The Bold and the Beautiful New Archives: 2004

Here are some of the news stories posted on soapcentral.com during 2004 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 2004 Lorenzo Lamas to join B&B in February Former primetime soap star Lorenzo Lamas will join the cast of CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful in February.

March 2004 B&B courting another former PC star According to show insiders, The Bold and the Beautiful is actively trying to add former Port Charles star Erin Hershey Presley to its cast.

March 2004 Buchanan to make vrief B&B return Ian Buchanan will reprise his Emmy winning role as James Warwick on The Bold and the Beautiful in April.

April 2004 Newcomer Harrison bumped to recurring After less than four months with The Bold and the Beautiful, newcomer Emily Harrison (Bridget Forrester) has been bumped to recurring status.

What was the biggest B&B news story in 2004?  JAN: Jennifer Finnigan (Bridget) announces she'll leave B&B   46%   JUL: B&B unveils first ever new opening credits sequence   18%   MAY: Finnigan is first ever actor to 'three-peat' at Emmys   9%   JAN: Lorenzo Lamas inked to play B&B firefighter   9%   MAY: Colleen Dion returns as Felicia, ending 14 year absence   6%   Other   4%   DEC: Torkildsen dropped to recurring, but will return in '05   3%   NOV: Colleen Dion to exit because of commuting concerns   2%   MAR: Ian Buchanan makes brief return to B&B   1%   JUN: Brian Gaskill (Rafe) opts out of his B&B contract   1%     Poll Posted: December 27th, 2004

May 2004 Colleen Dion "sneaks" back to B&B role Colleen Dion (Felicia Forrester) has returned to The Bold and the Beautiful. Dion announced her returning to soapcentral.com as she sneaked up the Red Carpet at this year's Daytime Emmys.

June 2004 Brian Gaskill opts out of B&B contract Brian Gaskill (Oscar Marone), who joined the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful in September 2003 to much fanfare, has decided that he will effectively step away from the show.

June 2004 B&B still actively courting Hershey-Presley According to show insiders, execs at The Bold and the Beautiful have intensified talks with actress Erin Hershey Presley. As reported by soapcentral.com in March, B&B reportedly wants to sign the actress to play opposite her former Port Charles love interest Brian Gaskill (Oscar Marone).

July 2004 B&B unveils new opening sequence Today, The Bold and the Beautiful rolls out a brand new opening credits sequence. Though it may be hard to believe it, the show has essentially had the same opening since it debuted - all the way back on March 23rd, 1987.

July 2004 B&B gives up on Hershey-Presley... for now According to show insiders, execs at The Bold and the Beautiful have now decided to abandon their pursuit of actress Erin Hershey Presley.

August 2004 Kimberlin Brown assumes OLTL role intended for Evans Soap veteran Kimberlin Brown has been signed to appear as a Paige Miller, a doctor on One Life to Live starting later this year. Brown's role was originally intended for Mary Beth Evans (Sierra Montgomery).

September 2004 Colleen Dion taken off contract with B&B There is ongoing chatter in some B&B circles that the show is trying to recast the role of Felicia Forrester. The character of Felicia was brought back to The Bold and the Beautiful in July when soap veteran Colleen Dion (AMC's ex-Leslie Coulson) reprised the role that she had previously created in 1992.

October 2004 Gaskill tells fans they might not see him on B&B again As reported earlier this year, Brian Gaskill (Oscar Marone) is no longer on contract with CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful. Now comes word from the actor that he may never again be seen on the 30-minute soap.

November 2004 Dion to exit B&B In December Little more than a month after word was handed down that Colleen Dion (Felicia Forrester) had been taken off contract because of "commuting" problems comes a statement by The Bold and the Beautiful that Dion will be exiting the show.

November 2004 Torkildsen again taken off contract There's another chapter in the ever-changing contract status of B&B Emmy winner Justin Torkildsen (Rick Forrester). The actor has again been taken off contract.

December 2004 Source: Torkildsen will be back at B&B Just a month after being taken off contract - again - comes word that Emmy winner Justin Torkildsen's (Rick Forrester) days at The Bold and the Beautiful might not be done after all.

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