The Bold & the Beautiful has been running on daytime TV for nearly 40 years!
The soap opera first debuted in March 1987 on CBS, and has been airing ever since, racking up nine thousand episodes and counting. At the time of this post, it’s currently set to air through 2028.
Boasting a star-studded cast, glam costume and no shortage of drama, The Bold and the Beautiful is infinitely watchable. However, there’s so much going on on screen, that you might have missed some of the tea from backstage.
We pulled together 12 little-known facts about the soap, including the unbelievable amount of weddings that have taken place on the show, the very small age gap between a pair who played father and son and how the show made history for LGBTQ+ representation.
Keep reading inside to check out 12 secrets from the set of The Bold and the Beautiful…