Hey, Bold and the Beautiful fans, with Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) and Taylor Hayes (Rebecca Budig) once again caught in the spell of the same man, we’re going to take a look at how often these two have fallen for the same guy. Because it’s not just Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye) that it’s happened with.

We’re going to dig into which husbands that Brooke and Taylor shared and which other love interests they’ve had over the years that overlapped.

Ridge Forrester’s History with Caroline Spencer on Bold and the Beautiful

I mean, obviously, when you think about Brooke and Taylor the first thing you think about is their long-running love triangle with Ridge. He met Brooke first, but was engaged to Caroline Spencer. They had an off-again, on-again relationship, but then he was back with her and married her. Had it not been for his beloved Caroline getting cancer, Ridge would never have met Taylor because she was one of his wife’s doctors.

But also, had Caroline lived, I don’t know if Brooke or Taylor would have stood a chance with him because Ridge was crazy about both Caroline Spencer and then years later about her namesake niece, the other Caroline Spencer. He fell hard for both of them. He married both of them. But initially, when Ridge lost Caroline Spencer to cancer, he turned to Taylor, and that launched decades of back and forth between her and Brooke fighting over Ridge.

The Legendary Ridge, Brooke & Taylor Enduring Love Triangle

It began in the days when Ridge Forrester (Ron Moss) and Taylor Hayes (Hunter Tylo), and it continued through the Ridge recast when it swapped over to Thorsten Kaye. Then, of course, we got two more Taylors: first Krista Allen and then Rebecca Budig. Taylor and Ridge were married twice, once in 1992 and again in 1998. The first time it lasted three years, the second time it lasted eight years. But they’ve been engaged in the interim more times than I care to count.

As for Brooke, she holds the record for times a woman has been married to Ridge. If my count is right, Brooke and Ridge have been married eight times. I don’t think all of them were legal. I do remember him being at the altar also with both Brooke and Taylor at separate times, and he walked away from the women, both Taylor and Brooke separately at the altar for various reasons. All this, and they both still want Ridge, which is wild.

Beyond Ridge: Brooke & Taylor’s Entanglements with Eric Forrester

Not only did both Taylor and Brooke marry Ridge, but they also both got intimate with his dad, Eric Forrester (John McCook). Now, Brooke, in addition to getting intimate with him, married Eric a couple of times. And in her defense, while Taylor has spent some time in the sheets with Eric, she never made it down the aisle to be Mrs. Forrester.

Another Forrester Brother: Brooke & Taylor’s History with Thorne Forrester

Another Forrester male that Brooke and Taylor share in common, though, is Thorne Forrester (Winsor Harmon). Back in the Winsor Harmon days, Brooke married Thorne once after marrying his dad Eric once and his half-brother Ridge twice. She then went on to repeat the cycle of father and son. Taylor never married Thorne, but she was engaged to him twice, I believe, over the years.

Taylor’s Controversial Romances: The Father and Son Club

And by the way, want to know something else wild? Brooke is not the only woman in the “slept with a father and son” club. Of course, Taylor did that too with the Forresters, but she also did it with another father and grandson. Not only did Taylor bed Eric, Ridge, and Thorne, but she also slept with Brooke’s father, Stephen Logan (Patrick Duffy), and Brooke ‘s son, Rick Forrester. So, that is a granddad and a grandson. And Taylor was even engaged to Brooke’s son, Rick. This was back in the Hunter Tylo days on Bold and the Beautiful by the way.

Shared Husbands Club: Nick Marone’s Love with Brooke & Taylor

And while we’re talking about fathers and sons and lovers and brothers, let’s touch on another shared husband between Taylor and Brooke, because they both spent a lot of time with Ridge’s half-brother that he hates, Nick Marone (Jack Wagner). And we just got to see Jack Wagner again, which was delightful. Brooke had an intense love with Nick Marone (Jack Wagner), and she married him in 2006, but they split up in 2007. That was the same year that Nick turned around and married Taylor. And again, this was back in the Hunter Tylo days. So yeah, Nick is the second in the shared husband’s club, with Ridge as the first. But there is another one.

