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B&B’s Matthew Atkinson on Thomas ‘Shocker’ and Impact on Hope: “The Last Thing He Ever Wanted to Do Was Hurt Her”
On Monday’s June 24th episode of The Bold and the Beautiful, Hope Logan (Annika Noelle) was in for a rude awakening. Thomas (Matthew Atkinson) returned from Paris with Douglas (Henry Joseph Samiri) in tow, as well as “Paris” Buckingham (Diamond White) who was wearing a beautiful engagement ring on her finger.
When Hope saw the trio together as a unit and Douglas calling Paris “mom,” the look on her face was not only shocked, but shattered. In her mind, it seems that Hope thought perhaps Thomas would come running back to her? After all, she turned down the guy’s marriage proposal twice, but apparently Paris accepted it within three months.
All this sets the stage for the story ahead. Can Thomas sustain his feelings for Paris? Is he on the rebound? What will Hope do next? Many questions to be answered.
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Matthew Atkinson spoke to Soap Opera Digest on the pivotal moment for the duo known as ‘Thope” and more. First, in finding out where Thomas was at in the story when Atkinson returned from a short break, he expressed, “The perspective I had from Thomas was he’s literally doing everything he possibly can to move on from Hope and sort of the devastation of being with someone you love, finally getting the person that you love and then being with someone you love and then them not showing that reciprocal excitement to progress the relationship. He had to move on. But coming back and being with her in person, I think it’s a constant process of trying to push down (unresolved) feelings for Thomas.”
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However, on the moment, Hope sees Thomas with Paris and Douglas as a unit, Atkinson shared, “I think that Thomas genuinely has always cared and loved Hope. And seeing her hurt hurts him.” He added “The last thing he’s ever wanted to do is hurt her. So I think that it just makes him sad. I think he empathizes with Hope in those moments.”
So, what did you think of Hope’s reaction to seeing Thomas, Paris and Thomas together? Are you rooting for Thope to get back together? Do you think Hope will now be on the rebound with Finn? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
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I’m fine with Thomas “moving on” with Paris, but the mom thing was a bit much. It’s been like 3 months and he’s calling Paris mom? And why is Thomas allowing it? Hope basically adopted that child, so whether Thomas & Hope are together or not shouldn’t matter. Hope is his mom. Send that kid to therapy.
How is this soap still on the air? Brad just throws stuff at the wall to see if it sticks
I am hoping that this is just a passing phase. I am definitely team Hope and Thomas. Thomas Hope and Douglas were such the perfect unit. When Douglas called Paris “mom”, I wanted to scream. I know some people are still on the she said no twice but. But Paris? That was definitely out of left field. I really don’t want to see Hope and Finn winding up with each other. But I can feel it coming. Finn is going to whine to Hope about Steffie telling who he can and cannot spend time, Hope is definitely going to cry to Finn about Thomas, and Liam will be sniffing around listening to Steffie bitch and whine about anything that comes her way. And then there is Shelia knowing to quote Deacon, that Hope has the “hots” for Finn. You know she is going to do something with that to pi** off Steffie. And there is the summer in a nutshell. Now I just want to know what is going on with Poppy and Tom. (Deacon’s bus boy/delivery driver.).
Hope and Thomas are breaking my heart this week. AN & MA are so good together. The dialogue Tuesday was so good. Writers need to reunite this couple.
I so much agree with you! Hope and Thomas belong together
I hear you Angela. When Hope was going on about Italy I was really feeling her pain. They do have such fantastic chemistry. It kind of brings me back to the days of Katherine Kelly Lang and Ronn Moss. Those to were fantastic as well. Now we just have to wait and see. I knew Steffie was was going to be thrilled.
I am definitely team Hope and Thomas. When I heard Douglas call Paris “mom”, my heart broke for Hope. I know people are going on about the fact that she said no twice, but deep down I know Thomas still loves her. To jump so quickly into this, I think is obviously his way of getting back at Hope turning him down. I really hope they don’t do a Finn and Hope pairing. Which they probably will. Hope is going to whine to Finn about Thomas, Finn is going to whine to Hope about Steffie dictating to him about who he can and cannot associate with, coupled with the fact that Shelia knows that Hope has to quote Deacon has the hots for Finn, which you know Shelia is going to use to her advantage to get to Steffie, and there it is in a nutshell. Not to mention Liam, Steffie ‘s forever lap dog, listening to Steffie whine and nag about anything that comes to mind. I still want to know what the connection is between Poppy and Tom. (Deacon’s bus boy/delivery driver).
I agree about this Mom thing. Douglas is old enough to say who he wants or doesn’t want to call Mom, and I think he’s actually being unfeeling towards Hope to already jump on the bandwagon, accepting a girlfriend of his dad’s as a new mother. Sorry, but it’s not normal that he just accepts Paris as his mom, I don’t care how nice she is.
I have such mixed emotions about these people. I definitely feel that Thomas is on the rebound, telling himself and others that he’s over Hope and Paris is being a naive, little ninny if she thinks Thomas is ” in love” with her, knowing how much he loved Hope. You don’t turn feelings like his, off like water. The feelings he has for her in the bedroom are not the feelings he has for Hope , in his heart.
These writers have no idea about real love, or they couldn’t write this crap and expect us to buy it!
So true Violet. And after what Thomas did to Paris’ sister, I don’t know how she can trust him enough to think that he will actually go through with it. That was some rock he gave her. She can always sell it when things go south.
B&B are hurting the fans with this! Make so sense in putting Thomas and Paris together when Thomas and Hope should be the true endgame! Let them finally be together! Team #Thope all the way! Reunite #Thope on B&B ❤❤
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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