‘Young and the Restless’: Is Diane Conspiring with Jeremy Stark?

Young and the Restless spoilers confirm Diane Jenkins is running from Jeremy Stark but is this all a big con? We polled soap fans to see if they think the two are working together and running a scam on the Abbotts.

Is Diane Jenkins Lying on The Young and the Restless?

Since Diane Jenkins (Susan Walters) came back from the dead on the CBS soap, she’s been under constant scrutiny. Not one person in Genoa City believed she’d changed.

Since then, on Young and the Restless, Diane worked hard to convince two people, in particular, that she was sincere. That’s Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) and Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor).

At first, they were skeptical of the woman when she came back from the dead on Y&R. But, after months of her working hard, being kind, and staying consistent, she won over Jack and Kyle. And her grandson adores her too.

But are Diane’s haters right? Does Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford) have it right, and she can’t be trusted? Our Young and Restless poll showed what side most fans are on… Let’s see if you agree with their take.

Is Jeremy Stark Really Dangerous on Y&R?

It was quite a while after Diane’s return that we first heard of Jeremy Stark (James Hyde) on The Young and the Restless. Jeremy popped up in flashbacks, handsome and smiling.

But then she told Jack that Jeremy Stark used her as a money laundering mule without her knowledge. Next, we found out the Feds prosecuted Jeremy, and Diane helped them do it.

Or at least, that’s the story Diane Jenkins told Jack and their son. But is that how it went down? It could be on Young and Restless that she and Jeremy Stark were partners in crime.

The initial story fans heard was from her point of view and could be skewed. And after seeing the results of our poll, it seems many fans don’t buy what she’s selling on the CBS soap.

Fans Think Diane’s Working with Jeremy on Young and Restless

You can see The Young and the Restless poll results below. We asked readers if they think Diane is running a con with Jeremy or if she’s “legit scared of him”?  A whopping 62% of people think she’s working with Stark.

So, perhaps Phyllis’ constant accusations took root among watchers. And the writers could certainly go that way. But when Diane Jenkins is alone with Jeremy Stark, she seems terrified on the CBS soap. If they were working together, why would she act that way?

And all the dialog between them seems to support her tale of their shared past. But remember, on Y&R, the writers changed things to say Ashland Locke (Richard Burgi) was faking cancer. Yet, he’d had several bad attacks while alone, so it looked legit.

That’s because the original story was real cancer, then the writers zagged when Y&R decided to keep Ashland around longer. So, at a glance, it looks like Diane’s scared of Jeremy, but they might flip the script on Young and the Restless. What do you think?

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