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American soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful is known for introducing shocking plot twists and turns that define the characters' lives in the daily soap and the genre of soap opera in general.
The Bold and the Beautiful revolves around the Forrester family and their business in the fashion industry. Over time, it has also introduced more families such as the Logans, Spencers, and Spectra families. It has introduced viewers to many plot twists that include characters returning from the dead, family feuds, and also love triangles.
In this article, we have listed 9 such plot twists in The Bold and the Beautiful that have shocked fans and defined the soap opera genre.
Disclaimer: This article is based on the writer's opinion. Reader's discretion is advised.
9) The feud between Forresters and Logans
The feud between Forresters and Logans is one of the primary plotlines of The Bold and the Beautiful.
From Stephanie and Brooke’s rivalry to Eric and Beth Logan’s history to the recent rivalry between Steffy and Hope for the same men, children, and business, has kept the feud ignited.
8) Thorne trying to kill Ridge
Family feuds are one of the top reasons that cause drama in The Bold and the Beautiful. The reasons behind these feuds range from jealousy, betrayal, and business rivalry.
One of the most popular family feuds was the rivalry between Forrester brothers Ridge and Thorne. Their attraction toward the same woman at the same time has caused many troubles between the two.
In one incident, Thorne even shot Ridge in the head, in front of his mother Stephanie for having intimate relations with Caroline. He was heartbroken and under the influence of alcohol and substances which made him unable to control his rage and he attempted to shoot his own brother.
7) Brooke’s relationship with Deacon Sharpe
Other than her relationship with Ridge Forrester, Brooke Logan has been in several relationships with men who were already taken in The Bold and the Beautiful.
Her sleeping with her daughter’s boyfriend Oliver is one of the top controversial relationships in the daily soap. However, she has also been in an awkward affair with her other daughter, Bridget’s husband, Deacon Sharpe, which resulted in Hope’s birth.
6) Brooke and Eric Forrester’s marriage
One of the most shocking plot twists in The Bold and the Beautiful was Brooke and Eric’s romantic relationship.
After one of her separations with Ridge, Brooke got romantically involved with his father Eric Forrester, who divorced Stephanie to be with Brooke. They even had two children together. However, their union didn’t last long as Eric went back to Stephanie but still, their relationship remains one of the jaw-dropping twists from the daily soap.
5) Sheila Carter’s return
One of the most formidable villains across daily soaps is Sheila Carter from The Bold and the Beautiful.
She has committed several crimes from drugging, seducing, and kidnapping to trying to kill her own mother. Her numerous returns to the daily soap have caused drama and trouble in the lives of the characters.
When she first returned to the show, she tried to force her daughter Erica to seduce Rick and also kidnapped Ridge and Brooke which caused Ridge’s presumed death by being burned.
Her second return also frightened the characters as her scheming and plotting to get Eric back was affecting their lives.
4) The rivalry between Stephanie and Brooke
Another major rivalry that created so much drama in The Bold and the Beautiful is the rivalry between Stephanie and Brooke.
The Logans and Forrester’s feud is one of the primary storylines of the daily soap which was further amplified by the rivalry of these two women. Brooke’s relationship with Ridge’s father Eric was the main cause of the rivalry that continued for more than two decades.
3) The revelation of Ridge’s biological father
One of the major jaw-dropping twists in The Bold and the Beautiful that defined the genre of soap opera is the revelation of Ridge’s biological father.
The revelation of real fathers in soap operas is one of the ongoing themes. However, Ridge Forrester not being Eric’s biological son was one of the most shocking plot twists in the show.
It was revealed in the show that Eric was not his father as Massimo Marrone, Stephanie’s childhood friend and college boyfriend, was his biological father.
2) The revelation of Maya being transgender
The revelation of Maya being transgender in 2015 was a groundbreaking moment in the history of The Bold and the Beautiful and soap opera in general.
Maya’s revelation in the episode and then being accepted by her family and later marrying the love of her life, Rick was a heartwarming moment.
1) The love triangle drama between Brooke, Ridge, and Taylor
The longstanding love triangle of The Bold and the Beautiful has been one of the reasons that caused drama in the daily soap.
Brooke, Ridge, and Taylor have a complicated history. Ridge’s marriage to Taylor and being attracted toward Brooke to his later marriage with Brooke and still gravitating toward Taylor have caused many conflicts between the three characters.
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