On the November 6 episode of The Young and the Restless, Claire told her mom that while Holden was fun to hang out with — and more — in Los Angeles, she wasn’t interested in getting serious with him in Genoa City. Then Holden showed up and asked Claire if she wanted to share a cab to the airport. Claire looked perturbed. And she has every right to be. Because she could have just opened a huge can of worms.

Key Takeaways

• Claire is poised to dump Holden.
• Holden has a past with Audra.
• Holden and Audra could team up to stick it to the Newmans in revenge.

Sowing Your Wild Oats

Claire (Hayley Erin) was raised by her crazy Aunt Jordan (Colleen Zenk), who kept her on a short leash and refused to let her niece have any fun. Once Claire reunited with her biological family, she also began living a more well-rounded life, complete with a first boyfriend, Kyle (Michael Mealor).

Kyle expected to be Claire’s last boyfriend, too. But she wasn’t ready to be tied down. Claire jetted off to LA with Holden (Nathan Owens) and ended up sleeping with him on Halloween. However, as she told Victoria (Amelia Heinle), Holden is too much of a bad boy for Claire. She doesn’t see their relationship going anywhere.

Great Expectations

Based on Holden’s behavior, though, he might be expecting something more. And when he realizes it isn’t happening, will he turn to… Audra (Zuleyka Silver)? It was Holden telling Claire about his past with Audra that made Claire think she didn’t want to be involved in the mess that is Holden’s life. Does this mean that if Claire rebuffs him, the bad boy could decide to get really bad?

Mutual Enemy

Audra is furious with Victor (Eric Braeden) for using her. Holden is furious with Claire. What if these two team up to bring down the high and mighty Newmans, using their underground contacts?

Victor wouldn’t be able to use Cane’s (Billy Flynn) all-powerful AI program to get at them. Which means they might have the best weapon to get at him. See? Human intelligence has won out over AI every time… so far.

This story was originally reported on Soap Hub on November 6, 2025. Add Soap Hub as a Preferred Source by clicking here.