American soap opera,
The Bold and The Beautiful
has completed 31 years today. Created by
William J Bell
and wife
Lee Phillip Bell
, the show became an instant hit with millions around the world tuning in the television sets to watch the episodes every weekday. Set in
Los Angeles
, California, B&B featured the glamorous Forrester family and the middle class Logans. However, over 31 years, the show has witnessed interesting plots including one of its original actors
Joanna Johnson
coming out as gay on the show and featuring growing social inequality in LA among others.
On March 23, 1987, the show started with actors Susan Flannery,
Katherine Kelly Lang, John McCook and
Ronn Moss. In 2018, the two longest serving actors John and Katherine can be seen as Eric and Brooke along with an ensemble cast.
The show which is headed by Bradley Bell now was aired in India in the early 90s and became a rage among the audience for its glamour, storyline and bold scenes. Interestingly, The Bold and The Beautiful also featured Indian actor
Kabir Bedi opposite as one of the heroine
Hunter Tylo’s love interest.
As part of its 31
st anniversary, the actors had a grand celebration at
CBS
studio in Los Angeles. Here are the pictures …