On the Anniversary of Thomas’ Bold & Beautiful ‘Debut,’ a Review of His Past — and a Peek at His Future

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On January 7, 1998, nobody thought to say, “Here comes trouble.” They should’ve!

For years, Bold & Beautiful legacy character Thomas Forrester has shuffled along from one questionable situation (a May/December fling with Amber Moore) to another (an eyebrow-raising romance with a mannequin) to another (the parent trap that got him booted from Forrester Creations in 2022). And for years, we’ve asked ourselves why. He’s rich and handsome and talented. Why does he seem to be as drawn to misbehavior as we are to an open bar?

Drew Tyler Bell, Adrienne Frantz"The Bold and the Beautiful" Set CBS Television City 7/6/04 ©Aaron Montgomery/jpistudios.com 310-657-9661 Episode# 4363

An Amber alert of sorts was issued for Drew Tyler Bell’s Thomas.

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Today we’ve figured out the answer. When Thomas was born on January 7, 1998, he was already a part of a whopper of a lie. Upon learning that she was expecting, Taylor (then Hunter Tylo) tried to inform Ridge that he was going to be a father… but found him in the arms of her constant rival, Brooke. In a vulnerable state, Taylor allowed herself to be convinced by Ridge’s brother Thorne to let everyone believe that he was the babydaddy. He’d get Taylor, Ridge and Brooke would get each other, and everyone would live happily ever after.

Needless to say, it didn’t quite work out that way. Once Ridge discovered that Brooke and Thorne had conspired to pass off his son as his nephew, he pulled a wife swap so fast that the fridge at the Forrester mansion wasn’t even out of leftover hors d’oeuvres from one wedding before he went through with another!

thomas brooke boinkberries Katherine Kelly Lang, Adam Gregory"The Bold and the Beautiful" Set LocationMalibu, CA03/17/11©Paul Skipper/jpistudios.com310-657-9661Episode # 6059U.S.Airdate 05/03/11

Adam Gregory’s Thomas flipped for boinkberries.

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In the years that followed, Thomas’ life settled down… Hmm. How to put it. Not one bit. If one sister (Steffy) wasn’t being kidnapped by psycho Morgan DeWitt, the other (Phoebe) was recoiling in horror from the revelation that she and Mom had had the same boyfriend. Add in the period during which Taylor was “dead” — thanks to merry murderess Sheila Carter — and you can start to understand why Thomas might have turned out a little… off.

To his credit, Ridge and Taylor’s only son has attempted to turn over a new leaf. The trouble is, it never seems to stay turned over. After a brain bleed convinced him that it was a good idea for him to mack on sometime stepsister Hope Logan, he tried to focus on being an upstanding friend to her and an admirable father to Douglas. Unfortunately, once again, his baser instincts got the better of him, and he plunged headfirst into another cauldron of hot water.

With every step, Thomas reaches another crossroads. He can choose to take the high road… or the low. But if his history is any indicator, we all know in which direction he’s going to go. Recall how many times he’s done so before by checking out the below photo gallery of Thomas’ lies and times.

Young Thomas attracted to Amber on Bold and Beautiful

Thomas and a young Hope on Bold and Beautiful

Thomas and Rick feud on Bold and Beautiful

Thomas and Rick enemies on Bold and Beautiful

Thomas, Ridge, and Brooke on Bold and Beautiful

Thomas and Brooke stranded on Bold and Beautiful

Thomas, Caroline and their son Douglas on Bold and Beautiful

Thomas and Sally's love was not to be on Bold and Beautiful

Thomas gets creepy on Bold and Beautiful

Thomas and Hope's short-lived wedding on Bold and Beautiful

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Making another valiant attempt at moving on without Hope, this time Thomas’ efforts were stymied when he crossed paths with a compelling mannequin that looked exactly like the object of his desire. After taking it home, it began talking to him, and inevitably, he tried to romance the thing. In Thomas’ defense, Liam also thought it was really Hope when he spied the designer kissing it. All of this came to a head when Hope found Thomas passed out on the floor of his apartment and it was discovered that he had a brain tumor.

