-per-view to see Jane Elliot (Tracy, GH) as Jill. Type amongst yourselves!

According to the good folks at Soap Opera Digest's web site, a casting call went out for a well known actress to play Jill (Jess Walton). SOD states that a source has told them that Walton hasn't been feeling well and think that its possible that The Young and the Restless is looking for someone to fill in until our favorite bad girl feels better. Online rumblings are also wondering if the role is for Katherine's (Jeanne Cooper) real missing in action daughter. My money's on a tempJill coming in, get well soon Jess!