With a new member of the Avant clan on the way, here’s a look back at how the Avants relocated to Los Angeles and became entwined with the Forrester family.
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Ex-con Maya (Karla Mosley) arrived in L.A. in 2013 and before she knew it, found herself involved in a Cinderella romance with Forrester scion Rick (Jacob Young).
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In 2015, Maya was surprised when her little sister, Nicole (Reign Edwards), showed up unannounced and revealed that Maya had been born Myron.
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The girls’ parents, Vivienne (Anna Maria Horsford) and Julius (Obba Babatundé), soon followed, hoping to get Nicole to return with them to Chicago. Instead, the pair stayed in L.A. to be closer to their kids.
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Despite Julius’s misgivings, Maya married Rick and became a Forrester in the summer of 2015; her pal Nick (Scott Turner Schofield) performed the ceremony.
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In late 2015, the arrival of Julius’s secret daughter, Sasha (Felisha Cooper), stirred up trouble within the Avant family. Viv was devastated to learn her husband had cheated on her, and Sasha went on to sleep with Nicole’s beau, Zende — twice — even faking a pregnancy scare.
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In 2016, Nicole acted as a surrogate for Maya and Rick, and gave birth to a baby girl, Lizzy.
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In 2017, Nicole reconciled with and married adoptive Forrester Zende Dominguez (Rome Flynn) on Valentine’s Day. Months later, the pair moved to Paris, where he works as a designer for Forrester International; sister Sasha also resides in the City of Light as a model.
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Julius’s nephew Alexander Avant (Adain Bradley) will arrive from London on June 12.
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Ex-con Maya (Karla Mosley) arrived in L.A. in 2013 and before she knew it, found herself involved in a Cinderella romance with Forrester scion Rick (Jacob Young).
In 2015, Maya was surprised when her little sister, Nicole (Reign Edwards), showed up unannounced and revealed that Maya had been born Myron.
The girls’ parents, Vivienne (Anna Maria Horsford) and Julius (Obba Babatundé), soon followed, hoping to get Nicole to return with them to Chicago. Instead, the pair stayed in L.A. to be closer to their kids.
Despite Julius’s misgivings, Maya married Rick and became a Forrester in the summer of 2015; her pal Nick (Scott Turner Schofield) performed the ceremony.
In late 2015, the arrival of Julius’s secret daughter, Sasha (Felisha Cooper), stirred up trouble within the Avant family. Viv was devastated to learn her husband had cheated on her, and Sasha went on to sleep with Nicole’s beau, Zende — twice — even faking a pregnancy scare.
In 2016, Nicole acted as a surrogate for Maya and Rick, and gave birth to a baby girl, Lizzy.
In 2017, Nicole reconciled with and married adoptive Forrester Zende Dominguez (Rome Flynn) on Valentine’s Day. Months later, the pair moved to Paris, where he works as a designer for Forrester International; sister Sasha also resides in the City of Light as a model.
Julius’s nephew Alexander Avant (Adain Bradley) will arrive from London on June 12.
Photo credit: Instagram/PopCulturalist
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