The Bold and the BeautifulComings & Goings

On April 25 we announced Jacqueline MacInnes Wood’s maternity leave has come to an end, according to Soaps in Depth. She is slated to return to taping at Bold and the Beautiful this week, and Soaps.com readers can expect to see Steffy back onscreen beginning Thursday May 23.

On February 28, Soaps.com reported that actress Jacqueline MacInnes Wood was expecting her first child any day, and learned that Wood began her maternity leave from The Bold and the Beautiful on February 13.

-Candace Young

Actress Jennifer Gareis took to social media to alert followers that she is officially on spring break from Bold and the Beautiful for three weeks. That means there could be a period of time that we won’t see Donna Logan onscreen as other storylines feature. Soaps.com updated fans that Gareis returned to B&B on contract in October 2018.

It’s official.. 3 week #SPRINGBREAK from ⁦@BandB_CBS⁩ ⁦@CBSDaytime⁩ Any suggestions on what to do??????? #pjsallday #travel #learnalanguage or #nothingatall ?? pic.twitter.com/gYQni3kbEw

— Jennifer Gareis (@JenniferGareis) April 5, 2019

– Candace Young

Soaps.com has learned on January 14 that Maile Brady will make Bold and Beautiful appearances as Tiffany on Friday January 25, Monday February 4, March 5 and 12, and April 22.

Back on December 14 we reported, Maile Brady once again appeared as B&B’s Tiffany on December 13, and will also pop up again on the December 18 episode. On September 27, Soaps.com shared that Let’s Make a Deal host, Wayne Brady’s daughter, Maile Brady, was set for an appearance on The Bold and the Beautiful. Entertainment Tonight reported she will share scenes with Nia Sioux, as Brady’s character, Tiffany, advises Emma about her jealousy. Watch for her to air on Thursday October 4.

Wayne Brady visited the B&B set with his daughter, and recalled that as a teenager, the soap was “appointment viewing for myself and my grandmother.” He continued, “Cut to Maile getting to play a role on the show that I loved, and that so many great actors have come out of? It’s just thrilling. I’m really beside myself.”

Maile Brady previously appeared in the video Sesame Beginnings: Make Music Together.

Actor and model Keith Carlos will be back on The Bold and the Beautiful beginning Friday March 1. Though his character, Danny, has worked as a model at Forrester Creations, for this appearance he will be working alongside a new bartender at Bikini Bar. A past winner of America’s Top Model and former NFL player, Carlos last appeared on B&B in September 2018.

Soaps.com can report that actress Denise Richards is joining the cast of Bold and the Beautiful in the role of Shauna, mother of Florence (Katrina Bowden). According to People, Shauna is a single-mom from Vegas who works hard and likes to have fun, but has a past and some significant secrets. She’ll head to L.A. when she finds out her beloved daughter is in a tight spot. She begins taping Friday February 22 and will first appear on April 4.

Richards has a long list of acting credits including Love Actually, Wild Orchids, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and Melrose Place, and was married to actor Charlie Sheen (Two and a Half Men), with whom she has two children.

Celebrity Big Brother winner Tamar Braxton is set to appear on The Bold and the Beautiful as has become the tradition between the two CBS shows. Braxton will play Chef Chambre in a scene with Bill (Don Diamont) and Katie (Heather Tom), after they are set up on a private dinner date by someone playing cupid, according to Entertainment Weekly, which also reported Braxton is a huge fan of B&B and named her son Logan after Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang). Watch for Braxton to appear on The Bold and the Beautiful March 29; she tapes today, February 20.

Braxton, the younger sister of singer Toni Braxton, also appeared on Dancing With the Stars, and is known for Braxton Family Values, Gangland, and Being Mary Jane.

Soaps.com has learned that actor and Let’s Make a Deal host, Wayne Brady, has wrapped his role as Bold and the Beautiful’s Dr. Reese Buckingham, and celebrated his last day on the soap opera’s set with co-stars and a special caricature drawing of his character. Watch for updates on Brady’s final airdate when it becomes available. He continues to air the week of February 18.

Soaps.com has learned that Young and the Restless alum Matthew Atkinson, who played Austin Travers from 2014 – 2015, has been hired to play Thomas Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful. The actor told Soap Opera Digest, “I couldn’t say no… There’s something very comforting now about being back in the same building.” Watch for Atkinson to debut on March 15 as Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) and Taylor’s (Hunter Tylo) son. Thomas has been in New York with Caroline Spencer (last played by Linsey Godfrey) and their young son Douglas, (played by Henry Joseph Samiri) who will return with his father.

As reported on January 29 by Soaps.com, Katherine Kelly Lang joined I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, an Australian reality show taking place in the South African jungle. As a result, Lang’s away from the Bold and the Beautiful set, however, it should only minimally affect her presence as Brooke on the soap, as B&B tapes scenes ahead of time.

Soaps.com has learned that The Bold and the Beautiful has a casting call out to fill the role of Thomas Forrester. According to Daytime Confidential, the show seeks to cast an actor with strong credits only. Thomas was last played by Pierson Fode, who made the decision to leave. Thomas, the son of Ridge Forrester and Taylor Hayes, has been offscreen since 2017 as he is living in New York with Caroline Spencer and their young son, Douglas. Thomas was also involved with Sally Spectra.