Recently, Beth Maitland sat down for an interview with Soaps in which she detailed what she hopes the future holds for Traci Abbott. Ultimately, she said, "I want to see love for Traci." The fan-favorite has been betrayed in all of her past relationships and viewers agree that it's time for this beloved character to get her happy ending.
Maitland recognizes that Traci was and is different than most others that appear on soaps and feels that it's important not to let the rest of her life become obsolete just because she's a certain age or a certain size. She said, "[Traci] was a character who was conflicted, who did not fit, and she found her way. And now that she's older, she is still a nontraditional-looking person for sure, in a soap-star community, but absolutely a real person who has needs, who has desires, who has goals, who has dreams..."
Rather than continue to bring Traci in as a prop to support other characters and their complicated storylines, it's about time that "The Young and the Restless" gave this legendary character a life of her own. As one fan wrote on Twitter, "Traci Abbott certainly should've had a romantic partner by now," and another added, "[Traci] has been nothing but the 'go to' person for sage advice. Let's give her some love. Romantic love."
As Beth Maitland so eloquently told Soaps, "It's never too late, no matter your age or your size. You are beautiful the way you are, the inside and outside, your package and beyond." Here's hoping we get to see that sentiment played out on screen, sooner rather than later.
