The Young and the Restless characters Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) and Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) were bitter rivals who often inflicted unimaginable horrors on one another. Fans were surprised when their on-screen skilled animosity spilled into their personal lives within the early Nineties when the 2 were involved in a physical altercation on set. It’s still one of the memorable on-set feuds in Hollywood history.
When Fiction Became Reality: Braeden and Bergman’s Off-Screen Conflict
The Young and the Restless revolves across the fictional Genoa City. The show explored the complex relationships across the outstanding Abott and Newman families and the bitter feud between Jack Abott and Victor Newman. Eric Braeden has portrayed Victor Newman since 1980, when Peter Bergman stepped into the role of Jack Abbott in 1989.
It appears their on-screen feud spilled into their real lives, as they’ve each admitted they weren’t too keen on one another off-screen. Early into their time on the show together, Eric Braeden and Peter Bergman developed a deep dislike for each other that culminated in a full-blown fight sometime in 1991.
While the small print leading as much as the fight are unknown, in an interview with Soap Opera Digest, Eric Braeden admitted he and Peter Bergman didn’t get along. Bradeden explained that they were each overbearing, and their acting styles clashed. The stress from the characters’ antagonistic relationship reportedly caused a physical fight.
Resolution After Rivalry: How Braeden and Bergman Mended Fences
Meanwhile, in 2009, Peter Bergman told Michael Fairman TV, “It is an element of our history here. Eric and I had a lot of problems after I first got here here, they usually climaxed in an unsightly situation that Eric wished would never have happened, and I actually could have kept away from it in my life.”
The creator of “Y&R,” William Bell, reportedly issued an ultimatum to the actors: He couldn’t take the antagonistic environment anymore and would fire them in the event that they didn’t discover a solution to work together. The actors have squashed their real-life squabble, with Eric Braeden occurring to say, “Look, we may not like one another, but we’re each good for the show… And he, after all, is a vibrant guy and agreed with me, and we’ve nothing but respect for one another, nevertheless it took some time to get to that time.”
The celebs have remained civil to one another ever since.
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