It’s been just about three years since Allison Lanier joined The Young and the Restless playing Phyllis and Nick’s daughter, Summer, and now it looks like her time on the sudser is over. The actress took to Twitter/X to share the news that her last episode would be this Friday, May 2nd.
“I’ve loved the journey and learned so much,” she tweeted, “but it’s time to grow in a different direction… Very grateful for all of the Y&R fans who have supported me!”
When Lanier joined the show, she and Kyle were still together, as the two returned to Genoa City after having gotten married offscreen in Milan. But that didn’t stop them from having a big, bold soapy wedding once they got back home, too!
She and Kyle have since split, with him having grown closer to Summer’s (relatively) newfound cousin Claire. In fact, those two are set to move in together, while Summer’s romantic life has been somewhat stalled (a Chance detour notwithstanding). Luckily, her professional life has been doing just fine — at least up until now!
While Summers’s built Marchetti up into one heck of a respectable fashion house, spoilers make it clear she’s about to hit a professional crisis. With both Sally and Chelsea set to bail on her, Marchetti could be in danger. And that could prompt Summer to bail on the company and Genoa City! Or maybe she learns about Kyle and Claire taking their next step and decides it’s time to for a break, heading out of town.
Show sources tell us that Lanier and Summer are indeed exiting, and there are no plans at this time to recast. Lanier, as we’re sure fans know, took over the role after Hunter King exited.