Whip Jones: A Surprising Shared Love Interest for Brooke & Taylor

Brooke married Whip Jones (Rick Hearst), and they got hitched back in 2010. But Brooke’s marriage to Whip wasn’t the real deal. It wasn’t about love, but it was about her saving face and trying to keep Bridget Forrester (Ashley Jonas) from finding out she had gotten pregnant by her daughter’s husband, Deacon Sharpe (Sean Kanan). That was all part of Hope Logan (Annika Noelle)’s origin story.

But then eight years later, Taylor and Whip had a bonafide love connection. They met on a dating app, and they wound up getting married. But Whip got tired of playing second fiddle in Taylor’s heart because she still loved Ridge, they ended up breaking up. A fun little tidbit, by the way, is that Whip is the cousin of Oliver, the young guy that Hope dated in high school that Brooke accidentally banged on a balcony in the dark in a mask.

Revenge and Rivalry: Grant Chambers, Brooke & Taylor’s Shared Past

Another guy that Taylor and Brooke had in common, by the way, was Grant Chambers. He was Taylor’s college boyfriend, and Brooke once revenge-married him when she was angry at Ridge. Things got a little awkward, though, when Brooke son Rick Forrester shot Grant Chambers in a fit of rage.

The Unsettling Connection: Brooke and Thomas Forrester Twisted History

And speaking of fathers and sons, do you know about Brooke and Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson)? It’s creepy because Brooke at one point had been raising him as a kid during one of those times that Taylor was presumed dead again, back in the Hunter Tylo days. So Thomas kissed Brooke on the runway at a Forrester fashion show back when I believe it was (Adam Gregory, two actors before Matthew Atkinson took the role and is still playing him now. Also, Brooke and Thomas were in a plane crash back then.

They ate these hallucinogenic berries, and they both briefly thought they slept together. Then Stephanie Forrester (Susan Flannery), Thomas’ grandma, bribed him to tell Ridge that he really did do the deed with Brooke. Now, the truth later came out that Thomas didn’t sleep with his former stepmother. And I would say these days, as much as Brooke and this new version of Thomas dislike each other, we’re probably never going to see anything like that again on B&B.

The Peculiar Overlap: Why Brooke & Taylor’s Shared Love Lives Are So Strange

But the bottom line is there is just a whole lot of love life overlap and a lot of marital overlap between Taylor and Brooke beyond even Ridge Forrester. And to me, the whole idea of it is a little strange. Not just because the same partners over and over, but just because having all these intersecting love interests between Taylor and Brooke to me is strange because these women are very much unlike each other.

They don’t look anything alike. Even with the actress changes going on with Taylor she’s always been a brunette. Brooke is very much a California blonde. Taylor is a doctor. Brooke does have a past as a chemist. I’m not saying she’s not brainy, but Taylor’s a lot more serious. Brooke’s a lot more flashy. They’re just very different women. What I can only hope is that fate will not keep them overlapping husbands and love interests, and all that is behind them once and for all. But it’s Bold, so never say never.

Bold and the Beautiful spoilers for August 4-8, 2025 see Taylor Hayes (Rebecca Budig) being crushed and Nick Marone (Jack Wagner) completely disgusted.

As we always do on early edition day. We talk about what’s coming the rest of this week and then dive into what’s coming the week ahead.

Bold and the Beautiful: Brooke Loses It

If you are behind on episodes this week, I’ll catch you up real quick. Everybody is in Italy for Forrester. Everybody that matters. And we have seen Nick desperate to get over to Capri so he can steal Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) away and hopefully steal her heart. But Eric Forrester (John McCook) tried to kick him out of the event. Meanwhile, Brooke lost her temper because she was having to pose with Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye) and act like a couple when they are not.

Brooke’s really sick of hearing the reporters asking Ridge about his and Taylor’s engagement. Brooke finally snapped. She stormed out of the event to glare at the beautiful blue waters of the Mediterranean. Ridge followed and then demanded that Brooke come back inside and finish the event. She’s getting really mad at Ridge. Brooke said she’s sick of him stomping on her heart.

Bold and the Beautiful Spoilers: Shelia Confronts Li

Back in LA, Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown) told Deacon Sharpe (Sean Kanan) she’s upset because Li Finnegan (Naomi Matsuda) is not answering her texts and calls. Then the woman in question shows up to pick up takeout from Iljardino. Sheila demands to know what Li did with Luna Nozawa‘s (Lisa Yamada) remains so she can say goodbye and get closure, but Li’s not giving answers. We also see her medicating Luna. Li is hoping for the best even though her granddaughter/niece remains unconscious.

