Daring and the Stunning dives into 2026, however we’re going to have a look again on the characters and actors who have been out and in on B&B in 2025.
From deaths to drive-bys to returns that actually allow us to down, we’re going to speak about all of it.
Steffy Forrester’s 2025 Maternity Go away and Return to Daring and the Stunning
All proper, let’s get proper into it and begin with Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wooden). Fan favourite Jacqueline MacInnes Wooden left for maternity depart in July 2025. She welcomed her fifth son. His identify is Talon. All her youngsters have the best names. She had him with husband Elan Ruspoli.
Jackie has had 5 boys since 2019. That could be a entire lot of children in just some years. Bless her coronary heart. I don’t know the way she does it. And he or she appears nice. At all times phenomenal.
To facilitate Jaqui’s maternity depart although, B&B had Steffy depart city after Liam Spencer (Scott Clifton) was shot and Luna Nozawa (Lisa Yamada) was supposedly lifeless for the primary time. Steffy took a bit vacay with the youngsters to clear her head. After which Jaqui was again from her child depart in September. And naturally, Steffy had rather a lot to atone for and she or he’s been busy since she bought again.
Is Luna Nozawa Actually Useless? Lisa Yamada’s Stunning Daring and the Stunning Exit
That leads us to the following character who left us supposedly lifeless, however there’s a number of pink flags that she survived. And naturally, we’re speaking about Luna. We noticed that Lisa Yamada wrapped her most up-to-date run as Luna when the psycho escaped jail.
Finn’s (Tanner Novlan) daughter bought out and she or he triggered an enormous manhunt—or lady hunt, I suppose. After which Luna confirmed up on the seashore home in Malibu and advised Will Spencer (Crew Morrow) she had miscarried their child.
Then Luna ran off working across the dunes with folks chasing her with cellular phone flashlights and she or he wound up working into site visitors and Miss Dylan (Sydney Bullock) hit Luna together with her automobile. Lisa Yamada’s character was declared lifeless, nevertheless it occurred very abruptly.
We didn’t even see a corpse and didn’t get a memorial. We bought nothing. So many followers suspect Luna just isn’t lifeless and will return once more sometime. We may even get her again in 2026.
Matthew Atkinson Returns as Thomas Forrester on B&B
The subsequent forged change to speak about is fan favourite Matthew Atkinson. He’s been out and in a number of instances this 12 months as Thomas Forrester after a spot of like a 12 months of not being on display. In March 2024, we had Thomas moved to Europe with Douglas Forrester (Henry Joseph Samiri) after Hope Logan (Annika Noelle) rejected his second marriage proposal and Thomas ran off and bought engaged to Paris Buckingham (Diamond White).
However then Thomas returned in September 2025 to confront Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) for getting again with Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye) and breaking his mother Taylor Hayes’ (Rebecca Budig) coronary heart. That was when Jacqueline MacInnes Wooden was on maternity depart they usually wanted certainly one of Ridge’s and Taylor’s youngsters to point out up for this confrontation as a result of it couldn’t go unremarked.
So, for my cash, that was a reasonably lame look as a result of Thomas ranted for a couple of minute after which hugged it out with Brooke and accepted her as Ridge’s new spouse and instantly bought over Taylor’s heartbreak. It was ridiculous.
After which, after all, we bought Thomas again in December when he introduced he was going to work on Hope for the Future, which compelled Hope to fireside Deke Sharpe (Harrison Cone). However Matthew Atkinson just isn’t sticking round. They already took him off the opening credit and I believe he got here again simply to set off Hope to be so upset that she may very well depart Forrester Creations, perhaps go over to Logan Designs. I don’t anticipate to see Thomas again a lot in 2026, however we’ll see the way it goes.
Henry Joseph Samiri’s Transient Return as Douglas Forrester on Daring and the Stunning
That leads us into Henry Joseph Samiri’s exit as Douglas Forrester. We had Henry again in December 2025 for his mother Hope’s wedding ceremony to Liam, however we solely bought three episodes of him as Douglas after which he left once more. After all, we could get Henry again once more sooner or later in 2026, although that continues to be to be seen.
