Paul Archuleta/Getty Conner Floyd's days onThe Young and the Restlessare over. Let theDays of Our Livesera commence. "It's been real GC. What a ride. I have truly been blessed to call myself a citizen of Genoa City," Floyd wrote in atouching Instagram tributeto his time onY&Ron Monday. The day marked the last appearance of his character, Phillip "Chance" Chancellor, who was fatally shot four years after Floyd stepped into the role. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Conner Floyd (@connergfloyd) "To share the stage with so many talented and hard working actors, creatives and crew members. This is without a doubt a special place," he continued. "I'm grateful to have been a part of such an iconic piece of art that has lasted through the decades and that has such a stellar, die hard fan base. Thank you for accepting me. Chance will always have a close place in my heart. He's taught me a lot and I'll miss him dearly. It's been an absolute honor to represent the Chancellor legacy." For one last time, Floyd wrote in closing, "Detective Chancellor, over and out." paramount+ Monday's episode ofY&Rwas one for the books. Floyd's Chance was among an exclusive set of Genoa City (the fictional setting of the CBS sudser) elites invited to France by Cane Ashby (Billy Flynn) to hide out from an unpredictable killer who'd already slain Germain Rivers' Damian Kane. Sadly, no amount of distance was enough to save Chance. After Vincent Stalba's Carter, the lowly yet enigmatic assistant toY&Rnewcomer Aristotle Dumas (also Flynn — it's complicated), is revealed as not only Damian's killer, but the madman who took Lily Winters (Christel Khalil) hostage, a scuffle ensues. When the smoke cleared, both Carter and Chance were dead. The Chance character had a long history in Genoa City, though Floyd had only portrayed the character since 2021. Chance, a Genoa City Police Department detective and the wealthy scion of Chancellor Industries, had previously been portrayed by John Driscoll, Donny Boaz, Justin Gaston, and a set of child actors (including Penn Badgley) that originated the role in 1988. But soap fans won't be missing Floyd entirely in the aftermath of Chance's death. The news that Floyd would be exitingYoung and the Restlessin June also came with theannouncementthat he'd been cast asDays of Our Lives' new Chad DiMera. In a bit of soap worldTrading Spaces, the actor who most recently portrayed theDaysstaple is none other than Flynn, whojoinedY&Rearlier this year, and was with Chance in his final moments. Sign up forEntertainment Weekly'sfree daily newsletterto get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. Sonja Flemming/CBS/Getty Though manyY&Rfans have reacted with shock and anger at the grisly circumstances of Chance's end, Floyd thinks the character would approve. "As sad as it is, I think that's how Chance would want to go out," the actortoldSoap Opera Digeston Monday. "That's his story that he's always been telling — that he's a hero — and the ultimate person to put everybody else above himself, so I think it's a little poetic in a way." Read the original article onEntertainment Weekly
