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Rebecca Budig Joins the Cast of The Bold and the Beautiful as the New Dr. Taylor Hayes
Look who’s come back to daytime! Rebecca Budig has signed on with CBS’s The Bold and the Beautiful as the recast Dr. Taylor Hayes.
Budig’s first episode is today on the August 6th episode of the series. As viewers saw on Monday’s episode, a woman was lurking watching Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) and Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) together while they were in Monte Carlo for the relaunch of “Brooke’s Bedroom” lingerie line.
Soap fans know Rebecca well foher work as Guiding Light’s Michelle Bauer (1996-1998), All My Children’s Greenlee Smyth (1998-2011) and most recently as General Hospital’s Hayden Barnes (on and off from 2014-2019).
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In story, Taylor is best known for being a compassionate psychiatrist, and mother to Steffy and Thomas Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood and Matthew Atkinson), plus her on-and-off romance with Ridge Forrester and longtime rivalry with Brooke Logan.
Coming to B&B will bring Budig back together in scenes with Kaye who played Zach Slater when both appeared on All My Children together.
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Rebecca follows Krista Allen in the role of Taylor. Daytime fans learned Krista was no longer at B&B during Daytime Emmy week in December of 2023. Allen told Deadline, that she was told back in October that her contract wouldn’t be renewed. and that she was moving to Atlanta, Georgia.
Now, it looks as though B&B is set to renew the Taylor/Ridge/Brooke triangle or are they? Stay tuned! Budig is a four-time Daytime Emmy nominee and one of the most popular actresses to appear in the daytime drama arena.
So, what do you think about Rebecca coming to B&B as the recast Dr. Taylor Hayes? Comment below.
Too young for Taylor?
Only two years younger than Krista Allen
This puzzles me. Budig is talented and will no doubt do well in the role, but what was wrong with Krista Allen? She slipped beautifully into things and I thought fit very well as Steffy’s mom and Ridge’s … whatever, so if Taylor was still needed in story, why didn’t they hang on to her?
(Not that anything makes a whole lot of sense at B&B. But still.)
Love the actress but this is a horrible recast.
The trend of hiring great actresses as mothers to way-too-old children has to stop. There are too many actresses that are looking for work that would be age appropriate. Examples are Jordan/TJ on GH, Taylor/Steffi on B&B. But, with RB being an excellent addition to the cast, can B&B add Michael Easton?!?
Interesting but odd choice Krista Allen was fine in the role but than again thorsten wins Emmy awards but he could be recast he’s the weakest link
Agree I loved Krista Allen as Taylor. They fired Krista why she was a wonderful actress. This recast is a huge mistake. Rebecca is a wonderful actress, but she is miscast as Taylor Hayes. Sorry but this is my opinion. Regarding Thorsten he is miscast as Ridge. They should have hired Grant Alexander ex Phillip Spaulding Guiding Light as the new Ridge. Thorsten is a good actor, loved him on OLTL and AMC.
I SAID THIS YEARS AGO! Grant Alexander(ex- Philip Spaulding), would’ve slipped RIGHT INTO the role of Ridge Forrester and he is daytime royalty. Great kinds think alike! Grant would’ve gave Ridge some acting depth and chops! I don’t mind Thorsten as Ridge but Grant would’ve killed it!
Not sure if I can see Rebecca playing a woman who’s supposed to be the mother of Jacqueline’ character? Are the two actresses that far apart in age?
If you that that’s bad, how about putting Thomas along side her? Also , Rebecca is more than 10 years younger than KKL/ Brooke, which is unfair to both actresses.
James…in real life, Rebecca Budig is around 15 years older than Jacqueline MacInnes Wood. To me, that alone is BEYOND AWKWARD!!!!! No.
She is only two years younger than last Taylor. Just looks good
I like her. When Michael Easton was on GH, I was hoping Rebecca would return because I loved the chemistry between Hayden and Finn. Now that he’s gone from GH (bad decision GH) I’m just happy to see her return to daytime somewhere if not GH. And I hope someone hires Micheal Easton too because he’s great.
Poor Violet ! A missing mother and a father in rehab!
Is r she about a decade too young Fabulous actress But two young fit the character
Too young. Makes zero sense
I love Rebecca Budig, I wish she was returning to GH, GH dropped the ball big time, she fit in perfectly at GH, its strange to see her play the mother to an actress who looks like she could play sister to, but it is what it is, like I said GH dropped the ball.
I’m about done with this show and I’ve watched since day one.
This is a horrible recast. This actress is way too young to play a mother and grandmother.
Krista Allen did such a great job and this makes no sense.
Why bring Taylor back? For what reason? She isn’t needed on the show. Sorry just was never into her character.
This feels like a major miscast, just like Ingo Rademacher as Thorne… Rebecca Budig is a great actor, just like Ingo was, but she does not fit this part at all. Krista Allen was much better suited as Taylor. If she couldn’t return, Alicia Minshew would fit the part much better. And Rebecca should be back on GH! Hayden is needed now more than ever to be there for Violet.
way too young ,did she have Stephanie when she was 5
A few things…
To me, Krista Allen was clearly THE BEST Taylor that B&B ever had!!!!! Then, later on in December of 2023 aka last year, she was let go from the show. WHY?!?!?
