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Luke KleintankRemember when Noah and Eden left for France after the fire? Well he's coming back a changed man.

 

Kevin Schmidt, who played the son of Sharon and Nick after the character's first bout of rapid aging, will not be returning to Y&R. Instead, Luke Kleintank, last seen as Eric van der Woodsen's love interest on Gossip Girl, will be taking over the role. His first day on set is tomorrow.

 

Luke certainly looks the part -- we think he and Dad go to the same hairstylist! -- but we're curious as to what age he'll be playing. Abby Newman, once younger than Noah, was recently made an adult with the casting of Marcy Rylan. Will Noah follow suit? Luke is 20 in real life. Can he play Abby's slightly older nephew?

 

And of course, with Maura West coming on as Diane Jenkins, we have to wonder ... is it time for Kyle to "grow up" too?

 

So many questions! What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments.

 

PHOTO SOURCE: JPI

Comments (12)

Tue, Sep 14 - 11:43 am

ERIC ROBERTS? A KEEPER ALWAYS LOVED HIM. PLEASE PUT NICK AND SHARON BACK....LET THEM RAISE THEIR CHILDREN TOGETHER..A FAMILY. I DON'T THINK CHANCE IS DEAD..I HOPE NOT. LEAVE HEATHER RIGHT WHERE SHE IS. PAUL LEYDEN YES!. ADAM NEEDS TO DISAPPEAR MEGGIE AS WELL..VICTOR IS A SOB! TO TREAT HIS DAUGHTER WITH SUCH DISRESPECT...HOW OLD IS SHE ANYWAY? WHO DIED AND MADE HIM GOD. GIVE HIM" MEGGIE" SHE WILL KICK HIS POMPOUS ASS. JILL AND LAUREN OK BUT PLEASE DON'T DRAG THIS STORY. NICE TO HAVE NINA'S LONG LOST SON BACK, GOOD STORY,...I THINK HE AND CHANCE PLANNED THIS WHOLE SCHEME TO GET THE BAD GUYS. ABBEY SICKENING..GET RID OF HER TOO. NOAH? GOOD TO BE BACK. WELCOME MAURA WEST..ACTOR FROM THE PRACTICE AS WELL LOVE HIM. OK.. NUFF SAID.

Thu, Sep 09 - 5:31 pm

To: TinnieWinnie,

Please go back to school and learn how to write more intelligently. It makes it difficult for anyone to understand what you are saying. Just a thought.

On to the writers: Please complete the storyline with Adam it's getting really old. It would be great if the new guy from As the World Turns became a love interest for Sheron. It is evident that you will not put she and Nick back together so let her move on to someone else and please do not let it be Adam.

I'm enjoying the storyline with Phillis, she's always been a viper and her fangs are starting to grow. Love her when she's in this character.

Kill the storyline with Meggie it's absolutely stupid. She's just boring and please how many times do you turn back to the old Nikki fell off the wagon...again boring. Give her a new love interest too. I'm sick of Victor and his dirty dealings, how about letting other characters have the last say instead of Victor.

Vickie and Billy, Sheron and Nick, Chloe and Chance, and Ashley and Tucker, Lily and Kane all rock!

Oh, and I love the Lauren/Jill storyline, turn Lauren into her old self back when she was plain evil that will put Jill in her place as she can play really dirty.

Oh! and killing off Chance not cool Y&R, not cool.

Wed, Sep 01 - 7:04 am

Can't wait to see the new Noah & yes he does look more like Nick. Someone needs to tell the writers they are way OFF with some of their storylines & people since they do not listen to the fans. Abbey is not a good actress, ridiculous storyline & also the one with her & Daniel. Heather MUST go...bad, bad, bad. There is NO chemistry there between her & Chance or anyone. This Adam thing has GOT to end soon...sooo boring & ran it's course a long time ago. Hope this Jill & Lauren thing doesn't go on forever...it is already starting to get on my nerves. Please let someone find out about what Meggie is doing to Nikki, I don't want to see her fall off the wagon. I want her to marry Victor...come on writers, listen to the fans for once

Mon, Aug 23 - 8:54 am

Will have to wait and see about Luke/Noah. I'm not impressed. Neither Eden or Noah need to come back. Boring! Daniel seems like a little lost puppy following Abbey around. He must be pretty desperate to zero in on Abbey. She has no relevant storyline and she cannot act. Jill also needs to go. Once great, now pitiful. Nina & Paul......absolutely no chemistry! Heather can't act. Scenes with Paul & Heather don't go well....awkward.

Sat, Aug 21 - 7:00 pm

I am glad they are bringing Noah back, but I don't like the fact that he will clearly be younger than Abby. That doesn't make any sense. Also, I really loved the Noah/Eden dynamic and the way Eden would stick it to Abby's snobbiness. I hope they also bring Eden back. Abby's character is so irrelevant, and her being with Daniel makes her even more so.

Tue, Aug 17 - 1:55 pm

So, Eden is now on a new show that is great, and she's great on it... Good chance she won't be coming back to GC.

The new Noah was good on Gossip Girl, so I look forward to seeing him in action.

The way the kids 'grow up' in Soaps is a bit silly, but I understand why they do it... Who wants to see a 2 or 3-year-old go all the way through their child-like issues? On that note, they should definitely keep the ages the same. If Noah was the older between him and Abby, He needs to come back at age 23?!

Mon, Aug 16 - 8:50 am

Yummy...good job Y&R Casting Dept!

Fri, Aug 13 - 7:04 pm

WOW YOU SURE PICK THE RIGHT MAN WHEN U PICKED ERICK ROBERTS HE IS A BIG SHARK AND PLAYED HIS PART WELL HOPE TO KEEP SEEING HIS SMILEY FACE. I AM SO GLAD ADEM GOT OFF LOVE HIM HES MY CRUSH.

Thu, Aug 12 - 10:27 pm

i think he looks like nick!

Thu, Aug 12 - 4:59 pm

We can only hope that if they bring Eden back she'll be cast with another actress. Definetely did not like the last one. I really don't think that character needs to come back at all.

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