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THIS WEEK On The Bold and the Beautiful: Steffy’s Back!
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After the gun shots, the divorce papers and more, Liam (Scott Clifton) reveals he wants to take over Forrester Creations, and Steffy Forrester re-enters the canvas as fan favorite Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy) make her return to The Bold and the Beautiful!
In this weeks promo from CBS Daytime, it appears Steffy asks Liam if he is glad to see her, which he clearly sees happy to see his ex! Are you looking forward to the return of Jacqui?
And what do you think about Rick’s (Jacob Young) behavior? Are you glad that Caroline (Linsey Godrey) signed divorce papers? Do you want her with Ridge (Thorsten Kaye)? Who do you want paired with whom?
Watch this week’s promo and then share your thoughts below!
Days Of Our Lives
‘Brilliant Minds’ Officially Canceled After 2 Seasons at NBC; DAYS Alum Al Calderon, OLTL Alum Teddy Sears and Zachary Quinto Among the Cast
After languishing on the bubble for months, on Friday, NBC handed down the decision and canceled the medical drama Brilliant Minds after two seasons.
Brilliant Minds stars Zachary Quinto as neurology physician Oliver Wolf, who’s character and the series is inspired by the life and books of neurologist. Oliver Sacks. The series focuses on the medical mysteries of the mind, as Wolf a larger-than-life neurologist and his team of interns explore the last great frontier, the human mind, while grappling with their own relationships and mental health.
The final six episodes of what will now be the end of its second and final season were already set to air beginning on May 27, after being pulled off the network schedule in February as viewership saw a steep decline. Brilliant Minds second season became the lowest-rated drama on linear TV viewing, which didn’t bode well fo a network renewal, although it had its hard core fan base.
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There are some exceptional notables in the cast along with the talented Quinto that includes Days of Our Lives alum, Al Calderon (ex-Javi Hernandez) who joined the series in its second season as Nurse Nico Silva, and One Life to Live alum, Teddy Sears (ex-Chad Bennett) who plays Wolf’s love interest and fellow physician, Dr. Josh Nichols.
The rest of the talented cast includes: Tamberla Perry, Ashleigh LaThrop, Alex MacNicoll, Aury Krebs, Spence Moore II, Donna Murphy, John Clarence Stewart, and Brian Altemus.
In an ironic twist of fate on Thursday, April 30, Days of Our Lives finally revealed the actor who was Al Calderon’s successor in the role of Javi, when they announced that actor Jacob Martinez had now stepped into the role. Since DAYS tapes ten months ahead of streaming new episode, Calderon left in the spring of 2025, but will be seen in the part for the final part this month, and then on June 20, Martinez debuts as Salem’s new Javi.
Taking to his Instagram with a sorrowful and heartfelt post on the Brilliant Minds cancellation was Teddy Sears who wrote, “Thank you, Brilliant Minds. I got the call today and I didn’t want to hear, but I knew that it would come, You have to be a particular vintage to quote Don Henley from memory, but that’s the line that came to mind earlier today after I got off the phone with our inimitable showrunner Michael Grassi who delivered the news that NBC has cancelled the series”.
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Sears continued, “To say that I feel sad to be moving on from these stories, this character, and this cast and crew just doesn’t paint the entire picture. I’m sad, sure. But I’m also deeply grateful that I got hired to play this part, so proud of the stories we told, and the other actors I got to play alongside. I’m excited to see what comes next, what adventures await, and terrified to be without a professional home. A quick and heartfelt thank you to everyone, all over the globe, who found us and found themselves in us, in our characters and in our stories. We wouldn’t have been able to tell them without you. And we still have 6 fresh episodes yet to air, and I do hope you tune in enjoy the remainder of the series. They’re the best we’ve done.”
As he wrapped up his sentiments, Sears signed off with, “The more I know, the less I understand. All the things I figured out I have to learn again. I’ve been trying to get down to the heart of the matter. But everything changes…Thank you, Brilliant Minds.”
The medical drama was created and executive produced by Michael Grassi alongside Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Leigh London Redman, Lee Toland Krieger, DeMane Davis, Jasmine Russ, Henrik Bastin, Jonathan Cavendish, Andy Serkis and Shefali Malhoutra.
So, what do you think of NBC’s decision to cancel Brilliant Minds after two seasons? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
General Hospital
‘General Hospital’s’ Jonathan Bennett Receives 3 ‘Critics Choice Real TV Awards’ Nominations for Hallmark Series, ‘Finding Mr. Christmas’
Many things are coming up roses for Jonathan Bennett! On the heels of the news that he is set to debut this month in the role of Joe Fitzpatrick on General Hospital, who is rumored to be a new love interest for Lucas Jones (Van Hansis), comes the news that Bennett’s reality series, Finding Mr. Christmas has received 3 nomination for the Critics Choice Real TV Awards.
