Young & Restless’ Melody Thomas Scott and Edward J. Scott Celebrate 40+ Years of Marriage: ‘Together Forever — That Seems to Be Our Deal’

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They “met at a time in our lives,” she says in her autobiography, “where the stars were aligned for us.”

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The Young and the Restless’ Nikki could learn a lot about keeping a relationship intact from portrayer Melody Thomas Scott, who on October 12 is celebrating her 41st wedding anniversary with husband Edward J. Scott, who not so long ago returned to the show as supervising producer after more than a decade at sister soap Bold & Beautiful.

“A marriage is two people who love each other, obviously, and respect each other enough to both be caretakers of the unit they’ve created,” the actress told Soap Opera Digest in 1995. “It’s swallowing your pride about something if it makes your partner feel better.

“It’s hard sometimes,” she added, “but I very firmly believe that when you write down a list of priorities, your mate should be No. 1, because a family is based on the bond between the parents.”

And from the start, the bond between the Scotts was tight. “Sometimes life is about timing, and Edward and I met at a time in our lives where the stars were aligned for us,” she wrote in her memoir, Always Young & Restless: My Life On and Off America’s #1 Daytime Drama. “That’s the best way to describe it!“

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Since then, the couple has come to regard themselves as, to borrow a phrase from Rick Astley, “together forever. That seems to be our deal.”

Though Scott was hitched twice before saying “I do” to the love of her life — those unions lasted six months each, Digest reported — she told the magazine, “In my heart, this is my only marriage.”

On your way to the comments to congratulate the couple on reaching their romantic milestone, stop off at the below photo gallery, a collection of images of other Young & Restless actors and their real-life loves.

Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Image: Jill Johnson/JPI (2) 2/28 Adam’s portrayer made his first public appearance with the realtor/travel blogger/model at the Daytime Emmys in 2025. “I had the most handsome date ever,” she <a href="https://soaps.sheknows.com/the-young-and-the-restless/news/804874/mark-grossman-girlfriend/" target="_blank">Instagrammed</a> after the ceremony, adding that it “helps you’re as goofy and weird as me.” Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Image: Jill Johnson/JPI 3/28 Young & Restless‘ new Noah met his future wife when they were working together on Disney’s Liv and Maddie. “We were friends first,” Wulfert told <a href="https://people.com/tv/lucas-adams-marries-shelby-wulfert/" target="_blank">People</a>. “And then after a while… he was like, ‘I have to tell you that I have a crush on you’… I was like, ‘Oh, thank goodness. I do too!’” They tied the knot in 2022 after seven years of dating. Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Image: Jill Johnson/JPI 4/28 In 2020, the Emmy winner who brought Claire back to life said “I do” to the Irish actor you may recognize from his recurring role on Supernatural in the late 2010s. Their twin daughters were born a year after their wedding. Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Image: Robin Platzer/FilmMagic/Getty Images 5/28 The daytime veteran of One Life to Live, As the World Turns and General Hospital (among others) and Young & Restless newcomer who plays Mitch has been married to his missus since 1992. Legend has it that they firs made one another’s acquaintance when he lived above the NYC cafe where she worked. Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Image: Dee Cercone/Courtesy of the Everett Collection 6/28 The veteran actor who keeps popping up as supervillain Ian Ward has been wed to his film-producer wife since 1977. Together, they have two grown children, both of whom are also artistically inclined. Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Image: Jill Johnson/JPI 7/28 While mixing business and pleasure rarely works out for the residents of Genoa City, the same definitely can’t be said for Nikki’s portrayer and her hubby. Although now supervising producer at Bold & Beautiful, he was serving as executive producer at Young & Restless when first they met. Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Image: Jill Johnson/JPI 8/28 Get ready, because Billy’s portrayer is about to gush about the beauty who became his bride in 2015 and has since gifted him with two children. “She’s just an amazing person and doesn’t have a selfish bone in her body,” Thompson told <a href="https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/icymi-jason-thompson-interview-3/" target="_blank">Soap Opera Digest</a>. Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Image: Howard Wise/JPI (2) 9/28 Young & Restless’s beleaguered Lily hasn’t been so lucky in love, but Christel Khalil married her honey in 2023. (They welcomed their first child together, Remy, in early 2024.) Khalil also has a teenage son, Michael Caden, from her first marriage to Stephen Hensley. Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Image: Jill Johnson/JPI 10/28 While Egan and her spouse — whom she wed back in 2014 — have had the chance to work together on Young & Restless, Katrosar is not actually an actor. He did, however, put in two appearances on the soap on which she plays Chelsea in 2020, playing first her kidnapper and later an EMT! They welcomed their first child, baby boy Caden, into the world in August 2021 and their second, Jake, in July 2023. Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Image: Jill Johnson/JPI 11/28 While Victor’s marriages have been legendarily rocky, Braeden’s own union has lasted more than five decades. And if there’s one thing anyone following him on social media knows, it’s how much he dotes on son Christian Gudegast’s adorable children! Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Image: Sean Smith/JPI 12/28 The handsome guy who plays Smilin’ Jack on Young and Restless married his second wife in 1985. At the time, he was playing All My Children good guy Cliff Warner. They have two children together. Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Image: Brian Lowe/JPI 13/28 Fans got an up-close and personal look into the home life of Ashley’s on-again, off-again portrayer and her spouse when Davidson appeared on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Married since 2003 — they met when Van Patten was cast as her character’s shipboard fling on Young & Restless — they share one son. Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Image: Aaron Montgomery/JPI 14/28 After dating for five years, the couple tied the knot during a 2001 ceremony in Santa Barbara. “I love her to death,” <a href="https://www.soapsindepth.com/gallery/cbs/the-young-and-the-restless-joshua-morrow-wife-tobe-161105" target="_blank">he told Soaps In Depth</a>, “and I truly don’t deserve her.” While we doubt that’s true, Nick’s portrayer added that “she has given me the four coolest children that I ever could have asked for!” Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Image: Jill Johnson/JPI 15/28 Mariah’s portrayer — who formerly played the ill-fated Cassie — and her voice-actor fiancé, Brock Powell, <a href="https://soaps.sheknows.com/the-young-and-the-restless/news/807647/camryn-grimes-married/" target="_blank">tied the knot in November 2025</a>. In January 2022, he popped the question and she said, “Yes!” The happy duo showed off the ring when they attended the Daytime Emmys together, and welcomed a baby boy named Bridger in December 2023. Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Image: Jill Johnson/JPI 16/28 The couple that acts together, stays together… at least that’s been the case for Abby’s portrayer and her handsome hubby, who tied the knot back in 2012. The couple — who have two daughters — got to tie the knot all over again when in late 2020, he temporarily stepped into the role of Chance just in time for their alter egos to become man and wife! Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Image: Getty Images 17/28 Young & Restless’ favorite rock star, aka Danny, has been married to his lovely wife Janeen since 1998. They love to make beautiful movies together! Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Image: Howard Wise/JPI 18/28 “Honestly, I couldn’t do what I do without his support,” Cricket’s longtime portrayer told us of the spouse to whom she’s been wed since 1997. The pair have two children who, as she puts it, “are probably old enough that they don’t need me hovering over them. But they still let me, anyways.” Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Image: Jill Johnson/JPI 19/28 It may seem like just yesterday that Kevin’s portrayer exchanged vows with Sudduth, a primetime writer/producer, but they actually celebrated their 10th anniverary in 2025. Together, they have one son, Montgomery, who made his <a href="https://soaps.sheknows.com/the-young-and-the-restless/news/633185/young-restless-greg-rikaart-son-montgomery-life-story-photos-soap-star/" target="_blank">red-carpet debut at the 2025 Daytime Emmys</a>. Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Image: Orlando Garcia/JPI 20/28 Young & Restless’ former Ashland has been married to Britt Helfer, who played Lily on Loving, since 1986. The pair has two kids together, Kendall and Connor. Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Image: Jill Johnson/JPI 21/28 These two Young & Restless stars — she’s Diane, and he was Cameron — met when Loving cast them as cousins Lorna and Curtis back in the day. The pair tied the knot in 1986 and have two grown children, Grace and Savannah. Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Image: CBS via Getty Images 22/28 Michael Graziadei (Daniel Romalotti) surprised his longtime love Lauren Carey by popping the question on The Talk in March 2023. The pair has two twin boys, Oliver and Arlo, together. Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Image: Jill Johnson/JPI 23/28 Since joining Young & Restless, Morgan’s played both the ill-fated Hilary Curtis Hamilton and the twin sister who never got to know her, Amanda Sinclair. In real life, the beauty has been married to her guy since since 2012. They have two children together. Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Image: Tibrina Hobson/Getty 24/28 Rory Gibson, who played Young & Restless’ Noah (before moving on to General Hospital), has been in a relationship with model Alicia Ruelas for over a decade. <a href="https://soaps.sheknows.com/the-young-and-the-restless/news/648965/young-restless-rory-gibson-engaged-alicia-ruelas-photos/" target="_blank">They got engaged in October 2022</a>! Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Image: Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images 25/28 Passions alum James Hyde, who played Young & Restless’ Jeremy Stark, married Sue-Ling Garcia in 1994. The good-looking duo has a son, James Moses. Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Image: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty, Howard Wise/JPI 26/28 According to her Instagram, Young & Restless’ ex-Summer shares both a “birthday and a life” with singer/songwriter JD Samson of Le Tigre. Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Image: Jill Johnson/JPI 27/28 As the holidays drew near in 2025, Tessa’s portrayer had an extra reason to feel merry and bright: She and her musician boyfriend got engaged. Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Image: CBS/Getty Images, Frank Edwards/Archive Photos/Getty Images, Howard Wise/JPI (2), John Paschal/JPI, Jill Johnson/JPI 28/28 Find out which Young & Restless castmates have dated, married and more in our <a href="https://soaps.sheknows.com/gallery/young-restless-cast-dating-costars/" target="_blank">photo gallery of their off-screen romances</a>. Share This Article Pin It Tumblr Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Previous in News

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