Hope Adams Wilson
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Hope Adams Newman Wilson is a fictional character on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. The was most recently played by actress Beth Toussaint from July to August 2006. The role was originated by Signy Coleman from 1993 to 1997, then again in 2000 and 2002.
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In 1993, Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) was blasted by his wife Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott), his ex-wife Ashley (Brenda Epperson) and his teenaged daughter Victoria (Heather Tom), all of whom resented the control he tried to exert in their lives, so he left town. During his trip, Victor was robbed of his wallet, jewellery and car. After his car was found with a body inside, burned beyond recognition and wearing his jewellery, word reached Genoa City that Victor was dead. However, Victor turned up at a Kansas farm, owned by a blind woman named Hope Adams, just in time to rescue her from a rapist. Hope was strong and independent, but as she lived alone on her farm, needed help and protection. Back in Genoa City, a power struggle for control of Newman Enterprises quickly erupted between Jack (Peter Bergman), Brad (Don Diamont) and Ashley, while Nikki and Victoria grieved the loss of Victor. Jack gained control of Newman, regained the position of CEO of Jabot Cosmetics and made Brad the CEO of Newman. When Victor heard this news, he returned to Genoa City, where he learned from his friend, Col. Douglas Austin (Michael Evans), that everyone thought he was dead. Upon overhearing a conversation between Nikki and his children, Victor mistakenly believed that no one missed him and asked Douglas not to reveal the truth, and headed back to Kansas. Victor's life on the farm was a seldom-seen look at a "softer" side of the all-powerful Victor Newman. He became a kind and gentle man who was content to live there as a farm hand, while growing closer to Hope. Victor's presence created a dilemma for Hope, who was attracted to him, but had also accepted a marriage proposal from her longtime friend, Cliff Wilson (David Cowgill). As their wedding plans got underway, Victor arranged to return home for good. When Hope learned of Victor's plans, she told Cliff that she couldn't marry him. Soon after, Hope accompanied Victor back to Genoa City.
Everyone in Genoa City was stunned that Victor was still alive. Nikki was especially relieved because she continued to have strong feelings for Victor. However, she felt threatened by Hope's presence. Nikki suggested to Hope that Victor was helping her out of gratitude for the kindness that she had shown him in Kansas. Feeling out of place and worried that she was interfering in Victor's relationship with his family, Hope headed back to her farm. When Victor found out, he returned to Kansas once more.
Hope revealed to Victor that she had never been with a man sexually. Soon after, she and Victor made love. When Victor proposed to her, Hope accepted and they returned to Genoa City engaged. Nikki was so distraught by this news that she crashed their wedding and made a spectacle of herself. Nikki considered reconciling with her then-husband Jack, who surprised her by announcing that he was ready to file for divorce. Meanwhile, Hope learned that she was pregnant. Victor and Hope were forced to do some soul-searching when her doctor said the baby could inherit her blindness. When medical tests revealed that there was a good chance the baby would be born blind, Victor urged Hope to have an abortion, but she resisted, and the tension in their marriage escalated. Frustrated by Victor's remote behavior, Hope returned to her farm in Kansas after she received word that Cliff had been injured in a farming accident. While Cliff recuperated, Hope extended her stay. Victor's friend, Douglas, arrived at the farm and pressured Hope to return to Victor. During their argument, Hope accidentally tripped over a chair and had to be rushed to the hospital. Victor arrived to make sure Hope was okay, then returned home. The next day, Hope gave birth to Victor Adam Newman, Jr. To Victor Sr.'s disappointment, Hope decided to stay in Kansas and raise their son on her farm. She asked him to stay out of their child's life so he could be raised without the Newman influences, and they were later divorced.
In 1996, as Victor recovered from a gunshot wound, his near-death experience prompted him to re-evaluate his life. He left Genoa City for several weeks and visited Hope on her farm in Kansas, where she was now married to Cliff. Victor enjoyed spending time with his son Victor Jr., but Cliff made it clear that the boy thought Cliff was his father. Victor returned to Genoa City and began spending time with Nikki, who assumed that they were finally about to reconcile. When Victor received word that Cliff had been struck by a drunk driver, he quickly returned to Kansas to lend Hope support. Hope was grief-stricken when Cliff died. Nikki misunderstood Victor's reasons for leaving her, and she resolved to break it off with him. She became involved with her gynecologist, Joshua Landers (Heath Kizzier), who said that he was a widower. When Josh proposed marriage, Nikki impulsively accepted and they eloped to Las Vegas. Victor tried to stop the marriage, but arriving back from Kansas too late, he decided not to tell Nikki that he was still in love with her. Eventually, Victor persuaded Hope to relocate to Genoa City with their son. Victor had the penthouse and especially had its kitchen redone for Hope to be able to get around, but once out of their home, she was a fish out of water in the big city. And Victor got involved in Newman Enterprises, leaving her alone more and more. He even paid her old Kansas friend Betty to come and live with them to help Hope feel at home. But Hope was proud and independent, always wanting to go out on her own, and more than once her purse was stolen or she was nearly assaulted. She soon decided to move back to the farm.
In 2006, Victor was diagnosed with epilepsy, Nikki was informed, and he was given medication. But he liked the affects of the mini seizures that made him feel uncharacteristically mellow and caring, so he stopped taking his medication. He shut off his cell phone and told the family he was going on a trip that landed him in Kansas at Hope's farm once again. Hope welcomed him, and informed him that his son was at soccer camp. Victor stayed on awhile, helping Hope out around the farm and feeling free, happy, and content like he was when they first met there many years ago. One day Hope came in to find Victor on the floor having a seizure, but being blind, did not realize it. Victor came out of it in time to fool her that he had fallen, then left to continue his spiritual journey, unaware that his family at home was in crisis. Some time later Nikki called Hope, looking for Victor, and Hope informed her that Victor had gone to a monastery in India...
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[edit] Marriages
Marital Status: Widow
- Victor Newman (divorced)
- Dr. Clifton "Cliff" Wilson (his death)
[edit] Children
- Victor Newman Jr. (son; with Victor Newman)
