List of The Bold and the Beautiful cast members
"The Bold and the Beautiful" is an American television soap opera, created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It first aired on March 23, 1987. Currently, John McCook (Eric Forrester) and Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke Logan) are the two longest-running cast members, having appeared on the show when it first aired. The following list is of cast members who are currently on the show: the main cast and recurring, or who are upcoming, returning or departing from the series.
Vanessa Lachey
Lachey was a finalist in E!'s competition to replace Brooke Burke as host of "Wild On!". She also hosted "True Beauty", a competition in which 10 contestants vie for $100,000 and inclusion in People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People issue. The series premiered on ABC on January 5, 2009, with a first season that ran through February 23, 2009. ABC renewed the series for a second season which ran from May 31, 2010 through July 19, 2010.
Lachey became a co-host of ABC's "Wipeout" beginning in winter 2011. Her first appearance was on December 8, 2011. Due to her pregnancy, Lachey left the show in late 2012 and was replaced by Jill Wagner.