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Matthew Atkinson Returns to The Bold and the Beautiful and Previews a Major Change in Thomas’ Life that “Shocks” Everyone
This Friday, June 21st, marks the first on-screen appearance of Matthew Atkinson (Thomas Forrester) on The Bold and the Beautiful since March of this year. In story, Thomas packed up and headed to Paris with his son, Douglas in tow, after Hope (Annika Noelle) turned down his marriage proposal for the second time.
Viewers have waited anxiously for his come back pondering, that when Thomas returns, would he go right back to pursuing Hope? What would be his demeanor after timeParis? Well, we are about to find out.
However, Hope now seems to be somewhat becoming obsessed with Finn (Tanner Novlan), Steffy’s (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) husband, and has developed feelings for him. Might Thomas’ return to Los Angeles have him finding Hope and Finn in a comprising situation?
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Speaking with Soap Opera Digest on his imminent return, Atkinson shared on the Finn/Hope potential pairing, “From Thomas’ point of view, he knows nothing about it, and so maybe that helps my point of view.”
Teasing what to look for when Thomas returns to the canvas, Atkinson dropped, “Thomas has had one particular very large change in his life since he left town. And when he comes back, it is something that shocks everyone.” What would “shock” the family and everyone who knows him? Could it be that Thomas got engaged or married to another women, while he was in Europe?
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Atkinson weighed-in on the fan response and support for those viewers missing him on-screen during his time away from the show, expressing, “I just never expected the response that I’ve gotten and we’ve gotten from the fans, especially (with) Thomas leaving. I can’t speak for all the fans, but there’s a wealth of people that are either really, really upset that Thomas is gone for a period or really sad. (They) reach out and they’re like, ‘Hey, when are you back? When are you back? When are you back?’ That just speaks to their care for this character.'”
So, what do you think will be the shocking change in Thomas’ life that is revealed when he returns to Los Angeles? Comment below.
I expect Thomas got married while away off screen
I don’t think so…It depend how long he will have been absent. It will not be realistic to come back married after 2 months…He was heartbroken and he said to Hope that he will always loving her. I don’t think this is something it can going anywhere easily.
Maybe not marriage, but a girlfriend leading to a potential marriage. On a side note, you know Shelia is going to push Hope and Finn together to get back at Steffie. I wonder if Finn will take the bait. I am wondering what the point was in bringing back Ivy. She was with Liam for all of what seemed like 5 minutes and left. I guess they were leaving things open for a Steffie, Finn, Liam extravaganza. We will soon find out.
YAY he is back! This actor and character are why I started watching this show. Maybe he comes back with Ivy. Hope (no pun intended) that a Thomas/Hope reunion happens down the road. The current mess on screen is hard to watch and makes no sense, it’s a sadly written plot story making charmless Hope/Finn look like idiots with this Sheila story.
Thomas will admit that he is bisexual. He will tell hope that he loves Finn
YUCKY YUCK NOT BISEXUALITY
Maybe he’s gay??
HA! That would turn everything upside down! Ridge and Steffy would flip their wigs!!
HE’LL BE MARRIED TO THE GIRL THAT HAD PINK COLORFUL HAIR THAT WENT TP PARIS TOO
I don’t even know who Thomas is anymore. Do the writers? If I were Thomas, I’d run and not look back. How he ever forgave his father for the flung with young Caroline, I don’t know. If he so loved Hope and she left Liam, then why is the bond so fragile? Why is Hope so revered? She is as bad as the rest of them.
Maybe a new boyfriend
Noooo not gay! I’m about to stop watching it ALL! tired of that!
First of all, this is a show about fashion in Los Angeles. Anyone who doesn’t think there’s a large contingent of LGBT people in this location/industry is out of touch. The fact that B&B has ignored this for so long is something reflects negatively on the Bells.
There’s plenty of shows from the 1960s we can suggest if one can’t handle seeing a more full representation of love in the world.
I agree. No gay, lesbian bisexuality. Please.
He will start a new fashion line that puts Hope out on a limb begging for him to come back to her, cause Finn will show that he is no fool, and sleeping with Hope will cause chaos that he doesn’t want or need and he loves Steffy, y’all let someone on the show have scruples and not trash like Brooke, whose demons are still wrecking lives, she slept with every man who thought yes and they are coming back in spades, Brooke is praying that Hope makes better decisions than she did.
