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Bold And The Beautiful And Young And The Restless Scoop: What The Stars Are Up To Amidst The COVID-19 Shutdowns

Rebecca McCartney
Bold And The Beautiful Scoop: Katherine Kelly Lang And Michelle Stafford

Bold And The Beautiful (B&B) and Young And The Restless (Y&R) stars are sharing what they’ve been up to during the COVID-19 production shutdowns. Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy Forrester) has been busy hanging out with her young son and working out from home. She also paid tribute to Italian citizens, who have been singing to each other from their balconies. She did the same recently, as you can see from her Instagram post. “Love that Americans are following suit with the Italians…#singwithmeeeehhh #coronavirus,” Wood captioned her post. Bold And The…

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Soap Opera Daily Scoop: All Four North American Soaps Pause Production

Rebecca McCartney
Soap Opera Daily Scoop: B&B - Y&R - DOOL And GH Have All Halted Production Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

The Soap Opera Daily Scoop reveals all four North American soaps have paused production, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ABC soap General Hospital (GH) was the first to turn its lights off. Producers announced on March 13 that the soap would halt production for the next two weeks. Then came the declaration from CBS yesterday, noting that Bold And The Beautiful (B&B) and Young And The Restless (Y&R) would suspend production, effective immediately. This gap in production is slated to last for two weeks. Soap Opera Scoop – All Four…

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Young And The Restless News: Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Cancellations And Postponements, Including OpportuniTea Charity Event

Rebecca McCartney
Young And The Restless News - Michael Baldwin (Christian LeBlanc) - Esther Valentine (Kate Linder)

The Coronavirus pandemic has caused cancellations and postponements around the world, including the Young And The Restless (Y&R) OpportuniTea High Tea Charity Event. Kate Linder, who plays Esther Valentine on Y&R, has hosted the Annual March Of Dimes event for years. The 7th Annual tea was originally scheduled to be held on April 5 in Calgary, Alberta. But the show must go on, and fans can take heart that the event has not been cancelled outright. “The Sunday, April 5 event has been postponed until Sunday, October 4, in the…

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Young And The Restless And Bold And The Beautiful Stars Pay Tribute To Lee Phillip Bell

Rebecca McCartney
Young And The Restless And Bold And The Beautiful News: Lee Phillip Bell

Young And The Restless (Y&R) and Bold And The Beautiful (B&B) stars are paying tribute to the soaps’ co-creator Lee Phillip Bell. The soap icon died on February 25 at the age of 91. “Lee Phillip Bell was an extraordinary, extraordinary woman,” Greg Rikaart, who plays Kevin Fisher on Y&R, posted on Twitter.  “She was smart, trailblazing, dignified and lovely as could be. RIP.” B&B’s Scott Clifton, who plays Liam Spencer, also posted his thoughts on Twitter. “On a day like this, and for a woman like her, there is…

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Bold And The Beautiful News: John McCook Reflects On His Young And The Restless Character Lance Prentiss

Rebecca McCartney
Bold And The Beautiful News: John McCook As Eric Forrester

Bold And The Beautiful’s (B&B) John McCook, who plays Eric Forrester, recently reflected on his first daytime soap gig, playing Lance Prentiss on The Young And The Restless (Y&R). “Lance Prentiss had his own private jet, lots of money and always two women he loved,” McCook said, posting a picture of Lance on Instagram. “Typical soap hero, right?” McCook played Lance, an eligible bachelor and owner of Prentiss Industries, beginning on November 14, 1976. He quickly became intrigued, and fell in love with, pianist Leslie Brooks (Victoria Mallory). But although…

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Young And The Restless News: Melody Thomas Scott’s Memoir To Be Released In 2020

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Young And The Restless News: Melody Thomas Scott's Memoir To Be Released In 2020

Young And The Restless’ (Y&R) Melody Thomas Scott, who plays Nikki Newman, will release her autobiography on July 14, 2020. Entitled Always Young And Restless, the memoir will detail her childhood, her rise to stardom and her 40 year career on the Y&R. The book will speak, in part, about how art imitates life. Scott led a troubled childhood and was brought up by her hoarder grandmother, who later became her manager. She also suffered abuse at the hands of Hollywood industry executives. The character of Nikki also had a…

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