Well, Camryn Grimes: https://liverampup.com/entertainment/camryn-grimes-married-lesbian-gay.html
I read that they fired Burgi because he came back from quarantine too soon, and rules is rules. Dumb move — they should have put him on ice for a month or two and let him come back.
I also read that the former Chance (Danny Boaz), whom I liked, was forced off the show because most of the cast and especially Eric Braeden hate Trump, but Boaz supported him, so Braeden had a hissy fit and forced him out. Boaz is from Texas originally, and with that trace of an accent, he sounded more authentically like a “militarry” guy. The new one looks like he would ‘t know a rifle from a weed whacker.
Your take on B&B’s poor writing for black characters sounds right on the money. Granted, California blacks who have good jobs may be a whole different thing than our originals on the east coast and the south, but what a waste of the Carter character, Lawrence Saint-Victor. The Justin Barber character was miscast to begin with—he just doesn’t have a “top lawyer” vibe. But you’re right; the storyline of making war on Bill Spencer could have been great, but they wasted it. The B&B character I like best is the wicked naughty Quinn! But that’s best among a bunch of quite mediocre players.
I also read that the Sheila actress is an avocado farmer. What an interesting person! She has an actual life.
Thorston Kaye needs to have his sinuses treated, and also a long hot shower, a good scrub and a shampoo.
That last part goes double for Eric Braeden, ol’ Greasy Head.
I think Camryn made the claim to be bisexual to try to give the character credibility. Otherwise, it’s pretty clear in her personal life that she wants men.
I didn’t even know Burgi was fired until I saw his replacement, and I was like, “Wow, bad recast.”
Too bad about Boaz. But I’ve gone past the point that these actors should sue if they’re forced out over politics. Dems wouldn’t hesitate to sue a GOP boss for firing. It’s open discrimination. I didn’t even know Braeden’s politics, aside from being an advocate for German-Americans. You’d think the vicious bigotry directed at President Trump (slurring his ancestral German name of Drumpf) would provoke a reaction from Braeden. I guess it doesn’t count if you’re not a Demonrat Communist. Another Hollyweird hypocrite.
As an aside, though, I think once he leaves the show or dies, Y&R won’t last long. Without him as the villain of sorts, there isn’t another strong male lead to keep the show going. Supposedly Burgi was brought in to fill that potential upcoming void, but with him out and the failure of his successor, that’s not happening. Joshua Morrow’s Nick isn’t strong enough. Jack Abbott is too wimpy. Adam Newman has some promise, though I think Michael Muhney was better in the role. Had Braeden never been on, Y&R probably would’ve faded out by the ‘90s, along with the other CBS soaps.
With respect to B&B, it may also be a problem that with such a short show (and really, it’s only about 17 minutes of actual show, the remainder being the intro/exit credits and commercials), they don’t have the time to focus on a large cast of characters, so they end up giving short shrift to the Black ones with rare exceptions. I thought they should’ve expanded it to an hour (which still would make it just 35 minutes of actual show), which might’ve given those other characters a chance for decent storylines. They’ve been so focused in the past 6 months on just a handful of characters (the endless Ridge & Brooke bleh-fest; Liam & Hope; Steffy) that everyone else has been shut out. Katie Logan has vanished, same for Donna. Bill Spencer was prominent, but after the suicide-by-car of Thomas’s friend and the jailing bit, he’s vanished, too. Same for Wyatt Spencer and his g/f Flo (I’ll admit to having a crush on Katrina Bowden). You’d think they’d at least give them a proper wedding and send them off.
Sheila’s Kimberlin Brown ought to be in Congress. She ran in a formerly GOP-held district (now held by a Communist moonbat) not too long ago, likely another victim of rampant voter fraud and chicanery in that state.
Thorsten Kaye I’ve never adjusted to as Ridge. He’s still playing Zach Slater from “All My Children”, a dark thug. Total 180 from Ronn Moss, who, while not exactly was a stellar actor, he was believable as the laid-back California dude. Kaye is always angry or suppressing rage and has that peculiar faintly German accent.
Although Brooke still has the same actress in the role after 35 years, it’s long past time to stop these ludicrous storylines where all the men fall at her feet. They could get away with that when the actress was 25, maybe even 35. She’s 60 years old, and seeing Ridge, Bill & Deacon (for that matter, even Eric is fawning) STILL going ga-ga for her just takes the cake. This is the attention Hope, Steffy and Flo should be getting, not the elderly “Slut From the Valley”, as Stephanie Forrester so aptly nailed. Being with a real Brooke would be like tossing a hot dog down a hallway. Yuck.