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Shocking Returns
Darin Brooks reprised his Wyatt Spencer role during the week of May 25-29. Brooks began with the soap in 2013, playing Wyatt, the secret son of Bill Spencer (Don Diamont) and Quinn Fuller (Rena Sofer).
The actor was taken off contract in 2023 but did come back for a small run in January 2024, only to disappear again.
In addition, Denise Richards also returned to the show during the week of May 25. She reprised her Shauna Fulton role. Richards first appeared on B&B in 2019, playing Flo Logan’s (Katrina Bowden) mother, who happened to be Wyatt’s love interest at the time.
While a newbie on soaps, Richards is an acting veteran, appearing on hit films like Starship Troopers, Wild Things, and Drop Dead Gorgeous, and was on the reality show, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Richards first left the CBS soap in 2021 and had a quickie run in 2022, too.
Christian Weissman made a splashing return during the week of April 13-17, reprising the role of Remy Pryce. Turns out, Electra Forrester’s (Laneya Grace) former stalker is Melissa Dylan’s (Sydney Bullock) cousin. Small world, huh?
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Delon de Metz returned to the canvas during the February 12 show, as well as the May 15, 19, and 20 episodes, reprising his Zende Forrester role.
Interesting Recasts
RJ returned to L.A.’s fashion scene in mid-January, but with a slightly different face. The son of Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) and Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye) officially resurfaced on January 15, as actor Brayan Nicoletti was recast in the role. He took over for Joshua Homan, who played RJ from 2023 to 2024.
Major Character Locked In
While Sydney Bullock had been playing Melissa Dylan on The Bold and the Beautiful since June 2025, in January 2026, the show “locked her in” by presenting her with a contract.
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Bullock signed it and thus became a permanent fixture on the show, currently in a sizzling love triangle with Will Spencer (Crew Morrow) and Electra.
Interesting Exits
Ivy Forrester, played by Ashleigh Brewer, exited storylines during the Friday, April 24 show as the actress left the soap to go on her maternity leave.
She played a pivotal role for months leading up to her departure, feverishly trying to break up L.A. super couple, Electra Forrester (Laneya Grace) and Will Spencer (Crew Morrows).
Still, Electra’s aunt made it clear she was going to return at some point, so fans will have to wait and see.
Special Guests
Morgan Fairchild reprised her role of San Francisco socialite, Dottie, twice already in 2026. The character was originally introduced to Bold and the Beautiful fans in 2009 as a friend of Stephanie Forrester’s (Susan Flannery).
During both appearances, Dottie’s trusted assistant, Joseph, played by Jim J. Bullock, also appeared. Fairchild and Bullock were in scenes on the soap during the week of January 26-30, as well as the March 16 episode.
January’s run surrounded a storyline where Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) and Electra Forrester (Laneya Grace) were on a business trip in San Fran, while March’s stint brought Dottie and Joseph to L.A. to attend the Logan fashion house launch.
Fairchild is known for her roles on primetime, including Jordan Roberts on Falcon Crest, and her guest appearances on the iconic sitcom Friends as Nora Tyler Bing, Chandler Bing’s (Matthew Perry) mom.
More recently, she’s taken the land of daytime by storm, with runs on General Hospital, playing Home & Heart host, Haven de Havilland, as well as Days of Our Lives in 2017, as Anjelica Deveraux.
Speaking of Steffy and Electra’s San Francisco trip, singer, model, and actress, Ariel D. King, also appeared that week during the January 26 show playing Harmony, while reality TV star, Spencer Pratt, reprised his ‘Rich the reporter’ role during the January 28 episode.
Dancing With the Stars (DWTS) professional dancers, Marcquet Hill and Gleb Savchenko, made an appearance on the CBS soap during the week of February 9-13 as some male dancers who were a part of Daphne Rose’s (Murielle Hilaire) bridal shower celebration.
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