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The Young and the Restless fans are reacting to the possible romance between Victoria Newman and Kyle Abbott. The two characters came close to sharing a kiss on the soap this week, and their unexpected pairing has already created strong opinions among fans.
The Young and the Restless fans react to Victoria and Kyle’s romance
Amelia Heinle plays Victoria Newman, while Michael Mealor plays Kyle Abbott. Their possible romance would be complicated because of their long family history. He was born in 2001, when Victoria was already an adult.
Victoria also married Kyle’s uncle, Billy Abbott, multiple times. The two share two children, Johnny and Katie. Victoria and Kyle have a complicated family history. They were stepsiblings when Nikki married Kyle’s father, Jack, and again when Victor married Kyle’s mother, Diane.
Kyle also married Victoria’s niece, Summer, and shares a son with her. More recently, he was engaged to Victoria’s daughter, Claire. Because of this complicated history, a romance between Victoria and Kyle could create a lot of drama. Kyle would not simply be dating another Newman. He would be dating a woman who has been his aunt, his stepsister, and the mother of his former fiancée.
Many fans are supporting the possible pairing. A fan on X, formerly known as Twitter, wrote, “Victor doesn’t need an excuse, but Kyle getting with Victoria is a perfect one to reignite the feud.” Another added, “Kyle and Victoria have zero chemistry.” A third fan commented, “It makes no sense. I’m all for soapy, but this is not it.” Another fan believes Kyle’s feelings for Victoria are genuine. “Clearly, Kyle is not playing Victoria to get back at Victor, cause chaos & flip Victor out… so that will be a win-win for Kyle,” they wrote.
On the Soap Opera Digest Facebook page, a fan wrote, “LOL. I kinda like this because it will be fun to watch Claire have a meltdown!” Another also questioned the romance, writing, “I loved that they were each someone they could commiserate with, but a romance [seems] contrived to keep the Newman Abbott war ongoing. And Kyle was her daughter’s former fiance.”
Others are simply enjoying the unexpected storyline, and some fans genuinely like their chemistry despite the complicated history. With fans already divided, the potential romance could bring plenty of drama to The Young and the Restless.
