Always Young and Restless: My Life On and Off America's #1 Daytime Drama

Melody Thomas Scott · Dana L. Davis

aug. 2020 · Diversion Books

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The renowned actress who played Nikki Newman on The Young and the Restless opens up about her sixty-year career in this scintillating memoir.

Melody Thomas Scott admits she is nothing like her character on The Young and the Restless, who’s seen it all in her forty-year tenure on America’s highest-rated daytime serial. But there’s plenty of drama beyond her character’s plotlines. In this captivating memoir, Melody reveals the behind-the-scenes saga of her journey to stardom and personal freedom.

As Nikki went from impoverished stripper to vivacious heroine, Melody underwent her own striking transformation, becoming a household name in the process. Raised by her abusive grandmother, Melody acted in feature films with Alfred Hitchcock, John Wayne, and Clint Eastwood—and endured abuse of industry men before taking control of her life and career in a daring getaway move.

Melody shares all this, plus juicy on-and-off-set details of what it’s like to be one half of the show’s most successful supercouple, “Niktor.” In witty, warm prose, readers meet the persevering heart of an American icon. Prepare to be moved by a life story fit for a soap opera star.

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Melody Thomas Scott is best known for her Emmy-nominated work in the iconic role of Nikki Reed, a character she's played for forty years and counting on America's number one daytime television drama, The Young and the Restless. She lives with her husband, Edward Scott, in Beverly Hills, California.Elizabeth Scott has been the voice and face of numerous commercials and is a series regular on the Emmy Award-winning Venice the Series. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children.