‘Bold & The Beautiful’ Shocker, Rebecca Budig Replaces Fan Favorite
Rebecca Budig is joining The Bold and the Beautiful as an older character, and she is very excited about it. The character is Dr. Taylor Hayes and she has been played by three different people before Budig. When asked about the role, Budig said that she is “iconic” and that she loves her “strength.”
Here is what you need to know about the returning Dr. Taylor Hayes.
Rebecca Budig Joining The Bold And The Beautiful
Rebecca Budig joins The Bold and the Beautiful as Dr. Taylor Hayes, and her first episode aired on August 6. This is a legacy character that she is playing. Previously, Hunter Tylo, Sherilyn Wolter, and Krista Allen played the character on the show.
Dr. Taylor Hayes is a psychiatrist, and this is the first time that Budig has played someone in the mental health profession. It has her very excited about the possibilities.
“I love therapy — I’ve gone to years of therapy — which is a little different from psychiatry, obviously,” Budig said (via PEOPLE). “I’ve been around enough mental health care professionals … just to get a sense of what they’re like.”
She said that she even considered going back to college before getting the job on The Bold and the Beautiful to study psychology. “It’s ironic that I got this part, given that that’s what I was going to try and do in the fall, anyway,” the actress said.
Budig also said it was interesting getting back into the fast day-to-day schedule of soaps. Her last project was in 2022 with the TV movie Fit for Christmas. However, she said it was “getting that muscle back up and working again.”
The role also reunites her and Thorsten Kaye, who plays her love interest Ridge. They both worked together on All My Children.
Who Is Rebecca Budig?
Rebecca Budig previously appeared on General Hospital, All My Children, and Guiding Light. She played Michelle Bauer on Guiding Light from 1995-1998. She was Greenlee Smythe on All My Children from 1999-2005 and again in 2008-2011. She played Hayden Barnes on General Hospital from 2015-2017 and again in 2019.
She has been acting since she was a teenager (she was a teen when she started on Guiding Light) and even played a teenage girl in Batman Forever in 1995. She went on to appear in Bad Parents in 2012 and had appearances in TV shows like Blue Bloods, Castle, CSI, and How I Met Your Mother.
Are you excited about seeing Rebecca Budig taking on the role of Dr. Taylor Hayes on The Bold and the Beautiful? What do you hope to see happening with the character on the show? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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Love Rebecca Budig but not for the role of Taylor. She does not look old enough to have a daughter in her 30’s & two grandchildren. Guess we will see how it goes.