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Monte, James and Viviana share the role of Lucy Abbott on The Young and The Restless. They have been pretty busy on the show in the middle of a custody battle and being kidnapped.


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1. How did the triplets like working with Billy Miller and Amelia Heinle?

The triplets LOVED working with Billy and Amelia. Amelia is a natural mother as well as an incredibly sweet natured person. She was so loving and kind with the babies, they responded exceptionally well to her. Billy has such charisma and when the babies were with him they were always smiling and having fun. Also, the chemistry between Billy and Amelia is palpable and I think the babies picked up on that and were always very comfortable around them.


2. How did the kids like working with Alix/Madeline and Max?

All the kids on the show were great and their parents, too! It was really fun seeing the kids interacting together. The older kids would always stop by to say hi and play with the babies.


3. What's it like working with Michelle Stafford?

Michelle has a wonderful spirit and a great way with kids. She’s super playful and fun and all the babies love her! Being a mom, she always puts the welfare of the babies first and worries if she is feeling sick and has a scene with the baby.


4. What's it like to be part of a major storyline on a soap?

It was so exiting! I looked forward to reading the scripts each week because there were so many twists and turns with the plot! Abandonment, black market adoption, kidnapping, foster care, Lucy went through it all! It was also fun to have a story line that involved so many of the lead actors on the show!


5. Do they share equal time on set or does one of the kids film more?

In the beginning, Viviana did the bulk of the work, and then she started to get scared going on set and James started working the most. The cast nicknamed him “Big Game James” because he was so easy to work with and never cried. But recently James has had some stranger anxiety, so we’ve been using Monte the most!


6. How do the triplets like working with Jessica Collins?

Jessica is so sweet – she always stops by the baby room to say hi to the triplets before filming.


7. What is it like working with Michael Graziadei?

Michael is always smiling and having fun on set. Our first episode was the birthing scene when he delivers Lucy in the car – they babies were so tiny and I was a little worried about letting someone I didn’t know handle them. Michael has such a positive, easygoing energy – he put me and the babies totally at ease!


8. How did the triplets get into the business?

I belong to a multiples group and shortly after I gave birth to the triplets there was a posting that an agent was looking for newborn twins or triplets for a recurring role on a soap. Since I wasn’t working I thought it was worth it to go on the audition – it was our first one and we got it! They told us it would be for six episodes and we’ve now filmed over 50!


9. Have the kids done any projects outside of the soap?

We have been so busy with the filming of Y&R we haven’t taken on anything else. We feel so lucky to have gotten this role because the cast and crew of Y&R are so fantastic to work with – it doesn’t get any better than this!


10. What is your favorite YR memory so far?

The first episode we filmed was the birth scene. Viviana was covered in warmed mixture of cream cheese, cherry jelly and cherry yogurt. Even after a bath, she still smelled like a bagel! I also loved the Christening episode. The babies looked so precious and loved all the attention. Little Monte kept sucking his thumb – he only did that for a few weeks but it was so cute and I’m so happy it was captured on film! Also, the filming of the episode when Lucy was taken away from Billy and Amelia was so dramatic it made me cry. Billy was so into the role he actually broke his hand when he slammed it on the desk during the scene!


We'd like to thank the Monte, James, Viviana and their family for participating in this year's Holiday Q&A event!