Is Summer Newman fame Allison Lanier leaving The Young and the Restless? Exit status explained

Allison Lanier has been part of The Young and the Restless cast for more than two years. She was first seen on the soap in May 2022. Lanier's Summer Newman presented her marriage with Kyle disintegrating and her affair with Chance Chancellor.

Lanier is leaving The Young and the Restless, leaving her character's story arc with a loose thread. Since the soap's production has so far not announced a recast, Summer's storyline is likely going on the back burner for some time.

The actor announced her departure from the soap through a social media post on her X account. As per her post, Friday, May 2, 2025, will see her last appearance on the show. She thanked her fans for their support and claimed a desire to grow in different areas as her reason to leave. In response, fans shared their surprise and disppointment at Summer's exit, while hoping to see Lanier in other projects.

Lanier's exit is the third in a span of eleven months on the soap. Tucker actor, Trevor St. John left in 2024, followed by Colleen Zenk's Jordan Howard, who was killed off in January 2025.

Meanwhile, Y&R, one of the longest-running CBS daily soaps, will continue with more unprecedented twists in the lives of the residents of the fictional Genoa City.

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The Young and the Restless: Revisiting Summer Newman briefly

Presumably, the daughter of Phyllis and Nick, the character had a controversial introduction to the soap's plot in 2006. Summer Newman was played by various actors, including many child actors, till Lanier took over from Hunter King in 2022. Lanier received a Daytime Emmy nomination for her supporting role in 2024.

Summer's tumultous origin added to the character's charm. She was conceived when her mother had an affair with a depressed Nick Newman. However, she was romancing Jack Abbott at the time. Baby Summer was born during an ice storm in the Newman Enterprises's elevator, birthed by Jack.

However, after looking at the paternity test result, Nick declared that he was the father and married Phyllis Summers. As such, her paternity has remained an enigma for The Young and the Restless fans.

Summer had a chaotic childhood and teenage journey, egged on by Phyllis's periodical absences. Her romantic adventures included Kyle, Fenmore, Austin, and Chance. Her 2020 marriage with Kyle made her a loving and protective mother to Kyle's son, Harrison. She remained devoted to Harrison even after they separated and she dated Chance.

As per the current The Young and the Restless storyline, Summer and Chance have called it quits, while Kyle is dating Claire Newman. Summer continues to feel jealous of Claire, while wanting to get her old life back.

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Summer's possible departure plot on The Young and the Restless

As of now, Allison Lanier's Summer is playing a supportive daughter to her mother through Phyllis's recent trauma. She is also a loving sister to Daniel as he seems to look for meaning in his life.

On the other hand, she disapproves Claire Grace-Newman's affair with her former husband, Kyle Abbott. Besides making snarky comments, Summer has tried sneaky ways to break them up. Moreover, she wants to keep her co-parenting status intact with Kyle.

Professionally, Summer's fashion business, Marchetti, has been doing well. However, The Young and the Restless spoilers suggest that she will face a crisis at her company. While there is no clarity about the nature of the crisis as of writing this article, it may involve her partners Sally and Chelsea, as per some media speculations.

On one hand, Sally is involved in Billy's new project, Abbott Communications, while on the other, Chelsea is settling down to a stable life with Adam Newman. How they may affect Summer's business professionally is as yet not known.

However, if her business faces a snag while her love, Kyle, moves in with Claire, Summer may consider skipping town and look for opportunities elsewhere. Whether Summer's exit arc keeps a door open for a recast or Lanier's return, remains to be seen.

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Catch Lanier's last episode for the season on May 2, 2025, on CBS's The Young and the Restless.