Ridge Forrester

Ridge Forrester
Ronn Moss as Ridge Forrester (2011)
The Bold and the Beautiful
Portrayed by	Ronn Moss Lane Davies (temporary)
Duration	1987-
First appearance	23 March 1987
Created by	William J. Bell
Profile
Nickname(s)	The Dressmaker (by Nick)
Aliases	Massimo Marone V Ridge Marone
Gender	Male
Occupation	Co-owner/CEO of Forrester Creations
Residence	200 North Beston Place Los Angeles, California
Relationships Parents Massimo Marone Stephanie Douglas Eric Forrester (legal father) Sibling(s) Thorne Forrester Kristen Forrester Felicia Forrester Angela Forrester Nick Marone Diana Carter Spouse(s) Caroline Spencer (1990) Taylor Hamilton (1992-97, 1998-2006, 2009) Brooke Logan (1994, 1998, 2003, 2004-05, 2009-) Romances Morgan DeWitt Alex Simpson Karen Spencer Lauren Fenmore Bridget Forrester Donna Logan Ashley Abbott Children Thomas Forrester Phoebe Forrester Steffy Forrester R.J. Forrester Grandparents John Douglas Ann Douglas Massimo Marone III Aunts and uncles Pamela Douglas John Forrester First cousins Jessica Forrester

Ridge Forrester is a fictional character from the CBS daytime soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful. The character was introduced in the series premiere on March 23, 1987 and has been a regular fixture ever since. Ronn Moss has played the role from the beginning and is one of the four remaining original cast members, along with Susan Flannery, John McCook and Katherine Kelly Lang.

Character creation

Ridge (currently) is described by: "Currently CEO and the driving force behind Forrester Creations Empire, this debonair designer spent his entire life believing that he was Eric’s son, only to later learn that he’s not a Forrester at all, but rather the son of shipping tycoon Massimo Marone, and half brother to sailor, Nick. Father to Thomas, Steffy, and RJ, and stepfather to Hope, the one-time conflicted lover has finally settled down with Brooke, [questionably] the true love of his life".

Character's Storyline

Ridge Forrester is the son of Eric and Stephanie Forrester (until a 2001 storyline changes his paternity), the oldest of the five Forrester children: Thorne, Kristen, Felicia and Angela. He is initially portrayed as an arrogant playboy who fully enjoys his status as the favored son. Yet, like Eric, Ridge is a talented designer and soon becomes a central part of the family company, fashion house Forrester Creations. He dates the virginal heiress, Caroline. They fall in love and set a wedding date, but right before the wedding, Caroline finds out Ridge had a last minute fling and collapsed at the wedding. She went on to marry his brother Thorne Thorne Forrester and Ridge ventured into a romance with Brooke Logan. Caroline and Ridge still loved each other, however, and Caroline finally left Thorne and went to Ridge, and they were married. Caroline died after being diagnosed with Leukemia.

Caroline's dying wish is for Ridge to be with Brooke, however he instead romances then marries Caroline's oncologist, Taylor Ashford Hayes. Taylor instantly clashes with Brooke, who schemes from the beginning to be with Ridge. By the time Taylor is presumed dead in a plane crash, Brooke is engaged to Taylor's associate, James Warwick. Ridge initially encourages their relationship, but he ends up crashing their wedding. He and Brooke soon marry instead. When Taylor turns up alive, Ridge initially chooses to stay with Brooke because of the children, but goes back to his true wife (his marriage to Brooke was invalid). This sets in motion a bitter rivalry between Brooke and Taylor. In an attempt to make Ridge jealous, Brooke threatens to elope with Grant if Ridge doesn't agree to remarry her. When Ridge refuses, she goes through with the wedding. She also gives Grant control of Forrester Creations. When her son Rick shoots Grant, Ridge takes the blame and while waiting to be sentenced, he spills his heart to Taylor confessing it was her he always loved. When Ridge is released, Taylor is pregnant however when she goes to tell him she is pregnant, she catches Brooke and Ridge in bed, she decides to tell everyone Thorne is the father. Taylor didn't know that Brooke staged the scene, getting Ridge drunk and out of his shirt and he still refused to make love to her. The truth about Thomas Forrester in fact being Ridge's son comes out, and he returns to Taylor. In 1999,identical twin daughters, Steffy and Phoebe.

