“I thought it was pathetic”—The Bold and the Beautiful fans share mixed reactions to Taylor and Ridge's recent scenes together

Brooke Logan of The Bold and the Beautiful accepted the post of the CEO of Forrester Creations, apparently siding with Carter Walton and Hope Logan. She announced her decision through a press release which the Forresters watched in their mansion along with Taylor Hayes.

Since Ridge Forrester believed Brooke's move was a betrayal, the rift between the duo hardened. At such a moment, Ridge looked for a supportive shoulder. His former wife, Taylor comforted Ridge and they got intimate with each other.

As The Bold and the Beautiful fans know, Taylor Hayes and Brooke Logan have had a longstanding feud in the CBS soap's storyline. Meanwhile, the long-running American daily soap, which premiered in March 1987, presents the story of the Forrester family, its haute couture business and its interactions with other families such as the Logans and the Spencers.

Fans expressed differing responses towards Ridge and Taylor's recent closeness. One viewer going by the name, Maureen MaryKate GB, commented:

"I thought it was pathetic...He says good night ….He don’t even see her out like a true gentleman and she in desperation goes up to his room...now if that's not desperation I don't know what is - like a dog in heat."

A fan comment about Ridge's closeness to Taylor (Image via Facebook/@The Bold and the Beautiful)

Maureen responded to another fan, David Quin Huggins's post on The Bold and the Beautiful Facebook fan page. David found Taylor and Ridge's togetherness cute.

The original post from a fan (Image via Facebook/@The Bold and the Beautiful)

Many viewers disagreed with the original comment scorning Ridge and Taylor's latest move. While some of them did not consider the duo cute together, others thought they had no chemistry.

Fans disliking Ridge-Taylor pairing (Image via Facebook/@The Bold and the Beautiful)

Some other fans pointed out that Ridge is not interested in Taylor and uses her as a standby, while others questioned Taylor's spinelessness.

Some viewers mistrust Ridge's feelings for Taylor (Image via Facebook/@The Bold and the Beautiful)

However, a few fans thought they liked the Ridge-Taylor pairing.

A handful of fans like Ridge and Taylor together (Image via Facebook/@The Bold and the Beautiful)

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The Bold and the Beautiful: How did the recent Taylor-Ridge intimacy come about?

Ridge and Taylor seem to have come together again (Image via Instagram/boldandbeautifulcbs)

In an episode that aired on Thursday, December 19, Eric, Ridge and Steffy Forrester were shown cooped up in Forrester mansion discussing the takeover of Forrester Creations. To add to their pain, Steffy opened the company's press release video where Brooke Logan announced that she was taking over the position of the company's CEO.

As expected the Forresters were taken aback, but Thorsten Kaye's Ridge was more hurt than others by the betrayal from his lady love. After declaring that Brooke behaved like a true Logan, Steffy headed home while Eric went out to attend a meeting. Ridge's former wife, Taylor, tried to console Ridge, as the former claimed that Taylor's opinion about Brooke was right all along.

As shown in the episode dated December 20, 2024, Taylor Hayes prepared to go home, while a frustrated Ridge went up to his room. However, Taylor (played by Rebecca Budig) did a roundabout and entered Ridge's room with two glasses of alcohol.

As Taylor tried to soothe and reassure unhappy Ridge, the two came closer leading to their act of intimacy. At the same time, Brooke was seen outside the mansion door, calling out to Ridge.

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What is likely to happen after Ridge's recent romantic encounter with Taylor?

As Friday's episode presented, Brooke Logan (played by Katherine Kelly Lang) arrived at Forrester mansion to inform Ridge about her plan to make Carter draft a fresh LLC document. She planned to use her power as CEO to hand over the company back to the Forresters.

Likely, Ridge would not listen to her or believe her initially. Since Steffy and Taylor already poisoned his mind, he would trust Brooke. Later, Zende may conform to Brooke's true intentions and Ridge would start seeing Brooke's move in a new light.

However, that may be too late for the Ridge-Brooke relationship. Brooke would perhaps learn about Ridge's recent encounter with Taylor. She may feel let down since she had been fighting for Ridge's company and trying to reinstate him, while he looked for comfort elsewhere. There is a possibility that Brooke would keep the CEO position to spite Ridge. She may also form a romantic alliance elsewhere.

Continue watching The Bold and the Beautiful on CBS to find out which direction the Ridge-Brooke-Taylor drama takes.