Always Young and Restless
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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.More details
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- Intro
- Always Young and Restless
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword by Camille Paglia
- Part I: The Beginning
- 1 I'm Not Actually Starting at the Beginning
- 2 Chairwoman of the Hoard
- 3 Sadly . . . Me Too
- 4 And So, My Fellow Americans . . .
- 5 The Blonde Hair Stayed
- 6 Psycho
- 7 (Oops) I Stabbed Clint Eastwood
- 8 Give My Regards to The Broadway
- 9 Shame on You
- 10 A Star is Reborn
- 11 The Giant Teddy Bear
- 12 Ding Dong
- 13 The Young and the Shirtless
- 14 The Fury
- Part II: Nikki Reed
- 15 The Young and the Replaced
- 16 The Lone Stripper of Daytime Television
- 17 And the Mother Is . . .
- 18 Knight in Shining Armor
- 19 We're Making Stories
- 20 Mmmhmm
- 21 Emotional Malware
- 22 It's a Girl?
- 23 Daddy Dearest
- 24 Another Goodbye
- Part III: Nikki Newman
- 25 A Few of My Favorite Things
- 26 Hair!
- 27 I'll Never Forgive O.J.
- 28 Float Like a Butterfly
- 29 With This Ring I Thee Wed
- 30 Peter Bergman
- 31 The Games People Play
- 32 Kristoff
- 33 Going off on a Tangent
- 34 Prescription for Madness
- 35 Aging Gracefully?
- 36 Becoming Nikki & Enjoying Mel
- Postscript: A Message from the Word Wrangler
- Photos
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Original Al Hirschfeld portrait
