‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ Recap Friday, April 17: Will vs RJ, Ridge’s Refusal, Electra vs Ivy

The Bold and the Beautiful recap is in for Friday, April 17, 2026. It shows Will Spencer (Crew Morrow) and RJ Forrester (Brayan Nicoletti) having another face-off at the office.

Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye) refuses to make a termination. Plus, Electra Forrester (Laneya Grace) confronts Ivy Forrester (Ashleigh Brewer).

Key Takeaways:

• Daphne reveals Ivy intercepted Electra’s letter, changing everything
• Electra confronts Ivy and is stunned when the truth is confirmed
• Ivy defends her actions and insists RJ is better for Electra
• RJ and Will’s rivalry intensifies with another heated showdown
• Ridge refuses to fire Will, forcing the two to find a way to coexist

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Daphne Rose Walton Tells

Daphne Rose Walton (Murielle Hilaire) continues talking to Electra. The girl is going to want to hear what she has to say.

What she knows could change her life forever! Will didn’t blow her off because he never got the letter. Electra is confused.

Daphne says he didn’t leave her necklace behind and never got her letter. Did she ask Will directly about either of those things?

Electra didn’t see the point. The letter was intercepted to tear her away from Will. Daphne suggests Electra talk to Ivy.

Electra doubts Ivy would do anything like this. Daphne wishes she confessed sooner. Daphne exits, leaving Electra alone to process everything.

Will Spencer vs Ivy Forrester

Ivy confronts Will and orders him to leave Electra alone. She’s with RJ now. They debate about how everything could have gone so wrong.

Will things Ivy was convinced they were doomed from the beginning.

They were happy, though. Ivy suggests he misread things. 

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Electra Forrester’s Confrontation

Will exits, so Ivy pulls out Electra’s letter. Electra enters. Ivy sees she’s upset. What did Will do now? Electra asks how far would Ivy go to rip Will away from her?

Ivy thinks RJ is better for her.

They debate and Electra remembers RJ’s kiss. She was crying after the letter incident. Today, Daphne talked to her, and her accusations were unbelievable.

Ivy knows how much Electra put into that letter for Will.

The young man never even saw her letter because of Ivy!

Electra demands the letter, so Ivy pulls it from her bag.

Electra can’t believe it’s true!

Ridge Forrester’s Refusal

RJ continues discussing things with Brooke Logan Forrester (Katherine Kelly Lang) and Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye).

He’s falling for Electra. Brooke is happy.

They compare Electra and RJ to BRIDGE.

RJ complains about Will still trying to get Electra back. RJ doesn’t trust the Spencers.

Ridge says RJ can’t hold that against Will. 

RJ Forrester’s Face-Off

RJ exits, so Ridge talks to Brooke about their son.

Ridge worries. Brooke blames Will. Ridge won’t fire Will.

They have to learn to work together. 

Will confronts RJ. Will says Electra doesn’t want RJ. They debate about Electra. 

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