Daniel Romalotti and Lily Winters are fictional characters and a popular supercouple[1] from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless.

[2] Daniel Romalotti and Lily Winters were written as star-crossed young loves in a Romeo and Juliet style storyline.

They were put up against further obstacles with Daniel being wrongly accused of driving under the influence and killing Cassie Newman.

They traveled from the Young and the Restless setting, Genoa City, Wisconsin, to Los Angeles, California.

The actors on the shoot were Daniel and Lily's portrayers, Michael Graziadei and Christel Khalil, respectively, as well as Kristoff St. John (Neil), Michelle Stafford (Phyllis), and Joshua Morrow (Nick, Cassie's father).

[4] After the actress's departure, the series continued Lily and Daniel's interactions through a letter and communication over the internet.

[6] Two months after Khalil's departure, the Young and the Restless attempted to convince the actress to come back to the role.

[7] The show's then head writer and executive producer John F. Smith planned to recast the role and promised to "bring an entirely new level" to Daniel and Lily's story.

[1] Sherwood expressed unconcern in taking the place of an actress who took part in creating the popular Daniel and Lily romance.

[7] Former Young and the Restless executive producer and head writer Lynn Marie Latham said, "Davetta did a fine job, but shows generally prefer to have original players back when they can get them.

Daniel becomes involved in a scheme to drug Lily along with Kevin Fisher (Greg Rikaart) and Alex (Nick Chastain).

Their mothers, Drucilla Winters (Victoria Rowell) and Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford), do not approved due to their rivalry and attempt to keep them apart.

His under-aged crush Cassie Newman (Camryn Grimes) decides to drive a drunken Daniel home, as they both live on the same property.

In 2006, Lily arrives home from boarding school but tricks her parents into believing she broke her relationship off with Daniel by sending him a Dear John letter.

During this time, Lily decided to announce her romance with Daniel, thinking her parents wouldn't mind after this news.

Daniel begins working at Newman Enterprises as a mailman while Lily becomes a salesperson at Lauren Baldwin's Jabot Cosmetics boutique.

All is well until Alex returns, seeking money from Daniel and Kevin, or he will tell Lily about their scheme to drug and rape her two years ago.

Daniel becomes addicted to pornography made by Amber Moore (Adrienne Frantz) and soon begins to neglect Lily.

Later, Daniel becomes involved in more schemes including burying a dead body with Amber and Kevin along with going to a strip bar while under age.