Several ordeals undermine his happiness during the marriage. His old lover, Morgan DeWitt, tricks him into getting her pregnant. A physical confrontation with Taylor leads to Morgan miscarrying, which in turn leads to her kidnapping Steffy, faking the child's death and passing the girl off as her own. Morgan eventually has both Taylor and the child held captive; but Ridge manages to save them both. Taylor is killed by Eric's ex wife, Sheila Carter. Ridge also learns he isn't Eric's son, but the son of Massimo Marone (even Stephanie didn't know this), Stephanie's best friend. Ridge returns to Brooke. When Ridge, Brooke and series newcomer Nick Marone are kidnapped by Sheila, Ridge falls into a fire furnace, and presumed dead. Brooke sleeps with Nick after grieving Ridge's death, however Ridge is actually alive, returning days later. She gives birth to R.J Forrester, Ridge's child (originally thought to be Nick's child, later revealed as Ridge's). Brooke tosses between Nick (who she now loves) and Ridge. She chooses Nick in the end.

Brooke returns to Ridge, however he leaves her for Taylor, who returned from the dead. In reality, she was kidnapped by Prince Omar to recover from her wounds. Stephanie faked a heart attack, and convinced Ridge to marry Taylor as her "dying" wish. When her lies were exposed, Ridge still goes through with the wedding. Taylor tells Ridge the truth about her sleeping with James Warwick many years ago in a serious emotional time where both thought they were dying, so Ridge returns to Brooke, however she rejects him, choosing Nick instead. When Nick and Brooke marry, Ridge suffers from a heart attack. Brooke returns to L.A after leaving to support Ridge, however remains with Nick. Ridge dated Brooke's sister, Donna, hoping Brooke will be jealous.

After Bridget and Nick sleep together, Brooke wants Ridge back, however he rejects her; he has his eye on the new chemist at Forrester Originals, Ashley Abbott (a character who had been well established years earlier on The Young and the Restless). They have a brief relationship, and engage however he breaks it off to be with Brooke again after Brooke gets raped and leans on Ridge. When a man named Shane McGrath dies, Ridge is blamed (despite not killing him). He is jailed and released. Rick ends up in a relationship with Taylor, however Taylor breaks it off as she still loves Ridge. This results in a fist-fight between Ridge and Rick. Rick falls off a building and ends up paralyzed. In 2009, Ridge and Taylor becoming close again after their daughter Phoebe is killed in a car accident, in a car which Rick was driving. They protect their daughter, Steffy from Rick after she shows interest in him as well. Steffy and Rick break up. Taylor gives Ridge pills for stress, however he starts to overdose himself without Taylor's knowledge; and the two of them have sex. He leaves Brooke and married Taylor. The marriage was short lived, with him realizing he wants to be with Brooke, and reunites with her. In 2010, Brooke accidentally sleeps with Oliver Jones, their daughter (Ridge's adoptive Daughter) Hope Logan's teenage boyfriend. Ridge pardons her and doesn't react at all. In 2011, Brooke and Ridge's son Thomas set out to promote their Forrester Creations Line called "Taboo", however end up in a plane crash and stranded on an Island. They return, and Taylor consumes poisonous berries that are brought back, assumed to trigger a sexual anxiety when consumed. Thomas and Stephanie lie and tell everyone that Thomas and Brooke had sex on the Island. Ridge returned to Taylor, and nearly married her because of this. The truth came out and he returned to Brooke and basically disowned his son, Thomas. He left Taylor heartbroken and she is now dating Thorne. Also Ridge is stunned when he learns that his daughter Steffy married Hope's fiancee Liam Spencer in Aspen. Despite whatever doubts he may have about the marriage, Ridge supports his daughter's decision to marry Liam while Brooke doesn't

See also

• List of supercouples