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Adrienne Frantz's return to B&B, "Brad Bell and I had been talking about this for a year!"
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Adrienne Frantz first day back on the set of The Bold and the Beautiful was this past Tuesday. Her character, Amber Moore, will first reappear on the series on July 1st. On-Air On-Soaps spoke to Adrienne today, to talk about “crossing over” back to her original home at B&B, and to fill us in on what went on behind-the-scenes. Here are some excerpts:
Frantz on her return to B&B and that it was a well-planned out career move: “Brad Bell (exec prod, and head writer, B&B) and I have actually been talking about this for a year. And it was all in talks, and I knew everything that was happening. I knew I was going over to B&B right away, but I could not say anything to anyone. It was hush-hush. And, it was hard not to tell anybody, because I wanted to share my excitement with everyone. I read somewhere the other day, that I had announced I was coming to B&B months ago on my Twitter account, but I don’t have a Twitter account. So, I was like, “That is funny? I don’t twitter!”
Frantz clarifying it was her decision to head back to B&B: “I wanted to go back to B&B. And there were no hard feelings on Y&R, or anywhere. They didn’t have much for my character at Y&R, and Brad has a thing for Amber, and he knows exactly what he is doing with her, and how to write for her. He knows the crazy Amber that she is, because he created her. Amber needs to be spiced up a little, and that is what Brad intends on doing. ”
Frantz that there is one more episode with Amber coming, and Little D! “There will be another episode coming up on Y&R soon that will explain the transitional period of coming over to B&B. So it explains it all. You will see that. Regarding Little D – I can’t give that away quite yet as to what happens there. You will just have to watch!”
Frantz on her big Y&R break-up scenes with Daniel: “I liked the scenes. I thought it was great. Everyone felt like super emotional. Michael Graziadei (Daniel) is one of my really good friends. You know it’s funny. I went to work the other day and saw all the Y&R people and they said, “No one had to say goodbye to you because you are right here.” My dressing room is next to Jess Walton. (Jill, Y&R)
Frantz on if she is at all concerned that once on the half hour soap, that even though others have come on like gangbusters, it usually reverts back (most of the time) to the drama with the four main characters. “I am not concerned. She is Amber and she will find her niche. It may take awhile to meld into the storylines, but right off the bat from the first day you can see where she is going with it all. I can say this much – Whip offers her a job at Jackie M. She will be back in the fashion world. And, this will be about Amber coming here and trying to start her life all over again. And she is really excited about doing that, and she is her happy self again. Yes, she is going to miss Daniel, but she is interested in starting her life again.”
Frantz on starting her first tape day back at B&B on the same day the soap was being recognized by Guinness Book of World Records for Most Popular TV Soap. “My first day, and the show gets into the Guinness Book of World Records. It’s almost as important (Laughs).”
General Hospital
Kelly Sullivan Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’s’ Maura West Recalling When Ava Shot Connie (Exclusive)
It was just over 13 years ago on General Hospital when Ava Jerome (Maura West) shot and killed Kate Howard/Connie Falconeri (Kelly Sullivan) in an effort to keep her quiet from revealing that Derek Wells was actually Ava’s back-from-the-dead brother, Julian Jerome (William deVry). It’s a crime that somehow Ava never has quite paid for either.
The episode back aired on August 13, 2013 and viewers had to say goodbye to Kelly Sullivan who played Kate and her alter, Connie. In the story, just before she died, Kate/Connie scrawled the letters AJ in her own blood, initially making the PCPD and Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) think that it was AJ Quatermaine (Sean Kanan) who did the deed.
Now, Sullivan recalled sharing scenes with the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning West, during a live conversation on You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel. Kelly was the special guest talking about her recent return to the soaps in her new role as The Bold and the Beautiful’s Darcy Dylan.
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF MAURA WEST
Speaking of her final GH scenes and working with Maura West, Sullivan gave her then GH co-star major props. “If you’re going to be shot by somebody (on the soaps), you want to be shot by Maura West, c’mon!”
Maura West debuted back in May 2013 as Ava, and Sullivan remembered when the As the World Turns favorite began on GH. “I remember when Maura West first arrived at GH. She walked in with this cute little bob (hairdo) and she’s just delicious,” shared Sullivan.
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Kelly revealed more about Maura, adding “I think she’s amazing! I remember right before I left the show, someone suggested, and I would still love to do this with her, if she ever want to, but someone suggested that they wanted to direct the stage play A Streetcar Named Desire with Maura and I, where I would play Stella and she would play Blanche! Wouldn’t that be great?”
