It's been an exciting weekend for The Young and the Restless fans, who finally got the chance to see former General Hospital star Jason Thompson (ex-Patrick Drake) in the role of Billy Abbott (formerly played by Burgess Jenkins).
CBS Daytime featured the Canadian in his new role in its latest promo video, which teases Thompson's Wednesday, January 13 debut.
As viewers of the show already know, Billy has been fighting for his life after first being beaten by his gambling bookie's henchman and then being run over by Noah Newman (Robert Adamson), a twist that was played out by former portrayer Jenkins.
Burgess Jenkins announced in November that he'd be exiting Y&R because he wanted to be closer to his family.
Check out Thompson as his new Y&R alter ego in the promo video below then let us know your initial thoughts on the multiple-Emmy winner in the role of Billy.
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