Brooke Logan

Brooke Logan Forrester
Katherine Kelly Lang as Brooke Logan Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful
Portrayed by	Katherine Kelly Lang Catherine Hickland (temp. 1987) Sandra Ferguson (temp. 1997)
Duration	1987–
First appearance	March 23, 1987
Created by	William J. Bell
Profile
Nickname(s)	Slut of the Valley (by Stephanie) The Siren (by Massimo Marone) Logan (by Ridge)
Gender	Female
Occupation	Executive at Forrester Creations
Residence	The Logan Mansion 200 North Beston Place Los Angeles, California
Relationships Parents Stephen Logan Beth Logan Sibling(s) Storm Logan Donna Logan Katie Logan Spencer Spouse(s) Eric Forrester (1991-93, 2005-06) Ridge Forrester (1994, 1998, 2003, 2004-05, 2009–) Grant Chambers (1995) Thorne Forrester (2001) Whip Jones (2002) Nick Marone (2006-07) Romances David Reed Connor Davis James Warwick Pierce Peterson Victor Newman Deacon Sharpe Dante Damiano Oliver Jones Thomas Forrester Children Rick Forrester Bridget Forrester Hope Logan R.J. Forrester Jack Hamilton Marone Grandchildren Logan Knight Grandparents Helen Logan Aunts and uncles Bonnie Henderson Nieces and nephews Marcus Forrester Rosie Barber Forrester

Brooke Logan Forrester (née Logan; previously Chambers, Jones and Marone) is a fictional character from the CBS Daytime soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful. She has been portrayed by Katherine Kelly Lang since the series debuted in March 1987. The character is part of the original four central characters (Including her onscreen double-decade long lover, Ridge Forrester, and his parents Stephanie Forrester and Eric Forrester).

Brooke's character at times appears as the central of the show, either chasing after her love Ridge Forrester or in relationships with other men. The Character's lack of maturity and sexual manipulation to get any man she wanted during her early days sparked controversy and criticism along with praise, however over the years she has grown into a successful business woman working for Forrester Creations and become a good mother to her children: Rick, Bridget, Hope and R.J.. Her character is described as having "emerged as the show's quintessential heroine, always in turmoil and forever chasing after true love". In addition, the character has had a longtime rivalry with Stephanie Forrester and Taylor Hayes.

Character creation

Casting

Katherine Kelly Lang introduced the character in 1987, and continues the play the character today. In 1987, she was briefly replaced by Catherine Hickland while Lang was on sick leave^{[citation needed]}. In 1997, Sandra Ferguson filled in for a small amount of time during Lang's maternity leave^{[citation needed]}.

Reception

The world-wide success of The Bold and the Beautiful has meant world-wide controversy among fans for this most controversial of characters. As far away from the U.S.A. as Kenya, men heatedly condemn this "evil" and "wicked" woman, while women praise her for being "independent and put[ting] men where they belong." In addition, Brooke's many story lines and airtime has raised eyebrows with critics.

Character development

Lang herself, has gotten so into the storyline, and has confessed to calling Ron Moss (Ridge) his onscreen name, Ridge; "Sometimes I just call him Ridge out of habit" she confessed. Lang on the ongoing plots and twists in the relationship said "Ridge and Brooke will always be connected [but] the heart of the drama is not having us together,".

During an interview with Who! On January 29 2008, actress Katherine Kelly Lang was asked "What do you like about your character Brooke Logan?". Lang stated "I like that she doesn't give up, no matter how depressed she may be or the bad things that she may be going through, she always bounces back", highlighting the continuing resilience within the character. She also said " I think she's starting to get a grip on things, even though she still doesn't have her love life under control, but hopefully that will come together too," and at the end of the way she wants her character to be "Happy".

In Mid 2010, Taylor's (Brooke's rival) daughter Steffy Forrester began going after Hope Logan (Brooke's now teen daughter)'s boyfriends. This re-ignited both Taylor and Brooke's rivalry and began a new generation rivalry. Bradley Bell stated on this " It is exciting to see Brooke and Taylor in the more maternal roles. Brooke has a daughter -- miraculously -- who is sweet and a virgin. She is just a darling; and Taylor has a daughter who is trouble. She knows how to manipulate men and she is very sexual [Like Brooke]". On the character's acidental infidelity with her daughter's (Hope) boyfriend Oliver Jones, Lang said about her character "She was excited and high on her hormones" during an interview with Michael Fairman.

Storylines

Backstory

Brooke studied chemistry during her early days in College. Brooke is the daughter of Beth and Stephen Logan, the elder sister of Donna Logan (currently played by Jennifer Gareis) and Katie Spencer (Heather Tom), and the younger sister of Storm Logan (played by William deVry at the time of his death, 2008). She worked for her family's catering family who often served rich pillars of the community (including The Forrester Family).

