Kyle Abbott got the shock of his life when he first found out that he has a son on The Young and The Restless. His son, Harrison, was born off-screen to Kyle’s former flame, Tara Locke. However, later on, the little bundle of joy found a much more stable family environment with his father, Kyle, and the rest of his family, including Summer, Jack, and now his DiDi, Diane. Little Harrison and Kyle share such a wonderful bond now that it’s hard to imagine that at one point in time, Kyle was so uncomfortable and nervous around his son.
However, that’s precisely what happened on The Young and The Restless. It took Kyle some time to find his footing around his newly introduced son, but the father-son duo eventually warmed up to each other. Interestingly, that’s ditto what happened between the actors in real life too! In a recent chat with Soap Opera Digest, actor Michael Mealor confessed that he was so “nervous” about working with child star Kellen Enriquez when the young boy first joined the cast in 2021.
“He’s a great 6-year-old,” – Michael Mealor, The Young And The Restless
The Young and The Restless actor shared that he does not have much experience with children, so he wasn’t that “great at interacting” with Kellen in the beginning. Michael added he has a nephew and a niece around the same age as Kellen, but they live out of state, so he hasn’t had many chances to interact with them. However, he pointed out that actress Hunter King (ex-Summer ) was so much more comfortable with Kellen as she loves children. Moreover, he added that Hunter and Kellen used to have so much fun together at the set while he just hung around the sidelines.
But that’s all in the past now! Michael and Kellen are just as thick as Kyle and Harrison are on The Young and The Restless. “We’re definitely more familiar with each other,” Michael asserted. Furthermore, he enthused that Kellen is a goofy guy and a total ball of energy. He keeps him on the toes, Michael admitted. The Young and The Restless star shared a little incident from their shoot, during the holidays, there were toys around, and Kellen would always carry around a toy with him on the sets. Michael feels the whole world is like a toy to his little co-star. “He’s a great 6-year-old,” he concluded.
We love seeing Kyle and Harrison together on the screen! If you do, too, then stay tuned to the upcoming episodes of The Young and The Restless to continue watching their journey as father and son on the CBS soap.