I agree, Brookes been quiet wayyyy to long, time for her to start long. So fasten your seatbelts!!! Imagine Thomas designing the bedroom line for Brooke , of course he’s gonna want her to model it for him!!!! The plot thickens!! Holy cow!!!
He comes back gay
Nooo
Brad likes to “SHOCK” people, but I don’t think he’s that bold and daring. I’ll be tuning in tomorrow.
I don’t know about getting married but he probably does have some new woman with him, upsetting Brookes plans to reunite Thomas and Hope, as she figures, Hope will put her attention back on Thomas and forget about Finn. Thanks to Brookes big mouth , telling Deacon about their daughter having “the hots” for Finn and Sheila overhearing it all, we know , she’ll be working her whiles in getting Hope and Finn together.
Great… NOT!!!!!!
I hope Thomas comes back to set Steffy. Straight she is to bossy, and she don’t see nothing she did in the past. I want someone to set the record straight for her. Thomas on the other hand is a different story, he trying to be good, he have a dark side they never brought out completely. We will see what the next storyline brings us.
For some reason, I keep seeing “Brooke” & Thomas ending up together. Yep, He’s gonna be so heartbroken still , over Hope, & Brooke will find it in her heart to reach out & embrace him & console him, which will lead to sparks lighting up. Andddd which will lead to MORE drama after JUST becoming part of the ForesterTeam. Oh how the stomachs will turn . One saga after another!! We shall see.
He comes back with his own fashion company and line.
Maybe Thomas is coming back to release Hope from being Douglas mom. ?
Douglas will be some crazy kid not wanting a Mom. Maybe Thomas will give Douglas to Steffy and Finn? That would work with getting more chaos going. Putting a wedge in the Forrester vs. Logan’s again. Finn would be against it and would be trouble there and he would see how vengeance Steffy really is and leave her & take Hayes with him!!! Of course, Hope would be more than happy to watch Hayes when Finn is at the hospital… Bringing them closer together.
I think he may come back engaged to someone that use to work there .
That don’t should like thomas the love of his life is hope
It looks like the current run of Lucas Adams (Noah) and Tamara Braun (Sienna) on The Young and the Restless is coming to an end, after the Monday, August 3 edition of the CBS daytime drama revealed that Noah and Sienna are leaving Genoa City and heading back to Los Angeles.
In the storyline, Noah informed his mother, Sharon (Sharon Case) and half-sister Mariah (Camryn Grimes) that he and Sienna made the decision to move back to the West Coast to put distance between themselves and Matt Clark (Roger Howarth). Although Noah did not say it was a permanent move, he did assure his mom that once Matt is hopefully gone from Genoa City they could return.
However, as previewed already on the video teaser for this week’s episodes of Y&R (see below), it appears Noah left Genoa City’s The Shadow Room to be run by a returning Danny Romalotti (Michael Damian). So with that, coupled with today’s episode, it would appear the move could wind up being more permanent.
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COMINGS AND GOINGS
Adams made his Y&R debut on November 4, 2025 as the successor to Rory Gibson who last played Noah on-screen in April of 2023. Earlier in 2025, Gibson took over the role of Michael Corinthos on Genera Hospital replacing Chad Duell, who stepped away from the part after 15 years.
Braun who played Adam’s mother on Days of Our Lives when she was Ava Vitali and he was Tripp Dalton, first appeared on Y&R back on October 14, 2025, where we soon learned she had become Noah’s lover as the new character, Sienna Bacall. It should be noted, Adams was on contract with the number #1 soap, while Braun has been on recurring status.
With Josh Griffith now exited as head writer of The Young and the Restless, and the newly announced co-head writing team of Jamey Giddens and Dan O’Connor having taken his place and starting their new tenure this week, it will be interesting to see how the duo resets the show, and if a Noah and Sienna return is in the cards for the future or not.
So, what do you think about the seeming departures of Lucas Adams and Tamara Braun from The Young and the Restless? Weigh-in via the comment section. But first, check out our recent live chat with Tamara and Lucas on the Michael Fairman Channel.
