Victoria Newman

Victoria Newman

Victoria Nicole Abbott (née Newman; formerly McNeil, Howard, Carlton and Hellstrom) is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by Amelia Heinle. She was born onscreen in 1982 as the first child and daughter of supercouple Victor Newman and Nikki Reed. The role was originally portrayed by Heather Tom for over a decade, who was universally acclaimed for her portrayal. After Tom's departure in 2003, the role was recast with Heinle, who assumed the role on March 21, 2005.

Victoria's initial history on the soap involved romances with Ryan McNeil (Scott Reeves) and Cole Howard (J. Eddie Peck). A decade later, she became involved with Brad Carlton (Don Diamont) and later J.T. Hellstrom (Thad Luckinbill). She is currently married to former playboy Billy Abbott (Billy Miller), which has also garnered a fan following. The character has a history of rough pregnancies and motherhood; suffering various miscarriages and having a stillborn child. Nonetheless, her son Reed Hellstrom was born in 2007, and she is also the legal mother of Johnny Abbott, born in 2012.