Cole Howard

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Charles 'Cole' Howard was a fictional character in the American soap opera The Young and the Restless. He was played by J. Eddie Peck from 1993 to 1999.

[edit] Victoria's second husband

When Ryan (Scott Reeves) left his wife Victoria Newman (Heather Tom) for Nina Webster (Tricia Cast), Victoria set her sights on the new ranch hand, Cole Howard.

When Victoria's father, Victor (Eric Braeden), was presumed dead in a car accident, Cole offered his support to his grieving 'widow', Victoria's mother Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott). Victoria, unaware of Cole's friendship with Nikki, told him she wanted to sleep with him. Cole turned her down and began an affair with Nikki. When Victoria found out about this, she told Cole that she loved him. Cole then wrote to his mother, Eve (Margaret Mason), informing her that he had fallen for Victor Newman's daughter. Unbeknown to Cole, Eve had had an affair with Victor years ago, and had been keeping a secret from him - that Cole was Victor's son. Distraught that her son was romantically involved with his half-sister, Eve rushed to Genoa City, determined to stop their wedding. However, before she could tell her son the truth, she suffered a massive stroke that left her in a coma. Cole and Victoria eloped to Las Vegas.

When they returned, Victor (who had returned, having spent months on a farm in Kansas) and Nikki were horrified that Cole and Victoria had wed. Victor told Cole that he was his father, forcing Cole and Victoria to annull the marriage. It was soon revealed that Victor, in fact, wasn't Cole's father after all, and Cole and Victoria remarried. They tried for a child and Victoria concieved, but the pregnancy ended in the stillbirth of Eve Nicole Howard (named for Cole's mother Eve and Victoria's mother Nicole).

Apart from some minor problems, and Cole's brief flirtation with Nina, Cole and Victoria's marriage remained strong for the next three years. While Victoria was out of town for a while, Cole developed an attraction to Ashley Abbott (Shari Shattuck). The two shared a few kisses at work. When Victoria returned, she was shocked to see Cole and Ashley kissing through the window. She left Cole and moved back in with Nikki, who had separated from Victor. Victoria and Ashley began to compete for Cole's affections, with Ashley ultimately winning.

After divorcing Victoria, Cole married Ashley in mid-1998. When Ashley went to Paris on a business trip later that year, Victoria began trying to seduce Cole. She was unsuccessful. When Ashley (now played by Eileen Davidson) returned, she began pressuring Cole to have a child with her. Instead, Cole left to take a teaching position in Oxford.

Past Marriages

Children