Jill agreed in order to ensure a better life for the child. Katherine gets a hold of pictures of Jack and Jill and showed them to John, who has a stroke. Since Katherine had invalidated Jill's marriage, she was left penniless with a newborn infant. Thus, it became apparent that Phillip was Jill's biological son not Cane and that Cane was a fraud. She split her estate three ways between Phillip, Billy, and Canedespite the fact that Cane is not her son. "[41] The producers considered Jill to be the right character to tackle this issue due to her being the show's longest-running character, as well as other factors: her unhealthy lifestyle, age and "bullish personality that would deny anything was wrong". She said: "Liz dies within a week and all of a sudden it's, 'I am a Fenmore'. Shortly thereafter, Jill returned to her original occupation as a manicurist albeit in another town outside of Genoa City to keep it a secret from others. On June 14, 2010, Jill received word that Liz Foster had fallen ill on her flight to Genoa City. Lauren rejected her and they form a bitter feud; they eventually calmed down and became closer. And we really didn't have a chance to explore it much, but in real life that happens. I really believe there's a real love between those two, and we're playing it like there is." The three main suspects in the shooting are John, Jack, and Katherine. Per Soaps In Depth , Ashley Abbott has known for years that her mother, Dina, had an affair with Brent Davis that resulted in her birth, but she never let John know and always thought of her as a father. WebIt was always thought that Jill Foster was born the youngest child of Liz and Bill Foster. Rex Sterling soon got annoyed by Katherine Chancellor's behavior.
Jill, pictured here with her mother Liz, started out as the wealthy Katherine Chancellors manicurist. Lauren Fenmore didn't want to have a sisterly relationship with Jill but Jill decided to legally change her last name to Fenmore, much to Lauren's chagrin. Cane revealed to Katherine Chancellor and Jill the truth about Blake Joseph. "[18] Nekeeta Borden of Zap2it noted: "The redhead told Jill in no uncertain terms that she intended to keep her father's memory, and only child status, firmly intact and had no interest in a close relationship. Once Jill had snagged and married John Abbott, and she could afford it, Phillip was shipped off to a Swiss boarding school. After Liz died, Snapper told Jill informed Jill of her true parentage. [2] For this storyline, the soap opera partnered with the American Heart Association in order to highlight the issue of women's heart health. Following Phillip's accidental death, the women fought over custody of Jill's son, Phillip Chancellor III (Thom Bierdz), as well as numerous of Katherine's other husbands. He eventually tricked Katherine into revealing that Charlotte had an abortion when she was younger which left her unable to carry children. Footage of Dickson as Jill appears in the film Taxi Driver. Devon eventually decides to go for help. Abbott Thus, Katherine's claim about her true identity was bolstered and it was proven conclusively that Katherine and Jill were not biological mother and daughter after all. However, the true victim was her look-a-like Marge Cotroke. Additionally, she said that once Jill "she gets a plan in her head, nothing will divert her. John Goudas of The Miami News said that the show "flourishes when her character takes center stage," while Nekeeta Borden of Zap2it noted that Jill has always craved a sense of belonging despite her personality. [51] Prior to being paired with Colin, Nekeeta Borden wrote that, "Jill Foster Abbott (cough, cough) Fenmore's (Jess Walton) Jimmy Choos must have crossed paths with a black cat, because she can't find a good man to bless her somewhat shriveled heart."