Hope Wilson is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by Signy Coleman.

In 1993, business tycoon Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) left his life in Genoa City behind, and he was presumed dead.

When he heard from a friend that everyone in Genoa City thought he was dead, he decided to stay in Kansas with Hope.

When the pair arrived, Hope met Victor's longtime love and ex-wife, Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott).

In 1994, the engaged couple returned to Genoa City to wed. Nikki crashed the wedding upon hearing the news.

Upset with Victor's idea, Hope returned to Kansas, and she began to spend time with Cliff Wilson again.

Victor spent time with his son during his visit, but Cliff was adamant that the boy believed that he was his father.

Suddenly, Victor received word that Cliff was killed in a tractor crash (This was changed to a drunk driving incident as cause of death in 2020).

Victor soon left Kansas, and he continued on his spiritual journey by traveling the world without contact from his family.

Victor returned home when he received word that his son Nicholas Newman (Joshua Morrow) was missing and presumed dead.

In 2008, Hope called Victor with tragic news: she was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer.

Still, Vic began to go by the name Adam Wilson, angered that Victor abandoned him as a child.

In addition, Hope appeared to an angry and lonely Victor in a dream at Christmastime, taking him on a trip through his past.

[2] During an interview with TV Guide, Coleman talked about what Adam would be like if his mother was alive: "I understand the importance of creating conflict, but that was very sad to me.

If she had lived, she would have been on Adam like white on rice, telling him to straighten up his act and clean up his messes!

"[2] In addition, Coleman also expressed interest in returning to the show as Hope's long-lost twin sister.

She adds, "Last time I was on the show, I pitched an idea to Steve Kent and Paul Rauch that Hope's mother had actually given birth to twins — which I realize never happens on a soap opera!

She fell through the cracks of the foster care system, which happens all the time in our country, and as a result she turned out to be damaged goods.