Bennett’s Hallmark Channel series finds itself in tough competition alongside fellow nominees: RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV), Squid Game: The Challenge (Netflix), Survivor 50 (CBS), Top Chef (Bravo) and The Traitors (Peacock). In addition, Jonathan himself is nominated for Best Show Host and the series participants as the Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series.
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) revealed the nominees for the eighth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards on Thursday, which recognize excellence in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. Winners will be announced online at CriticsChoice.com on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 9:00am PT/12:00pm ET.
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Taking to his Instagram to celebrate the nominations, GH’s Bennett, enthused, “3 Critic Choice Nominations! I’m so proud of the FINDING MR CHRISTMAS and to be in the company of all the legends in all these categories is so surreal! Congrats to Hallmark Channel and to our nominated cast and nominated show and everyone who made this magical show possible. This is crazy! This gives FMC 6 Critics Choice nominations in 2 years. Not bad for a little show on Hallmark Channel. What are your thoughts on our show?” Jumping first into the comment thread was one of his new GH co-stars, Dominic Zamprogna (Dante) who expressed, “Yeah buddy!!!🔥🔥”
In the series, Bennett, the host and co-creator spends eight weeks guiding 10 aspiring actors through a series of “festive face-offs” and acting challenges alongside actors like soap opera notables, Hunter King (ex-Summer, Y&R) and Alison Sweeney (Sami, DAYS). Along the way, they develop their skills and a bond with one another. The show, which is available on Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Plus, highlights LGBTQ+ representation with openly gay contestants vying to be the next Hallmark star.
It should be noted that Traitors received the most Critics Choice Real TV Award nominations with 6 nods, followed by Dancing with the Stars with 4.
Bennett is very familiar to daytime fans having started his career as JR Chandler on All My Children in 2000-2001, before landing the part of Aaron Samuels in the motion picture, Mean Girls in 2004 starring Lindsay Lohan, which would become his breakout performance.
You can check out the full list of Critics Choice Real TV Award nominations here.
So, excited for Jonathan Bennett’s General Hospital debut this month? Have you ever watched Finding Mr. Christmas on Hallmark? Let us know via the comment section below.
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General Hospital
‘General Hospital’s’ Kelly Thiebaud on Britt and Cassius Sibling Drama, But Who Will Ultimately Blow His Cover?
On the April 30 episode of General Hospital, Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) had some choice words and warning for her brother Cassius Faison (Ryan Paevey) who has been masquerading as his twin, the very dead, Nathan West.
As the story has unfolded, viewers learned that Britt knew all along that when “Nathan” showed up in Port Charles seemingly resurrected with a missing 7 years of his life unexplained, that Cassius was taking his place.
Now in developments on today’s GH, Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy) is figuring out that this guy pretending to be Nathan is someone else, and Cassius learns from Britt, that Joss is not just a ditzy sorority girl as he claimed, but a WSB agent! The moment stuns Cassius. Are the walls about to close in on him and his charade?
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Daytime Emmy winner, Kelly Thiebaud spoke to Soap Opera Digest, about the story point and getting the opportunity this time back at GH to work with Ryan Paevey, when she hadn’t had the chance to before.
BROTHERLY LOVE?
Thiebaud expressed on sharing scenes with Ryan Paevey, “It’s just been so wonderful to have him back and to actually work with him! When he first came onto the show (as Nathan at the end of 2013) I was kind of heading out — it was right towards the end of my contract, so we didn’t actually work together a ton. It’s been really refreshing and so much fun to really spend time together and get to know each other and work together. I think we have really great on-camera chemistry and banter with each other. I really enjoy working with him.”
With the stakes at an all-time, Thiebaud explained how she views her on-screen alter-ego’s involvement with her more hot-to-temper sibling and why Britt revealed the truth about Josslyn to him. “People finding out about Cassius would expose what she’s involved in and what she agreed to do,” explains Kelly “And now Josslyn is digging around, and she’s connected to Carly (Laura Wright) to Jason (Steve Burton) and that whole dynamic! It’s messy!”
BRITT’S MURKY FUTURE
Britt has currently also reached her breaking point with Jason being carted away by the WSB, Rocco (Finn Carr), the child she gave birth to, shooting Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) to protect her and Jason, Marco (Adrian Anchondo) being killed after trying to help her, and Cullum holding over her head getting her Huntington’s disease medication to control her symptoms, while blackmailing her into finishing the research on her father, Cesar Faison’s, final project. Thiebaud summed it up best for Britt right now, sharing, “It’s been a really tough time for her.”
