'The Young and The Restless': 'Idol's Diana DeGarmo in; 4 actors out?

The Young and The Restless” has been anything but behind the scenes these days. After recently adding Jessica Collins to the cast as Avery Clark, now comes news that the show plans to add “American Idol” runner up Dianna DeGarmo [she lost to Fantasia Barino] to the cast of the no 1 soap. Diana will play Angelina, the daughter of a New Jersey mob boss, according the the actress’ Twitter page.

“Alright, since the cat’s been let out of the bag, I will confirm it. YES, I am joining the cast of The Young & The Restless…” she said in her tweet. The actress begins shooting later this month for an October screen debut.

In other “The Young and The Restless” news, CBS Soaps in Depth is reporting the 4 actors will be leaving Genoa City soon. The site says that Eden Riegel [Heather], Sean Patrick Flannery [Sean], Darius McCrary [Marcus] and Tristan Rogers [Colin], would all be leaving the show is the upcoming months.

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