She should go back to Days of Our Lives as Laura Horton

She needs to go back to ‘Dallas’.

Really sad to see Stephanie go (what will B&B be without her?) but glad to know that she will still be doing her thing behind the camera. I watched a few episodes of Venice, I must start viewing it religiously now

I don’t necessarily watch soaps but I have seen her work on B&B the few times I have watched it and she is a very talented actress…I’m sure she will be missed by many on B&B but at the same time so glad she is joining our daytime fave Crystal Chappell in her web series. She is definitely a great director and Crystal and she are both lucky to have each other.

I had this thought before I read she was directing Venice, perhaps she could return for a little while to play “Laura Horton” again on Days of Our Lives. Would love to see her on the soap opera again even if it’s just for a few episodes.

I want to see her on the big screen as George Clooney’s mother in some really fantastic role!!

i knew she wasn’t completely retiring from show business……………

I’ll miss her! And Stephanie!

Well she is one smart cookie to understand that television as we know it is a dying media and that she is open minded enough to embrace the web for new opportunities, opportunities I doubt any main stream network would give her. As a Days fan it would be cool to see her as Laura Horton again, but I think she might be looking for something new rather than go back to her past for a new project. She is very fortunate that 25 years of a steady paying gig has given the means to pursue her passions instead of being forced to take what you can get. I hope many aspiring actors will heed her wisdom and search new media for their shot at the can.

Maybe she will be back as a spirit on occasion (Like John Abbott on YR)

Susan, you have been totally Awesome as Stephanie on B&B, I have truly enjoyed this Soap Opera more than Ive enjoyed any other except maybe The Guiding Light, lol. You’re wonderful and I know whatever you go into next, you’ll do wonderful. I suffered a brain tumor and was fired from my job, now home all day, And you have brightened my days. I pray God truly blesses you and keeps you safe because as I said before, You are totally Awesome and a great actress. One of your HUGEST fans. Jana

I’m sure she’ll make occasional appearances during the holiday seasons, or special events for the Forresters and to haunt her Slut of the Valley! I’m happy that she isn’t retiring, though. I wish her the best and will forever miss Ms. Stephanie Forrester! There is no one alike!

I’m gonna catch hell for this but here goes…………..

Flannery is a fine actress but, since she is not retiring, directing seems to be the right move for her. She simply has lost her looks as she has aged and the range of roles for her would be limited. For roughly the past decade, Flannery’s acting ability has carried her through the part of Stephanie. Flannery’s looks have been a significant burden on the range of plots that the show could give to Stephanie.

Yes, we all age and our looks tend to fade as we grow older. Yes, Flannery has talent and should be not be disregarded because she is not attractive as she once was. However, the entire premise of The Bold and the BEAUTIFUL is the world of attractive, fashionable people and Stephanie has not lived up to that part for years.

Beyond Flannery’s weight gain, Stephanie has been burdened with those awful, mono-tone, highly UNFASHIONABLE “Chairman Mao” pant suits and that unflattering shock of shaved gray hair. For whatever reason, Flannery seems to have given up on trying to look attractive about 10 years ago and just went with a “comfortable look.”

All of this would may have been fine on another show but seemed really out of place on a show whose premise was beauty. What actually could have made it more believable would have been the writers addressing Stephanie’s fading looks: Maybe some plot/scenes where Stephanie, pining away for Eric, admitted to Ridge/Brooke/Thorne that she knew that she wasn’t as attractive as she used to be and that should could never compete with the likes of Donna Logan with the family pointing out the history Stephanie had with Eric as a way to win him back. We got NONE of that. Instead, we got plots where we were suppose to believe that Eric, recently in a very sexual marriage with the younger Logan, inanely fell madly in love with pant suit wearing Stephanie.

I like Flannery very much and she is a fine actress. I’m also glad to hear that she is not retiring and hope that she will continue to work as a DIRECTOR. This fan, however, is not too unhappy to see Stephanie exit B&B. It really has been difficult to watch Stephanie amble about the scenes while no one ever even acknowledged the obvious thing in the room —- she looks terrible!!!!

I really hate to see Stephanie leave B & B…and I would love to see her return even if just for a few weeks on DAYS…if nothing else but to give Stephanio a good run for his money! I would love to see someone on B & B prove that true love REALLY last if you both work at it…yes I know it is boring, but what kind of role model is the younger generation getting from all these lies and break-ups…can’t we find something postivie to show them! Stephanie stuck to her beliefs and her principals…right or wrong, I’ll give her that!

Glad to hear she is not retiring in front or behind the camera! She is a very talented lady and I wish her all the best! B&B will not be the same without her! I am going to back away from it a bit after she is gone. I am just getting tired of the stories. Not liking the focus being on the younger ones all the time. Not enjoying the Katie storyline at all. For a show that has the least amount of time they waste so much more than others… so sad. Good luck Susan Flannery! Thanks for 25 great years entertaining us!

I very sad to see Susan leaving. It would be interesting to see Brooke and Taylor turn into mini-Stephanies with their children.

