 Days later, it was announced that Hughes would soon join the cast of "The Young and the Restless" and was slated to begin airing on June 19, 2008.At the time, Hughes was not contractually obligated to ABC, so accepted the four episode guest stint.However, Michael Logan of "TV Guide" later reported that ABC pressured Hughes into dropping out of the role in favor of a "big" storyline for the summer on "GH".