Brooke Logan Marone

Brooke Logan
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First appearance	Episode 1 23 March 1987
Created by	William J. Bell
Portrayed by	Katherine Kelly Lang
In-universe information
Gender	Female
Occupation	Head Designer at Forrester Creations
Family	Stephen Logan (father) Elizabeth Henderson (mother) Stephen Logan II (brother) Donna Logan (sister) Katie Logan (sister)
Spouse	Eric Forrester (divorced, first time) Ridge Forrester (invalid, first time) Grant Chambers (invalid) Ridge Forrester (annulled, second time) Thorne Forrester (invalid) Whipple Jones III (annulled) Ridge Forrester (invalid, third time) Ridge Forrester (invalid, fourth time) Eric Forrester (divorced, second time) Dominick Marone (divorced)
Children	Eric Forrester II (son, with Eric) Bridget Forrester (daughter, with Eric) Hope Logan (daughter, with Deacon Sharpe) Ridge Forrester II (son, with Ridge)

Brooke Logan (previously Forrester, Chambers, Jones and Marone) is a fictional character in the American daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, portrayed since the show's premiere in 1987 by actress Katherine Kelly Lang.

Brooke grew up in the San Fernando Valley outside Los Angeles with her mother Beth (Nancy Burnett) and siblings Storm (William deVry), Donna (Jennifer Gareis) and Katie (Nancy Sloan). Brooke's father Stephen (Patrick Duffy) had deserted the family when the children were very young, but he has recently returned to town in an effort to mend his relationship with Brooke. Brooke, who in 1987 was a college student majoring in biochemistry, fell for rich playboy Ridge Forrester (Ronn Moss) through the tabloids, and one evening she met him while working as a caterer for a Forrester party.

Brooke is known as a woman who follows her heart, whatever it tells her, which has led to many problems for her and for others. She's been married to Eric (John McCook) twice, his son Thorne (Winsor Harmon) once, and Thorne's half brother Ridge four times. Her last husband was Ridge's half-brother and her daughter's ex-husband Nick (Jack Wagner) whom she married in 2006, and divorced in 2007. In 2002 she had an affair and a daughter with her daughter's husband Deacon Sharpe (Sean Kanan). Because of her relations with the Forresters, she has found her mortal enemy in Stephanie Forrester (Susan Flannery). She is currently one of the most married characters in soap opera history, even though most of her marriages were invalid or later nullified.

Character history

Ridge Forrester

Ever since meeting Ridge, their relationship has been troubled, often because of the manipulations of his mother Stephanie. Although Ridge has loved other women such as such as Caroline Spencer (Joanna Johnson) and Taylor, his heart always belonged to Brooke in some fashion. Brooke used to feel that Ridge was her "destiny"and the couple has endured many trips to the altar. Finally in 2004 (after eight marriages, four of them to Ridge but only one of those valid) Brooke gave birth to Ridge's son RJ (Ridge Junior). The two were recently engaged once again however Ridge's physical attack on her son Rick (Kyle Lowder), proved to be the turning point in their relationship when Brooke broke off their engagement. Hurt and furious that Ridge would dare to harm her son, Brooke refuses to forgive him. Ridge and Ashley Abbott started to date in April 2007 though it's clear he still very much in love with Brooke. Ridge and Brooke had a chance to reunite however when he realized that she still had feelings for Nick, he turned her down. Ridge's relationship with Brooke is currently strained when a series of events causes CPS to put RJ and Hope in his custody. Although he believes Brooke is a good mother and doesn't want to take the children, he thinks that she needs some time to get herself together. Brooke feels that Ridge has betrayed her and he feels torn between his love her and concern for their children.

Eric Forrester

When Ridge left Brooke for Caroline, Eric consoled Brooke and they fell in love. She became pregnant with Eric Jr (Rick). Eric divorced Stephanie and married his love Brooke. Brooke got pregnant again, with Bridget (Ashley Jones), but didn't know the paternity of the baby: was it Eric or Ridge? After one misleading test (tampered with by Sheila), it was proven Eric was the father. Eric and Brooke divorced after 2 years of marriage. The pair remarried in 2005 as part of a scheme to keep Bridget and Nick together - which was to convince Bridget that Brooke was not going to steal Nick from her. The marriage was dissolved only months later. Eric has now returned to Stephanie.

Thorne Forrester

Thorne pursued Brooke. Thorne's fiancee Macy Alexander (Bobbie Eakes) was left out in the cold by family. The whole family was against Brooke and Thorne's relationship, but was forced to accept it in the end, and the couple married. Six months later, Brooke realized she was still in love with Thorne's brother Ridge. They annulled their marriage, although it was later discovered that the marriage was invalid since Thorne's wife, Macy, was still alive at the time of their wedding.

Deacon Sharpe

After unsuccessfully trying to seduce Ridge away from his wife Taylor, Brooke sought comfort with her daughter's husband Deacon Sharpe, who she thought was no longer in a relationship with her daughter. Brooke became pregnant with Hope, and almost lost her daughter Bridget (then played by Jennifer Finnigan) in the process because of the affair with Bridget's husband. She broke up with Deacon, and later fought for custody of Hope with him. Deacon had to back off. His whereabouts are still unknown.

