Published 18:07 IST, June 18th 2020

What happened to Olivia on 'The Young and The Restless'? Read to find out

Olivia Hastings was a popular character from CBS's 'The Young and The Restless', but the character last appeared on the show in 2012.Find, what happened to her?

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Olivia Hastings is a popular fictional character in CBS’s soap opera serial, Young and Restless. character was portrayed by actor Tonya Williams between 1990 to 2005. However, Williams returned to role in 2007 and played Olivia Hastings till 2012. Re on to find out what happened to Olivia of  Young and Restless

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What happened to Olivia on Young and Restless?

Olivia’s sibling rivalry with her sister Drucilla was me known to audiences early on in show. sibling rivalry stemmed from ir childhood, as ir parents favoured older daughter Olivia over Drucilla. When sisters reunite as ults, strife between m grew as Drucilla develops feelings for Nathan Hastings, private investigator who was dating Olivia at time. Olivia gets married to Nathan Hastings, thus becoming Olivia Hastings, as character is now popularly known by fans. 

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Things take a gnarly turn when Olivia on Young and Restless, who is pregnant with Nathan’s child, gets diagnosed with ovarian cancer. expectant mor braves up at news and refuses to abort baby. As Olivia Hastings marriage with Nathan continues to crumble, he begins an affair with Keesha Monroe, played by actor Jeniffer Gatti. But, matter becomes even more complicated when Keesha tests positive with HIV. Fortunately, Nathan, Olivia and ir newborn baby Nate Hastings Jr test negative for HIV, but damage is done to ir marriage become irreparable. As Olivia Hastings splits up with Nathan, she forbids him to have any contact with his son. This prompts Nathan to kidnap Nate, but Nathan soon returns his son Nate back to Olivia, when life on run becomes too difficult for a child. Nathan Hastings eventually dies after being hit by a car.

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Olivia and Malcolm

Meanwhile, Malcolm Winters, who is Drucilla’s boyfriend Neil’s bror, develops a bond with Olivia Hasting’s son, Nate Jr. Olivia from Young and Restless soon falls in love and gets married to Malcolm Winters. But her experience of being betrayed in previous marriage, gets best of her, as she begins accusing Malcolm of cheating on her too. Olivia and Malcolm eventually divorce and her relationship with her son Nate takes a nosedive. 

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Olivia from Young and Restless: Her story continues:

Olivia shockingly contracts Aplastic Anaemia and almost dies from it. But her sister Drucilla comes to her rescue and saves Olivia by donating her bone marrow. While Olivia from Young and Restless is still recovering her health, she begins to develop feelings for her best friend Ashley Abbott’s husband Br Carlton. Although Br and Olivia get toger for a brief while when he is separated from his wife Ashley. He soon finds his way back to his wife when he discovers that she is pregnant with his child. 

In midst of heartbreak, a bruised relationship with her son Nate and a difficult battle with her health, Olivia decides to move to Africa and work with Doctors without Borders. Since n Olivia only returns to Genoa City on occasions, such as for attending her sister Drucilla's funeral, treating Lilly Winters, who is also battling ovarian cancer and attending Malcolm’s wedding to Sofia Dupre.

18:07 IST, June 18th 2020