How Being Fired From Y&R Helped Twilight Hunk Cam Gigandet's Career

By Jamey Giddens on December 05, 2008

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Twilight star Cam Gigandet revealed in the December issue of Men's Health, on newsstands now, how being fired from the role of Daniel Romalotti on The Young and the Restless actually helped boost his confidence about his career.

So much relies on your confidence. To be let go from a soap opera is the most embarassing confidence basher in the world. It's like, 'Oh, if I'm not good enough for that, I'm not good enough for anyting.' So that was tough, but you learn that one of that stuff matters. You keep pushing forward. "

Looks like everyone benefited from Gigandet's firing. He was dismal as Daniel, couldn't act his way off the back patio of Crimson Lights, but by the time he started landing gigs like the badass, surfer boy who bedded Coop (Mischa Barton) and then accidently killed her on The O.C., he was a totally different and vastly improved actor. Meanwhile, Y&R fans got the amazing Michael Graziadei as Daniel , who will no doubt soon be competing with Gigandet for film roles.

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Submitted by DearCaptainObvious on December 5, 2008 - 5:39pm

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Here we go again with the soap bashing. If you get fired from a soap opera because your acting stinks that's the lowest of the low, right? What a complete baboon. I'm sure the little stinker who played Eden and got fired will be saying some garbage like this real soon.

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Submitted by ssjohn on December 5, 2008 - 5:43pm

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But isn't it true???? i mean look we take 'everyone' *cough* Molly Burnet *cough* so if you can't even make it when a actress like Molly Burnet is on our screens, you know that has to hurt the ego... but then again Molly B is the future of DAYS, she is the second coming of soaps, the next DH after all.....

Submitted by soapjunkie88 on December 5, 2008 - 6:54pm

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I think Gigandet was speaking about the business. And there, when you get fired from a soap opera, I do believe that it does not any good to your resume.

Submitted by elvara on December 5, 2008 - 7:30pm

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Why is it almost always the no-talent that find work?? *sigh* :?

Submitted by Luke Kerr on December 5, 2008 - 9:13pm

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I wouldn't be surprised if he got work because he does martial arts or fighting. Did anyone see him in Never Back Down? The guy has some fight moves. It's probably why he got Twilight too considering the fight scene in Twilight.

Submitted by monamis on February 15, 2009 - 9:14am