The Young and the Restless Eric Braeden breaks silence as fans think hes leaving show af
THE Young and the Restless star Eric Braeden has doubled down on staying put on the famous soap opera.
Eric blasted on Twitter that he wasn't going to be leaving The Young and the Restless anytime soon.
Fans were worried that Eric, 82, wouldn't be able to continue on portraying the character Victor Newman on the show after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this year.
"It’s been going on that your leaving Y&R is that real or just talk, By the way I love Victor," one curiously asked on Twitter.
Another tweeted: "Are you really leaving? I have watched starting when going to my grandparents you are going to be missed A LOT from everyone.
"I hope you feel better soon they can't replace the one and. Only Eric (Victor)."
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The cherished actor calmed his supporters' anxieties about his rumored departure in a response to a fan.
One fan tweeted: "@EBraeden I hurt every time I think of you leaving Y&R it will become the Young & the rest of them love fan over 25 years."
In response, Eric replied: "NOT LEAVING! No intention either!!"
The TV actor has been battling this hearsay since April.
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A fan asked Eric on Twitter in April if it was true that he was leaving The Young and the Restless because of a "cancer diagnosis."
Eric emphatically tweeted back that same month: "Hell no!"
TOUGH TIMES
Eric got emotional during an interview about his illness when he received well wishes from a celebrity pal.
In a conversation with ET held in May, he opened up about the roller coaster he's been on.
When asked about how he has been dealing with his battle with bladder cancer, he said simply that he's "taking it on."
However, at one point, Eric appeared to wipe away tears after he received well wishes from ESPN's Stephen A. Smith.
Stephen encouraged Eric to "stay on the grind" and told him to keep his head up.
Eric called Stephen one of the "brightest" people he'd ever met, except he watches the "wrong show."
He joked that Stephen watched General Hospital instead of The Young and the Restless.
Ultimately, speaking of his cancer diagnosis, however, Eric seemed to be thinking positively.
"This is manageable," he said.
NO HOLD ON BRAEDEN
On April 23, 2023, Braeden took to Facebook to share with his fans that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
In a 13-minute video, Braeden said: "Whilst recuperating from the knee surgery, I began to have problems with my prostate.
"I hate to be this personal, but I think this may be good for some older guys who may or may not listen to this. It’ll happen to them.
"My prostate, I'd had some problems with it before," he continued. "It manifests itself by you having to pee a lot. And it got to the point where I had to get up almost every half hour."
He then went on to reveal he had a biopsy that showed low-grade and high-grade cancer cells around his bladder.
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He concluded the video by saying: "This bastard ain't going to get me; I'm going to get it."
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