| Jordan Howard | Gallery |
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| Portrayed by | Colleen Zenk | ||||||||||
| Current status | Former, Recurring | ||||||||||
| Duration | 2023-2025 | ||||||||||
| First appearance | November 17, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Last appearance | January 24, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Cause/reason | Died after drinking poisoned tea given to her by Claire Newman | ||||||||||
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| Alias(es) | Victoria Newman Isabelle The Witch, The Mean Lady (by Harrison Abbott) | ||||||||||
| Gender | Female | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Traveling Nurse | ||||||||||
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Jordan Howard has been played by Colleen Zenk since November 17, 2023. She is the previously mentioned great aunt of Claire Newman. On November 27, 2023, it was revealed that she is the estranged sister of the late Eve Howard and the aunt of Cole Howard.
On November 14, 2024 Colleen Zenk returned to Y&R as Jordan after being off the show for 5 months, where it was revealed in a surprising twist that she is once again out of prison and plotting against the Newmans with her new partner Ian Ward. She appeared until January 24, 2025 when Jordan dies from drinking poisoned tea that Claire gave her to avoid going back to prison since Claire knew that Jordan would inevitably escape again.
History[]
At some point, Jordan and her sister Eve became estranged with each other. However, they continued to visit and Jordan met her nephew Cole. Jordan had always hopes she and Eve could reconcile but when Eve died, Jordan blamed Victor Newman and his family for them never having a chance to reconcile since Eve has become obsessed with Victor.
Eventually, Cole got with Victor's daughter Victoria Newman, and they gave birth to a little girl, they named Eve Nicole Howard. Jordan was in the hospital at the time Victoria have birth. Eve was born prematurely and had a high chance of not making it, so Jordan stole Eve, and replaced her with a dead baby, making Victoria and Cole believe that Eve had died.
Jordan took Eve away to raise her, but never with genuine love. When Eve was five years old, Jordan started poisoning her mind against the Newmans and Cole. Jordan claimed her parents didn't want her, and homeschooled her. She warned Eve to never tell anyone that she was the daughter of Victoria Newman cause it would be embarrassing to have to admit they didn't want her.
Jordan placed Eve in an all girls private school to limit her contact, and with Eve hiding the truth about her family, Jordan was able to make sure Victoria and Cole never learned about her existence until she and Eve (Raised with the name Claire) were ready to get their revenge.
Storylines[]
Revenge Against the Newman's[]
In October of 2023, Claire got a job as Nikki Newman's personal assistant. It was all part of a plan concocted by Jordan and Claire to gain Nikki's trust so she could lure her and the rest of her family into a trap.
Jordan noticed hesitation on Claire's face, and told her not to lose focus. Claire returned to Genoa City while Jordan continues to watch over Nikki. She left a photo of Eve on the bed, and when Nikki briefly came to, she saw Jordan leaning over her, weakly asked why she was doing this. Jordan only responded that Nikki did this to herself, and then left her.
The next part of the plan was for Claire to claim that Nikki had a suffered a seizure and was taken to the hospital. Claire claimed she couldn't get an hold of Jordan and after assembling Victor and their children, Claire actually called Jordan, who spoke with Victor, but she faked interference as he asked for the name of the hospital.
Upon their arrival, Claire gave the Newman's water bottles, and as soon as they drank from them, Jordan dropped the act and revealed her identity as Eve's sister and that she was seeking revenge on the Newman's. Claire went downstairs to retrieve Cole, who had previously knocked unconscious as Jordan announced that she had poisoned the water bottles the Newman's drank from and they would die from a heart attack as a result.
While Jordan was monologuing, Claire left the room to bring up Cole, who had been previously lured to the house, knocked out, and imprisoned someone. Jordan had Claire take everyone's phones and lock them away. Victor was skeptical of Jordan's claims and asked Cole if Jordan was his aunt. Cole said his mother did have a sister, but he doesn't remember her too well because they didn't get along.
Jordan made it clear she blamed her nephew as well and accused him of not loving Eve, but Cole said that wasn't true. Jordan sat back and watched as Claire revealed her identity to Victoria and Cole, but they wouldn't believe her claims, so Jordan spoke up and confirmed Claire's claims.
