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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
Beyond the Gates
‘Beyond the Gates’ Emmy Winner Ambyr Michelle Wants to Compete on ‘Dancing with the Stars’: ‘Pick Me’ (Exclusive)
Soap opera fans are always clamoring for when Dancing with the Stars reveals their cast each season, that they would include a familiar face from daytime drama, but it rarely happens, if ever, anymore.
Over the last several years, the series has leaned heavily into casting celebrities with massive TikTok or Instagram followers, which in turn, have helped this season and last have their best ratings numbers in years.
But, how about for next season’s cast of Dancing with the Stars, that it could include newly-awarded Daytime Emmy winner, Ambyr Michelle (Eva Thomas) of Beyond the Gates?
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LOVE OF DANCE TO LOVE OF ACTING
Michael Fairman TV spoke to Michelle about her dance background and if she would love a shot at lifting the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy during Wednesday’s November 11, livestream chat on the Michael Fairman Channel.
Ambyr explained to fans (who joined in on the live chat), how she began her show business career. “I started off as a dancer, first and foremost. Acting wasn’t really something I wanted to go after. I did plays when I was younger, but it was just something we did in school, but I really wanted to be a dancer. I moved out to LA to dance, and I fell out of love with dance, which was so weird.”
This year’s Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series winner, added, “I was like, ‘What is going on?’ I moved all the way out here for dance. I found I was forcing myself to go to dance class, and I just didn’t have the passion for it. I was working at this restaurant at the time, and one of my coworker was like, ‘What about taking an acting class out here?'”
Next, Ambyr took the coworker up on the idea. “So, I took an acting class and I fell in love with it that day,” shared Michelle. “I was like, ‘I want to do this for the rest of my life.’ I thought, I would love to book a role, of course, as a dancer, but I think acting has a little bit more longevity.”
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A SHOT AT THE LEN GOODMAN MIRRORBALL TROPHY
When the talked turned to if Ambyr would consider or be interested in appearing on the ballroom dance competition series, she piped up with, “I would love to do Dancing with the Stars! Pick me!”
As those in the live chat rallied around this idea, it made us think, Ambyr could be the first contestant from Beyond the Gates, and someone representing the soaps. It checks off so many boxes! To which Ambyr replied, “That would be beautiful.”
You can check out the full conversation with Ambyr below.
So, what do you think soap fans? Can we make sure Ambyr’s name gets in front of the producers and casting director for next season’s Dancing with the Stars? Would you like to see her in the competition? If so, who would be your dream pro professional dance partner for her? Let us know in the comment section.
The latest ratings are out for the week of October 26-30, 2026 and the big takeaways include: that CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates was separated by only 23,000 viewers behind third place (of the soaps) General Hospital! For the last several weeks, Beyond the Gates has been closing the gap on this year’s winner for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series, and continuing to best GH in the key demos.
According to the latest Nielsen ratings breakdown from Soap Opera Network, the final week of October brought Beyond the Gates 1.790 million on average tuning-in and the show set a season high in total viewers. Meanwhile, General Hospital hit a new season low! The long-running ABC soap had 1.813 million for the week, and once again the series did not go over the 2 million mark.
Meanwhile, in the key Women 18-49 demo, Beyond the Gates was firmly ahead of GH with a rating share of 0.21, while General Hospital had 0.17 rating share.Then, in the key Women 25-54 demo, Beyond the Gates was once again ahead of the ABC soap with a ratings share for that demo at 0.30 while GH came in with 0.26.
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MORE BY THE NUMBERS
In addition and comparatively, Beyond the Gates +22,000 viewers week-to-week, and had the largest gains in viewership year-to-year in daytime TV with +267,000 from this in 2025.. However, General Hospital seems to be going in reverse. The show was down -56,000 viewers week-over-week and down -22,000 year-over-year .
BEYOND THE GATES
Let’s take a look at some of the storylines that had people tuning-in to Beyond the Gates during the ratings week:
Hayley (Marquita Goings) attempted a massive shocker regarding her pregnancy and tried to use it to extract money from Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett). Although, Bill saw right through her game, he demanded a paternity test, and made it clear he has no intention of raising the child—planning instead to pay her off to take the baby and leave. Meanwhile, Hayley confided her plan to her cousin Randy (Maurice P. Kerry).
Jacob Hawthorne (Jibre Hordges) and Naomi Hamilton (Arielle Prepetit) clashed over Jacob’s ongoing investigation into The Impaler, causing significant strain in their marriage. At the same time, Smitty (Mike Manning) considered taking matters into his own hands—including potentially heading to Mexico for evidence—while Martin Richardson (Brandon Claybon) worried about what comes next.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL
Over at General Hospital for the ratings period, the story served up included:
Carly (Laura Wright) and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) teamed up to investigate what really happened to Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna). Later, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) leads them to Jack’s dead body.
Jude (Wil Traval) dropped a bombshell claim to Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn); that he is Phoebe’s father, while Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase (Josh Swickard) signed their divorce papers.
Then, Danny caught Rocco (Finn Carr) and Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarski) sharing a kiss, plus the shocking return of Heather Webber (Alley Mills) capped the week.
Now the questions become; without having much promotional synergy in the ABC day-part to draw more eyeballs it is not helping but hurting General Hospital. It seems Beyond the Gates is also a benefactor of a one-two-three punch of CBS soaps (Y&R, B&B and BTG) and promotion.
However, that still doesn’t take away the fact that Beyond the Gates is close to besting GH in all ratings category as they go head-to-head in some markets across the country.
So, are you excited to see Beyond the Gates climb in the ratings? Are you concerned for General Hospital? Do you think they can stave off Beyond the Gates in total viewers or will the upstart soap overtake them in the next ratings report? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
Antonio Sabáto Jr., the former Jagger Cates of General Hospital and GH: Night Shift, and the former Dante Damiano of The Bold and the Beautiful has issued his first public statement since the incident involving his son, Jack’s arrest in Alaska for a fatal hit-and-run.
Jack is the son of Sabáto Jr. and Oscar-nominated actress Virginia Madsen, and according to court documents obtained by KTUU Jack, was allegedly driving a white Chevy Tahoe when he hit and killed Carl Simmonds, 42, near an intersection in Anchorage around 5:35 a.m. on Monday, November 9.
The reports indicated that Jack fled the scene — but later decided to called the cops to say he hit “something” that “suddenly appeared in the road” while he was “doing late-night DoorDashing.”
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Now, Antonio has taken to his Instagram breaking his silence on the situation, sharing, “At this time, my family and I are navigating an extremely sensitive and deeply personal matter.”
He added, “As a father, my love for my children remains unconditional, and my priority is the well-being of my family. We ask that the public and members of the media honor our privacy during this difficult time and keep us all in your thoughts and prayers.”
The soap alum concluded, “I also wish to extend my heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones of the gentleman who tragically lost his life. My thoughts and prayers are with them as well. We sincerely appreciate your compassion, understanding, and respect for the privacy of everyone affected.”
Jack Sabáto was arraigned in court on Tuesday, November 10 with bail set at $5,000, and a no-driving order and the potential of $5,000 penalty fees if he fails to attend future court appearances.
Antonio is the father to Jack, 34, daughter, Mina Sabato, 24 and son, Antonio Sabáto III, 15.
This is a developing story. You can check out Antonio’s official statement below.
So, let us know your thoughts on this tragic hit-and-run, which claimed the life of another man, and Antonio’s statement, via the comment section below.
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