Speaking of the Ava/Connie showdown scenes, Sullivan expressed, “On television and on General Hospital specifically, Maura West is able to play a character who does the most horrendous things and you still care about her and that’s the mark of a really great actor. In other words, you’re able to be liked in the midst of the most horrendous things, and as a performer not shying away from that, and to just have the courage to do what’s on the page (in the script).”
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KELLY SULLIVAN PARTING THOUGHTS AS SHE LEFT GENERAL HOSPITAL
Kelly also shared her sentiments when she walked off the set of General Hospital after her run back in August of 2013. “I really was honored. Every day I would go to work and I would say a little prayer, which is I want to do justice for my character, explained Kelly. “It’s between me and my character. I get to walk this path with her and to leave the show on that note, which is, I left every out there. I just gave it my all and again what an honor it was to play Kate/Connie.”
You can catch the full conversation with Kelly where she talks about her time on General Hospital, The Young and the Restless where she played Sage Warner and now The Bold and the Beautiful below.
So, do you remember the Ava and Connie scenes where Ava shot and killed her? What did you think of Kelly Sullivan’s sentiments about Maura West? Share your thoughts via the comment section. But first, watch the reveal where Ava recalls murdering Connie below!
The question of will Steve Burton (Jason Morgan) stay awhile at General Hospital after his recent extended hiatus from the show earlier this year, has reportedly been answered.
TMZ via court documents obtained in Burton’s ongoing legal battle with his ex-wife Sheree Gustin, shared that Steve actually inked a new three year deal with the ABC soap opera back in June.
That is significant because it was June when Burton returned back to work as Jason. In addition, the court filing confirmed that Burton had already moved back to California from Tennessee.
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STEVE’S HIATUS AND HIS RETURN TO PORT CHARLES
GH fans will recall, it was back in February of 2026, that Burton announced via his Instagram that he was stepping away from his role of Jason Morgan for short break and pointed to wanting to spend quality time with his new wife, Michelle Lundstrom Burton with whom he tied the knot back on May 17, 2025.
Steve expressed at that time, “I’m newly married and looking forward to spending some quality time with my family.” It was back on March 25 that viewers saw Jason carted away by the WSB after taking the fall for Rocco Falconeri (Finn Carr) who shot then WSB Director Ross Cullum (Andrew Hawkes).
Burton returned to work on June 1, and due to General Hospital taping roughly six weeks ahead of air, made his on-screen comeback on the July 13 episode.
GOING FOR GOLD AT THE UPCOMING DAYTIME EMMYS
Then, Steve and his enduring fans got an extra special treat on the same day, when it was revealed on Extra that he was nominated for the upcoming 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama Series category.
Steve previously won in the Supporting Actor category for his work as General Hospital’s Jason in 1998 and as The Young and the Restless’ Dylan McAvoy in 2018.
Now with Jason and Britt’s (Kelly Thiebaud) relationship seemingly hitting the skids, plus Jason’s commitment to staying out of mob life to focus on being present for his son Danny Morgan (Asher Antonyzyn), what does the future hold for the fan favorite character? Stay tuned.
So, happy to hear that Steve Burton signed a new three year deal with General Hospital? Knowing that, what storyline would you like to see Jason get involved and with who? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section.
The Young and the Restless enduring favorite and two-time Daytime Emmy-winning actress, Jess Walton (Jill Foster Abbott) is set to release her memoir!
Kensington Publishing has revealed on their website that Walton’s book The Young and the Rest of Us is now available for pre-order while listing an April 27, 2027 release date. In addition, in June of 2027, Walton will mark her 40th anniversary with The Young and the Restless and her debut as Jill.
The official log lines for the memoir share, “Emmy Award-winning actress Jess Walton, known to millions as the iconic Jill Abbott on the #1 soap opera The Young and the Restless, shares her extraordinary journey to stardom, sobriety, true love, and self-discovery in this startingly candid, intimate, and star-studded memoir.”
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CAKE FIGHTS AND CORPORATE INTRIGUE
The book description for The Young and the Rest of Us adds, “In June 1987, Jess Walton walked through the artists’ entrance at CBS for her first day on The Young and the Restless,where she had just been hired to play the recast role of Jill Abbott. Two Emmy awards, four decades, and countless onscreen affairs, marriages, corporate takeovers, and cake fights later, she’s a beloved icon with an astonishing tale to tell.”
“In her refreshingly candid style, Jess shares her journey as a young actress from Toronto theaters to Los Angeles, where she found herself at the center of a Laurel Canyon circle that included the likes of Neil Young, David Geffen, Laura Nyro, and Joni Mitchell. Landing a Universal contract and a steady stream of guest starring roles, Jess embraced everything 1970s L.A. had to offer—including Hollywood parties fueled by limitless booze and drugs, and trysts with stars. She recounts with candor and gratitude the surprising path that eventually led her to sobriety, true love—and ultimately, to fictional Genoa City, Wisconsin, and the role of a lifetime.”
