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The Bold and the Beautiful New Archives: 2002
Here are some of the news stories posted on soapcentral.com during 2002 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.


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January 2002 Former Y&R bad guy joining B&B Rick Hearst (ex-Matt Clark, The Young and the Restless; ex Alan-Michael Spaulding, Guiding Light) has joined the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful.

January 2002 Online rumors question York's future There are rumors abound that John J York (Mac Scorpio, GH) might make a jump to CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful. The show is said to have recently put out a casting call for a character that shares similar traits to York.

February 2002 Lang, Kanan score big Dankies wins Perhaps the age old mantra that "nice guys finish last" really is true after all. This year's big winners in The Bold and the Beautiful edition of the Soap Opera Central are both less than upstanding members of the B&B scene.

February 2002 B&B EP purchases former Enron Exec's home The collapse of energy giant Enron has had all the makings of a perfect soap opera plot -- company bigwigs apparently on the take, suicides and shredded documents. But now the story really does have a soap opera angle.

March 2002 Moss, wife separate after 12 years of marriage Ronn Moss (Ridge Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful) and wife Sharri Shattuck (ex-Ashley Abbott, The Young and the Restless) have separated after 12 years of marriage.

March 2002 AMC vet Joining B&B After initial reports of his addition to the General Hospital cast turned out to be untrue, it would appear now that Matt Borlenghi (ex-Brian Bodine, All My Children) has found a new daytime gig.

May 2002 Finnigan, Flannery earn Emmy victories Last year was an incredibly good year for The Bold and the Beautiful at the Daytime Emmys. The show tallied two major victories with wins by Justin Torkildsen (Rick Forrester) and Adrienne Frantz (Amber Moore) in the Younger Actor and Actress categories, respectively.

June 2002 Smith bumped to recurring Daniel E Smith (Zende Forrester Dominguez) has been downgraded from contract to recurring status on The Bold and the Beautiful.

July 2002 Kanan inks new deal Sean Kanan (Deacon Sharpe) has signed a new contract with The Bold and the Beautiful. The signing effectively scuttles talk that the actor's stint on the show was coming to an end with the rumored impending demise of his character.

August 2002 Buchanan reprising B&B role Ian Buchanan (ex-James Warwick) will return to The Bold and the Beautiful this month.

August 2002 Kanan still in, but Hearst taken off contract If you listen to Internet chatter, you might believe that half of the male cast of The Bold and the Beautiful has been let go. soapcentral.com, however, has done some digging and has been able to uncover which of the rumors are true and which are nothing more than idle chatter.

September 2002 Tylo: B&B exec decides to kill off Taylor soapcentral.com has learned that Hunter Tylo (Taylor Hayes Forrester) will be leaving The Bold and the Beautiful when her contract expires this fall.

September 2002 Evans to offer bi-monthly cooking column Emmy-nominated Andrea Evans (ex-Tawny Moore) can add another feather to the cap of her already accomplished career. Evans will be writing a regular column for the bi-monthly Healthy Cooking Magazine.

September 2002 Emmy winner Buchanan to join PC cast soapcentral.com has learned that Ian Buchanan (ex-James Warwick, The Bold and the Beautiful; ex Duke Lavery, General Hospital) will be joining the cast of Port Charles in the show's ninth book, which is currently being filmed.

September 2002 Dietz to join B&B cast Michael Dietz (ex-Joe Scanlon, Port Charles; ex Alan-Michael Spaulding, Guiding Light) will join the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful next month.

September 2002 Draper out as B&B exits continue The casting shakeups at The Bold and the Beautiful continue. Just a matter of weeks after the announced dismissal of two contract players, a show spokesperson now confirms that Courtnee Draper (Erica Lovejoy) will be exiting.

October 2002 Benedeti, Melchior latest B&B ousters Hot on the heels of the dismissal of Rick Hearst (Whipple Jones), Hunter Tylo (Taylor Forrester) and Courtnee Draper (Erica Lovejoy) comes word that still more stars will be shown the door.

October 2002 Former PC angel to play B&B psychologist Tamara Davies (ex-Amy Harris, Port Charles) will be joining the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful this month as Tricia, a psychologist specializing in bereavement counseling.

October 2002 B&B to make third trip to Italy The Bold and the Beautiful will travel to Portofino, Italy in November to film scenes for its annual remote shoot.

October 2002 Former CBS soap star to join ABC's GH Only a matter of weeks after his dismissal from CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful, Rick Hearst (ex-Whipple Jones, B&B; ex Matt Clark, The Young and the Restless; ex Alan-Michael Spaulding, Guiding Light) has landed a contract role on ABC's General Hospital.

November 2002 Macy Eakes back to B&B The Bold and the Beautiful was already making news with its photoshoot in Portofino, Italy, but apparently the show felt that there was still some noise to be made. On November 3rd, the show announced that actress Bobbie Eakes (Macy Forrester) would be returning to The Bold and the Beautiful..

December 2002 Emmy winner Young out as GH's Lucky Though it had been rumored for several weeks, ABC has now confirmed reports that Emmy winner Jacob Young (Lucky Spencer; ex-Rick Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful) is leaving General Hospital. A spokesperson for the show states that the role will be recast.

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