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Krista Allen Dropped at The Bold and the Beautiful
While Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series, Krista Allen (Taylor Hayes), was walking on the red carpet last night at the 50th Daytime Emmy Awards, earlier in the day the news had broke, that the reason viewers of CBS’s The Bold and the Beautiful had not seen her on-air, is that the show decided not to pick up the third year of her contract.
Allen told Deadline, that she was told back in October that her contract wouldn’t be renewed. Smart B&B viewers had noticed that she has not appeared in any episodes since November 8th. Given Eric Forrester’s (John McCook) failing health storyline, where her children Thomas (Matthew Atkinson) and Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) were greatly impacted, many were wondering where was Taylor?
Now the answers became clear: Krista was told the show opted out of her contract, but the events surrounding it didn’t initially add up to her. Allen expressed, “The craziest thing is right before I got dropped, I did the cast photo shoot, and then the next week they called and said, ‘We’re not going to keep your third year and thank you very much, you were wonderful and thank you, goodbye.’ And I was like, what?”’
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Krista said it was very challenging for her to keep quiet about the whole situation: “I haven’t known what to say. And then when I got dropped, I was like, ‘oh, okay, is the show going to announce this?’ But they never did.”
When Allen checked out X (formerly Twitter) on December 10th, she realized it was the two-year anniversary of playing Taylor and many of her fans were posting messages to her about, but she didn’t know how to respond.
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However, a source also told Deadline that Allen was offered to go recurring with the series, and turned that down. Krista’s rep shared that she had been offered three lines in an episode in late November, after “a couple of nothing months.”
No word yet if the role will be recast, but Allen shared that following the Daytime Emmys, she was moving to Atlanta, Georgia and out of Hollywood. nterestingly, Krista’s former leading man, Thorsten Kaye (Ridge Forrester), took home the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
What do you think of Krista confirming her exit from B&B? Share your thoughts on the situation via the comment section below.
I called this happening when she was cast, simply because it is Bradley Bell’s M.O. He hires you, uses you, demotes you (a.k.a. fires you) and then you’re OUT! She deserved more than a phone call saying “We’re not renewing you. Goodbye.” She’ll either return to Days of Our Lives as Billie, or go somewhere else. Maybe Josh Griffith will get inspired for 2.5 seconds and bring Taylor to Genoa City? Doubt it, LOL!
All I can say is the woman is pure class I heard what she said about Eddy winning the Emmy!! She was a breath of fresh air on that gosh awful show and she will do fine in the future.
Krista is fabulous and that show is so dumb for not keeping her.
The same thing that was done to Gina Tognoni. She got royally screwed over. In Mt opinion she did a great job as Taylor.
She played Phyllis on Y&R, was fabulous
How many times is this show going to hire actors and actresses, use them for awhile, then stop writing for them when Bill Bell gets bored and has to go back to Ridge and Brooke?
Krista Allen brought new life and fun to the character of Taylor and should have had a major story.
It’s really too bad BB is so short sighted and let this talented lady go.
I’ve been watching this show since day one and I think I’ve finally seen the writing on the wall and this show isn’t worth my time anymore.
Luke and Laura, the iconic soap super couple, broke up and went on to successful relationships that the fans supported. Ridge and Brooke can do the same and should have years ago.
I agree, there is more time to do other things than watch a show that keeps doing the same characters with these actors. Ridge with Brooke and Liam going after Steffy same old stuff. What are scared to do anything new? I am gree with you Shari, this show isn’t worth our time.
Amen!!! I am so sick of Ridge and Brooke. The two make me so frustrated. It’s the same fricken story over and over again for the last 25 years!! I have watched since day one and couldn’t be more bored with the primo couple!!
I’m so glad that Luna has made an appearance. It’s nice to see a splash of color. BB is so pasty white!
They recast Thorne with Ingo and did nothing with him so this doesn’t surprise me but it’s a huge disappointment. They’ll go back to Hope/Liam/Steffy/Thomas and tell one story at a time.
Wow, how awful, she was awesome, how dumb is Bradley Bell?
Word is (on X) that KKL (Brooke) made a big stink about KA getting too much of a storyline. Because of that, KKL went to Brad Bell and bitched about it. That ultimately lead to Krista being let go from the show. I was so blindsided by this news. I’m officially done with Bold and will no longer watch the show. I’ve also unfollowed any cast members, producers, writers and the show’s twitter handles on the social media platform. The only one that I will continue to follow is Krista.
It’s not surprising. Bradley Bell has only known how to write for Steffy, Liam & Hope for years. I stopped following the soap because it got so bad.
How can we imagine for a single moment that Kristen, Felicia & Rick are not near their father? Jacob W Young criticized the soap when he left and Tracy Lindsay Melchior is doing the same today. I agree with them. The characters leave without any explanation. Rick is the best example as he is the son of the two main characters.
Katie & Bill are still around only appearing in fifty episodes a year and counting.
The Sheila/Deacon couple doesn’t work. It would have been more interesting to see Deacon with Taylor.
Finn, Carter, Luna, Katie, Donna… have no charisma and are boring as hell.
The soap completely lost its splendor with the successive departures of Darlen Conley, Ronn Moss, Susan Flannery & Jacob W Young. The new Steffy/Hope rivalry never lived up to Taylor/Brooke. Liam is the worst character in B&B history and contributes to fans’ disenchantment.
It’s a real waste as the soap was so good in the 80s/90s.
Great news! Cannot act very well. How she got nominated is beyond me.
