The Young and the Restless Spoilers: This Is The Reason Why Phyllis Can’t Stand Diane

The Young and the Restless spoilers say that when it comes to Diane Jenkins, Phyllis Summers has made it pretty clear that she certainly doesn’t have any love for her. In fact, Phyllis’ portrayer, Michelle Stafford, recently opened up as to why her character can’t stand Diane, played by Susan Walters. Here’s what she has to say!

The Young and the Restless Spoilers: This Is The Reason Why Phyllis Can’t Stand Diane

Speaking to Soap Opera Digest in a new interview, Michelle put it this way, ““It’s very specific to me, as an actor, to be aware of all of the different personalities of these women. I really never felt Phyllis hated Sharon. I felt Phyllis knew that she had done Sharon wrong by sleeping with Nick, so I never felt there was hate there. There was a lot of jealousy and other stuff, but not hate.

“I feel a similar thing with Cricket because Phyllis did Cricket wrong by going after her husband,” the actress continued. “So Cricket was trying to take Phyllis down all of the time and she was just trying to save face. But Diane is a different kind of jealousy. Phyllis hates Diane. She really gets to Phyllis and I feel she’s just at war with Diane. All Diane has to do is walk into the room and Phyllis comes undone.”

That said, Michelle doesn’t think that Diane came back to Genoa City as a changed woman. She also thinks that Diane has a secret agenda when it comes to Jack and Kyle. “People don’t really change their spots,” Stafford argued. “They grow, they mature, they get older and can have some sort of introspection on their life You can change your ways and stop doing things that hurt people, but people are still who they are.”

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Michelle also said that she’s happy to see Nikki and Ashley in her storyline. “I’m really glad they added them in the story, actually,” she revealed. “I would do it anyway but it’s hard to play everybody against you, and when what your character is saying is really logical and other people who are somewhat logical don’t buy it, it’s hard. When I heard Nikki and Ashley were going to team up to take Diane down, I was like, ‘Oh, that’s kind of a cute story point. That’s cool.’”

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