Of course, this fake “union” had to come in dead last. Where else could it have ranked when Victor only pretended to fall for the gold-digging conwoman’s BS in order to bust her for her many misdeeds in spectacularly elaborate fashion.
We went along with it when Sharon moved on from Nick to not one but both of his half brothers. But we had to draw the line at her marriage to his dad. Since she’d always regarded Victor as a father figure, it was less a case of “I do” than “I… ew!”
We could understand why Victor would be drawn to daughter Victoria’s old friend: Ill-fated Sabrina was beautiful and refined. But there was just so little there there that the art buff was a bit like an ornate frame without a painting in it.
Yeah, yeah, the Mustache only married the author of Ruthless so hastily to keep the press from thinking that he’d dumped Nikki for Ashley. But the erstwhile Nora Randall was a real change of pace for the mogul — and a hoot to boot!
Their marriages were never exactly what you’d call “good” — Victor wed Kyle Abbott’s late mother twice — but they were interesting, less unions born of love than partnerships forged by circumstance and boundless self-interest.
When the budding power monger arrived in Genoa City way back when, on his arm was the beautiful Julia, a future model whose every portrait betrayed the rancor in their household. Was it a healthy relationship? Heavens, no! But it was sure gripping to watch!
If any of the tycoon’s wives besides the one at No. 1 ever stood a chance of going the distance with him, it was the sister of his archenemy, Jack Abbott. Not only did Victor truly adore Ashley, he loved how much their marriage(s) infuriated Jack!
Even if you were as blind as Adam’s beloved mother was, you could’ve seen that the simple Kansas farmer brought out the absolute best in Victor. Trouble was, she couldn’t keep it out. (Megalo- is, after all, a notoriously hard mania to cork!)
What? Did you have any doubt that the No. 1 spot on this list would go to the ladies’ man’s marriages to the stripper who stole his heart as she turned his head? Their romance is as much a part of The Young and the Restless as “Nadia’s Theme.”
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