I ‘m verry glad for susan because she will not nor ever retire because she had a long and graceful career she will do a wonderful job directing and she will do alot more to come and she won’t stop and will continue to go on to do alot of more things to come and will not give up the cast on bb will never forget her i wish her the best of luck and to continue forword to the future ahead , and god bless you for playing stephanie forrester with courage and conviction.

MY HEART IS SO BROKEN I HAVE CRIED ALL DAY THE SHOW WILL NOT EVER BE THE SAME, I STARTED OUT WATCHING SUSAN FLANNING WHEN SHE PLAY A DOCTOR ON THE DOCTORS. I LOVE YOU AND WILL MISS YOU AND MAY GOD GO WITH YOU WHERE EVER YOU GO.

I will miss seeing her on the show Bold and the Beautiful. I love her role she is just a beautiful and talented lady. Best of all in your future to come.

YES INDEED I’M SAD STEPHANIE YOUR LIKE A FAMILY MEMBER I HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE SHOW FOR YEARS NOW IT LITERALLY BROKE MY HEART TO HEAR THE NEWS I ACTUALLY HAD TO FOLLOW UP ON THE WEB TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE REALLY OK I REALLY HAVE TO SAY THAT YOU ALL ARE SOME GREAT ACTRESS AND ACTORS I DO LOVE ALL OF YOU AND THE SHOW

I am 74 and my husband Bob (totally bedridden) has watched this program for 25 years. We loved “Stefanie) and we also didn’t like her. Today we cried as her last proformance (11/12) and we cried so much. The way she looked we thought was her swan song. It was so beautiful how she and Brooke bonded. Keep up the good work. and many more years to come.

it will never be the same without Stephanie and Ridge i don’t even want to watch it anymore.

it wont be the same without Stephanie and Ridge i don’t even want to watch it anymore.

I am really going to miss her, I watched her on Capitol, and then B&B, and I truly thought she loved this role of Stephanie, but my guess was wrong..and now she wants to move on,, I also think her leaving the show had something to do with Ridge leaving the show. Now that we have lost 2 of some of the best actors, the show will not keep me interested. As many others feel this way too..I think this show will role down the tubes real fast after Stephanie is gone, I think she was the best person on the show, so if you want keep watching because my projections tell me that this show will go down in ratings, and eventuallly fall off the soap opera pole. When a show looses it;s main character the show doesn’t hold the lite no more, and I fear this will show is headed for the pits.

I also will miss her terribly, and my heart is broken that she is leaving us. I wish we could beg her to stay on B&B but it would do no good.What a wonderful lady and actress, but with her leaving I can’t bare to watch the story anymore, so I guess my last day to watch it is December 5, cause that is her last day..and I am SO dissappointed that Ridge could NOT come back and see his mother (of 25 years)where she is going to die. Some son he was…He could of made a 10 minute appearence for her sake. But, then again, we did not have a farwell party for Ridge leaving the show either, which I thought was wrong. What does anyone else about this show now that Stephanie and Ridge is gone? Will this show hold up without them?

Susan Flannery was and still is a class-act. I have been watching her on screen since Dallas. I seriously hate to see her leave, however I do understand when something feels like it has run its course. I still hope to see her in other projects. I was hoping that she would do an occasional appearance on B&B. I guess if she wanted to, she could appear as a ghost on B&B. I wish her all the blessings in the world. Her leaving the show will have an serious impact on the show without her character Stephanie.

How great it would be if Susan returned to DOOL as Dr. Laura Horton. The time is right (Jennifer-DR Jonas). She is a great actress and REALLY made a name for herself on daytime TV as Stephanie (B&B). The characters relationship with Dr. Marlena, Kate and the Horton clan just makes for great daytime serial TV

I hope she will come back because it will not be the same without her and Ridge. Maybe they could do like they did with Dallas, it all will just be a dream, maybe that Brooke had. The most important charaters in this soap opera is accdordning to me, Brooke, Ridge, Stephanie and Eric. I think it is boring when the episodes are about the younger 🙁 Now when Stephanie and Brooke finally become friends and Brooke and Ridge are married, she will die and he will disapear! Hope she will come back and Ridge too! Otherwise I see no point watching anymore..half of the cast who matters are gone..Manny Swedish people like me think the same…

Stephanie Forrester was the backbone of this show not sure how it will pan out now

Susan Flannery-has always been a wonderful kind person-i have not seen her or talked to her since that late 60’s-I was the parking manager many moons ago when she lived at century park east apartments in century city- she was kind to all-i bought my first motorcycle from Susan-I think of her often-she had a cool fast convertible cadillac-i enjoyed taking it to be serviced-Susan is always a star in my eyes on or off screen-
Sincerely-Dwight Osborne-2/2014

Susan, i respect your decision to leave b&b, but honestly i have watched every episode and i am sick of the Brooke and Hope show. you are greatly missed as well as “ridge and stephy, taylor”, and the creative writers that obiviously left too. i do like the new ridge he is good, but thorne needs more of a role as does thomas and stephy, i realize they are characters, but their roles need better writers. maybe you should try your hand at writing, you know the characters as well as anyone and better than most. LOL