Y&R's James Hyde on Phyllis and Jeremy's Team-Up: "Two Psychos in The Same Room"
The Young and the Restless' James Hyde (Jeremy) loved teaming up with his co-stars during his stint on the soap. He shared what it was like playing Jeremy, who was scheming opposite Genoa City resident bad girl Phyllis (Michelle Stafford), in a new Soap Opera Digest interview.
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As Jeremy's exit approached, Hyde shared:
I was just kind of bummed that this was coming to an end and it hit me hard. So I came in one day feeling off-kilter and I had scenes with Michelle. We got together to run lines and we ended up really talking. She was so sweet and helped me to get back on track again. From that day forward, I understood and accepted what was happening and everything was fine. By the time I got that last script, I was really excited because the Jeremy/Phyllis scenes were going to be electric.
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But he did relish the scenes where Jeremy told all of GC that he'd wed the redhead. Hyde recalled:
I had an opportunity to be around pretty much all of the cast at that time. It was amazing to just say hello to people I never met and get to know them. Jeremy had a lot to say.
Playing Phyllis' "death" also gave him the opportunity to go toe-to-toe with Stafford in a new way. Hyde said of their characters' plots:
It was almost like two psychos in the same room. It went from a threat, to lying, to almost a sexual encounter, to absolute craziness when Phyllis tried to run for the door and Jeremy stopped her. That was his biggest mistake because when you get between a mother and her children, she becomes practically superhuman. It was a real psychological and robust show to the very end. It was a total enjoyment to shoot and now it’s RIP, Jeremy Stark.
