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“Y&R” Actor Christian Le Blanc Surprised Underwood With News She Will Appear as a Justice of the Peace for a Big Upcoming Wedding Scene, Airing February 10 on CBS

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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3 – THE TALK co-host Sheryl Underwood was surprised on today’s show with news that she will have a guest appearance in an upcoming episode of the number one daytime drama THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS playing a Justice of the Peace for a “very important” wedding scene.

Emmy Award-winning actor Christian Le Blanc, who plays attorney Michael Baldwin on “The Young and the Restless,” visited THE TALK and surprised Underwood with the announcement:  “After extensive searching –and we were desperate –who do we NEED BAD on ‘The Young and the Restless?’  Let me just say, you had me on the single ladies routine.  You are going to have a part on ‘The Young & The Restless’ as a Justice of the Peace, and you’ll be performing a wedding.  A VERY important wedding on the show….and that’s all we can tell you.”

Underwood, a longtime fan of the soap, reacted with screams and excitement upon hearing the news of her cameo that she is filming sometime next week.  The episode featuring Underwood will air Friday, February 10, 2012 on CBS.

THE TALK, CBS’s daytime talk show features a panel of well-known news and entertainment personalities having The Talk about current events, pop culture, contemporary issues, family, celebrity and the trending topics of the day. The daily one-hour series is co-hosted by Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Underwood and Aisha Tyler and airs weekdays (2:00-3:00 PM, ET; 1:00-2:00 PM, PT).  John Redmann and Gilbert, who developed the show, are executive producers.  

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS has been the #1-rated daytime drama for more than 23 years.  The show is broadcast weekdays (12:30-1:30 PM, ET; 11:00 AM-12:00 Noon, PT) on the CBS Television Network and is produced by Bell Dramatic Serial Company, in association with Sony Pictures Television.

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