“The Bold and the Beautiful”will air its 8,000th episode of the Emmy Award winning daytime drama on Friday, January 4 at 1:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT on CBS.
In the current story so far, Hope Logan Spencer (Annika Noelle) is on Catalina Island waiting for her husband Liam Spencer (Scott Clifton) to arrive when she goes into labor prematurely. As Liam races to get to Hope in time for the birth of their daughter, intesnse wind storms, grounded flights, and power outages create a tense situation. Will Liam arrive in time? Will Hope’s parents, Brooke and Ridge (Katheirne Kelly Lang and Thorsten Kaye) and Liam’s father Bill (Don Diamont) arrive in time to meet their granddaughter?
Executive producer and head writer Bradley Bell promises that the episode will be one that will have impact for years to come.
“The story arc centers around an event so profound, it sends shockwaves throughout the lives of the Forresters, Spencers, Avants, Spectras and Logans for years to come,” Bell said in a statement.
“The Bold and the Beautiful,” the most-watched daytime drama in the world, is set in Los Angeles and tells the compelling story of high fashion, glamour, honor, romance, passion and, most importantly, family. It is the first and only daytime drama to simulcast in Spanish via SAP.
Bell, whose parents William Bell and Lee Phillip Bell created the soap back in 1987, shared eight of his signature storylines over the last 8000 episodes:
1991: Fashion Designer Eric Forrester sweeps Brooke Logan off her feet with a lavish wedding in the Mojave desert; horseback rides through the rugged landscape and a breathtaking hot air balloon ride lead them to a luxurious tent, pitched in the wilderness, where they consummate their marriage.
1998: In a bed on the runway at Forrester Creations, Brooke premieres her lingerie line, Brooke’s Bedroom, seizing center stage as a powerful businesswoman, despite Stephanie Forrester’s searing disapproval.
2008: After a bullet pierces her heart, Katie Logan hovers between life and death. Katie’s tortured brother Storm, a heart transplant match for his sister, makes the ultimate sacrifice so that she might live.
2010: After a cancer diagnosis, Stephanie Forrester embarks on completing her bucket list. She loses a scarf while completing one of the items on her list, and her search for it leads her to Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles. There, she finds a community of people living on the streets who could use her help. Stephanie makes big changes to her life so she can make a difference in theirs.
2011-2017: Steffy Forrester becomes infamous for her unconventional wedding entrances each time she marries Liam Spencer. At Hope and Liam’s mountaintop wedding in Aspen, she swaps places with Hope by trapping her in a gondola. Steffy, wearing a mini-skirt & boots, appears at the altar instead of Hope. At their next wedding, Steffy arrives in a black lace gown, riding a motorcycle. In Australia, she zip-lines to the ceremony from the top of the Sydney Opera House.
2015-2016: Maya Avant’s younger sister Nicole confronts her about a secret Maya has chosen to keep – her gender at birth. When her boyfriend Rick Forrester proposes marriage, Maya discloses to him that she is transgender. Feeling betrayed, Rick initially ends their relationship, but soon realizes he truly loves Maya, and they are married. Eventually, they become parents thanks to Nicole’s willingness to be their surrogate.
2016: Desperate to give her son Wyatt Spencer a chance at romance with Steffy Forrester, Quinn Fuller kidnaps an amnesia-tic Liam Spencer (Wyatt’s brother and Steffy’s boyfriend), sequestering him in her remote cabin. To keep him from leaving, Quinn convinces Liam that they are husband and wife, named ‘Adam’ and ‘Eve’. Eventually Liam regains his memory and escapes, but it is too late. Wyatt and Steffy are already married.
2018: A mysterious intruder shoots ruthless billionaire Bill Spencer in the back, in the dark of night, leaving him barely alive. The LAPD launches an investigation to discover which of the many people who have it in for him is the culprit.
“The Bold and the Beautiful” airs Friday, January 4 at 1:30 p.m. ET/ 12:30 p.m. PT on CBS.
