As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Y&R Emmy Countdown #1: Everyone Needs an Aunt Traci<\/strong><\/p>\n We made it. #1 in the Young & the Restless<\/a> Daytime Emmy countdown was never up for debate. Traci Abbott<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, played by Beth Maitland<\/strong><\/em>, is up for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, & she is the heart of Genoa City<\/a>.<\/p>\n Go ahead. Try to find me one fan who would say one bad thing about Traci. You can\u2019t. I\u2019ve been writing about Young & the Restless<\/a> for years, & Traci is the one character nobody fights about.<\/p>\n She\u2019s the sister who shows up, the aunt who listens & the friend who doesn\u2019t need a scheme to matter. In a town full of takeovers, fake deaths & secret babies, she\u2019s the one person you\u2019d actually trust with your secrets.<\/p>\n Every Y&R<\/a> fan would line up to sit down with Traci. Coffee<\/a>, tea,<\/a> or a glass of wine<\/a>, she picks & we\u2019re buying. Just look at her in that flapper outfit<\/a> & headband. She\u2019s having the time of her life, & honestly, so are we.<\/p>\n Maitland first showed up as Traci on June 17, 1982. That\u2019s 44 years of Genoa City. Her one Daytime Emmy win came in 1985, more than 40 years ago. That\u2019s way too long between trophies for the woman who holds this whole Abbott family together.<\/p>\n Her competition: Linsey Godfrey (Sarah, Days of Our Lives), Amanda Setton (Brook Lynn, General Hospital) & Trisha Mann-Grant (Leslie, Beyond the Gates). She\u2019s also up against our own #6, Mariah Copeland<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, played by Camryn Grimes<\/strong><\/em>. Mariah is great, but this one belongs to Traci.<\/p>\n I said from day one that Traci had to be #1, & nothing has changed my mind. Mean gets nominated. Messy gets nominated. Every once in a while, kind deserves to win too.<\/p>\nFind Me One Fan Who Doesn\u2019t Love Her<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nCoffee, Tea or Wine? Whatever She Wants<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Related: Ashley & Traci Abbott: Sisters Celebrating 40 Years on Y&R<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n
44 Years & One Emmy (So Far)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
My Pick? Was There Ever Any Doubt?<\/strong><\/h2>\n