Rosie O’Donnell revealed that she plans to head back to a seat at the table of ABC’s morning talk show The View.
The announcement came during Monday’s episode of The Tangle Podcast where she shared she will participate in “in whatever way they want” her or “just as a guest” for its upcoming 30th season.
The View’s season 30 will kick-off this fall in September. O’Donnell explained, “They’re bringing back all the hosts, I think. And, you know, I’m pretty proud of that show, what it’s become and how it really speaks to the people and to politics.”
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ROSIE ON HER PREVIOUS GO-ROUNDS ON THE VIEW
As fans of The View know, O’Donnell famously had two different one-year stints on the talk show in 2007 and again in 2014- 2015. She often feuded with then co-host Elizabeth Hasselbeck.
However, during her discussion with host, Kyle Ridley on The Tangle Podcast, O’Donnell also noted she often had tense moments with longtime moderator and anchor, Whoopi Goldberg.
O’Donnell also expressed, “Many, many people got the short end of the stick there. It was, you know, it was a factory where people were being churned in and out and their tenuous security, nobody got to be calm. It also was a show at the time that was run by a man. A show created by a woman, for women, about women, and the man was deciding what we should talk about. And that didn’t sit right with me, you know.”
Back in 2023, Brooke Shields had asked Rosie on her podcast, Now What? with Brooke Shields, about how she felt on her two stints at The View and all the controversy that surrounded it. Rosie at that time, stated, “I know this, it’s not the best use of my talent to get in a show where I have to argue and defend basic principles of humanity and kindness. It was not something I’d ever do again.”
You can check out the clip with Rosie and Kyle Ridley discussing her return to The View in some form for its upcoming 30th season below.
Then weigh-in: Would you be excited to see Rosie, even for a one-day or a week guest stint on the upcoming celebratory season of The View, or not so much? Let us know via the comment section.
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General Hospital Fan Club Weekend brought out many of your favorites to the four day event; with the main cast gathering on Saturday, August 1. Fans near and far attended the weekend held this year at the Burbank Marriott Hotel. Whether it be the main cast event or the smaller more intimate events featuring two or three cast members a great time was had by all.
Some of the cast participating in the main cast event included: Cyrus Hobbi (Yuri), Gary James Fuller (James), Bradford Anderson (Spinelli), Viron Weaver (Wiley), Paige Herschell (Jacinda), Chris McKenna (Brennan), Josh Kelly (Cody), Kayden Brenna Tokarsi (Scout), Cassandra James (Terry), Laura Wright (Carly), Dominic Zamprogna (Dante), Carolyn Hennesy (Diane), Rick Hearst (Ric), Adrian Anchondo (ex-Marco), and Chloe Lanier (ex-Nelle).
In addition to, Van Hansis (Lucas), Cameron Mathison (Drew), Ryan Paevey (ex-Cassius), Easton Rocket Sweda (Leo), Maurice Benard (Sonny), Kristen Vaganos (Molly), Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis), Kate Mansi (ex-Kristina), Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth), Cynthia Watros (Nina), Kristina Wagner (Felicia) and more.
Take a look at some of the snaps from the main event arrivals below:
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GH’s Rick Hearst with on-screen daughter, Kristen Vaganos, plus Nancy Lee Grahn, and Kate Mansi.
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GH’s Maurice Benard on-hand to meet the fans.
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Jack Brennan in the house … Chris McKenna.
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Adrian Anchondo, Van Hansis and Anchondo’s boyfriend, Days of Our Lives, Colton Little.
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GH’s Josh Kelly and his gal, the former Nelle Benson of Port Charles, Chloe Lanier.
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Who is James’ father? Not Cassius or Spinelli, actually. Actors Gary James Fuller, Ryan Paevey and Bradford Anderson!
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One of General Hospital’s newest cast members, Kayden Brenna Tokarski attends her first GHFCW event.
Check out some more arrival images featuring: Laura Wright (Carly), Cassandra James (Terry), Carolyn Hennesy (Diane) and more in the gallery below.
Michael Fairman TV will be adding more images to this post in the day ahead.
So, were you glad to see so many of your GH favorites attending this year’s General Hospital Fan Club Weekend? Let us know via the comment section.
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