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The cast ofThe Young and the Restlessare kicking back at Crimson Lights.
Lauralee Bell, who plays Christine “Cricket” Blair on CBS soap opera, shared abehind-the-scenes montageon Instagram of her costars doing coffee cheers in honor of the show’s50th anniversary.
Bell tells PEOPLE exclusively that the idea for the video was created as a thank you to the fans, sharing, “I decided to do this because, number one, our fans deserve endless gratitude for giving up an hour of their day, sometimes for generations in a family, so it’s the least we can do to give back.”
“On a selfish level, I love editing! My brain doesn’t stop creating,” she adds. “And best of all, our cast and crew are incredible for playing along to make these few moments of fun to show our very different sides than our characters.”
Bell, 54, and LeBlanc, 64, toast the show’s dedicated fans in the Instagram Reel, with the text above their vignette reading, “Cheers to you from Crimson Lights.”
She captioned the clip, “Another video showing us#behindthescenesas we continue to thank the fans while we celebrate#YR50Seemed very fitting to play#crimsonandcloverin#crimsonlights☕️We love you guys!! Thank you for watching@youngandrestlesscbs”
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Bell tells PEOPLE that the idea for the montage was sparked while working on the set of the iconic coffee shop.
“A few months ago, I was in the Crimson Lights set and the song was the first thing to pop in my mind,” she shares. “Then I was trying to figure out how to make this different fromthe dance video, which our fans ended up loving. Those beats suddenly made me realize I had to do flash cuts. I think the cast laughed when I’d grab them sometimes with only minutes between scenes and said, ‘Trust me, I just need 6 quick shots adding a person or a hand movement each time.'”
The actress also reveals “the energy around the 50th anniversaryof the show has been incredible!”
“The cast and crew realize that not many shows get to this milestone,” she says. “And we’ve had the best time being together from digging up our time capsule that we buried 25 years ago to our incredible anniversary party.”
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The video comes afterShemar Moorereturned toThe Young and the Restlessin honor of its 50th anniversary.
TheS.W.A.T.star, 53,reprised the roleof Malcolm Winters as he came back to Genoa City to reconnect with his daughter Lily (Khalil), nephew Devon (James), and stepson Nate (Dominic) on Monday’s episode of the soap opera.
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The Young and the Restlessairs weekdays on CBS (check local listings) and can be streamed on Paramount+.
source: people.com
