This Post Contains Possible Spoilers for future "Young and the Restless" episodes
We'll chalk this all up to the result of rumors and onscreen drama – as CBS Soaps In Depth reported in a recap of Rey's storyline, while the character came close to death in a recent storyline, the actor doesn't seem to be going anywhere.
Rey has recently been in the middle of a lot of turmoil recently. His wife, Sharon – fresh off a battle with breast cancer – is dealing with the fallout from her daughter Faith's being bullied, which has also turned into a health crisis for the teenager. All the while, Sharon has been battling an attraction to Adam Newman (Mark Grossman), one of her ex-husbands. Sharon's obsession with Adam has turned into an obsession for Rey, who has been trying to lure the Newman black sheep back to town so he can make him "pay" for his numerous crimes, using Adam's son with Chelsea (Melissa Claire Egan) to draw him back in. In March, Rey became a victim of thallium poisoning, and while things looked dire for him, he has recovered and is currently trying to figure out who tried to kill him.
According to Soap Dirt, however, spoilers indicate Rey and Sharon will overcome this drama and stay together instead of splitting up.
There have been rumors going all the way back to the summer of 2020 that Vilasuso was ready to leave the sudser, so it isn't uncommon for such scuttlebutt to circulate about actors who're in the middle of dramatic storylines. Vilasuso himself has not indicated he's interested in leaving, according to Monsters and Critics.
