Faith Newman
She is currently portrayed by Reylynn Caster, who assumed the role following the departure of Alyvia Alyn Lind, who played Faith for almost ten years from 2011 to 2021.
Nick later deems Sharon an unfit mother due to her continued involvement with Adam, and successfully obtains full custody of Faith.
Sharon is presumed dead after going on the run from the police, having been falsely convicted for the murder of Skye Newman (Laura Stone).
Sharon suffers a nervous breakdown and is diagnosed with bipolar disorder, leaving Nick as Faith's sole carer for several months.
The engagement ends when Nick learns that Sharon (while off her medication) had tampered with a DNA test and led him to believe that he was not the father of Summer Newman (Hunter King).
After reverting to joint custody, their relationship turns hostile again when it is revealed that Sharon had been raising what was believed to be Nick's son, Christian Newman (Jamie and Alister Tobias), as her own child with Dylan.
[3] When presented with the chance to return to her parents' shared custody arrangement, Faith rejects both of them, deciding to live with her grandparents instead.
She also witnesses Sharon's boyfriend Scotty Grainger (Daniel Hall) kissing her aunt Abby Newman (Melissa Ordway).
[7] In March 2021, it was announced Lind was departing The Young and the Restless after being cast in a leading role on the television series Chucky.
[9] This left the series' producers in a "casting conundrum," due to Faith being a "pivotal character in a front-burner storyline" at the time.
[6] As a result of Sharon's romantic involvement with Faith's kidnapper and uncle Adam Newman (then played by Michael Muhney), Nick deemed himself best-suited for custody.
[23] Faith has a strong connection with her grandfather Victor Newman (Eric Braeden),[1][22] and at one point, opts to live with her grandparents due to her parents' custody war.
[6] Meanwhile, an older teen and "bad influence" Jordan (Madison Thompson) inspires Faith to sneak out to parties and drink.
[24] Head writer Josh Griffith noted that Faith's behavior worsens as she deals with the trauma of the bullying as well as Sharon's cancer diagnosis the previous year.
[14] During this storyline, Faith forms a friendship with Moses Winters (Jacob Aaron Gaines), who defends her against bullies at school.
[26] Gaines explained that Moses has a "soft spot" for Faith and "won't let anyone push her around",[27] with Canyon News highlighting a possible romance building between the two.
"[30] Devin Owens of Soap Opera Digest praised the "emotional nuances" Lind brought to the character, stating that she "delivered in spades" as Faith grew up and became more involved in dramatic storylines.
[31] In April 2020, as Faith reacted to her mother's cancer diagnosis, Soaps In Depth praised the performances of Lind and Case as "powerful" and "heartwarming", writing that they "have always struck the perfect balance in their alter egos' mother-and-child relationship, but as they deal with these dark days, the actresses are shining ever brighter.
[31][1] Janet Di Lauro of the online magazine Soap Hub praised Caster for "fitting into Lind's formidable shoes", stating that she "immediately grasped the character’s essence, connecting with her plight and problems.
She’s never tried to do too much in her scenes, instead making her mark with understated performances that allowed viewers to feel her sorrow and embarrassment over Faith’s reckless acts.
