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Bradley P. Bell Reacts to ‘B&B’s’ Emmy Nods; Admits Writing Sans Flannery and Moss is Enjoyable

CBS Daytime’s “The Bold and the Beautiful” received 15 Daytime Emmy Award nominations this year, and the show’s executive producer and headwriter, Bradley Bell, couldn’t be more thrilled. “We’re determined to redefine the genre with our look, with our pacing, with our stories, with our location shoots,” he says of how the show’s entire team is to thank for the Emmy consideration. “We really want to make it a daily drama, and we’re not looking back. We’re only looking forward, and I think that…

by Kambra Clifford

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‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ Breaks Down Its Nominations; Katherine Kelly Lang Receives First Emmy Nom After 26 Years on Soap

CBS' "The Bold and the Beautiful" has received a total of 15 Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award nominations during calendar year 2012. With Susan Flannery departing the series after more than 25 years portraying matriarch Stephanie Forrester on the soap, the actress received her final nomination in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Meanwhile, former co-star Katherine Kelly Lang received her first nomination in the 26 years she's portrayed Brooke Logan…

by Errol Lewis

May 1, 2013

Susan Flannery To Ian Buchanan: Yes To ‘Old Dogs!’

The web comedy “Old Dogs & New Tricks” is in the midst of its second season, and guess what? Not only is “General Hospital’s” Ian Buchanan (Duke Lavery) popping up on the series as Christoph, a Hollywood photographer who becomes a romantic alternative for one of the show’s leads, but it was “The Bold and the Beautiful’s” Susan Flannery (Stephanie Forrester) who convinced him to join the show!

by Kambra Clifford

March 11, 2013

John McCook Opens Up About His New Romance on ‘B&B’

"The Bold and the Beautiful" patriarch Eric Forrester (John McCook) lost his other half, matriarch Stephanie Forrester (Susan Flannery) just four months ago. This week, Eric goes full steam ahead and moves his recent new love Dr. Taylor Hayes (Hunter Tylo) into the Forrester Fold! MSN Entertainment's Deanna Barnert caught up with McCook who couldn't be more excited!

by Gehrig Burnett Jr.

March 5, 2013

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Pre-Nominees For ’40th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards’ Announced

The peer votes have been cast, and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has announced the Drama Performer Pre-Nominations for the 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards! Five categories have been announced, including Lead Actress and Lead Actor, Supporting Actress and Supporting Actor, as well as Younger Actress and Younger Actor. Without further adieu, here are the pre-nominees:

by Kambra Clifford

February 27, 2013

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Monday, November 26, 2012: #TeamStephanie Day

As previously reported, Susan Flannery is leaving CBS' "The Bold and the Beautiful" after 25 years portraying the role of Stephanie Forrester on the world's most watched daytime drama series. With today's airing factored in, more than 6,450 episodes of the soap will have aired since she debuted on the series (she started airing on the show's second episode on March 24, 1987).

by Errol Lewis

November 26, 2012

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Live Tweet with ‘B&B’ Head Writer/Executive Producer Bradley P. Bell During Stephanie’s Goodbye

After more than 25 years and over 6,450 episodes, CBS' "The Bold and the Beautiful" will say goodbye to one of its own as Susan Flannery says farewell to the drama series when her character, Stephanie Forrester, succumbs to lung cancer on the Monday, November 26 episode. In celebration of Flannery's tremendous career at the soap, Executive Producer and Head Writer Bradley P. Bell will Tweet live with fans via the soaps official Twitter handle @BandB_CBS.

by Errol Lewis

November 25, 2012

CBS Daytime Now on Facebook

With a lineup consisting of soaps "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful," game shows "The Price is Right" and "Let's Make a Deal," and talk show "The Talk," the home of daytime television's most watched soap opera and broadcast game show, announced just before the Thanksgiving holiday that its daytime division is now available on Facebook.

by Errol Lewis

November 24, 2012

Next on B&B: Stephanie’s Last Breath

As previously reported, Susan Flannery will air for the final time on CBS' "The Bold and the Beautiful" as Stephanie Forrester, when the character succumbs to her battle with cancer. When she takes her last breath, 6,456 episodes of the drama series will have aired.

by Errol Lewis

November 24, 2012

Ronn Moss on No Show Appearance for Stephanie’s Farewell: ‘They Didn’t Ask Me’

For those of you wondering or secretly hoping that Ronn Moss would be back on CBS' "The Bold and the Beautiful" as Ridge Forrester just before Susan Flannery airs for the final time on the Monday, November 26 episode as Stephanie Forrester, you're going to have to settle with the fact that it's not happening.

by Errol Lewis

November 20, 2012

‘Becoming Bold & Beautiful’ Taking Fans Behind the Making of the World’s Most Watched Daytime Soap

While millions of fans may love the tantalizing tales of the Forrester's and the Logan's on CBS' "The Bold and the Beautiful," many of them may not think twice about what it takes to make the world's most watched daytime soap opera come alive each and every weekday. In a new book released earlier this month by Sourcebooks, entitled "Becoming Bold & Beautiful: 25 Years of Making the World's Most Popular Daytime Soap Opera" with foreword by the…

by Errol Lewis

November 20, 2012

Susan Flannery Added to Today’s Book Signing

Cast and Crew of ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ Pay Homage to Susan Flannery and Her 25 Years as Stephanie Forrester

Just over a week before she airs for the final time after 25 years portraying Stephanie Forrester on "The Bold and the Beautiful," CBS has released a video montage of Susan Flannery as she got the ultimate send-off from cast and crew of the popular daytime soap opera with some help from other CBS Television City employees, including those from "The Young and the Restless," "The Price is Right" and "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson."

by Errol Lewis

November 18, 2012

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She’s Gone! Susan Flannery Leaving ‘B&B’

Despite Soap Opera Digest reporting on Tuesday that she was staying, TV Line is now reporting that Monday's report by CBS Soaps In Depth was correct when it said actress Susan Flannery had informed producers and writers at "The Bold and the Beautiful" that she planned to leave the series at the end of her contract. To compensate, Flannery agreed to sign a short-term deal that would allow her to wrap up Stephanie Forrester's 25-year storyline.

by Errol Lewis

August 22, 2012

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Susan Flannery Staying at ‘B&B’?

Soap Opera Digest held off on reporting any news of Susan Flannery's reported decision to leave CBS' "The Bold and the Beautiful" yesterday, but today there seems to be a reason why. According to the magazine's website, Flannery is staying on as Stephanie Forrester.

by Errol Lewis

August 21, 2012

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‘B&B’ Signs Katherine Kelly Lang To New Contract

Katherine Kelly Lang: ‘It Will Never Be The Same’

Just days after announcing that she had signed a new two-year contract with CBS' "The Bold and the Beautiful," Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke Forrester) finds herself in an unusual position for the first time in over 25 years.

by Errol Lewis

August 20, 2012

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