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THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Caroline Spills The Beans To Ridge: "I'm Pregnant!"
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An emotionally drained Caroline (Linsey Godfrey), who now truly needs some tranquilizers to calm down, confessed to Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) on a pivotal episode of The Bold and the Beautiful!
Monday’s episode featured the continuation of last Friday’s cliffhanger, where Caroline in a let-it-all-out purge, revealed to Ridge that first, she had slept with his son, Thomas (Pierson Fode). But after trying to recover from that stinger, Ridge the second part of the secret that Caroline is harboring … she’s pregnant and Thomas is the father! After all, Caroline just learned Ridge had a vasectomy and cannot father a child.
Deciminated by the news that his son had sex with his wife, and now is the father of the baby she is carrying, Ridge falls to the floor. Making this all the more a punch-to-the-gut is that shortly before meeting up with Caroline, Thomas punched Ridge in the face. That went down after a heated father and son had a verbal assault that led to the game-changer between the two Forrester men.
Watch Caroline spill the beans to Ridge after the jump! Let us know what you thought of the performances, once again, of Linsey Godfrey and Thorsten Kaye, who just may have their Emmy competition submission tapes. Then in story, how do you think this will play out? What will this couple do now that Ridge knows Thomas is the baby daddy? Will Thomas ever know? Share your thoughts below!
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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Days of our Lives long-running cast member James Reynolds revealed on the November 10 edition of Entertainment Tonight that he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and his character of Abe Carver will now be going through an on-screen Parkinson’s battle as well.
Speaking with ET’s Nischelle Turner, the 80-year-old actor and Daytime Emmy winner shared how he attempted to hide the warning signs dating back to 15-20 years ago when he would have, “What they call the hallucinations. My wife (Lissa) would say, ‘You were hitting me last night in bed,’ and I would say, ‘What?!’ I was having these really horrible dreams.” Reynolds also added that he realized falling out of bed was an early symptom of Parkinson’s too.
Discussing the on-going tremors that have become more noticeable over time especially in hands, James shared that when he finally told the Days of our Lives cast they were nothing but “extraordinarily helpful and supportive.”
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SCREEN LIFE TO MIRROR REAL LIFE
Now with DAYS about to launch into Abe’s Parkinson’s storyline, Reynolds hopes that he can turn his experience into something positive by encouraging others facing the disease to keep fighting. During the sit-down, Reynolds co-star Jackée Harry (Paulina Price) recalls her reaction to learning of Reynolds’ real-life diagnosis and how she has continued to search for new treatments to inform James about.
Although Parkinson’s disease currently has no cure, there are medications and treatments can help those manage symptoms and improve quality of life. The condition progresses at a different pace from individual to individual.
As discussed in his conversation with ET, Reynolds cited Michael J. Fox and Alan Alda as two high-profile celebrities who have brought awareness to the disease.
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In story on DAYS, Abe in recent weeks had been experiencing tremors which led to seek help and a diagnosis Dr. Kayla Johnson (Mary Beth Evans). Soon Abe and others will find out of his battle with Parkinson’s. Although on the promo for this week’s DAYS, Abe is seen telling Kayla, that he will do something, “when the time is right.”
James Reynolds is one of the most prolific performers, being the longest-running Black Actor in a role on a television series, not to mention his aforementioned Lead Actor Daytime Emmy win in 2018, and being inducted in 2025 into the Daytime Emmy Gold and Silver Society of honorees.
You can check out James’ in-depth conversation on his Parkinson’s diagnosis below.
Share your thoughts for James after learning of his health battle, and what do you think of Days of our Lives incorporating the disease into Abe Carver’s Salem storyline? Let us know in the comment section.
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It is high drama but maybe this is what happens when you marry your late wife’s niece on the rebound from her marriage to your stepbrother/stepson and your on-and-off marriages with said stepbrother/stepson’s mother (also the ex-wife of your in-name-only father). Oh, and now that your son is father to your new wife’s (his stepaunt) baby, you could be both grandfather and stepdad to the child! (And remember the rumor your son had that crazyberries affair with your ex-wife!).
