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THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Ivy Receives "The Shock" Of Her Life!
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Two young women with a bad history, and getting into a heated argument near some short-circuited wires is not a good thing, particularily on CBS daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful!
As viewers watched on Friday’s episode, once again Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) is at the epicenter of someone else getting hurt, or in Aly’s (Ashlyn Pearce) case dying!
As Steffy and her nemesis Ivy (Ashleigh Brewer) had a war of words over Steffy outing Ivy sleeping with Thomas (Pierson Fode) to Wyatt (Darin Brooks), the gals got near the electrical cables in the Forrester Creations building. And in a swift move, Steffy ends up pushing Ivy to close to the eletrical outlet and she gets electrocted! Steffy is mortified, or so it seems. She is now taken down two Forrester women in curious … accidents.
During the pick up of the story on Monday’s episode of B&B, Ivy is in critical condition at the hospital. All of the men in Ivy’s life are there too: Liam (Scott Clifton) Wyatt, and Thomas, as well as Steffy!
After Wyatt delivers a touching speech to a comatose Ivy, Liam and Steffy go out to the hospital corridor where he begins to realize that Steffy may have caused the electrocution! Will a guilt-ridden Steffy admit it? Will everyone figure out that Steffy has some either serious bad karma going on?
Watch the key scenes Friday’s B&B and Monday’s episode and then weigh-in: What did you think of the electrocution scene? Do you want Steffy to land in some serious legal trouble? Who do you want Ivy to ultimately end up with: Liam, Wyatt or Thomas? Comment below!
Umm, continuity police? On today’s #BoldandBeautiful, (following Ivy’s electrocution) Steffy efficiently pulls her cell phone out of her blazer to call for help … which would have been heroic if not for the fact that in the scene prior, Ivy had grabbed Steffy’s cell out of her hand and threw it under the server (where said electrocution took place!!) Am I the only one that caught that blatant misstep?! Does Bell really think we cannot recall that plot point for one scene?!
Yes, I caught that and then thought I was mistaken and it was Ivy’s phone Steffy had pushed away.
No, it was definitely Steffy’s phone: she was ignoring Ivy’s badgering (while she was scrolling on her phone, waiting for Jake to handle their faulty servers), so Ivy grabbed Steffy’s phone to get her attention and she threw it under the servers!! (How Bell could let such a blatant action go unnoticed and then have Steffy miraculously whip-out another cell phone less than two minutes later is a little jarring…)
I guess we were watching different shows because what I saw was after Ivy knocked Steffy’s phone under the board, Steffy when up the stairs to go get her phone which is why they were so close to the board to begin with. As Steffy was picking up her phone, Ivy was behind her and being distracted with action of getting her phone, Steffy just shove Ivy away from her and Ivy went flying into the board.
That’s what I saw as well.
All of the players here are appealing, but I have to confess that I laughed out loud at the electrocution scene. It would make great fodder for The Soup.
The electrocution scene was unexpected and horrible, especially for daytime, if ever. Right up there with the Fluke story. Haven’t watched B&B since, which was on “life support” with me anyway. Ship Steffy out again to Paris, anywhere, never to come back. Could care less who Ivy is with. Never cared for the character anyway. And Liam is such a wimp anyway, Thomas was brought back to be a troublemaker. And on my only positive note, always liked Wyatt.
I TUNED IN YESTERDAY FOR FIRST TIME IN WEEKS…HORRIBLE STORY LINES AND SAME OLD…SAME OLD…….BETTER TO SPEND TIME DOING SOMETHING ELSE…YOU ARE RIGHT ON…
Correction note. Ivy did not sleep with Thomas. They kissed. But, still, the accident was just that, an accident. Stuffy didn’t intend to hurt ivy.
Ivy would be dead most likely.
Don’t like that Steffy is involved in another accident where someone is hurt.
The scene of Ivy being electrocuted was well-done.
Don’t know how anyone being electrocuted can be classified as “well done.”
I agree Mo. I thought Ivy played her part like a real pro. I especially like the story line and where it’s going. Thomas I can do without but a happy couple wouldn’t have a story on a soap.
I thought it was “medium rare”. I didn’t see any smoke coming from the ears, nose or mouth. 😉
Steffy didn’t out Ivy for sleeping with Thomas…which she didn’t…only making out with him.
Steffy needs to STFU and MHOB! Can’t wait until she has her comeuppance!
Ivy needs to grow up and learn how to be loyal and honest with her man.
Thomas is a sleaze and needs to go away.
Wyatt, poor guy, needs to catch a break in a relationship.
I hope Ridge hears about Thomas dallying with Ivy and really calls him on chasing other guys’ girls.
I CAN NOT believe im saying this: bring back HOPE
OMG NOOOOOOOOOOO.
Hahaha, be careful, your nightmare just might come true! Actually the Hope character isn’t that bad, it’s the writing for the Hope character that’s really sad and pathetic. The actress is talented and well liked but I can only assume she got tired of the same old boring story line; girl gets guy, loses guy, get’s another guy, loses that guy and goes back to the other guy and loses that guy again and again and again.
Correct me if I’m wrong but Ivy & Thomas are cousins and should not be mingling with each other. If Ivy & Steffy are related (cousin’s ) then she & Thomas are as well. What are writers thinking?
I don’t really feel sorry for Wyatt. Remember how he horn dogged and chased Hope down and away from Liam?!?! If it goes around, it comes around.
This Steffy / Ivy story line is beyond ridiculous. First of all, the dime a dozen jewelry designer would be working from home–NOT the CEO. I was so happy to see Ally leave, hopefully Ivy is next.
Re: Ivy and Thomas cousins
Technically Thomas and Steffy having Ridge as their father who’s father is Massimo not Eric Forester.
So yes Bell needs more originality in his story lines than ‘boy get girl or girl likes boy and then ‘sick’ pathology of interactions occur. For example this situation of Steffy, Ivy, Liam, Wyatt, and Thomas (What a hollow character – couldn’t you do better than that Bell).
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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