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The Bold and the Beautiful-related news from 2013
It's impossible to keep up with all of the twists and turns from the world of soaps. Luckily, Soap Central has archived all the The Bold and the Beautiful news from 2013.
Here are the news stories posted on Soap Central during 2013 that focus on The Bold and the Beautiful or past and present B&B performers. To read any of the articles listed below, simply click on the appropriate link. To access articles from other years, click here.
January 2013
Kin Shriner will return to General Hospital as the show continues to pay tribute to nearly 50 years on broadcast television. Shriner made his first appearance as Scott Baldwin in 1977.
January 2013
The world's most popular soap opera will continue to air for at least another 18 months. The Bold and the Beautiful has been renewed through the 2013-2014 season, along with CBS's entire daytime lineup.
March 2013
Is there another Emmy winner in Heather Tom's family? Fans will get a chance to find out in mid-April when the actress' real-life son makes his acting debut on The Bold and the Beautiful
March 2013
Four-time Daytime Emmy nominee Ricky Paull Goldin is headed back to daytime -- but he won't be reprising his All My Children role. Goldin has inked a deal for an open-ended appearance on The Bold and the Beautiful. Goldin has also previously appeared on Another World, Guiding Light, and The Young and the Restless.
March 2013
Emmy winner Jacob Young's family is about to grow. Young and his wife are expecting another child later this year.
March 2013
Tracey E. Bregman celebrated 40 years of The Young and the Restless and 30 years as Lauren Fenmore in grand fashion: she signed a new contract with the CBS soap. Fenmore, who has earned an Emmy for her Y&R role, appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful in the mid- and late-90s.
April 2013
Ashley Jones is returning to The Bold and the Beautiful. The actress, who was last seen in February 2012, is on-set this week to tape a handful of new scenes. Jones assumed the role of Bridget in 2004.
April 2013
The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless are preparing for another crossover. This time, actor Zack Conroy's Oliver Jones will make a trip to Genoa City.
May 2013
It's been four years since Don Diamont joined the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful. Now, the actor has made a decision about his future with the CBS soap. Diamont previously appeared on The Young and the Restless.
May 2013
Longtime B&B associate producer Ron Weaver has died. Weaver, who helped launch both The Bold and the Beautiful and Sesame Street, was 75.
May 2013
The Bold and the Beautiful's Jacqueline MacInnes Wood has left the series, but there are conflicting accounts of whether or not she'll be returning to the show. Wood joined B&B in 2008.
May 2013
Hunter Tylo has announced on her official web site that she is exiting The Bold and the Beautiful. The actress, who has also appeared on All My Children and Days of our Lives, first appeared on B&B in 1990.
May 2013
Days of our Lives alum Darin Brooks is joining the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful in a very revealing role. Brooks appeared on DAYS from 2005 to 2009, picking up an Emmy win for his work in 2009.
May 2013
The Bold and the Beautiful has hired Emmy winner Rena Sofer to play the mother of another recent hire, Darin Brooks. Sofer has previously appeared on Another World, General Hospital, and Loving.
June 2013
40th Annual Daytime Emmys coverage:The Bold and the Beautiful earned top marks for its Writing and Directing teams at the 2013 Daytime Emmy Awards.
June 2013
40th Annual Daytime Emmys coverage: Scott Clifton and Billy Miller shared the Supporting Actor win, while Julie Berman her first Supporting Actress win after leaving General Hospital at the 2012 Daytime Emmy Awards.
June 2013
40th Annual Daytime Emmys coverage: Doug Davidson earned his very first Daytime Emmy win, while Heather Tom scored a back-to-back win as Lead Actress at the 2013 Daytime Emmy Awards.
July 2013
Emmy nominee William deVry has been cast in a newly created role on General Hospital. The actor previously appeared on All My Children, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Port Charles.
July 2013
It may seem unthinkable to some fans, but the The Bold and the Beautiful seems poised to recast the role of Ridge Forrester. The role of Ridge was played by actor Ronn Moss from B&B's first episode in 1987 through 2012.
July 2013
The Bold and the Beautiful's Jacqueline MacInnes Wood will star in the new LMN made-for-television movie, Her Husband's Betrayal. Wood is currently on leave from B&B to work on a feature film.
