The real Ashland left Y&R due to not following the COVID rules. Richard Burgi played Ashland Locke on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, was fired.
The Young and the Restless on CBS fired actor Richard Burgi who played Ashland Locke in January 2022. The actor talked about leaving in an Instagram Live post.
Burgi claims that his dismissal was due to him “naively and accidentally” breaking the show’s COVID-19 safety regulations.
Why Is Ashland Leaving Y&R 2022?
Ashland left Y&R in January 2022, and his reasons were entirely accidental for actor Richard Burgi. He was reported to be fired for breaking the show’s COVID rules.
On February 8, 2021, Theo Vanderway made the first reference to him. He believed he was the father of Tara Locke’s son Harrison and was Tara’s husband.
Robert Newman has been playing him since 2022, after Richard Burgi played the part for the first time in 2021–2022.
It was revealed on January 11, 2022, that Robert Newman, a former daytime host, would join the show’s cast as a recast Ashland. On February 9, he made his debut.
The actor disclosed that he had tested positive for COVID-19 close to Christmas and had waited the five days recommended by the CDC before going back to work.
He said he “tested twice adversely at the studio and turned up to work” after his return. However, official regulations for the show stipulate ten days of isolation for people who test positive based on the CDC’s earlier recommendations despite the new period.
“So I unintentionally broke the COVID norms and procedures of the show, admitted Burgi, adding, “I appreciate whatever the show’s judgment is. Like everyone else, they are doing their best.”
Where Is Richard Burgi Now?
Richard Burgi was recently celebrating his ninety-eight-year-old mother in Medford, New Jersey. The post published in March was dedicated to his inspiring mother.
He said on the Instagram post, “My soon-to-be 98-year-old mother had been living at a nice assisted facility here in South Jersey.”
Furthermore, “after my sister passed away, my niece works in the medical profession and is a unique, busy mother of four children and wife to her husband who is a Marine Corps,” Burgi added.
Meanwhile, the last Instagram post of the Burgi mentioned his son, Samuel Bridge Burgi.
He wrote, ” So proud of this great young man, and his journey at UCLA. Congrats Samuel Bridge Burgi…I love you more than words can say…”
The comment section praised the posting and mentioned, “a huge congratulations to your son. Wishing him a lifetime of good health, happiness, and success.”