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Thomas and Vinny Walker were pals from school, so he was loathe to believe that the kind-hearted drug dealer had used his newfound position in the lab to switch his sister Steffy’s paternity results… but that’s exactly what he’d done. It turns out Vinny thought it would help Thomas get closer to Hope if Steffy had a baby with Liam. Thomas was angry, but was later devastated when his lifelong friend threw himself in front of Liam’s car and died as a last-ditch effort to win him the girl of his dreams.

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We couldn’t help but think that Thomas needed to get out of the office more when he fell for another woman who already had a man — cousin Zende’s girl, Paris Buckingham. But that wasn’t the only thing that made it awkward — she was also Zoe’s sister — yes, that Zoe, the one he jilted at the altar. The bad news is that he was going through a man bun phase, the good news is that when the newly-mature and stable Thomas made his feelings known to Paris, who was sub-letting his apartment, he was accepting when she friend-zoned him.

Taylor, Steffy, Thomas, Ridge family B&B

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Thomas found out Sheila Carter had pushed his father’s wife, Brooke, off the wagon and kept the secret a tad too long in hopes that his parents would reunite. Steffy realized something was going on between the two and eventually figured out what her husband’s mad biological mother had done, which played a part in their fateful confrontation in the alley behind Il Giardino. Much to Thomas’ horror, both Steffy and Finn were shot by Sheila that night and left for dead. Happily, they both survived in the end.

"Ridge and Taylor's Wedding" -- Coverage of the CBS Original Daytime Series THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, scheduled to air on the CBS Television Network. Pictured: Matthew Atkinson as Thomas Forrester and Jacqueline MacInnes Wood as Steffy Forrester. Photo: Adam Torgerson/CBS ©2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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In the aftermath of trying to force Douglas to keep his dirty secret, Thomas decided it would be a good idea to let the boy decide who he wanted to live with… because, of course, he’d pick his dad, right? Wrong. Douglas threw both Thomas and Hope for a loop when he chose his Aunt Steffy’s cliffside abode and they were forced to go along with it. Thomas then made another miscalculation by thinking he’d have open access to his son at his sister’s place, which led to yet another falling out with Steffy.

Annika Noelle, Matthew Atkinson "The Bold and the Beautiful" Set CBS Television City Los Angeles, Ca. 01/31/23 © Howard Wise/jpistudios.com 310-657-9661 Episode # 8971 U.S.Airdate 03/06/23

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<p>Thomas has known his sometime stepsister Hope Logan since she was a baby. Their relationship would take many twists and turns over the years, including… erm, obsession.</p>

<p>Thomas and Rick have had a tumultuous history. This includes Thomas blowing up Rick’s car upon learning he romanced both of Thomas’ sisters as well as his mother.</p>

<p>Years later, Thomas (then Adam Gregory) butted heads with Rick over business, as well as Caroline Spencer. One argument led to Rick falling out a window. Hey, it happens.</p>

<p>Though Brooke has been married to his father Ridge numerous times, Thomas couldn’t help being drawn to her. He went so far as to kiss her during a runway show as part of a PR stunt dreamed up by Whip Jones. They later developed problems of a different nature.</p>

<p>During a tour to promote a clothing line, Brooke and Thomas’ plane crashed on a deserted island. While there, they ate hallucinogenic berries, leading Thomas to believe they had sex. He took a bribe from grandma Stephanie to lie that they had slept together, but eventually came clean. </p>

<p>Despite their parents being married, Thomas became enamored with Hope (then Kim Matula) early on. However, he always had to contend with her love for Liam Spencer, who also had a history with Thomas’ sister Steffy.</p>

<p>Thomas fell for spunky Sally Spectra and defected from Forrester to become the lead designer at her company Spectra Fashions. Their love wouldn’t last, however, as he left her to be with Caroline and their son Douglas when he thought Caroline was dying.</p>

<p>After Caroline died for real, Thomas (now Matthew Atkinson) returned to Los Angeles from New York obsessed with getting Hope to love him. He was often seen around Forrester Creations lurking, plotting and generally being creepy.</p>