July 2013
The Bold and the Beautiful vet Bobbie Eakes and her former All My Children co-star Walt Willey reunited on stage at the 2013 Miss Virginia pageant and celebrated the occasion with the aptly soapy song, "The Lady Is a Tramp."
July 2013
In real estate, it's all about location, location, location. And The Bold and the Beautiful's show-within-a-show, Room 8, has found itself a prime location on the Internet as a real-life web series.
July 2013
CBS president Les Moonves has voiced his support for The Bold and the Beautiful and the Young and the Restless. Both soaps have seen their audiences grow over the past twelve months.
August 2013
Many fans have a love-hate relationship with The Bold and the Beautiful's Brooke Logan. But R&B singer Tamar Braxton has a love-love relationship with the character's name, and she used it for her own newborn.
August 2013
The Bold and the Beautiful is casting a new 20something member of the Forrester family: Alexandra.
September 2013
Emmy winner Jacob Young's family has a new member. Jacob and his wife are the parents of a baby girl.
September 2013
The Bold and the Beautiful is looking to recast the role of Karen Spencer. The role has been played by Joanna Johnson off and on since 1991.
September 2013
The Bold and the Beautiful doesn't just win Emmys -- they win triathlons. Several B&B stars competed in the 27th Annual Malibu Triathlon and helped the show capture the gold.
September 2013
One Life to Life, Passions, The Young and the Restless, and The Bold and the Beautiful vet Andrea Evans has joined the cast of the star-studded web soap, DeVanity.
October 2013
The Bold and the Beautiful has now cast Alexandria Forrester. The character was last seen on-screen as a toddler in 2009, but she'll now be much older.
October 2013
The Bold and the Beautiful has cast the role of a security guard whose knowledge of diamonds makes him a real gem.
October 2013
Eileen Davidson's three-day return to The Young and the Restless has yet to air, but the actress is already back at work taping additional episodes. Davidson debuted as Ashley Abbott in 1982, and even crossed over in the same role to CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful.
October 2013
A huge casting decision will impact fans of two soaps. The Bold and the Beautiful has hired Emmy-nominated daytime vet Thorsten Kaye as its new Ridge Forrester. Kaye had been appearing as Zach Slater on All My Children. For 25 years, the role of Ridge had been played by B&B original cast member Ronn Moss.
October 2013
Former B&B star Hunter Tylo may be headed back to court. The actress could be called to the stand in a legal spat that claims a former One Life to Live and Days of our Lives star tried to interfere in a movie being co-produced by Tylo.
October 2013
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood will rejoin The Bold and the Beautiful later this year. Wood, who joined the CBS soap in 2008, is also set to host a new E! series starting in December.
November 2013
The Bold and the Beautiful is recasting the role of Ridge 'RJ' Forrester, Jr. The character was born on-screen in June 2004, and has been played by a dozen youngsters since then.
November 2013
The Bold and the Beautiful is casting another new role. This time the CBS soap is seeking a 20something actress for the role of Annie.
November 2013
President Barack Obama has named B&B producer Colleen Bell as the new ambassador to Hungary. Bell is also the wife of The Bold and the Beautiful's executive producer/head writer Bradley Bell.
November 2013
Forget what you've heard about the decline of the soap opera. The Bold and the Beautiful is having its best season in six years and just had its most-watched week since 2009.
November 2013
The Bold and the Beautiful is ready for its nighttime closeup. Beginning next month, the CBS soap will air same-day rebroadcasts of that day's episode.
November 2013
The Bold and the Beautiful is casting a new 20something female who is not afraid to go after what she wants.
December 2013
The Bold and the Beautiful's search for an actress to assume the role of Karen Spencer continues. The role has been played by Joanna Johnson off and on since 1991.
December 2013
The Bold and the Beautiful is casting two new recurring roles. One is a handsome teenage boy and the other a female called a 'dark haired beauty.'
December 2013
The Bold and the Beautiful's Linsey Godfrey and The Young and the Restless' Robert Adamson are expecting their first child together.
December 2013
The Bold and the Beautiful had a beautiful November Sweeps period. The CBS soap gained more than 500,000 viewers compared to 2012.
