1. Traci Abbott is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless.
52 Facts About Traci Abbott
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Traci Abbott stayed with the show on from June 17,1982, to June 4,1987, and from November 1987 to December 1989, September 1990 to June 1993, making guest appearances in December 1993, February to August 1994, February to April 1995, and April to May 1996.
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Traci Abbott reappeared in 1999,2001 through 2002, and since 2006 on a recurring basis.
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On March 20,2007, Traci Abbott made an appearance on the show's sister soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful.
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Since the death of John Abbott, Traci has become the family rock.
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Traci Abbott had low self-esteem because she was overweight, and her older sister, Ashley Abbott, was more glamorous and successful than she was.
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Traci Abbott became the president of rocker Danny Romalotti's fan club, and she decided to attend college locally at Genoa City University to be near him.
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Traci Abbott became a singer in Danny's band, and she fought for his attention with Lauren Fenmore.
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The stress caused Traci Abbott to become conscious of her weight, and Lauren exploited her to get Danny's attention.
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Traci Abbott became addicted to diet pills while in college, and she would often sing, "I turn to pills, when I'm feeling ill, I turn to pills".
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Traci Abbott's addiction culminated when she found out that Danny and Lauren were engaged.
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Traci Abbott got high, crashed her car and sustained serious heart damage.
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Traci Abbott tried to kill herself, but Christine "Cricket" Blair saved her.
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Traci Abbott then found out that she was pregnant with Tim's child, and Danny Romalotti wanted to marry her to give the baby a family.
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Traci Abbott pushed Traci down a flight of stairs, causing her to miscarry.
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Traci Abbott decided to annul her marriage to Danny, and Patty left town shortly after.
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Traci Abbott then got involved with groundskeeper Brad Carlton.
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Traci Abbott left town to continue her education at Stanford University.
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When Traci Abbott found out she was pregnant again, Brad's insane ex-wife, Lisa Mansfield, kidnapped Brad, and she tried to make Traci Abbott believe that Brad didn't love her anymore.
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When Brad was freed, he worked to win Traci's heart, but instead, Ashley Abbott worked her magic, and she stole Brad from her younger sister.
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Traci Abbott went on to write two best-selling books, Echoes of the Past and Epitaph for a Lover.
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Traci Abbott then returned to Traci, and they were remarried in 1991.
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Traci Abbott was pregnant again soon after, and she kept the secret from everyone except her father because she wanted Brad to love her without obligations to their child.
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Still, Traci Abbott finally told Brad about their child, he refused to let her raise their child alone.
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Colleen's birth did not help Brad and Traci Abbott's failing marriage, and they divorced later that year.
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Brad became jealous, but he realized that Traci Abbott was truly happy.
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In 1994, Traci Abbott visited Brad at the hospital when he had a heart attack.
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In 1996, Traci Abbott returned to Genoa City when her father considered remarrying her mother, Dina Mergeron.
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In 1999, When the Abbotts reclaimed Jabot from Newman Enterprises, Traci returned home to join in the family celebration.
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In 2001, Traci Abbott came home after she learned that Steve cheated on her.
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Traci Abbott became close to Brad during her stay at home, but he was married to Ashley at the time.
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Traci Abbott decided to forgive Steve and work on their marriage, but Colleen became disgusted with her mother's "almost-reunion" with Brad.
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Traci Abbott rebelled against Traci and Steve until she was expelled from school for smoking marijuana.
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In 2006, John Abbott had a stroke, and Traci rushed to his bedside.
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John died soon after from complications from the stroke, and Traci Abbott truly began to see the hardships that her family faced while she was away.
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John's widow, Gloria Traci Abbott, was hated by all of John's children.
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Traci Abbott was shocked to learn of the animosity that spread through her family, and she was unaware of her siblings vendetta with their stepmother.
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Traci Abbott rushed to support her daughter, and she reconnected with her sister, Ashley.
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Traci Abbott returned later that year when Jack dealt with the fallout from a fraud scandal.
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The next year, Traci Abbott was present at the Jabot Cosmetics annual stockholders meeting.
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Traci Abbott offered her support to Brad in his bid for CEO of the company, but Cane Ashby was appointed CEO in a turn of events.
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Several months later, Traci Abbott came home to attend the "funeral" of Katherine Chancellor.
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At the funeral, Traci Abbott ran into her mother, Dina, and the two argued about Dina's lacking role in Colleen's life.
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Traci Abbott went back to New York, but she returned again at Christmas to visit Colleen.
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Traci Abbott stayed in town to attend Brad's funeral, and then she returned to New York.
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Traci Abbott was rushed to the hospital, only to be declared braindead.
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When Lily and Cane's twins were born, Lily asked Traci Abbott to be their godmother in honor of Colleen, and Traci Abbott happily accepted.
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Traci Abbott returned to Genoa City to spend time with Genevieve and her sister, Ashley, before the ceremony.
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Traci Abbott shot Jack when he realized who she was, and Jack refused to marry Genevieve because she bought his prized company, Beauty of Nature.
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Traci Abbott returned to support Abby when Victor Newman supposedly died.
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Traci Abbott briefly hinted to Jack that her return to Genoa City was sparked by issues with her marriage to Steve following Colleen's death.
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In 2019, Traci Abbott writes another book based on Cane Ashby.