Jordan was in Genoa City the day Victoria gave birth to Eve. To prove it, she named the hospital and room number that Victoria was in. Jordan said she was in the maternity ward and took the newly born Eve while replacing her with a dead baby. Claire was stunned and privately confronted Jordan about lying to her that her parents didn't want her. Jordan said that part was true since they just believed she was dead and moved on.
Jordan warned Claire not to lose focus, but Claire snapped that she was done listening to Jordan. Though weak and dying from the poison, Nick took advantage of the distraction to pin Jordan to the wall as Victor weakly stumbled upstairs. Jordan shoved Nick away, grabbed a knife that she had hidden, and ran up the stairs after him. Nick followed, and Jordan slashed him with the knife across the chest at the top of the stairs.
Jordan found Victor with Nikki and confronted them holding the knife. Victor noticed the blood and wondered whose it was, but Jordan ignored him. Victor overpowered Jordan, disarmed her, and then locked her in the room. However, Jordan managed to evade capture after Claire had a change of heart and saved Cole and the Newman's. Jordan hid in the air vent and watched as Claire was arrested and everyone left the house.
Upping her game against Nikki and Kidnapped Claire again[]
Nikki began getting mysterious calls that just played music. She eventually remembered that it was the music she used to dance to. Victor and Nikki knew it was Jordan, who arrived in Genoa City, and hid out at a motel. She also texted Nikki a photo of her that was taken while she was held captive.
An APB was issued for Jordan, which she was waiting for. She called the police and said she spotted Jordan and told them where she was. Jordan then vacated the room, leaving photos of Eve on the bed. Donning a blond wig and glasses, Jordan relocated to the Athletic Club.
Jordan snuck into the hospital and sedated Claire. She then took her out of the hospital in a wheelchair. Jordan took Claire to a secluded cabin that Eve used to take Cole to as a kid, and called Nikki. She taunted Nikki over drinking again, and told her she had Claire. Nikki refused to believe it, but Jordan verified that she had taken her. She told Nikki to come and meet her alone, and she was willing to trade Claire for Nikki.
Final Showdown with Nikki[]
Nikki arrived at the cabin alone, and called out for Claire. Jordan approached Nikki holding a gun. Jordan could tell Nikki was drunk and taunted her for it. Nikki asked about Claire, and Jordan was surprised that Nikki cared for her. Nikki said that Victoria cares about Claire, and she will do anything for her children. Jordan questions if she would die for them.
Jordan sat Nikki down and offered her a bottle of alcohol encouraging her to drink it and then calling her a sloppy drunk when she did. Nikki wondered why Jordan was going to all this trouble for a sister she was estranged from. Jordan said that she and Eve became estranged because they fought over her obsession with Victor. Nikki reminded Jordan that getting her revenge won't bring Eve back, and tried to relate how Jordan would do anything for her loved ones. Jordan laughed that Nikki was trying to bond with her.
Jordan alluded to Claire, and said she know she will stay loyal to her. Nikki wondered if Claire willingly went with Jordan, and Jordan snapped that Nikki's questions were tedious. She then left and returned with a heavily sedated Claire in a wheelchair. When Jordan got distracted by checking on Claire, Nikki smashed the bottle over Jordan's head.
Jordan and Nikki got into a scuffle that ended in a stalemate, but Claire grabbed Jordan's falling gun, and ordered her to let Nikki go. Jordan tried to manipulate Claire against Nikki, but Claire stood her ground and lashed out at Jordan or taking her from her family and all the lies she had told her over the years.
Jordan asserted that Cole and the Newmans would have discarded her, but Claire cries she would have been loved and had a chance at a real future and a real family instead of being twisted with hate. Nikki tells Claire to put the gun down and said Jordan can pay for her crimes. Claire refused, saying Jordan could just plead insanity and get committed. Claire believed she needed to kill Jordan.
Jordan then dared Claire to shoot her and when Claire hesitated, Jordan taunted her for being weak. Annoyed, Nikki ordered Jordan to shut up, and shoved her against the wall, knocking her unconscious. Victor and Nick arrived with the police and Jordan was arrested. As she was being led away, Jordan turned to face Claire and said that she broke her heart. Claire responded that Jordan broke her life, and Nikki ordered the police to get Jordan out of there, so Jordan was led away.