Sheila’s Suspicion and Luna’s Mysterious Condition in Bold and the Beautiful

On Thursday, July 31st, Sheila suspects that Li knows something about Luna Nozawa (Lisa Yamada) that she’s not telling her. Li is being super coy when Sheila asks if her granddaughter Luna was buried or if Li spread her ashes somewhere. Sheila just wants to be able to say goodbye to Luna. She really thinks she’s dead.

Of course, we all knew she wasn’t because Brad Bell couldn’t write a surprise to save his life. It’s crazy, so predictable. But Li is smart. She could have lied and just told Sheila, “Oh yeah, I spread Luna’s ashes at the beach.” Then Sheila would go out there, say goodbye, and stop asking about Luna. Instead, Li is dodging and weaving because the writing is so predictable.

This is going to lead Sheila to do some spying. I presume Deacon is very supportive of Sheila this week. He is comforting his wife, even though Deacon absolutely despised Luna for killing his friends. But Deacon is trying to be nice about it because as far as he knows, Luna’s dead and gone.

Meanwhile, Luna is not on a ventilator, so she is breathing on her own, which is a good sign. But Li seems quite worried. She’s determined to save Luna’s life. We’ll have more scenes of Luna unconscious on Thursday where Li has gotten her hidden away.

Brooke’s Emotional Breakdown and Nick’s Bold Move in Italy

In the midst of Brooke’s emotional breakdown on Capri, Nick walks up on the two of them and Ridge snaps and tells Nick he’s not part of this conversation. Ridge tells Nick to go away, but he’s not going to. Brooke is quite torn as Nick tells her to come with him while Ridge demands that she stay there. This is the last straw for Brooke.

After Ridge and Nick argue, it looks like Brooke tells Ridge to screw off and she walks off with Nick. Brooke seems to have finally hit her limit with Ridge, which makes sense because he is the king of mixed signals. I do expect that Eric Forrester (John McCook) is lurking and watching. If he sees Brooke going off with Nick, Eric’s going to demand that Ridge stop this and get back with the woman he’s meant to be with.

Also on Thursday, Will Spencer (Crew Morrow) tells Electra Forrester (Laneya Grace) she should consider modeling for Forrester Creations, but she insists she is a jewelry designer. That’s what she does. As they’re talking, Will’s phone chirps and he kind of laughs. He’s going to tell Electra that it’s great. They know it’s not Luna texting him anymore. Now, it’s understandable, but Will and Electra sure are dancing on Luna’s grave. Little do they know, no grave to dance on.

Will and Electra’s Conversation and Nick’s Proposal Plans in Bold and the Beautiful

On Friday, August 1st, we’re going to wrap up this week with more of Will and Electra’s chat, continuing with him again pastoring her about modeling, at least while Brooke’s not around. The question is, can he talk her into it? That Remy Pryce (Christian Weissmann) incident may have Electra more interested in retaining her privacy and staying behind the scenes. Looks like we may get a chat almost just like the one they had on Thursday. We know how Bell loves to do that.

Back over in Italy, Nick is making big plans to propose to Brooke on his boat. We’re going to see her and Nick enjoying lunch out in Italy with a breathtaking view. Looks like they are going to be on the boat. Also, this week, Eric asks Nick to give up on Brooke and not propose. Of course, Nick’s not going to listen to Eric. He’s got big plans.

Upcoming Life-or-Death Drama and Production Errors in Bold and the Beautiful

At some point early next week, we have huge things, life or death stuff happening in Italy, the big accident that we know is coming thanks to Brad Bell giving an interview to an Italian magazine, not thinking it was going to wind up translated in America, and we translated that. You can watch it here.

The week of August 4th through the 8th, Finn (Tanner Novlan) uncovers a clue. He just noticed Liam Spencer’s (Scott Clifton) incision is too small to have been used to remove a giant cancerous brain tumor. Here’s what’s funny. Grace cut open the back right side of Liam’s head, very clear in the surgical scenes. Yet when Finn was checking the incision, he was on Liam’s left side checking the back left of his head.

There should be no incision there. This is some sloppy production work. Grace overheard Finn. She may try to run and cover her tracks or just run away before she is busted because Bill Spencer (Don Diamont) told Liam the surgery cost a million bucks. That’s going to be a huge red flag to Finn and Bridget Forrester (Ashley Jonas) when they hear about Grace taking that much money. They’re going to know their suspicions are correct. She’s up to something nefarious on Bold and the Beautiful.

