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The Bold and the Beautiful’s Don Diamont Weighs-in on if We Might See the Return of ‘Luna’ and Lisa Yamada
Back in September, Lisa Yamada exited The Bold and the Beautiful under much speculation, when her character of Luna Nowaza was dragged away in handcuffs and apparently headed to prison for the murders of her biological father, Tom (Clint Howard), Il Giardino waiter Paul “Hollis” Hollister, and for the kidnapping of Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) among other charges (tampering with DNA results, etc).
In the story, Luna made her mother Poppy (Romy Park) take the fall for the murders, while she had a master plan to snag the man, Dollar Bill Spencer (Don Diamont), who at first was believed to be her father, only to find out he was not and now she was moving in on him, romantically, in an effort to life the high life that comes with all of his moolah.
This week, Don Diamont and Heather Tom (Katie) visited You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel where they discussed Luna’s character turn, her kisses on the unsuspecting Bill Spencer, and even offered up a tease if indeed Yamada and Luna might be back the B&B canvas sooner than later. The soap opera has kept mum on the status of Yamada with the show since her exit.
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Diamont shared when he was clued-in before taping the scenes where Luna launched into her first lip-lock with Bill. “I knew a bit about it before I actually saw the script. I thought it was great. What a great unsuspecting turn. I loved it,” enthused Diamont. “You know, up to that point in the story, she’d been pretty milquetoast, sweet, sweet, everything, puppies and sunshine. This was such a wonderful opportunity for Lisa to show what she could do and she killed it. I was so proud of her. She knocked it out of the park.”
Six-time Daytime Emmy-winner Heather Tom, who revealed she is now script writing for B&B as well as directing and acting added, “Everybody was like, ‘Oh! This is who she is. This is a character we’ve got to keep around.’ Lisa was so good it at it that everyone went, “Oh! Finally, there’s the character!” This is like some cool psychological craziness.” Diamont joked, “Bill was very clear. ‘You can only kiss me 15 more times! That’s all! Stop! Stop!”‘
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For weeks now, there has been online chatter and discussion of just what is the fate of Luna after being hauled off to jail, and possibly landing in a mental institution off-camera. Many viewers think Luna might come back as she has more terrorizing left to do. Diamont offered up, “My personal feeling is that it would be wonderful, because as I said, I think she’s just scratching the surface her talent. Personally, I really care for her. She’s just a sweet, sweet girl. I really enjoyed working with her, and I just think there’s story there, but that’s above our pay grade.”
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Tom conquered, “Way above our pay grade, but I second that, because I feel also that energy is something that we could really use on the show right now – that kind of off, a little crazy, a little maniacal, you know? I mean, just send her to a psychiatric institution and then bring her back.”
Diamont also mentioned the back-story of Luna with her mother that was brought to light. The actor, who is celebrating his 40-year milestone in the soaps this year, feels there is more potential drama for the show in the future with this story. “I thought it was really interesting and I wasn’t aware of it, but on the airshow, Luna tells tells Li (Naomi Matsuda) in their confrontational scene, how bad it was with Poppy, and the amount of men that she was bringing home. This wasn’t the occasional fling that she would have. This was kind of habitual behavior, that it was really detrimental for her and for all that Nozawa power stuff. I think Poppy inflicted some damage (on Luna).”
You can check out the entire livestream conversation with Don and Heather below.
Now let us know, do you think Luna and her portrayer, Lisa Yamada, may be coming back to The Bold and the Beautiful? If so, when do you think the powers-that-be would trigger her on-screen return? Comment below.
Nothing again against Luna or the actress. But we would rather get informations about Thomas Matt Atkinson’s current status on B&B. He was voted most popular actor by CBS fans last year. Thousands of fans have been begging for crumbs of informations for 6 months and we still have no idea when or even IF he is returning to B&B soon. It’s utterly disrespectful from TPTB to leave us in limbo for so long. We want to know Michael Fairman. Thank you.
I hope she is coming back the storyline was unique and definitely had you glued to the set unlike the return of Taylor
Get rid of Luna
Just get rid of Luna. She’s a terrible actor. Let somebody kill her in prison or something. Don’t the writers know how terrible of an actor she is. Just hire another actor for Bill.
Seriously luna was the best storyline B and B has had since Sheila and her crazy self.
Luna was dressed to the nines every scene. Hair,nails and read her lines perfectly. I am 65 years young and I absolutely loved her part and her mom.
Must say that Forrester pays their Interns so well , that Luna could present herself on a daily basis, with all the fancy clothes she was able to afford. I hope she looks good in orange these days.
She was all paint d up like a hussy. Lipstick up to her nose. Long ghetto claws. Come on now oeople
I certainly agree,she looked like a Street Walker.
We need Poppy and Bill to get back together, and since no one really knows Luna farther, DNA been tampered with, let it comeback Bill is Luna farther, kissing him was just the Mental health part she went through with her mom and the guys in her life.
I’m glad she’s coming back that’s what makes the world go around on soap operas!
I can really do without those two, mother and daughter, I call a Train Wreck.! Don’t know which is worse, they are certainly old enough to know better, and neither have any morals. They are man hungry as well as money hungry!
I agree
She killed two people. I don’t know how you justify her being free and back in town. I like her as an actress just know that I’m tired of writers writing ridiculous endings to stories when they have killed off someone or written them out of the show only to find out that they were important to the show. I will say usually I can tell the end of it of a storyline because they’re so repetitive. This story line was new and no one figured out the ending. It was a surprise and I loved it. Same old line again, Taylor comes back, has a disease, doesn’t want anyone to know (but tells Ridge), she is dying. She tells Ridge not to tell anyone. That storyline is so old it’s pitiful. Ridge should say I will not share your information with anyone, but I will not lie to Brooke. This is where he will be supporting her quietly, silently, while Brook is forced to look on and thinks there’s an affair going on! Please writers get a life. Don’t do that again thank you. Tell Stephanie to sit down and shut up. If she was so worried about mothers and fathers raising their children why the hell is she not with Liam raising their child. It’s called divorce for a reason. She’s a grown woman and whining about wanting her mother and father being together is so juvenile! For once let someone say no to keeping a secret from their loved one. Writers try that for a much needed change. Question: Did anyone think Taylor should be played by someone closer to Ridge’s age and not Stephanie’s. For the record I love “GreenLee”!!!
I love all the other parts she’s played over the years on GL, AMC and GH but this role as Taylor is not right, way too young for this part, especially opposite the grizzly Ridge, also makes Steffy look older.
Violet…’grizzly Ridge’…LOVE IT!!!!! Here’s one of my own…WISHY WASHY CAVEMAN!!!!! LOL
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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