'Young and the Restless' 50th Anniversary: Cast Reveals Favorite Fan Moments, Guest Stars and More (Exclusive)

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is turning 50 years old, and in honor of the special occasion, Entertainment Tonight and CBS present , a special honoring the iconic soap opera airing March 27.ET spoke with the soap opera's stars on the 50th-anniversary red carpet earlier this month, and they all reflected on ' staying power, looking back on some of the most memorable moments and unforgettable guest stars.Janice Lynde admitted that she gets «goosebumps» thinking about the show celebrating its 50th year, saying, «I've said it before — it's surreal because we weren't sure we would last for one year during Watergate, that's how long ago it was in 1973, and it's absolutely thrilling.

I think it's fabulous. Thank you to Lee [Phillip Bell] and Bill [William J. Bell] for creating it!»The actress added that as a former concert pianist, working on the soap «put me on the international map in a way I wasn't before» and that she became «the world's sweetheart for a few years.»Looking back on her time on the series, she revealed that the love story between Brad and Leslie was her favorite. «We were the original super-couple of daytime and I had a mental breakdown and Bill Bell really wrote it,» she recalled. «I did a lot of research for it and was in a locked ward at UCLA for research and it helped a lot of people in the audience who had psychiatric problems to be able to get resources.

So I loved that it was a great story to play, but it also helped the audience before it was a popular thing to talk about.»Camryn Grimes echoed the sentiment, sharing that as an actress who recently celebrated her 25th anniversary on the show and having played two different characters, «if you would have asked me back then if I would be here celebrating the 50th anniversary of the.