Bold and the Beautiful Spoilers: Shelia Finds Out Luna’s Alive!

Very soon, Sheila is going to learn that Luna is alive and Li is hiding her. Then early next week, we’re going to get Ridge’s big aha moment. It looks like Brooke has an accident. She’s in danger, and Ridge dives in to play hero. That’s when he realizes Brooke really is his destiny. Nick may not get the chance to propose. Or maybe he pops the question and doesn’t get an answer. Also, something is wrong with Nick’s boat.

That’s why the mechanic was tinkering with the steering wheel. It looks like something happens with the craft and Brooke may fall overboard. She’s going to end up at risk and at the end of it, she’s going to get back with Ridge. Nick’s going to walk away from Brooke likely forever. Once Ridge tells Brooke he chooses her, obviously that’s it for Nick. He doesn’t stand a chance.

Brooke cares about Nick, but Ridge is her soulmate, her destiny, all that good stuff. We’re going to have the montage of her life and their romance flashing before Ridge’s eyes as he’s trying to save her. Eric, of course, is going to be feeling triumphant about all of this.

But Ridge is also going to be dreading what’s ahead with Taylor when he gets back to LA because she is going to be crushed. She’s probably going to be furious because she thought as soon as Ridge got back, they were going to start planning their wedding.

But that is never going to happen because Brooke has taken her man yet again.We’ll also have More of Luna fighting for her life. But the question remains, what kind of life could she have left? She either has to run away or face arrest.

Bold and the Beautiful has Taylor Hayes looking more desperate about Brooke Logan getting between her and Ridge Forrester next week on the CBS soap. And she’s taking matters into her own hands with a little help from Nick Marone.

Bold and the Beautiful: Taylor Hayes Worried Over Brooke Logan’s Next Move

Taylor Hayes (Rebecca Budig) got a visit from Nick Marone (Jack Wagner) last week on The Bold and the Beautiful. He taunted Taylor about the possibility of Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) moving in on Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye) while they were away in Italy.

While Taylor first puts on a false front of not being worried about Brooke’s moves, it is easy to see she’s not secure at all about her rival and Ridge. She tells Nick that she is confident that Ridge won’t sway, but Nick can see that she doesn’t believe that.

So, Taylor finally drops that stoic stance and presents a plan to Nick last week on Bold and the Beautiful. Taylor wants Brooke to end up in Marone’s arms. This brings us to next week when Taylor and Nick conspire to keep Ridge and Taylor’s relationship safe while Ridge is in Italy with Brooke and Eric Forrester (John McCook).

B&B: Ridge Forrester Hears Eric Forrester’s Predictions

At Forrester Creations last week on Bold and the Beautiful, Eric hammers at Ridge about the possibility of losing Brooke forever. Eric adores Taylor, but he still believes Brooke is his son’s true love.

Ridge bucks his father all the way. He continues his spiel about being committed to Taylor, and that is it as far as Ridge is concerned. Even if Ridge is tempted to go back to Brooke, he has the other members of his family to think about. Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) would be devastated. But Eric covers that nicely by saying they are adults, and the heart wants what the heart wants.

And one of the reasons he has offered for sticking with his commitment to Taylor on Bold and the Beautiful is that she is honest with him. She doesn’t play the games that Brooke Logan has in the past. But Taylor is about to tarnish that thought for Ridge.

Bold and the Beautiful: Ridge Furious as Taylor Uses Brooke’s Playbook

Bold and the Beautiful has a desperate Taylor Hayes joining forces with Nick Marone behind Ridge and Brooke’s backs. This is the kind of stuff that Brooke would do, and Ridge didn’t like it.

Taylor’s honesty was pretty much the foundation for him choosing Taylor over Brooke. Especially after he thought Brooke betrayed him by joining the Forrester Creations takeover.

But on Bold and the Beautiful last week, Eric told his son he was wrong about Brooke’s intentions. She was trying to get the company back for the Forrester family. Now with Taylor in cahoots with Nick, this could blow up in Taylor’s face.

