Nick Newman and Phyllis Summers have had a long, steamy, tumultuous relationship on The Young and the Restless. Look through the photos of Phick’s love story which has weathered other people, paternity drama, a coma, amnesia, recasts, and more.
Nick’s marriage to Sharon grew strained after the death of their daughter Cassie. Nick turned to Phyllis for comfort while Sharon turned to Brad. Though they discovered each other’s affairs Nick and Sharon decided to stay married. However, Phyllis discovered she was pregnant and, though she was involved with Jack, Nick was the father.
After Nick and Sharon divorced, Nick and Phyllis eloped to New Mexico. Back in Genoa City, Phyllis gave birth while trapped in an elevator during an ice storm with Jack by her side. Nick met them when Phyllis and the baby were finally brought to the hospital. They named their daughter Summer after Phyllis’ maiden name, Summers.
Nick suffered amnesia after he was in a plane crash. He didn’t remember his life with Phyllis, only his love for Sharon who was then married to Jack. Shortly after he regained his memory Nick returned to Phyllis but she was arrested for blackmailing Brad over his affair with Sharon.
For the sake of their daughter, Phyllis overlooked the kiss she witnessed between Nick and Sharon in Paris as well as their one night stand during a snow storm. The third time was the charm though but not on Phyllis’ part. When Nick slept with Sharon again, Phyllis begged him not to leave her but Nick eventually realized he wanted to be with Sharon.
After Nick reunited with a pregnant Sharon, Summer fell into a coma. Not wanting to take Nick away from Summer, Sharon falsely told everyone Jack was the father of her baby. Nick and Phyllis reunited and renewed their vows, but of course, their latest reunion didn’t last. However, after dalliances with other people, they planned to marry again. Tragically, Phyllis miscarried on their wedding day, but Katherine married them the next day at their penthouse. After some time, Phyllis went on trial for Tim’s murder and slept with Ronan. Nick found out about her affair and left her once again.
Nick revealed he knew all along that he was not Summer’s father and had been lying about it for years. However, Phyllis overheard Sharon confessing at Cassie’s grave that she originally switched the DNA results to make it look like Jack was the father. Phyllis and Sharon tussled over it leading to Phyllis falling down a flight of stairs into a coma. Phyllis eventually made a stunning return (then played by Gina Tognoni) interrupting Nick and Sharon’s wedding. She couldn’t remember everything that happened though and became engaged to Jack. Sharon eventually confessed the truth about Nick being Summer’s father.
Phyllis wound up with Billy for a time while Nick fell in love with Chelsea. However, Nick and Sharon also tried to make another go of it but their wedding day went up in flames when Sharon revealed she knew Nick had a one night stand with Phyllis. Though everything seemed burned to the ground, Nick and Phyllis (again played by Michelle Stafford) found themselves once again succumbing to their flirty banter which eventually turned into a full blown reunion.
While Nick and Phyllis logged one of their longest and least dramatic runs as she ran her hotel and he kept busy with New Hope, they still didn’t find their forever. After Jack confessed to them both that he was still in love with Red, Nick and Phyllis’ relationship began to crumble as they began bickering over his family. Rather than blow up spectacularly, this time around they just fizzled out and agreed to part ways.
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