In real life, Rebecca Budig is only 14 or 15 years older than Jacqueline MacInnes Wood. DUMBEST CASTING CHOICE EVER!!!!!
In recent years, Mr. Bradley Bell & Co. have done some really LAMEBRAINED things…but this is clearly the most LAMEBRAINED of them all!!!!!
Later.
Rumor was someone got jealous of her chemistry with TK and her getting a emmy nomination first year on the show. KA also has chemistry with SK /Deacon I thought that was where we were going to take the character.
Do you think B&B is reviving the Ridge- Brooke-Taylor love triangle? That would be a dramatic twist!… Sigh… B&B missed the mark when it minimized the girl power friendship of Brooke and Taylor. I hoped the two women might have shown they didn’t need Ridge, have rattled the Forrester business, and mentored younger women… maybe be involved in a mystery with new men.
She is a great actress but I can’t picture her as Taylor. I Loved her on All My Children. She is too young to be the mother of Thomas and Stephanie. She is more the age to be their Sister
Also, can we see her cuddling up to Ridge, that grizzled old man that he’s become. Maybe , if he shed some of that hair, facial included, it wouldn’t be so bad.
I’m very happy Rebecca Budig is returning to daytime, however, she is horribly miscast in the role. It baffles me the continued stunt casting Bradley Bell insists on doing, when we all now in a year or two (if that) she will be out of a job.
In additional, I continue to be baffled at how well Bradley Bell continues to just destroy the Legacy his parents left him. I am sure they are both rolling in their graves at the crapshow their son has made this soap.
Scott… I always enjoy your posts. Always a bullseye! It’s notice enough to hire top talent. The actors need purpose and story. I don’t need to watch 60somethings with money and power and freedom play love triangle games like they were kids.
Thank you Iakovos, I really appreciate it, especially since I know my opinions and viewpoints can be jarring at times. So it’s nice knowing my posts are appreciated. And honestly: this soap should just be re-named Love Triangles. At least that would be true to its stories now, because nothing about this soap⏤based on what I continue to read⏤is Bold or Beautiful.
A note to Brad Bell, Josh Griffith, Frank Valentini and Ken Corday…
Please stop hiring actresses that are too young for their intended characters. There’s plenty of age appropriate underutilized soap veterans or non-soap actress’s that can fill these roles.
Budig is a great performer, but can she pull off Taylor?
GH is looking for new Lulu, with the specs being 34-40. Both previous actresses are 40 or over.
Can anyone name an instance where a much younger recast was successful long term? Usually we get situations like Jamie Luner’s Liza or Kelly Sullivan’s Connie.
I am going to date myself here. When Maeve McGuire left the Edge of Night for the second time, they decided to replace her. Maeve was a great actress and in her 40s. They replaced her with two actresses who were twenty years younger and not as impressive. The dumbest casting move!
I loved the show and adored Maeve but can’t remember who replaced her. Does that count for anything?
Nothing stupider than Joan Crawford replacing her daughter on a soap. THAT was insane.
I remember it well. It was The Secret Storm, with Crawford. replacing her 30 something daughter and it was ridiculous., almost as much as Liz Taylor portraying Helena Cassadine on GH years ago, no one was any better than Constance Towers. Sorry, I could never see Ms. Taylor as Ms. Cassadine.
Can not see her mothering Steffy, they are too close in age.
What a misstep for BB. She’s is not old enough to make this believable. I know we are in the daytime arena but RB as Taylor cannot be a mother to MA and JMW. Not to mention since this is the 3rd actress to play the role they can’t recreate Tridge scenes with her and TK yet again. BB needs to just let this character go. No Tridge vs Bridge anymore.
Too young to play Taylor
The writers need to have an imagination stale story line. Back and forth with Brooke and Taylor for RIDGE give it a break.
Bad choice for Taylor
I loved Krista
Adrianne Zucker is available, can you bring her into be the next Hope? She would be more fitting as femme fatale, then girl next door amazing actress currently playing here.
Besides being too young she is very short, like 5’1. Steffy & Thomas are tall & so are Brooke & Ridge. She’s gonna look like a little kid surrounded by them. I think Lisa Rinna would be the best Taylor ever. She & Steffy would surely be a force to be reckoned with!
I think Kassie DePaiva would be the best recast for Taylor though I do think that Lisa Rinna would be a great recast of Felicia Forrester, and that would allow Rebecca to return to GH as Hayden.
Absolutely too young for Taylor and as a constant watcher of the show I don’t think your decision is correct. We’re not stupid but you are treating us as watchers as we don’t count. Maybe I’m getting tried of the show as many that I talk to about it.
I like Budig but she is not a good choice for Taylor. Taylor should be a brunette like Steffy. Also, too young to be Taylor. Don’t like Budig as Taylor.
All I know I am tired of this story line with Taylor and Brook as though Ridge is the only man for them.
That’s why the other lady left she was tired of playing the weak woman role and I don’t blame her.
I guess if ridge and Taylor get back together the Bill and brook get back together.
This show is sickness and the writer ducks they need new writers with new vision.
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 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 the 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 has 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 out 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 card in 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.
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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