Hope Adams Wilson
Deceased
Actor History
Signy Coleman (1993 to 1997; 2000; 2002; February 11, 2008 to February 18, 2008; August 13, 2010 to August 16, 2010)
Beth Toussaint (July to August 2006)
Lifeline
Died February 18, 2008
Occupation at Time of Death
Farm owner
Resided At Time of Death
Kansas
Marital Status at Time of Death
Widow of Cliff Wilson
Past Marriages
Victor Newman (divorced)
Cliff Wilson (deceased)
Relatives
Unknown
Children
Victor "Vic" Adam Wilson, AKA Victor Adam Newman Jr. (Son by Victor Newman)
Flings & Affairs
Cliff Wilson (deceased)
Victor Newman
Crimes Committed
None
Brief Character History
In 1993, Victor was blasted by Nikki, Ashley and teenaged Victoria, all resenting the control he tried to exert in their lives, so he left town. During his trip, Victor was robbed of his wallet, jewelry, and car. After his car was found with a body inside burned beyond recognition and wearing his jewelry, word reached Genoa City that Victor was dead. But Victor turned up at the Kansas farm of the blind Hope Adams just in time to rescue her from a rapist. Hope was strong and independent, but she needed help and protection alone on her farm. Back in Genoa City a power struggle for control of Newman Enterprises quickly erupted between Jack, Brad and Ashley, while Nikki and Victoria were grieving over Victor's death. Jack gained control of Newman Enterprises, regained CEO of Jabot and made Brad head of Newman. When Victor heard the news, he returned to Genoa City, where he learned from his pal, Douglas, that everyone thought he was dead. After overhearing a conversation between Nikki and his children, Victor mistakenly believed that no one missed him, asked Douglas not to reveal the truth, and headed back to Kansas. Victor's life on the farm was a seldom-seen look at the tender side of Victor Newman. He became a kind and gentle man who was content to live there as a farm hand, growing closer to Hope. Victor's presence created a dilemma for Hope. She was attracted to him, but she accepted a marriage proposal from her longtime friend, Cliff Wilson. Finding their wedding plans underway, Victor arranged to return home for good. When Hope learned of Victor's plans, she told Cliff that she couldn't marry him. Soon after, Hope accompanied Victor back to Genoa City.
Everyone was stunned that Victor was still alive. Nikki was relieved because she continued to have strong feelings for Victor. However, she felt threatened by Hope's presence. Nikki suggested to Hope that Victor was helping her out of gratitude for the kindness that she had shown him in Kansas. Feeling out of place and worried that she was interfering in Victor's relationship with his family, Hope headed back to her farm. When Victor found out, he returned to Kansas once more.
Hope revealed to Victor that she had never been with a man sexually. Soon after, she and Victor made love. When Victor proposed marriage to her, Hope accepted and they returned to Genoa City engaged. Nikki was so distraught by the news that she crashed their wedding and made a spectacle of herself. Nikki considered reconciling with Jack, but he surprised her by announcing that he was ready to file for divorce. Meanwhile, Hope learned that she was pregnant. Victor and Hope were forced to do some serious soul-searching when her doctor said the baby could inherit her blindness. When medical tests revealed that there was a good chance the baby would be born blind, Victor urged Hope to have an abortion, but she resisted, and the tension in their marriage escalated. Frustrated by Victor's remote behavior, Hope returned to her farm in Kansas after she received word that Cliff had been injured in a farming accident. While Cliff recuperated, Hope extended her stay. Victor's friend, Douglas Austin, arrived at the farm and pressured Hope to return to Victor. During their argument, Hope accidentally tripped over a chair and had to be rushed to the hospital. Victor arrived to make sure Hope was okay, then returned home. The next day, Hope gave birth to Victor Adam Newman Jr. To Victor's disappointment, Hope decided to stay in Kansas and raise their son on her farm. She asked him to stay out of their child's life so he could be raised without the Newman influences, and they were later divorced.
