Damon Porter - Reed Hellstrom

Reed Newman Hellstrom is the son of J.T. Hellstrom and Victoria Newman. He was born on December 3, 2007; however, his birth year was later changed to 2005.

Character History
Reed was born prematurely on December 3, 2007, after an accident left his mother, Victoria, in a coma. Victoria was exiting a partially destroyed parking garage in Clear Springs when a piece of falling debris struck her in the head. Victoria did not know Reed's paternity during the pregnancy. His biological father could have been Victoria's estranged husband, Brad Carlton, or her lover & future husband, J.T. Hellstrom. With Victoria and the unborn child's life at stake, the Newman Family went to court to determine whose life should be saved. That decision thankfully did not have to be made as both Reed and Victoria survived. J.T. was revealed to be the father after Reed was born, and he and Victoria married in February 2008 after she woke up from her coma. Soon after the marriage, Reed contracted a staph infection, but he recovered. After his parents separate, J.T. and Victoria share joint custody of their son. Reed got to know his mother's new husband, Billy Abbott, and his daughter, Delia Abbott, from staying at his mother's house. He also was introduced to Lucy Abbott, Billy and Victoria's adopted daughter, before she was taken out of their custody in the Summer of 2011.

Currently, Reed travels back and forth between Genoa City, where he stays with Victoria, and Washington, D.C., where he stays with J.T., his wife, Mackenzie Browning, and their newborn son, Dylan Hellstrom. Reed is six years old as of 2012.