Storyline

Brooke and Ridge met when she catered for his family. After finding out her mother would be catering the party, Brooke asked to go along so that she could meet the rich and famous. Brooke fell instantly in love with the handsome playboy Ridge Ridge, and teamed up with Thorne, his brother, to keep Ridge and his true love Caroline apart. Becoming pregnant with Ridge's child, she moved in to the Forrester mansion but her short-lived relationship with Ridge was broken after she lost the baby and Ridge went back to trying to win over Caroline. He eventually married Caroline and Brooke in her despair turned to Ridge's father, Eric, for solace. Eric and Brooke married and had two children, Rick Forrester and Bridget Forrester. After Caroline's death, Ridge started a relationship with the beautiful Dr Taylor Hamilton, who Brooke had to fight with to claim Ridge's heart. Brooke and Eric divorced later, and she came extremely close to getting back with Ridge when Taylor was presumed dead after a plane accident; however, she returned to L.A. and Brooke and Ridge's marriage was invalid.

Brooke later had a short marriage to a man named Grant Chambers in 1995 after her attempts at blackmailing Ridge into leaving Taylor for her failed, and she put Grant in charge of the company. In 1998, Taylor became pregnant with Ridge's child; however, she told everyone the baby belonged to Thorne after seeing what she thought was a drunken Ridge in bed with Brooke. In reality, Brooke conned a drunken Ridge into her bed and Ridge rebuked her, saying he couldn't do that to Taylor. Fearing she would lose Ridge to a pregnant Taylor, Brooke announced at a dinner that she was pregnant herself, knowing Taylor was standing in the wings to tell Ridge the good news. After finding out that Taylor was pregnant, Ridge rejoiced until Taylor told him the baby was Thorne's. When Ridge found out Thomas was his son, and after Brooke's mysterious "miscarriage" right after the wedding, Ridge later left Brooke to be with Taylor and their newborn son, Thomas Forrester. Brooke later became interested in Thorne and overcame obstacles with him and his then wife, Macy. Macy was killed in a deadly car accident which Brooke survived. Thorne and Brooke parted ways, and she turned her attention back to Ridge, who was still married to Taylor. Brooke was later tricked by the Forrester family into traveling to Paris to keep away from the happily married Taylor and Ridge (who had since had twins, Steffy and Phoebe. After she came back, Brooke had an affair with her daughter Bridget's husband Deacon Sharpe (Sean Kanan). Bridget (played by Jennifer Finnigan at the time) was disgusted by this, and later Brooke gave birth to a daughter named Hope Logan as a result of the scandalous affair. Briefly during the pregnancy, she married a Forrester co-worker Whip Jones to cover up her adulterous affair.

When Taylor died after being shot by psychotically deranged nurse Sheila Carter, Ridge and Brooke found their way back to one another. Sheila returned and later held Ridge, Brooke and the Sailor who arrived in L.A., Nick Marone (Jack Wagner) hostage for ransom. Ridge was briefly presumed dead after falling into a fire pit, and Brooke slept with Nick while mourning. Ridge returned and Brooke later fell pregnant and gave birth to R.J. (Ridge Junior) Forrester. The baby was initially thought to be Nick's child, but later proved to be Ridge's. When Taylor returned from the dead In 2005, Stephanie Forrester faked a heart attack and asked for her dying wish to be Ridge and Taylor's reunion. Brooke moved out of Ridge's life, and began a relationship with Nick in 2006. She faced complications as Nick was also in an on-again, off-again relationship with her daughter Bridget (now played by Ashley Jones). She and Nick divorced for the sake of Bridget's ill- fated pregnancy (the baby was stillborn). In 2007, Brooke tried to interfere with Ridge's relationship with Ashley Abbott (From The Young and the Restless). She left town after being practically pushed out by Stephanie, who had supported Ashley and Ridge's relationship.

Brooke started to go after Nick again. When Taylor and Nick (together now) decided to have a baby, they needed an egg donor. After baby Jack was born, it was revealed that Brooke was the biological mother of the baby and the eggs were hers through a mixup. Taylor had an emotional breakdown and recovered, and decided to share Jack with Brooke so that the child could have a biological connection. In 2009, Taylor and Brooke began to fight for Ridge's affections once again after Taylor's relationship with Brooke's much younger son Rick. Taylor and Ridge married; however, he returned to Brooke shortly after. In 2010, Brooke repeated history, as she had once done with Deacon and Bridget, when she accidentally had sex with Hope's then-boyfriend, Oliver Jones, and like Bridget, Hope forgave her. In 2011, Brooke and Thomas, while on a business trip to promote Thomas' Taboo men's line at Forrester Creations, ended up stranded on an island. While stranded, Brooke and Thomas ingested poisonous berries as a means of survival. The berries planted the idea that Brooke and Thomas had slept together. When they returned home safely, Stephanie teamed up with Thomas together to come up with the lie that he and Brooke had sex on the island, in order to break up her marriage with Ridge. This allowed Ridge and Taylor to nearly remarry, until Stephanie revealed the truth, allowing Ridge to reunite with Brooke.