In 1996, as Victor recovered from a gunshot wound, his near-death experience prompted him to reevaluate his life. He left Genoa City for several weeks and visited Hope on her farm in Kansas, where she was now married to Cliff. Cliff had adopted Victor Jr., and his name was changed to Victor Adam Wilson. Victor enjoyed spending time with his son, a straight-A student who loved all sports, but Cliff made it clear that the boy thought Cliff was his father. Victor returned to Genoa City and began spending time with Nikki, who assumed that they were finally about to reconcile. When Victor received word that Cliff had been struck by a drunk driver, he quickly returned to Kansas to lend Hope support. Hope was grief-stricken when Cliff died. Nikki misunderstood Victor's reasons for leaving her, and she resolved to break off with him. She became involved with her gynecologist, Josh Landers, who said that he was a widower. When Josh proposed marriage, Nikki impulsively accepted and they eloped to Las Vegas. Victor tried to stop the marriage, but arriving back from Kansas too late, he decided not to tell Nikki that he was still in love with her. Eventually, Victor persuaded Hope to relocate to Genoa City with their son. Victor had the Penthouse and especially its kitchen redone especially for Hope to be able to get around there though blind, but once out of their home, she was a fish-out-of-water in the big city. And Victor got involved in Newman Enterprises, leaving her alone more and more. He even paid her old Kansas friend Betty to come live with them to help Hope feel at home. But Hope was proud and independent, always wanting to go out on her own, and more than once her purse was stolen or she nearly got assaulted.
In 2006 Victor's was diagnosed with epilepsy, Nikki was informed, and he was given medication. But he liked the affects of the mini seizures that made him feel uncharacteristically mellow and caring, so he quit taking his medication. He shut off his cell phone and told the family he was going on a trip that landed him in Kansas at Hope's farm once again. Hope welcomed him, and informed him that his son was at soccer camp. Victor stayed on awhile, helping Hope out around the farm and feeling free, happy, and content like he was when they first met there many years ago. One day Hope came in to find Victor on the floor having a seizure, but being blind did not realize it. Victor came out of it in time to fool her that he had fallen, then left to continue his spiritual journey, unaware that his family at home was in crisis. Some time later Nikki called Hope, looking for her husband, and Hope informed her that he had gone to a monastery in India.
In May 2007 while Victor was mourning the supposed death of this son Nick, Hope phoned Victor to let him know that their son was missing and had been hanging out with a bad crowd. Victor traced him to Columbia, but he'd disappeared without paying his rent. Victor then traced him to Sri Lanka, went there, and disappeared for quite some time. When Victor returned, he told those who asked that he had not found his son.
In early 2008, Hope contacted Victor that she was terminal with carcinoma of the pancreas, and he sent specialists to try to save her. But by February Hope called him to come to her in Kansas. He arrived to find her recently released from the hospital, having asked to be sent home to die. It was her last wish that Victor be united with his son who now goes by the name Vic, feeling he finally needed to be told that Victor was his father. Vic arrived, now 27 years old, and was shocked to see his mother's condition, then further shocked and disbelieving when she gave him the news of his paternity. Victor started to get to know his son through Hope on her deathbed. She described Vic to Victor as independent like his father, yet sensitive and vulnerable. Vic told Victor how he secured his own scholarships to attend Harvard Business School, but still has student loans to pay off. Then he attended Harvard Grad School where he wrote his thesis on Victor Newman's rise in the business world, and that he had read the books on Victor's life. Vic said he was a stockbroker living in New York City, and his passion is business and he firmly believes in following one's passion. Vic and Victor were devastated when Hope passed away only days later. Her death wish was for Victor and Vic to stay together. Before they parted in Kansas, Victor offered his son a job at Newman, but he turned him down.
In August 2010, following Adam’s case being dismissed from trial for lack of evidence on charges of conspiracy against the Newman’s and Abbotts for causing the death of Ashley’s baby and replacing it with Sharon’s and the murder of Richard Hightower, Hope appeared to Adam in dreams and recreated flashbacks to tell him that “I will never rest in peace knowing what you’ve done.”
