HATE SPEECH
Their characters may not like each other — despise, actually — but Y&R’S Melissa Ordway (Abby) is already a huge admirer of Noemi Gonzalez (Mia). “Noemi is the perfect person to play this role,” enthuses Ordway. “She’s so good at being bad and yet she’s so sweet in real life. It’s crazy when she turns it on. I’m like, ‘Whoa, you’re scary-good at that!’ She’s very prepared, and what she’s doing with her character gives everyone else so much to play with because of how unpredictable Mia can be.” Ordway is also thrilled with how the women tangle with each other. “I love it because I think it brings out a side of Abby we haven’t seen in a while,” the actress explains. “She’s been very businesslike lately, so it’s really fun to play that sassiness in her again. But I mean, talk about not wanting to laugh during our scenes because, like I said, Noemi’s totally nice, so it’s funny to me when we have to be that mean to each other. When we get done with a scene, I’m like, ‘I’m so sorry that I had to be so rude to you,’ but she just laughs. I’m very excited because we have some really fun stuff coming up.”