Y&R Star Zuleyka Silver Gets Vulnerable About Personal Struggle

The actress, who plays Audra Charles, opened up about her ADHD and how it can impact her work.

In a candid confession, Zuleyka Silver admitted that she messed up her lines on Y&R.

Audra Charles is a bold and confident woman who doesn’t like to show people she’s sweating. There’s only one person who’s softened her heart on The Young and the Restless, and that person is Nate. Actress Zuleyka Silver is the opposite of her onscreen persona. She shared a candid confession about her personal struggles on social media.

Embarrassing BTS Moment

Silver took to her Instagram Stories to recall an embarrassing moment while filming Y&R. The caption reads: “May the script gods be with me tomorrow.” In the video, she called it “one of my favorite things that happens sometimes.” However, it happened on a much grander scale.

“I memorized the wrong episode,” Silver admitted before explaining, “We’re shooting out of order. “I was so good for tomorrow, or so I thought. We’re shooting that on Friday. I am now working on tomorrow’s material.”

In Silver’s defense, she was already preparing her lines, but she assumed that she had more time. Unlike Audra, she doesn’t “work well under pressure.” Silver admitted her other mistake, which was wasting time on social media rather than prepping. “Fun fact: I have ADHD, and so I have to have a color-coded Google calendar. I have to be on top of my schedule because my ADHD manifests as poor time management,” she admitted.

She first struggled with ADHD in college. That’s when she came out with a system that helped her focus and get work done. “Um, so times like this make me feel like I don’t have it well-managed, but I do, I just didn’t double-check,” she said. “And if anyone else out there has ADHD, you know the struggle. It’s not anything that I really like to talk about, but it’s very much part of me.” The soap star then added the hashtag #adhdgirlies.

The Struggle Is Real

Most Y&R fans can relate to Silver’s confession. We all struggle in some way, especially when it comes to school, work, or life. Oftentimes, we can end up distracted. In another video, Silver joked, “And I guess part of my ADHD is getting on here and procrastinating. But I’m gonna get off and I’m going to continue on them, and I’m going to kill it tomorrow.” She’s already channeling her inner Audra. “Okay, I’m done venting, bye,” she added.

Later in the day, Silver jumped back onto her Instagram Stories. She thought she was taking a photo, but her camera started recording. “I just want to say WE DID IT!” she confirmed. She also added the note, “Thanks for all the kind words, 5 scenes later. PS: Chewing gum helps memorization.” What are your thoughts on Silver’s candid confessions about her ADHD? Let us know in the comments section.