Three-time Daytime Emmy Award winner Michelle Stafford plays Phyllis on The Young and the Restless and she's taking fans back to that time she swapped shows. Remember? She went from Y&R to General Hospital as Nina Reeves and back. 

Stafford explained on the latest Soapy podcast, “I left Y&R for a couple of years, and then I went back, because they asked me and I thought, ‘Why not go?’ I mean, it wasn’t really much more than that. I was like, ‘this would be fun,’ and they also were really excited to have me. It’s really nice to be somewhere where they want you anywhere.” 

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Stafford had more to say adding, “When I left [Y&R], I think I was kind of burnt out on the character. Even now, Phyllis is jacked all the time, and way that she’s written, especially now, and I really do like it, so don’t get me wrong, but she’s fighting for her life in every scene. She’s hanging from the cliff. That’s like where she is emotionally on a soul level.” 

When discussing her initial move to GH Stafford said, “I played Phyllis for a really long time. I was ready for something different. I went to General Hospital and it was totally different.” 

Michelle continued, “My sister was sick at the time, and I tweaked, man. I had my kid and I think I needed to do something else. I did my web series The Stafford Project and other stuff, and then Frank Valentini (EP at GH) asked me to come on GH. I thought, 'Oh, this is such a different character, and she (Nina) was light. There was a lightness about her that I really liked and I really liked doing it.'"

She also talks about getting a brain tumor removed when she was just 19 - among many, many other things. It's a fascinating episode of Soapy. You can watch the full, 40-minute interview below.

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