Young and Restless Next Week: Jack Makes Dangerous Gamble – Victoria Fears for Nikki’s Life!

Young and the Restless spoilers for next week thrill when July sweeps kicks off, including Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) taking a big risk and Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) is terrified after her mom gets an absolutely horrifying medical diagnosis that could actually be fatal.

We’ve got the latest Y&R spoilers for the week of June 22nd, including Matt Clark (Roger Howarth) taking a big step that we honestly expected was coming and Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) warns somebody.

Young and the Restless: Matt Clark’s Clumsy Scheme

And now, let’s get right to it. First, let’s talk about Matt Clark. So, at the end of this week, Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford) overhears Matt talking to Cane Ashby (Billy Flynn), and he’s asking Matt why he is fanboying all over him. And of course, we know it is because Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) ordered Matt to get really close to Cane. And that way, he can feed Victor info that he can use to destroy Cane. But so far, honestly, Matt’s not doing a great job because he’s not being subtle at all. And Cane already guesses that Victor is somehow involved. And Cane is demanding to know what is his agenda.

But Matt persists. He keeps working on Cane. And then Matt lies and says he worked on Adam Newman’s (Mark Grossman) mom’s farm in Kansas. Cane doesn’t buy that Matt’s a horse guy. Obviously, Victor has fed Matt a bunch of info and backstory because then he tells Cane that his dad got sick and he took care of him until he died, which is super sneaky because Victor knows Cane went through the same thing with his dad, Colin Atkinson (Tristan Rogers). And then Matt claims that he somehow heard how Cane was with his dad, Colin, near the end of his life. And Matt’s talking about how that moved him. This is all just Victor being so horrible.

Cane Blasts Matt on Y&R

But then Cane calls BS on everything that Matt is saying to him. He’s not a fool and he tries claiming that he just wanted to talk to him because he needs advice from Cane. So, while this was going on, Phyllis Summers is eavesdropping. And then she butts into Matt and Cane’s conversation and Phyllis asks what they’re doing together. Matt says that Adam introduced him to Cane. And Cane thinks that’s awfully convenient. Then Matt tells Cane he met Phyllis at the GCAC. That’s the point Cane decides this is all way too suspicious and he walks out.

Young and the Restless: Phyllis Warns Matt and a Potential Romance

After he goes, Phyllis asks Matt what is he doing? And she tells him that Victor asks her not to rat him out. She’s not going to. But Phyllis is warning Matt that Cane is already suspicious and Phyllis is afraid this is all going to come back to bite Matt. We know Phyllis feels protective of Matt because he saved Nick Newman’s (Joshua Morrow) life and Phyllis thinks Matt is a hero and she tells him.

And he tells Phyllis that he just wants to make up for all the bad things he’s done. But Phyllis warns him that Victor’s taking advantage of him and will stab him in the back. But Matt reminds Phyllis that she was also manipulating him. And she circles back around and tells Matt, “Look, I know that you’re not a psycho anymore.” And Phyllis again is warning Matt to watch his back with Victor.

Young and the Restless: Matt & Phyllis May Heat Up

We recently did a video about some couple swaps and new couples forming. And it looks like one of the new pairs that we predicted could actually be kicking off next week because Phyllis is with Matt over at the GCAC. Then things get a little bizarre as he tells Phyllis, “Once upon a time there was a man who had no memory.” And then Matt says, “And he met a woman and he asked her out on a date.” So yeah, Matt’s being weird, but he is asking Phyllis out on a date. That is definite. So, we’ll see.

You know, Phyllis hesitates, but even if she says no the first time that Matt asks, I think that Phyllis will cave and will go out with Matt soon. But on the other hand, Phyllis might just go ahead and say yes the very first time that Matt asks. This romance, of course, is going to shock Genoa City. And honestly, it’s just ick to think about Phyllis dating Sharon Newman’s (Sharon Case) rapist. Just so much ick.

Young and the Restless: Jack’s Plan to Find Diane

Also, this past week, we had Jack Abbott worried sick because Patty Williams (Stacy Haiduk) has done something bad to Diane Jenkins Abbott (Susan Walters) and she’s stuck in Dr. Markham’s (Jere Burns) house. So, this is our next topic. Jack keeps asking Patty to put him in contact with Diane’s psychiatrist, but Patty keeps putting him off. And now it looks like Jack doubts that Patty’s being honest about another doctor being involved. And Jack may suspect that her shrink Dr. Markham is the one who is holding Diane, which is accurate. So hopefully since this is moving along, they’re not going to drag this messiness out too long. I expect Jack to find Diane during July sweeps that kicks off on Thursday, June 25th.

So, next week, Jack is telling Billy about this, catching him up and saying what he needs to do is lure the doctor away from his house. But Billy’s worried and claps back at Jack. What happens when the doctor gets suspicious? So, it sounds almost like Jack wants to get Billy to lure the doctor away so that Jack can go in there. Or maybe he’s going to lure him and Billy goes in there to see if Diane’s there. So, it’s interesting.

Young and Restless: Nikki’s Terrifying Diagnosis

And last but not least, we’re going to talk about Nikki Newman’s (Melody Thomas Scott) terrifying diagnosis. So, at the end of this week, Victoria is really worried about Nikki. She told her the headaches were getting worse and that she had a vision issue. And then Victoria turns around and tells Claire Grace Newman (Hayley Erin) that she’s really worried. And Victoria says she is particularly worried about this stress that Nikki’s under. Her mom also doesn’t have her best friend Jack to lean on because of all the stuff he’s dealing with in his life.

And when Claire asks if they maybe should try to push Nikki and Victor to reconcile, Victoria says, “No, we just can’t interfere.” And says that Nikki and Victor have been through rough times before. They’ve split before, but this breakup is hitting Nikki very hard. Claire asks if there’s more to it. And finally, Victoria opens up and tells Claire about Nikki’s headaches.

And Victoria thinks it’s maybe more than just stress that’s affecting her mom. She brings up Nikki’s alcoholism, which is ironic since Claire pushed her grandma off the wagon. Victoria is also worried about her mom’s multiple sclerosis. And she says that all these health concerns of Nikki are always playing in the back of Victoria’s mind.

Young and the Restless: Victoria Struggling with Her Trauma & Grief

And Claire’s worried that Victoria is being all doom and gloom about Nikki because Cole Howard (J. Eddie Peck) came up and died unexpectedly. And Victoria admits Claire’s probably right. She’s worried that she might lose Nikki as well. So that brings us to what happens next week with Victoria and her mom. We’re not going to have to wait long because on Monday, Nikki gets her diagnosis.

And it sounds extremely dangerous, potentially fatal, if it’s not treated promptly. Once she finds out, she confides in Victoria, who’s going to tell Nikki that we’re going to do everything we can to fix it. And Victoria’s mom is crying, saying this can’t be happening. We know it’s very serious and Nikki is debating not telling Victor about her diagnosis at all, but Victoria might actually spill to her dad.

We’ll see. Be sure to come back tomorrow for our complete weekly spoilers video for the week of June 22nd, including lots more good stuff for sweeps, plus our weekly predictions, two spoilers, casting news, and so much more.