Eric Braeden Returns To Work On ‘The Young And The Restless’ After Health Scare

Eric Braeden is back on set at “The Young and the Restless” following a real-life health battle.

The actor, who plays Victor Newman on the long-running soap, announced his return with a video, reported Soap Opera Digest.

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Eric Braeden Recovers From Pneumonia

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Braeden reassured fans he was back to work in a video posted to his Facebook page.

He explained, “I had pneumonia for about two weeks,” as did his son and one of his granddaughters. He disclosed that “because of my age, [I] had it a bit worse than others. But I’m over it now.”

Braeden revealed he had been hit hard by the illness.

“Pneumonia is no walk in the park. In fact, you can’t walk. That’s the point. It hits you like a ton of bricks,” he said.

However, he has overcome his pneumonia scare “thanks to modern medicine, thanks to antibiotics.”

“What a joy to be well, what a joy to look at the sky, breathe fresh air, you know, not worry about this and that, and get back to work,” he enthused.

Braeden shared he had been working hard on his return to set.

“I had to make up for not being there for two weeks, so the last two or three weeks were a lot of work, a lot of days of double duty. But we survived it. I loved being back to work. Love being back with my colleagues,” he said.

“It was nice to see Melody [Thomas Scott] and Joshua [Morrow] and Mark [Grossman] and Amelia [Heinle] and… everyone, really. Michelle Stafford. What a privilege to be able to go to work. It really is.”

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Braeden Speaks Out On Victor’s Plotlines

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Recently on “The Young and the Restless,” Victor’s wife Nikki (Scott Thomas) recently fled their home after she discovered he had arranged Jack (Peter Bergman)’s kidnapping. Braeden warned fans that there are more dramatic scenes in store for the couple.

“Right now, I have some difficult scenes with Melody, who plays my wife,” he shared.

“Afterwards, we hug each other because we know we did a good job, but, you know, I don’t like to scream at her.”

Braeden recently responded to rumours he would be retiring from the role of Victor.

In an interview with TV Insider, he said he has no plans to leave the screen anytime soon.

“There were moments, obviously, during negotiations and all that where you say, ‘OK, that’s it. Bon voyage,’ and then it always works out,” he stated.

“But the actors I used to work with in the ’60s on nighttime television and film are either not working or they’re gone, passed away. I’m a stubborn son of a b*tch. I’m still here.”