So, who do you think will be the person to blow Cassius’ cover? Will it be Britt herself? Josslyn? Liesl? Brennan? Nina? Lulu? Rocco, Maxie, Cullum or someone else? Let us know your pick in the comment section.
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B&B has been great lately. Love the current storylines & cast. I’ll be glad to see how Steffy is without Hope in the picture.
I can’t wait for Steffy to show up and I absolutely love the pairing of Ridge and Caroline! Linsey and THorsten are dynamite together. Unexpected pairings are sometimes the best ones and this is definitely the case with Caridge. Brilliant move by the writers and even more brilliant if they actually keep them together for the foreseeable future.
Boooooooooooooo, don’t take the focus off Rick, don’t bring this triange from hell back.
Ditto.
I haven’t watched long enough so I have no clue who steffy is other then Liams ex. I do Not like Caroline and Ridge. Seems kinda creepy to me. He’s better with Brooke or Katie. Caroline seems way to young for Ridge
Ridge was married to Dr. Taylor Hays they had 3 children together Thomas, & twin girl’s Steffy & Phoebe. Thomas is in Paris, Phoebe died, Steffy was named after her grandmother Stephanie Forrester (Eric’s wife). Steffy never liked the Logan women being a part of Forrester & she always blamed Brook for the break-up of her parents. She dated Liam, got pregnant, married him and lost the baby. Liam wanted to make the marriage work but when Steffy found out she could never have children she took off for Paris & divorced him. Liam went back with Hopeless. Later after seeing a doctor she found out she could have children again & came back to Liam who rejected her to be with Hopeless. Hope all this helps!
OMG I am so happy she’s back. What a beautiful actress. I think she should take over Forrester Creations, Although I love Jacob Young(Rick) and I think he’s doing a bang up job someone needs to dethrone him & Steffy would be perfect. Eric needs to get his butt back and put Rick in his place, Caroline needs to stay with Ridge maybe even start their own company with Steffy taking all the staff that don’t want to work with Rick, leaving Rick with the sinking ship. At the very least let him acknowledge that he can’t run the company.
I am thrilled that they are bringing Steffy back!! However, I don’t want Liam running Forrester, I think Steffy should get the company back again for her family. I really don’t see why they would have Liam having any interests like that concerning the Forrester family company. I’m ready for Steffy to clean house!!
I’m glad that they had Caroline sign the papers but I do not see this Ridge relationship lasting. Seems silly. But I am happy that they finally made her stop begging him back. Her character is way to strong for that.
As far as character pairing, I’m thinking Ridge will go back to Brook or someone other than a girl that is young enough to be his daughter. I want Carter with Myrna’s sister. Caroline needs to be independent for a while, Rick needs serious help, Katie and Bill, and im not sure if I want Steffy to go back to Liam but who are we kidding Steffy doesn’t really need a man.=)) Liam and Ivy are very BORING but I love the characters maybe if the writers could livin them up a bit and they might be ok. But those are my opinions. I really love this show, watch it religiously. Huge FAN!!!!!!
I’m glad Caroline signed the papers as well but they put so much focus on the papers, like Ridge saying (twice) don’t sign them without your lawyer seeing them. I wonder if Rick in his serious state had his lawyers print something like “Caroline agrees to design only for Forrester” just to keep her away from Ridge? Why would they put Liam in charge when Steffy is coming back? She’ll mop the floor with Rick & his Maya. Not to mention since she’s been named after her grandmother she’ll take that picture over the fireplace & break it over Maya’s head. Watch out LOGANS STEFFY’S back.
I LOVE STEFFY… sadly her time here will be short…
Liam swooping in to say he wants to run Forrester is beyond insane….he barely has “worked” at Spencer Creations… never mind RUN FC… these storylines are just getting ridiculous!
Rick needs to seek medical help for his “issues” or to grow up quick..
Caroline needs to be by herself to rid herself of the toxicity…. Maya needs a reality check and Brooke should tell her to get her ass out of this mansion and ERIC’s bed….gross ( its your dads bed)
Ridge…well I just think he’s much too old for Caroline… hate to think that means he is stuck with Brooke but it’s not a good fit….
Eric needs to get home, take down his “GONE FISHING” sign and get the heck back to work before these incompetent idiots tank his legacy.