I have lost the glow of it all,all the actors and actresses have lost the spark.Its time to get some new people or quit the show.
As many have said, this no surprise from this show. They hit gold with how the fans accepted her so positively in the role. The added bonus was how well she worked social media and gained a lot of followers from the show, Her positivity was so great to see and she worked like an old school soap star. The next big name should have it written into their contract that they must have and exit scene. They should also realize they might get a good year but that’s about it.
That’s messed up. They told her thankyou but the Taylor is not needed. What a slap in the face to Krista Allen. She Is so talented. Hopefully GH or Days or even Y&R hire her then B&B can see what a gem they lost. Messed up!! I’ll miss Taylor.
Days Of Our Lives
Deidre Hall to Guest Star on Season 3 of Comedy Series ‘Hacks’
Days of our Lives star Deidre Hall (Marlena) is set to play a version of herself on third season of Hacks. Look for Hall this month in an episode titled “The Deborah Vance Christmas Spectacular,” to air on May 23 on Max.
Not only will Hall appear in the episode, but so too, will Back to the Future and Taxi star, Christopher Lloyd.
According to EW.com, Deidre will play “a fictional version of herself, who just so happens to be the mom of Paul W. Downs’ Jimmy.”
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Hacks co-creator and Downs’ wife, Lucia Aniello shared on Hall’s casting, “It made sense to us that Jimmy’s late father, a big-time manager, would have been married to an actress. When the idea for Deidre Hall came up, it just felt right.”
As for Lloyd, he will portray, reclusive writer Larry Arbuckle, who is to have had a rather famous grandfather. In the episode, Hall and Lloyd’s character intersect, which leads to onscreen sparks.
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“We had written some things that were flirty, but the chemistry was palpable,” says co-creator and series star, Downs shared. Hacks stars Jean Smart as comedy legend Deborah Vance.
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Season 3 of Hacks debuts on Thursday night May 2nd on Max 9 pm ET/6 pm PT.
So, will you be watching Deidre Hall guest starring on Hacks? Comment below.
General Hospital
Lane Davies Joins the Cast of General Hospital Setting up a ‘Santa Barbara’ Reunion with Nancy Lee Grahn
Some very intriguing casting news out of General Hospital. The ABC daytime drama has cast former Santa Barbara favorite, Lane Davies (ex-Mason Capwell), in the role of Fergus Byrne, an attorney who crosses paths with Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn).
According to TV Insider, Davies will make debut the week of May 22nd. As soap fans know, together with the aforementioned Grahn, they created the Santa Barbara supercouple of Mason and Julia Wainwright. Davies portrayed Mason Capwell family from 1984 through 1989.
Interestingly enough, this isn’t the first time in Port Charles for Lane. From 2002-2004 he played Dr. Cameron Lewis and also shared on-screen story with Grahn. At that time Davies, played Xander Smith’s father.
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GH fans are wondering about the last name of Davies new character, “Bryne”. If you recall, Alexis got herself involved with therapist Dr. Neil Bryne, who died when Harmony broke into Alexis‘ house and killed Neil by injecting him with opioids.
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Taking to her Instagram, Grahn shared her excitement at the upcoming on-screen reunion with Davies, “It never gets old. We do 😂…. but it doesn’t 😍. Lookin’ forward to another romp.”
So, what do you think about Lane Davies returning to GH to play an attorney in Alexis’ orbit? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.
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One Life to Live Alum Jonathan Groff Receives 2024 Tony Award Nomination for Leading Actor in a Musical
Nominations were announced on Tuesday for the 77th annual Tony Awards by previous winners, Renée Elise Goldsberry (ex-Evangeline Williamson, One Life to Live) and Jesse Tyler Ferguson.
When the dust settled it was Stereophonic (which is loosely based on the story of Fleetwood Mac) and Hell’s Kitchen (Alicia Keys musical) that both scored 13 Tony nominations to lead the pack.
However, Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along made quite the comeback and is nominated for several awards including Best Revival of a Musical and for one of its stars, Jonathan Groff (ex-Henry Mackler, One Life to Live).
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Groff is nominated for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical and will go up against Brody Grant — The Outsiders, Dorian Harewood —The Notebook, Brian d’Arcy James — Days of Wine and Roses and Eddie Redmayne — Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club.
In addition to his previous Tony nod for his role in Hamilton, Jonathan was nominated for a Lead Actor in a Musical for his role as Melchior Gabor in the original production of Spring Awakening.
Jonathan co-stars in the revival of Merrily We Roll Along “Harry Potter” star Daniel Radcliffe and previous Tony winner Lindsay Mendez.
Back in 2019, Groff visited Live with Kelly and Ryan and discussed his debut on One Life while working at night on Broadway in Spring Awakening.
He shared on his experience on the soap, “I do remember my first day because I was doing Spring Awakening on Broadway at the time, and One Life to Live was my first time ever being on TV. So I got this offer, and I was like, ‘Yes, I would love to be in a soap opera,’ and we finished Spring Awakening at 11:00 p.m. and I woke up the next morning at 4:0 a.m. to walk uptown to go to do One Life to Live, and I called my agent and left a message, and I said ‘You have to get me out of this, I can’t wake up at 4 o’clock in the morning!'” You can watch the clip below.
The 77th annual Tony Awards will air live on CBS and stream on Paramount+ on Sunday, June 16, with Tony and Oscar winner Ariana DeBose returning to host for the third time.
So, rooting for Jonathan to take home his long-awaited Tony Award after several decades in the theater? Do you remember him as part of teen scene on OLTL? Comment below.
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