Claire disowns Jordan and her plot to escape[]
Clare went to the prison to visit Jordan to tell her she was done with her. Jordan tried to manipulate Claire and tell her that the Newman's would never love her like she did. Claire asserted that Jordan just used her and that she now knows what real love looks like. Claire tells Jordan she is fine with her, but as Jordan is lead away, she declares that she isn't finished yet, and that she has plans.
Days later, Jordan acquired a cell phone and snuck away to call Claire. She claimed she was Claire's mother, so the nurse handed her the phone. Jordan desperately pleaded with Claire not to trust the Newman's, but Claire wanted nothing more to do with Jordan and said she wants her dead as Jordan begged for Claire to not leave with her.
Jordan's return to Genoa City to terrorize the Newmans[]
Jordan started a fire in the prison to escape back to Genoa City. She would torment Nikki by phoning her and playing her old song from when she was a stripper. Nikki finally called Jordan out, but Jordan unnerved Nikki by telling her that she is closer than she thinks.
Jordan met up with Nikki's old sponsor Seth Gordon, who had fallen back off the wagon. Jordan manipulated Seth into reconnecting with Nikki by posing claiming to be an old friend of hers named Isabelle, and said that while Nikki wants nothing to do with her, there is still a chance for her and Seth to reconnect.
Seth fell for it and slowly he and Nikki became friends which thrilled Jordan. However, eventually Seth told Nikki about "Isabelle", and Nikki quickly deduced it was Jordan. Furious, Seth confronted Jordan and wanted to take her to the police, but Jordan pushed Seth into the path of an oncoming car and he was killed instantly.
Burning down Victoria's House and kidnapping plot[]
After reporting the "accident" and blaming it on Seth being intoxicated, Jordan fled into an alley where she finally connected with Claire via phone. Jordan lashed out at Claire for betraying her and then hung up.
She shed her old disguise and donned a new one as she looked over at gallons of gasoline, which she then used to burn down Victoria's home. Jordan eventually got the drop on Victor and planned to lock him up in an abandoned warehouse, but Nick intercepted Jordan with taser, and they instead locked her up.
Jordan's chance to escape came when Nikki, Victoria, and Claire all decided to confront Jordan. Jordan took a cyanide caps up and against their better judgement, the women decided to save Jordan's life, and she was hospitalized where she later escaped.
Jordan continued to slink around Genoa City in disguise and eventually snatched both Claire and the kid she was babysitting Harrison Newman-Abbott. Jordan had Claire locked in a storage unit where she presumably planned to let her die while she planners to take Harrison away and raise him as Claire's successor.
Held captive by Victor[]
Alliance with Ian Ward[]
On November 14, 2024; Jordan rushed into a motel where she told someone that it all went according to plan. Jordan's partner was then revealed to be Ian Ward, who exclaimed how wonderful it was with a smile. It was revealed that Jordan is the one who was tampering Sharon Newman's bipolar medication by dosing it with PCP, bludgeoning Heather Stevens in the back of the head on the Apartment, and ran Phyllis Summers off the road under orders from Ian, in order from them to get Claire (Jordan) back from the Newmans and Mariah Copeland (Ian) back by using Mariah's wife, Tessa Porter.
Ian put pressure on Jordan to don one of her disguises and try to find out any information about what was going on with Sharon. However, well out, Jordan saw Claire with Kyle Abbott, and was thrown when she saw them kissing. She also learned that it had been discovered that Sharon's meds were tampered with. When she relayed the news to Ian, he lashed out at her and blamed her for it. Jordan did not take kindly to Ian acting like she was his servant, and was also irritated that Ian was into focusing on his plan, and not hers.
Jordan convinced Ian to go out and get his own information, which he did. Ian's first trip out proved to be valuable as he learned that Mariah and Claire were friends, so that meant they could achieve their goals at the same time. Ian's trips out have Jordan a breather, and she recounted how she and Ian had met while he was being a chaplain at her prison. Ian and Jordan formed an instant connection and Ian paid a terminally Will woman that looked a lot like Jordan to take her place. The woman agreed so her family would be taken care of after she was gone.