<p>Still obsessed with Hope despite their marriage being annulled, Thomas rather nastily allowed her to believe he had died after they argued at Forrester Creations and he fell into a vat of acid. As it turned out, it wasn’t really acid but a cleaning solution.</p>

<p>Thomas, who had buckled down to become a good father to Douglas again as he searched for a house of his own to buy, was thrilled when his mother, Taylor, came home to the family fold. Thomas teamed with Steffy to try and convince their parents they were better together.</p>

<p>Having not hatched a scheme or made out with an inanimate object in months, Thomas decided that it was the perfect time to approach Hope about maybe moving son Douglas out of her place and into the Forrester mansion. Cue Hope’s heart shattering into a bazillion pieces in three, two…</p>

<p>Reformed our ass! Determined to reunite Mommy and Daddy, Thomas used a voice-altering phone app to make it sound like Brooke had called Child Protective Services on him. The dirty trick worked — right on cue, Ridge ran back to Taylor — but we all knew it couldn’t last…</p>

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<p>Thomas has known his sometime stepsister Hope Logan since she was a baby. Their relationship would take many twists and turns over the years, including… erm, obsession.</p>

<p>Thomas and Rick have had a tumultuous history. This includes Thomas blowing up Rick’s car upon learning he romanced both of Thomas’ sisters as well as his mother.</p>

<p>Years later, Thomas (then Adam Gregory) butted heads with Rick over business, as well as Caroline Spencer. One argument led to Rick falling out a window. Hey, it happens.</p>

<p>Though Brooke has been married to his father Ridge numerous times, Thomas couldn’t help being drawn to her. He went so far as to kiss her during a runway show as part of a PR stunt dreamed up by Whip Jones. They later developed problems of a different nature.</p>

<p>During a tour to promote a clothing line, Brooke and Thomas’ plane crashed on a deserted island. While there, they ate hallucinogenic berries, leading Thomas to believe they had sex. He took a bribe from grandma Stephanie to lie that they had slept together, but eventually came clean. </p>

<p>Despite their parents being married, Thomas became enamored with Hope (then Kim Matula) early on. However, he always had to contend with her love for Liam Spencer, who also had a history with Thomas’ sister Steffy.</p>

<p>Thomas fell for spunky Sally Spectra and defected from Forrester to become the lead designer at her company Spectra Fashions. Their love wouldn’t last, however, as he left her to be with Caroline and their son Douglas when he thought Caroline was dying.</p>

<p>After Caroline died for real, Thomas (now Matthew Atkinson) returned to Los Angeles from New York obsessed with getting Hope to love him. He was often seen around Forrester Creations lurking, plotting and generally being creepy.</p>

<p>Still obsessed with Hope despite their marriage being annulled, Thomas rather nastily allowed her to believe he had died after they argued at Forrester Creations and he fell into a vat of acid. As it turned out, it wasn’t really acid but a cleaning solution.</p>

<p>Thomas, who had buckled down to become a good father to Douglas again as he searched for a house of his own to buy, was thrilled when his mother, Taylor, came home to the family fold. Thomas teamed with Steffy to try and convince their parents they were better together.</p>

<p>Having not hatched a scheme or made out with an inanimate object in months, Thomas decided that it was the perfect time to approach Hope about maybe moving son Douglas out of her place and into the Forrester mansion. Cue Hope’s heart shattering into a bazillion pieces in three, two…</p>

<p>Reformed our ass! Determined to reunite Mommy and Daddy, Thomas used a voice-altering phone app to make it sound like Brooke had called Child Protective Services on him. The dirty trick worked — right on cue, Ridge ran back to Taylor — but we all knew it couldn’t last…</p>

<p>Hope would have happily have had nothing more to do with Thomas, but alas, Eric and Zende’s designs fell as flat as pancakes, so to save Hope For the Future, she had to rehire the (Worst) Employee of the Month. Could he prove to her — to anyone — that he deserved this 22nd chance?</p>

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