Brittany Hodges is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless.

[1] The role was originated by Vanessa Lee Evigan who departed on February 25, 2000, and was replaced by Lauren Woodland, who debuted on March 7.

Hellstrom (Thad Luckinbill), as well as marriage to Bobby Marsino (John Enos III) and giving birth to their child, Joshua.

Brittany began working at Bobby's club as a stripper and later a singer, for which she created the stage alter-ego Marilyn.

[5] Woodland last appeared in the role of Brittany on November 2, 2005; the character left following her husband's death.

[8] In April 2018, Soap Opera Digest announced that Woodland would return as Brittany for an "indefinite run," the new scenes aired from June 12 to 18, 2018.

[16] Three years into her duration on the series, Woodland said that Brittany "Started off as this manipulative and very sexual person who would do whatever it took to get what she wanted.

"[17] She explained that Brittany has always been a "complicated" person but everyone was "able to see that a lot of that behavior came from her insecurities" along with the bad relationship she had with her family, including her parents Frederick (John Martin) and Anita Hodges (Mitzi Kapture).

[17] In November 2002, Candace Havens of Zap2It wrote that Brittany had always "been a bit of a schemer" until she found "true love" with the "handsome" Raul Guittierez (David Lago).

Nancy Reichardt of Oakland Tribune noted that the storyline was "complete with choreographed song-and-dance routines", the reason for the actress being excited.

Her father Frederick attended the club, allured by the new sensation "Marilyn" but is horrified to find out that she is his own daughter.

[20] Brittany became involved with the owner of the club she stripped at, Bobby Marsino (John Enos III).

She asked Bobby if she could pursue her real passion at the club, singing, instead of stripping, to which he accepted.

[23] In 1999, Brittany Hodges introduced as part of the new teen scene at Walnut Grove Academy.

Brittany wasn't a good influence on Billy, who was trying to make his place in his family's company by pretending to be a party boy.

Billy's friend Raul came in time to save him, but his mother, Jill Abbott (Jess Walton), lost respect for Brittany when she didn't help her son.

Mac began talking to Billy in an Internet chat room under an alias in order to get him to admit to his feelings for her.

During that time, Raul turned down his scholarship from an out-of-town college in order to stay with Brittany and work part-time in Genoa City.

Bobby Marsino was involved in the mob, and his mobster friends wanted revenge on Brittany's father for shutting the club down.

After the wedding, Brittany's father gave Bobby a large check and a threat to take care of his little girl.

Due to complications from her pregnancy, Bobby borrowed money from the mob to pay for Brittany's medical bills.

Before the birth, Bobby and Brittany began to receive anonymous baby gifts that were really from the mob.

took Brittany to the Newman Ranch for protection, where she gave birth to her son, Joshua Marsino.

Bobby was forced into the Witness Protection Program, and Brittany moved into the Chancellor Estate with baby Joshua, J.T.

In March 2018, Brittany returned to Genoa City for the Walnut Grove Centennial Reunion disclosing that she was a partner in a law firm.

Raul had transferred from Washington D.C. to New York City and had adopted Brittany's son Joshua, who was a freshman at Harvard.

When Nick tried to move to San Diego, Victor decided to hire Michael Baldwin and sue for custody.

Flash forward to 2019, Brittany was hired by Sharon Newman as her lawyer after she was accused of murdering J.T.