Did I remember all that correctly?
Sigh.
Rick and Ridge have the same father–they are half-brothers. Yeah, yeah, I know Massimo is really Ridge’s father, but Eric raised Ridge and considers him his son so I consider Ridge Eric’s son, not his stepson.
Half-brothers, yes, I stand corrected, Mo. Still one amazing mess of a family tree. More of a family bramble!
LOL!! You nailed it. Thanks for sharing:)
Well Done, Iakovos! What is amazing is that I, and most of us, could follow and understand your explanation 🙂
I was glad to see that BandB didn’t drag this story out but gave it a huge 2-part punch, starting last Friday. Now that the truth is out between Ridge & Caroline, I wonder if they’ll let Thomas in on the truth or pass off baby-Forrester as Ridge’s child. Maybe Caroline’s guilt will drive her to go along w/a plan like this. Both actors were wonderful in the scene, but I think the moment belonged to Linsey Godfrey.
WONDERFUL ACTING —BOTH ACTORS!!!!!
Agreed. Linsey should put in for lead actress in the Emmy’s.
The acting was exceptional but the story is awful. I can’t help but think that this baby will end up being Ridge’s, not because B&B thinks that Caroline and Ridge belong together, but because there is so much disgust from the audience over what Thomas did. I’m not taking any sides here, and I know that all three characters played a role in the situation being what it is, but fan reaction is very vocal against Thomas’ behavior that night and now Ridge is saying what a lot of fans have been screaming. I can’t see B&B rewarding Thomas with a baby. I may be wrong but the story will probably be very predictable with Ridge being the father of the miracle baby despite what the doctor said. What’s worse is that B&B is saddled with this story for at least a few months until Caroline gives birth, assuming that B&B goes ahead with the pregnancy storyline. I’d much rather see B&B focus on the creation of a new fashion company to rival Forrester.
B and B has years to keep this baby’s paternity in play if they want. I do agree that it will *probably* be Ridge’s baby sooner rather than later, as a lot of viewers point out that Ridge never had a second opinion etc.
But, Y&R kept Summer’s paternity in question forever…18 years? before the final determination.
I don’t think the Thomas/Caroline one-nighter was as god awful as some people do. So, it doesn’t seem like a ” reward” for Thomas to me. And, I am not a fan of this Ridge at all, so that may influence me 🙂
Michael, I think it’s high time you interview those 2. 😉
I was at the edge of my seat watching Ridge and Caroline on both Friday’s and Monday’s show. This is what soaps are all about! Wonderful performances and I hope they get the recognition they deserve, especially Thorsten Kaye who has been overlooked for so many years!
I was pleasantly surprised that they didn’t drag this out and had Caroline confess it all, not because she was threatened but because she thought it was the right thing to do. The other soaps should take notes (GH, I’m looking at you!)
As a huge fan of the Ridge/Caroline pairing I just want them to face whatever is coming up together, whatever that may be.
So heartbreaking.
I don’t like that they are making it Thomas’ baby, but I’m hoping that it is a mistake.
I think Ridge will ask Caroline to lie and say it is his (Ridge) baby.
Caroline also needs to realize it was rape.
OMG I hope Ridge & Caroline make a pack to keep it to themselves and raise the child as their’s. As for noisy Brooke Ridge can tell her the test came back and he’s able to father a child after all. Please don’t break these two up.
As twisted as the situation is this is classic soap and the reveal was great drama. October and November are favorite months to watch soaps– never dull moment until Thanksgiving
Linsey(Caroline) did such an Amazing job! I wonder if Thomas will find out it’s his baby?
Ridge should think back to when he slept with his father’s wife Brook and “Whoa ” RJ was produce. There is and old saying You Reep What You So!!!!! I know they will make this a Ridge baby until Thomas let out to Brooke that he slept with Caroline and she put together that ridge is not the father but Thomas is..