Lastly back to Liam for a second, I realize they are trying to get him to grow a backbone and I am all for that…but he does not know a damn thing about running a company.
Why on earth would Liam take over Forrester… that’s way out there, imo.
Glad Steffy’s back… pity his current gf. Happy Caroline signed the divorce papers, but don’t really want her with Ridge. I don’t think she really wants Ridge. Ridge is just a dog.
I’m not really a Steffi fan, but I do prefer her over Liam’s current girlfriend (Ivy), she’s beyond annoying. I’m glad Caroline signed the divorce papers so she can move on with Ridge, who has no shame when it comes to putting the moves on other peoples wives. If Caroline is that weak, she definitely doesn’t belong with Rick. Everyone may think Maya is a gold digger, but how many gold diggers go around telling everyone her true motives for being with Rick, she hasn’t denied wanting to be part of a prominent family and live a life she could only dream about. I believe she truly loves him and I hope Rick really see’s that and can forget about that silly, so easily seduced, Caroline. P.S. Rick firing that gun has opened up a new can of worms, I can’t wait to see where the writers are going with this. Crazy!
Glad Steffie is back. Caroline is too young for Ridge who is a mess in anyone’s language. Liam needs the challenge of taking over Forrester. Never been a fan of “Pretty Boy Rick”.
Glad to see Steffy as Jacqui Mac rocks the show. I hope with Hope gone for now, we can erase the laborious exercise that was the Hope-Liam-Steffy then known as the Hope-Liam-Wyatt triangle. What a waste. Hastily shifting plots and allegiances. Makes it all unwatchable as these characters seem not to believe in love save for the concept. I cannot believe if there are all these sudden and upsets and fast-starts to marriages and babies (who all die by miscarriage). Please, Mr. Bell, take stock of your talent, the history your father created, and craft some suspenseful stories that build romance for longer than a minute (same for the marriages that result), put our characters in danger from time to time, and make us not want to miss a minute. Thank you!
I love the character of Steffy, and Jacqueline MacInnes Wood is a great young actress. Her scenes in 2013 when she lost her and Liam’s baby were phenomenal, and JMW should have gotten an Emmy for them. Since her departure, the show has been way too focused on Hope, essentially replacing the Steffy/Liam/Hope never ending triangle with Liam/Hope/Wyatt. Now that Hope is gone, I wish Steffy could stick around for more than just a short-term story arc, and maybe bring Thomas and Taylor back to LA too. But at least she is coming back for a little while, I really miss her presence, way more than I miss Hope.
Quick gripe: why does Liam want to take over Forrester Creations?! He barely even works at Spencer Publications, and if anything, it would be Steffy, Ridge, Bill or even Brooke taking control of the company, not Liam. That makes no sense to me.
I agree with you that Liam would not be able to take over Forrester, I think it was a heat of the moment comment. He is upset the way Rick has been treating Ivy and Caroline. You are right it makes no sense. Either does Brooke coming back for one day and calling the shots
Would love to see Ridge and Caroline together, just to put Rick over the edge.
Love that Steffi is coming back, she has been missed.
Wish Brooke would go back to Italy permanently. No men left for her, they are all taken. Who will she steal next?
I agree, Let Caroline & Ridge get together. Baby boy Rick needs a kick out of the company that he can’t run to begin with & he’s proven that already. I didn’t think Liam could take over the company but if he’s running it with Steffy (who ran it before) and they have enough percentage of the company with Ridge’s percent’s as well (and Ridge will give his daughter his percentage points to get rid of that baby). it could work.I can’t get over Brook today & how she tried to take over.She thinks Ridge owes her??? How many affair’s did she have. He was right saying (great parenting) I think Caroline may just be the one to settle Ridge down.
I think Ridge and Brooke cancel each other out on who is the worst parent, who has slept with the most people, had the most affairs Etc. Even in the world of soaps their compass is far off center…. Caroline and Ridge are more father-daughter then lovers weird, Ridge needs to remember how he felt when Steffy had her fling with Bill Spencer, and all the nasty things he said in regards to that even though in the end it was just to get FC back in the family. Not to say the next few weeks on B&B s h old be interesting.
Thrilled to have Steffy back on the canvas. It gave me a reason to start watching B & B again. She is one of a a kind !!! I quit watching when they turned a romantic male character worth investing in (Ridge) into a hollow inspid child. Professing his undying love to one woman and a month later doing the same to a little girl. This character has lost any credibilty and is NOT worth wasting time watching. Thank goodness for the FF funtion on my DVR. Hoping to see Steffy and Liam together !!!!!! Happy Valentines Day !!!