“Brimming with behind-the-scenes drama and celebrity cameos to delight fans, The Young and the Rest of Us is also rich in personal, relatable truths about marriage, motherhood, empty-nesting, self-discovery, and finding the courage to start over—as often as it takes. In a voice as fearless and frank as Jill’s, but with, humor and grace all her own, Jess Walton looks back on a life as unpredictable, and adventure filled as anything she has portrayed on screen.”
WHO ELSE PLAYED JILL FOSER ABBOTT?
Fans of The Young and the Restless know that Walton became the fourth actress to take on the role of Katherine Chancellor’s original nemesis Jill Foster back in 1987. The OG Jill was played by Brenda Dickson, also Deborah Adair, Bond Gideon and Melinda O. Fee played the part.
This year, Days of our Lives star Lauren Koslow (Kate Roberts) filled-in for several episodes for Walton who was unavailable to travel from her home in Oregon to Los Angeles where Y&R was taped. Walton is still with the long-running soap opera as Jill.
So, excited to learn of Jess Walton’s upcoming memoir, ‘The Young and the Rest of Us?’ Will it be it a must-read for you? Drop a comment below.
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Frantz still comes forth as how obnoxious she was when she first joined B&B. She was such an egomaniac in her past interviews. It was her decision to leave Y&R and go to B&B? Yeah, because an employer has no say in who he hires. Even her little “joke” comparing her return to the Guiness announcement is typical of Frantz. Years ago she claimed that it was her decision to quit SuBe yet TPTB at SuBe told tvguide magazine that she was fired. The apex of her rudeness in her first run as Scamber was when she proclaimed that she should have won the Emmy because Amber had a baby while Camryn Grimes (who rightfully beat her as Y&R’s and Daytime’s only decent child actress at the time: Cassie) is a baby. Such class from Frantz! No one is deserving of an Emmy because your character gave birth. And Emmys are not a reflection of good acting since, hello Frantz has 1. What’s even funnier is Jennifer Finnigan joined the younger set, and held the perfect, unbeatable record of 3 wins, 0 loses for B&B. Finnigan beat Frantz and the very hyped, groundbreaking and talented Eden Reigel, who portrayed AMC’s and daytime’s first lesbian Bianca! The saddest part of Frantz’s first run on B&B is when she wasn’t part of the Portofino remote. Amber had just been kidnapped by Mary/Erica and Sheila, and the Portofino storyline didn’t need her since it focused on other characters. The Portofino remote was abt Bridget/Ridge/Brooke, Massimo revealing Ridge’s paternity (w/c was an afterthought at that pt. and meant to push Ridge to Bridget), Forresters vs. Spectra fashion show and the return of Macy (a return that was actually welcomed by many B&B fans). It was reported that Brad bell gave Frantz flowers and a note for not including her in the Portofino remote. The employer appeases the employee for not bringing her to Italy?! LOL! Before that, Frantz also claimed that Brad bell hired Sarah Buxton because of her. If those instances are true, as reported in the soap press, then what kind of control does Brad bell have on his storylines and casting decisions?
The first time Frantz joined B&B, Brad bell committed the most massive bloodbath in B&B’s history. He fired excellent actors Barbara Crampton, Kimberlin Brown, Ian Buchanan, Paul Williams and Tracey Bregman to focus on Frantz/Amber. Mediocre actors Paul Satterfield and the actor that portrayed Grant were also fired. He killed off Marissa Tate’s Becky to “redeem” Amber. He sacrificed popular and campy Andrea Evans’s Tawney to be Amber’s “scapegoat” in the baby switch. LOL, if this is the kind of attitude Brad bell still has w/ Frantz, then the B&B actors better be shaking in their boots at this pt. Will history repeat itself and will Brad bell fire actors left and right all for more storylines for Frantz/Amber, considering how B&B’s cast is very bloated?
This is typical B&B. It’s 1 step forward w/ Pam’s storyline since Alley Mills is a great, campy actress that can do the comedy and the psychotic material. But it’s 2 steps back w/ Frantz’s return. Amber is hated and there are enough women and far too many neglected characters on B&B!
SID is reporting that Harmon, Spears and Hearst will be axed for cast cuts. I called it. The minute Frantz’s return was official, Brad bell would get rid of some actors to make way for her return. Awful! Brad bell is repeating history again by axing actors that should be on B&B instead of airtime hoarder Frantz and hated Amber.
