The Young and the Restless spoilers has some sad news to pass along about a popular Y&R star. Beth Maitland, who portrays Traci Abbott on the CBS soap, has announced the death of her ex-husband Christopher Banninger.
Christopher passed away after a massive heart attack on October 31, 2019. Soap Opera Digest has shared Beth’s statement on Christopher’s passing. She stated: “He passed away with no pain and with dear friends holding his hand. He is survived by our daughter Emelia, and although you may know we were recently divorced, I have spent 35 years of loving this man with every ounce of me and I feel so sorry for the pain this loss brings to so many of you who loved him too.”
Beth and Christopher were married in 1989 and were divorced in 2018. They first met while Christopher was working as a sound mixer on various daytime soap operas. His most recent soap opera work was on General Hospital in 2018, and back in 2012 he won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Live and Direct-to-Tape Sound Mixing for a Drama Series for the online version of All My Children.
Christopher spent most of his career as a sound mixer on TV and in the movies. His most recent credits include General Hospital, The Odd Couple, Men at Work, and Sebastian Says, but his credits go back to the late 1980s with such shows as The New WKRP In Cincinnati, Rolling Vengeance, and Full Moon in Blue Water.
Beth and Christopher shared a daughter, Emelia Banninger, who is a bassoonist at the Royal Academy of Music in London.
Our sincerest condolences go out to Beth and to Christopher’s family at this time. Stay tuned to the CBS soap and don’t forget to check CDL often for the latest Young and the Restless spoilers, updates, and news.