B&B’s Bright Tom-orrow
Heather Tom is excited to be back on daytime, especially on a Bell show — this time as THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL’s youngest Logan sister, Katie.
Weekly: How has it been at B&B?
Heather Tom: It’s been great and fun. I’m getting to work with people I’ve known for many years but haven’t necessarily worked with. It’s a happy, easy set, which is nice. I’m having a great time.
Weekly: Who have you been most excited to work with?
Tom: I was excited to work with Susan and Katherine [Flannery and Kelly Lang, Stephanie and Brooke], and I knew they were people I would definitely get to have good stuff with. Jennifer [Gareis, Donna; ex-Grace, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS] and I worked together, sort of. We had scenes together, because she was involved in the Newman storyline, but Victoria didn’t like her. Obviously! I don’t know about now, but when I was playing her, she didn’t like anybody!I’m close with Sharon Case [Sharon, Y&R], so I know what’s going on, but I don’t watch.
Weekly: How does it feel like being back in the Y&R/B&B studio?
Tom: It’s like the Twilight Zone. I feel like I never left. I’ve been gone three-and-a-half years, but it feels like I just walked out the door. It’s nice. It’s also nice because a lot of the crew from Y&R are now working on B&B, so I feel I know more people on B&B than Y&R now, because everyone’s gone.
Weekly: How did the role come about?
Tom: [Brad Bell, B&B’s executive producer/head writer] gave me a call and said, “I’m bringing this character back. I’d like you to play her.” We came to a deal that’s workable. It’s a short-term contract for right now, which I’m happy about. I can’t plan from one day to another. Just talk to me about this minute! (laughs) I had a great time on ONE LIFE, but the idea of getting into another long-term contract…. I’d like to see how things go. So far, I’m having a great time.
Weekly: Is it fun working for Brad Bell?
Tom: He’s the person I’d want to work for at this point. I’m very happy working for him. I’m along for the ride. We’ve bounced some ideas around. A nice thing is that Katie has been off the canvas for a long time and even when she was on the canvas, she wasn’t fully developed. We can do whatever we want, which is great. I feel like I’m actually creating a new character, and that’s exciting.
Weekly: Tell us about your new reality show.
Tom: It’s called JANE DOE DÉCOR. We’re shooting now to put together a pilot. We just finished a house for Poppy Montgomery [Samantha, WITHOUT A TRACE], which is in In Style, and we’re doing a totally green house in Venice, Calif., for Randy Zisk, who is the executive producer of MONK. I am not crazy about contracting everything out myself, but I do have the contacts so that if I have to, I can. My boyfriend also runs jobs, but I’d rather just point: ‘Buy that, and that.’ I don’t want to deal with the construction part of things, but I have.
Weekly: Do you miss New York?
Tom: [L.A.] is where the work is. But I go back a lot. I do miss New York a lot. I’m a New Yorker at heart. We’ll see what happens. I’ve still got my apartment there.
Weekly: Would you go back for some theater work?
Tom: I’m always looking for things to do. I might be doing a movie in September. I don’t turn down anything (laughs).
Conversation
All comments are subject to our Community Guidelines. Soap Opera Digest does not endorse the opinions and views shared by our readers in our comment sections. Our comments section is a place where readers can engage in healthy, productive, lively, and respectful discussions. Offensive language, hate speech, personal attacks, and/or defamatory statements are not permitted. Advertising or spam is also prohibited.