B&B: Taylor Unintentionally Gives Brooke a Path Back to Ridge

Ridge Forrester has made no secret on Bold and Beautiful of his hatred for Nick Marone. And he’s discussed how he despises the guy many times with Taylor. Ridge also made himself very clear that he doesn’t want Nick on their Italy trip.

Taylor went against Ridge’s wishes by asking Nick to go and keep Brooke occupied. Bold and the Beautiful previews have Nick in Italy with Brooke, Ridge, and Eric next week. So, it looks like Taylor got her way.

Bold and the Beautiful will likely have Ridge find out from Nick spilling the beans to Brooke that Taylor wanted him on the trip. This gives Brooke the best ammunition yet for Ridge to break off his engagement to Taylor and come back to her.

All Brooke needs to do is remind Ridge why he ran to Taylor in the first place. He thought she conspired behind his back in the takeover. But now Taylor is doing the same thing, conspiring behind his back with Nick. As she asked Marone to be her watchdog in Italy.

This theory of a storyline would give Ridge the out he needs to call off his engagement to Taylor Hayes and head back to Brooke Logan. Fans assume if this is the way B&B plays it out, we will see a very relieved Ridge Forrester, as he knows his father was right on the CBS soap.

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Bold and the Beautiful had Brooke Logan needing a nudge to figure out her newest game plan with Ridge Forrester after Nick Marone made a play for her last week on the CBS soap.

For a little while there, it looked as if Brooke didn’t realize what Nick dumped in her lap, that is, until Katie Logan planted the seed for her sister. And that seed grows next week on Bold and Beautiful.

Bold and the Beautiful: Brooke Logan Gets Jump Start

Last week on Bold and the Beautiful, a shocker emerged for Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang), who found herself as the object of affection for an old flame, Nick Marone (Jack Wagner). Nick reminisced about the days when he and Brooke were an item. He even planted a romantic kiss on Brooke.

The oldest Logan sister needed this, as she’s been turned down by Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye) several times since he landed back with Taylor Hayes (Rebecca Budig). She was feeling lonely and rather doomed. But then Nick gave her the jolt she needed… in more ways than one.

B&B: Brooke Realizes Ridge Forrester is Jealous

Bold and the Beautiful has Brooke Logan feeling desired once again. While it’s not by the man she wants, Nick’s attention seemed to pull her out of the doldrums. And Nick also gave her something else.

He gave her enough ammunition to probably get Ridge Forrester back. But she didn’t realize this until Katie Logan (Heather Tom) came along. As Brooke Logan tells Katie about Nick’s flirtatious visit, she mentions how Ridge came through the door, catching them in the middle of their chat. And she also mentioned how Ridge seemed very agitated over the scene he stumbled upon.

Brooke tells Katie that Ridge had an attitude toward Nick, and Katie tells her that it is likely because Ridge is jealous. Then it was like a lightbulb went off over Brooke’s head, and it was as if she hadn’t thought about this before.

So, the Logan matriarch put the wheels in motion. But it was surprising to fans that Brooke couldn’t figure this out all by herself.

Bold and the Beautiful: Going After Ridge From Two Angles

With the help of her sister putting the pieces together last week on Bold and the Beautiful, Brooke wastes no time in testing the waters of jealousy. But instead of dangling bait over Ridge’s head, Brooke heads to Taylor first.

She did enough damage during her visit to Taylor to send the world-renowned doctor over the edge. A desperate Taylor tries to corral Ridge Forrester with a proposal of marriage next week on Bold and the Beautiful.

It seems Taylor realizes that Ridge is jealous of Brooke fraternizing with Nick. So maybe Taylor pounces with this marriage proposal to make sure that jealousy doesn’t push Ridge back to Brooke. Taylor picks a romantic dinner out to pop the question.

But as the Bold and the Beautiful episodes roll along, it seems Nick becomes a real thorn in the side for Ridge. First, he overhears Taylor’s proposal. Then Nick sprints back to Brooke to tell her all about it.

B&B: The Truth Will Set Who Free?

B&B also has Ridge telling the truth to Brooke towards the end of the week, but the details are vague. We can only assume he lowers the boom to Brooke about accepting Taylor’s marriage proposal.

But if Brooke manages to get Ridge jealous enough, she could win him back. So maybe the truth is that he is still her destiny. Next week it also looks like Brooke Logan makes the most of Nick’s attempts to reboot their relationship in more ways than one on the CBS soap.

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