FINALLY! The Friday, June 26 episode of The Bold and the Beautiful revealed that Hope Logan (Annika Noelle) is officially the lead designer of “Logan’s” new line, sending her mother Brooke Logan Forrester (Katherine Kelly Lang), Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) and others into a tailspin!

It’s been weeks of flip-flopping for Hope, not sure if she should leave Forrester when Steffy finally told her they were putting a focus on “Hope for the Future,” in the near term. But, she finally stuck to her guns and with Liam (Scott Clifton) by her side, propping her up and making her see that even if it hurts her mother now, eventually Brooke will see what a great businesswoman her daughter has become.

As the models walk the runway at Katie’s (Heather Tom) fashion show, and as the Forresters watch the livestream (which Liam said is being watched by 4 million people?), Wyatt (Darin Brooks) shows up to tell Hope and Liam that the “rock” is ready to go.

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HOPE FOR THE FUTURE DIAMOND BACK AROUND HOPE’S NECK

Suddenly, Hope is stunned when they surprise her with the “The Hope for the Future Diamond!”Liam explains that Wyatt tracked it down. They wanted her to wear it. (But isn’t this the fake diamond?) Hope is beyond touched and fastens it it around her neck as the models make their final walk.

Next, Katie takes to the runaway amid thunderous applause and introduces Deke (Harrison Cone) who takes a bow with his dad, Deacon (Sean Kanan) in the audience who stands up for his son, then realizes he is the only one doing so. He quickly sits down.

In the CEO office of Forrester where everyone is gathered, Katie announces another surprise at the show and during the livestream. She wants everyone to meet the other half of the line. And as Katie put it, “The spirit that drives it, the creative visionary with an imprint so profound that they named the collection after her… Hope by Logan!” Brooke’s jaw-drops going, “What???”

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Next, Katie intros Hope wearing the ‘Hope For the Future Diamond,’ and Hope takes to the runaway and struts her stuff. Meanwhile, Brooke, who is stunned says out loud, “What are you doing there? What is happening?” We fade to black.

Are you glad Hope stuck to her guns (after all the wishy-washy-ness) and became the lead designer at “Logan?” Do you hope Hope and Brooke have a major mother/daughter blowout? Are you looking forward to a scene where Hope and Steffy have it out over this? And will Katie and Brooke have another massive fight? What did you think of the fashion? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

Last week. the stars of The Bold and the Beautiful were in Monte-Carlo at their 65th annual TV Festival. With a full plate of: meeting the fans, attending the parties, talking with the press, and then shooting some remote scenes to air late this summer on the CBS soap, the cast had their dance cards full.

Kimberlin Brown (Sheila) sat down with the The Upcoming to give some insight into the life and times of Sheila Carter; acting on a soap for more than three decades, and a tease of what’s to come in the next few months for her character.

Brown previewed: “My producer last night shared some tidbits with me and there’s some really good stuff coming up for Sheila. It’s going to involve a little drama, a little bit of romance, and a lot of comedy.”

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As B&B viewers know, Sheila wants Deacon (Sean Kanan) and Taylor (Rebecca Budig) to guarantee that she can be part of her son, Finn (Tanner Novlan) and her grandchild’s life in return for signing the divorce papers. Ultimately, will Sheila ever truly sign them? Stay tuned.

The popular star, who has made playing bad so good also added, “I mean where else can I do things that you should be in prison for? There are people at home going, ‘go, go get ’em.’ It is like they’re rooting for me, because I’m doing what maybe they want to do and would never get away with. So it’s an escape. Daytime is truly an escape.”

Speaking of the fun of playing all the plots she has involved with on daytime from her early years on The Young and the Restless to The Bold and the Beautiful, Brown noted “I think that the real joy to playing Sheila is I do things that nobody else does. And I was told when I got this part, don’t play it safe. There is no wrong. And as an actress to get a note like it just means that I can do things that nobody else can and smile about it and, you know, get away with it. Do I pay consequences? Yes, I do, but she always comes back. I’m the character that people love to hate and I’m the character that people sympathize with because all she wants is love.”

You can check out the full conversation with Kimberlin Brown below.

So, what do you hope Sheila does next? Do you think she will keep Deacon and Taylor apart? Will she get involved with someone else? Share your predictions via the comment section below.

Stars from The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless participated in the 65th Annual Monte-Carlo Television Festival which ran from June 12-16 in Monaco.

On Monday June 15, B&B’s Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke) Jacqueline Macinnes Wood (Steffy), Kimberlin Brown (Sheila), Thorsten Kaye (Ridge), Tanner Novlan (Finn) appeared at the fan festival took photos and signed autographs as did in a later session, Y&R stars, Michelle Stafford (Phyllis) and Michael Graziadei (Daniel).

Then, later that night, the American soap stars glammed up for the festival’s Roaring 65th party where they walked the carpet and took photos with the paparazzi from around the world.

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As previously reported while in Monaco, The Bold and the Beautiful series executive producer and head writer, Brad Bell along with his son, Oliver Bell announced that they are in pre-production on the second season of their upcoming microdrama series for aTwist called Hollywood Starlet. While season one will debut on the new vertical platform in mid-August, the second season is ramping up now.

In addition, and as also previously reported, Brad Bell shared that on June 16, the B&B cast taped scenes for upcoming episodes in Monaco at the beach and and at a church, teasing “a secret story” adding, “It’s happy, and then something amazing happens.” All five of the B&B cast members attending the festival were also a part of the remote shoot which will air, most likely, later this summer on the CBS soap opera.

The cast and crew of The Bold and the Beautiful have attended the Monte-Carlo Television Festival for the past 15 years, beginning in 2011, and frequently taking home the festival’s Golden Nymph Award as the most-watched daily drama in the world. Cast members from The Young and the Restless have also been represented on and off for over decade.

Check out some of the snaps below:

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The stars of B&B ready to meet the fans.

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Y&R’s mother and son duo of Michael Graziadei and Michelle Stafford!

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One of B&B’s leading men, Tanner Novlan.

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Mom of 5 and a 3x-Emmy winner, the one and only, Jacqueline MacInnes Wood.

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B&B legacy star and one of the most popular actresses worldwide, Katherine Kelly Lang.

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One cool dude! 2x Emmy winner, Thorsten Kaye.

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Y&R’s Michelle Stafford stepped out at the Monte-Carlo TV festival’s ‘Roaring 65th party.”

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Y&R’s Michael Graziadei looking dapper.

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Brooke and Ridge! Katherine Kelly Lang and Thorsten Kaye.

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Sinn knocks em dead on the carpet at The Roaring 65th party.

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Sheila Carter is that you? None other than Kimberlin Brown!

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Gotta fix this bowtie! Thorsten Kaye getting ready to meet the paparazzi and the press.

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Brooke Logan Forrester is known around the globe, so the cameras love to photograph B&B series star, Katherine Kelly Lang!

So, what were your favorite photos from our snaps above from the 65th annual Monte-Carlo Television Festival featuring cast members from The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless? Let us know via the comment section.