They have not used Thorne for years now, and he’s only there to reunite Eric/Steph. They could have recasted Thorne w/ an actor w/o a texan accent. Thorne should have married Tay, and then Alexandra could have been this demon child trying to drive Tay crazy for killing Darla. Instead, Tay/Whip are in a boring pairing. Nick should have gone after Brooke to bring the character back to who the audience likes. Whip could have been paired w/ Bridget, w/c would have brought up her feelings abt Whip lying abt Hope’s paternity and creating conflict based on the show’s history. Instead, Brad bell stuck Hearst in dumb storylines while he never used Harmon. Yet Thorne and Whip are far better characters than Amber ever will be!
Spears actually has potential and can act a lot better than many cast members, despite what little they give him. But Bell can’t write for racial minority characters. Not a single racial minority character has lasted on B&B ever. Justin could have challenged Eric for Donna, and he could have pressured Donna to leave Eric, w/c would have reached a boiling pt when Beth died. But brad bell did not utilize him at all.
Leave it to Brad bell to actually remove 3 men, when the cast has too many women! Brad bell fires Spears, who can act, but keeps Frantz, Matula, Conroy, Jones, Beemer, Wagner, Downe, Moss, Tyler Bell, Lowder, Diamont and Gareis in the cast.
the above caption should “bottom feeder” instead of bottom chef, some people have nothing better to do than condemn others instead of taking care of their own faults.
The show is virtually unwatchable as it is. They need to expand to an hour if they want to accomadate all these bad actors and even worse storylines.
Well, I hope the character will fare better on B&B then she did on Y&R. I never cared about her and could never picture her with Daniel. So. I wish her well and hope not to see her whining again….
I am elated that Amber is coming back. I hope she is around forever!! She makes any soap shine!!!
I am happy Amber is coming back where she belongs. I love this character and
actress.
Having watched B&B since it original air date but losing intrest after the last Sheila storyline although I love Susan Flannery as actress. Since then I followed the show only on paper and internet and sometimes in a lost moment watching a single episode. Unfortunately the show was getting worse with each passing year and is just becoming one long drag of stories and characters with no development at all. At the moment is just unbearable to see how a 23 minutes show has so many characters with no storylines at all. And what I hate the most about the show now is the fact that Bradley Bell is not capable of writing a storyline with a beginning , middle and satisfying end. Most of his storylines end in fizzle or end not at all. Having Frantz return with her character is just the last thing that is ailing show needs. After having endured her on the Y&R for three years I am glad to not see her again and I hope that she stays on the B&B for a long period of time so her face does not show up on any other show. Working as an actor/actress in Hollywood today is a very hard job and I now that being on a soap is for many a necessity to survive as actor/actress but I pity them having to perform with her and the bad storylines that are going to filmed with a sobbing Amber!
Brad bell really needs to step down as headwriter. I would not be surprised if the show does not even mention how Justin is writter off the show, or if Thorne leaves town or is there but not part of the storylines since Brad bell has done the same for so many characters. The show will be even worse w/ Amber set to hog all the storylines.
Good ridiance……pile all crap over to B&B …. It should win prize as the Jerry Springer of soaps. Take Malcolm with you. The original Malcolm was great and went on to bigger things.. this guy is a thug!
go AMBER!!!! she will definately turn up the heat on that show.
The Dish hosted by danielle Fisher recently dissed Amber/Daniel on Y&R. Anyone watch it? The dish host was hilarious and Frantz was awful, unrealistic and OTT as usual in her clip.
Why isn’t Michael fairman on air on soaps reporting that Harmon is now officially recurring? The blood bath on B&B has officially begun now that Frantz has been hired back to further drag B&B down. Thorne is a legacy character that has been on since day 1, and the audience would rather have Thorne in storylines than Amber! It’s easy to keep B&B focusing on the Forresters, so putting Thorne on recurring is a bad move while people like Rick, Ridge, Hope, Steffy are on contract and Amber is returning and this new guy Liam is joining. Harmon is a bad actor, but the thorne chaarcter is useful, so they should have recasted him.
Hello bottomchef:
Our MF soaps team took a short three day holiday which is why no new “news” postings to the site as of Friday. But we knew about Winsor before, and his item is up today. We will be updating the site more this evening as well.
Thank you for your comment.
Best,
Michael
B&B used to be such a great show….not anymore……Steffy is a cartoon,Taylor/Whip are boring, the Bridget/Nick/Jackie/Owen/Aggie saga is dreadful,Hope and Oliver (who?) are just stupid and now they bring that bitch Amber back??? Days of our Lives here I come!
Where is Amber on B&B ?