 However, this never came to pass.On September 21, 2016, "Daytime Confidential" reported that after ten years since being with the show, Alden had been hired to be story consultant at Y&R, under Sally Sussman's tenure as Head writer.On July 31, 2017, Daytime Confidential announced that both Alden and Sussman will be departing from the show, with Mal Young being named as the new head writer.