When Ian returned, he noticed Jordan seemed deep in thought. Jordan said she was just thinking about how they met and said she had been waiting for a man like Ian her whole life before kissing him. On New Years Eve, Jordan chloroformed Sharon as she was walking to her car. Jordan took her back to the motel where Ian explained his plan to stage a car accident that would take Sharon's life and put the blame on Phyllis Summers. Ian would then swoop in and resume his role as Mariah's father figure sue grieved the death of her mother.
Jordan wondered how that helps her with Claire. Ian explained to Jordan that once he gains Mariah's trust, he'll have access to Claire which will help him win her over for Jordan. Ian lamented how he felt seeing Mariah again. Jordan knew the feeling describing it as a sense of longing, love, anger, and hurt. Ian and Jordan vowed to win Mariah's and Claire's love again or punish them for causing them pain.
Going Rouge[]
Jordan drove Sharon's car into the river, but due to her losing trust in Ian, she spared Sharon's life, planning to use her as her insurance policy. Jordan gave Sharon some food and water laced with pcp, and went on as if she did what Ian had instructed. However, Ian became frustrated and suspicious when Sharon's care was found but no body. Jordan insisted she has done what Ian has asked.
While getting a coffee at Crimson Lights, Jordan had a close encounter with Claire, who was standing right behind her. Jordan rushed off and back to the motel to speak with Ian, but was annoyed to find he wasn't there, so decided to take matter into her own hands.
Jordan eventually became fed up with Ian and told him outright that she had spared Sharon's life and was dissolving their partnership as she no longer trusted him. Despite Ian's attempts at manipulation, Jordan was done and stormed out even after Ian warned her that once she left, that was it.
Jordan got another coffee at Crimson Lights, but this time Claire realized who it was and followed Jordan to the park where Jordan revealed herself to Claire. Jordan was in for a surprise when Claire admitted that she missed her and never felt she fit in with the Newman's.
Jordan was overwhelmed with emotion and tearfully embraced her niece. However, Jordan was still suspicious of Claire and kept her at arms length despite Claire's claims of wanting to reunite with her. Jordan and Claire met up again where Claire said she wanted to severe ties with the Newman's permanently by killing Victoria.
When Jordan got back to her room, she saw Chance Chancellor there investigating. Jordan instructed Claire to come to Crimson Lights alone, and wait for further instructions as a test of loyalty. She also told Claire she had a friend, so not to try anything. She and Claire then met in the park again where Jordan admitted that Chance found out where she was hiding and wondered if Claire had called the police, but Claire denied it.
Claire surprised Jordan by lashing out at her for being stupid and saying she didn't need her if she was losing her touch since it was her plan to kill Victoria. Jordan was taken a back and annoyed by Claire's tone. Claire dialled it down, and suggested Jordan hide out at the tack house.
Fatal Mistake[]
Jordan was hesitant and eventually agreed. They had a cup of tea and Claire deduced Jordan's partner was Ian Ward. Jordan stated Ian had killed Heather and was looking to get back Mariah's love. Claire assured her Mariah hated Ian and didn't have the same affection for Ian that Claire still had for Jordan.
Claire also discovered that Sharon was alive and being held by Jordan, but Jordan wouldn't tell her. As Jordan went to drink her tea, Claire told her to stop which really got Jordan wondering and as Claire continued to push Jordan for information, Jordan no longer trusted Claire's sincerity, and went to leave into to be stopped by Nikki and Victoria.
Claire dropped the act and confirmed this was a trap and they planned to end Jordan for good, who laughed at them, convinced they couldn't do it since they already saved her once before. Victor and Nick arrived, and Jordan used Sharon's life as a bargaining chip demanding money and a chance to escape that wasn't a trap.
Jordan also wanted a hostage and wondered if she should take Claire. However, Nick received a call that Mariah had found Sharon and left. Jordan was horrified and Victor grinned as Jordan no longer had any leverage. Feeling trapped and refusing to go back to prison, Jordan grabbed the tea and gulped it down.