Lauralee Bell (Christine) Set to Return To Young and Restless and Bold and Beautiful
Lauralee Bell, who first joined Young and Restless back in 1984 as Christine Blair and was last seen on the show on January 2, has been tapped to make another return to the soap for shows that will be airing in early June. But that’s not all — she’s going to be making appearances on another soap even sooner than that.
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Deadline is reporting that in addition to the Y&R news, Bell will also be answering the call at her brother’s show, Bold and Beautiful. Executive Producer and Head Writer Bradley Bell is the one to thank for Chris’s trip to Los Angeles. The actress told the website, “You never know when Brad Bell calls, if I’m going to be asked a [sibling] question or if I can come to B&B for a couple of days.” Luckily for viewers, it was the latter this time. You can expect to see her on the half-hour soap from Thursday, April 24, through Monday, April 28.
The last time Bell was on B&B, she appeared alongside her Y&R co-star, Michael Damian (Danny Romalotti). During that August 2024 story, Danny’s world tour took the couple to Los Angeles, where Chris has old friends — the Forrester family, as she had previously represented Ridge in a legal matter. This time, they stumbled upon a party celebrating the relaunch of Brooke’s bedroom line, and Danny ended up making a business deal with Ridge. He also had the opportunity to perform at the party.
The news of that crossover appearance was announced around the time that the two actors and their fans were celebrating the on-screen couple’s 40th anniversary. At the time, Bell expressed her gratitude to Soap Opera Digest for Christine and Danny’s longevity when she said, “It just doesn’t happen — really, only on soaps.” Their characters had actually divorced 30 years ago, but their on-screen reconciliation was greatly appreciated by viewers. Bell explained what it meant to the audience when she shared one exchange she had with a fan: ” ‘I used to watch this with my grandma. She would freak out that you guys are back together!’ All of that. That’s what makes this incredible and we don’t take that for granted.”
As for Bell’s return trip to Genoa City, that will take place a little later this year, and it sounds like fans can look forward to Damian joining her. She told Deadline, “We’ll come back to Genoa City in April to start taping again. There’s still so much more to say and there’s still so much more story to go.” The website explained that her absence from Y&R was partly due to Damian being away to produce a new film for Netflix.
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