idge ▁For r ester . ▁She ▁left ▁The ▁B old ▁and ▁the ▁Beautiful ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁The ▁Young ▁and ▁the ▁Rest less , ▁where ▁she ▁has ▁since ▁had ▁relationships ▁with ▁Victor ▁once ▁again ▁and ▁T ucker ▁Mc Call . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁David son ▁was ▁let ▁go ▁from ▁The ▁Young ▁and ▁the ▁Rest less , ▁leading ▁to ▁her ▁exit ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁David son ▁initially ▁hadn ' t ▁known ▁why , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁later ▁that ▁Sony ▁Pictures ▁Television ▁terminated ▁her ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁show ▁for ▁her ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Days ▁of ▁Our ▁L ives ▁as ▁Krist en ▁Di M era , ▁a ▁character ▁she ▁had ▁port rayed ▁there ▁over ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁prior . ▁David son ▁made ▁a ▁brief ▁return ▁to ▁The ▁Young ▁and ▁the ▁Rest less ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁for ▁the ▁soap ' s ▁ 4 0 th ▁anni versary . ▁After ▁subsequent ▁guest ▁appearances , ▁David son ▁returned ▁to ▁The ▁Young ▁and ▁the ▁Rest less ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁as ▁a ▁series ▁regular . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁David son ▁again ▁ex ited ▁the ▁role ; ▁she ▁returned ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁following ▁the ▁install ment ▁of ▁head ▁writer ▁Josh ▁Griff ith . ▁ ▁Cast ing ▁E ile en ▁David son ▁origin ated ▁the ▁role ▁of