The Thriller of RJ Forrester and Rumored Recast Brian Nicoletti
I additionally need to discuss one other forged change which will have been triggered in 2025, however gained’t absolutely manifest till this 12 months. Joshua Hoffman was out at Daring and the Beautiful as RJ Forrester in October of 2024. Simply gone at some point. Poof. No clarification for the character exit.
It’s insane when B&B pulls stuff like this they usually simply ignore an actor exit. By no means affirm it. By no means deal with it. And if it’s addressed, generally they even deny it. It’s the craziest, weirdest, most murky PR technique I’ve seen on any cleaning soap.
So, whereas Joshua Hoffman didn’t depart in 2025, I point out RJ as a result of the cleaning soap could have already recast the character in 2025, and we may see a brand new RJ debuting early this 12 months. There’s a younger actor, very muscular, very cute, very a lot the identical type as Joshua Hoffman.
His identify is Brayan Nicoletti and he was noticed on the B&B vacation forged celebration. He posed for a photograph with John McCook and Thorsten Kaye. You may type of see a bit household resemblance. If he’s RJ, that photograph is smart as a result of that will be three generations of Forrester males—technically Marones.
However Brayan is adopted by and adopted again on Instagram by a bunch of B&B forged members, actors and producers. So yeah, I really feel like he’s coming to Daring and the Stunning and perhaps he’s going to be RJ, perhaps he’s going to be someone else.
Ridge and Brooke’s son could flip again up at Forrester Creations to assist play soiled in opposition to Katie’s rival trend home. B&B spoilers have Brooke and Ridge beginning to make sketchy strikes to sabotage Katie this week.
Murielle Hilaire and the Way forward for Daphne Rose
Subsequent we additionally noticed Murielle Hilaire out and in as Daphne Rose the fragrance nostril. In Could of 2025, Murielle’s character moved again to France after Carter Walton (Lawrence Saint-Victor) bought again with Hope and that actually damage her as a result of she had fallen for Carter.
However Daphne was again in July proper after Hope and Carter bought engaged after which their engagement ended so Hope might be with Liam after which Daphne was capturing her shot with Carter. However Daphne is making Carter work for it which I like. They’re nearer now below the Christmas mistletoe and I anticipate Daphne to stay round.
Standing Updates for Poppy Nozawa and Li Finnegan
We even have Romy Park seemingly gone, though she continues to be within the Daring and the Stunning opening credit for now. Poppy Nozawa has been offscreen since her daughter Luna was supposedly killed after being run over. I do suspect we’ll get Poppy again sooner or later in 2026, particularly if Luna comes again from the lifeless but once more. By the identical token, we’ve not seen a lot of Li Finnegan. Actress Naomi Matsuda. I do anticipate her again in 2026, particularly since she and Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown) are buddies.
Jack Wagner’s Disappointing Return as Nick Marone on Daring and the Stunning
We additionally had the very last thing I need to discuss. Discuss a couple of disappointing return. Jack Wagner was again from June to August 2025 as Nick Marone. This return was closely promoted as this model new large likelihood of romance for Nick and Brooke. After barely kissing her, Nick had an engagement ring able to suggest to Brooke in Italy. And as an alternative she fell off the again of Nick’s boat. Ridge fished her out of the Mediterranean, did CPR, then they bought married within the CEO workplace.
Jack Wagner has mentioned in interviews that Nick and Brooke had an actual shot at romance. The actor hinted he’d be again once more as Nick for perhaps an ongoing Brooke and Nick story. Clearly, he was saying data, I’m certain, that he was advised to say or allowed to say. That’s how this stuff work.
However none of that manifested. It felt to me in hindsight like B&B was selling this to drive scores with perhaps no intention to ever comply with by as a result of it undoubtedly didn’t manifest. Most disappointing return of the 12 months for me although I really like Jack Wagner. Drop your feedback on forged adjustments and who you’re going to overlook that left B&B in 2025.