Nick Marone

After being disappointed by Ridge, Brooke started seeing the new man in town, Dominick "Nick" Payne. Little did she know he was Ridge's half-brother. They had a beautiful love story. Brooke went back to Ridge, but her feelings for Nick weren't completely gone. Thinking that Ridge had been murdered by Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown), Brooke slept with Nick and got pregnant, and again wasn't sure of the paternity of the child. Ridge (who turned out to be alive after all) was proven to be the father of a boy they named Ridge Junior, aka RJ. Nick went on to marry Brooke's daughter Bridget when he learned that she was pregnant with his child, but the feelings between Nick and Brooke never went away. Eventually Bridget lost the baby and decided to give Nick his freedom so that he could be with his true love Brooke. Brooke married Nick, but Ridge's constant unwantend interference caused Nick to embark on a drunken one-night stand with a sympathetic Bridget who pushed herself on Nick, resulting in another pregnancy. Nick soon revealed to Brooke that Bridget was pregnant with his child. A furious Brooke stormed dumped him and rebounded back to Ridge, not realising that Bridget's baby was actually fathered by Dante Damiano (Antonio Sabato, Jr.). Bridget lost the baby, but yet Nick had vengeance on his mind after his mother fell over a balcony during an argument with Stephanie. To get even with Stephanie, he bullied her husband, Eric, to sell Forrester Creations to him, or else Stephanie would be going to jail for assault on his mother. He got the company, making enemies of the entire Forrester family in the process; and even Brooke stunned him by selling her shares to him and leaving him. She then returned to her true love, Ridge. Since Brooke's break-up with Ridge when he physically assaulted her son, Rick, is she trying to get Nick back. Nick, however, married her longtime rival, Dr. Taylor Hayes in May 2007.

Stephanie Forrester

Brooke was the daughter of Stephanie Douglas Forrester's old college rival Beth Logan. Brooke and Stephanie have never liked each other and over the years have had many major arguments. Stephanie can never accept Brooke's relations with any of the men in her family or the fact that Brooke at one point took over control of the family company. Stephanie was able to regain control of the company, but was still driven to sever the family's ties with Brooke once and for all. However, in a surprising about-face, Stephanie has now embraced Brooke and given her 50% percent ownership of Forrester Creations, after her son Ridge nearly died from a heart attack brought on by anger over Stephanie's continuing disdain for Brooke, but things changed after Brooke married Nick (Stephanie wanted Brooke and Ridge together). Stephanie asked for Brooke to return the stock because she was not part of the family any longer. Brooke refused to give back the stock and now Stephanie plots to regain control of Forrester Creations. However, since Brooke left Nick and is now back with Ridge, Stephanie and Brooke's relationship has improved significantly. The feud is back on since the return of Eric and Brooke's son, Rick to LA, and his mending relationship with his former 'niece' and Stephanie's granddaughter, Phoebe Forrester (MacKenzie Mauzy). Stephanie feels that Brooke's support for their relationship is misplaced, and was very relieved when Brooke ended her engagement to Ridge in April 2007.

Current storylines

The rivlarly between Stephanie and Brooke returned in July 2007, when Stephanie used her influence to have Child Protective Services investigate Brooke when a series of unfortunate events occurred and Hope and R.J. were accidentally left alone. Stephanie used her position to testify and have a reluctant Ridge go for temporary custody of the children. She was thrilled to have taken Brooke's children and refused to let Brooke see them. Stephanie vowed to keep the children and Brooke away from her family.

In a desperate attempt to prove that Brooke was an unfit mother, Stephanie convinced sleazy lawyer Andy Johnson (Paul Ganus) to pursue Brooke. Andy began to send Brooke gifts, and began regularly flirting with her. In August 2007, Andy followed Brooke home and raped her, threatening to damage her chances of gaining custody of Hope and R.J. should she report him to the police.

Family and relationships

Parents

• Stephen Logan (father)
• Beth Logan (mother)

Sibling(s)

• Storm Logan (brother)
• Donna Logan (sister)
• Katie Logan (sister)

Marital status

• Single

Past marriage(s)

• Eric Forrester (divorced; 1991-1993)
• Ridge Forrester (invalid; 1994-1995)
• Grant Chambers (invalid; 1996-1997)
• Ridge Forrester (annulled; 1998)
• Thorne Forrester (invalid; 2001)
• Whipple Jones III (annulled; 2002)
• Ridge Forrester (invalid; 2003-2004)
• Ridge Forrester (invalid; 2004)
• Eric Forrester (divorced; 2005-2006)
• Dominick Marone (divorced; 2006-2007)

Children

• Miscarried Child (sex unknown, with Ridge Forrester)
• Rick Forrester (son, with Eric Forrester)
• Bridget Forrester (daughter, with Eric Forrester)
• Hope Logan (daughter, with Deacon Sharpe)
• R.J. Forrester (son, with Ridge Forrester)

Grandchildren

• Eric Forrester III (grandson, via Rick, deceased)
• Unnamed child (granddaughter, via Rick, deceased)
• Nicole Marone (granddaughter, via Bridget, deceased)
• Unnamed child (grandchild, via Bridget, deceased)

Flings and affairs

• Dave Reed (dated/engaged)
• Dr. James Warwick (dated/engaged)
• Connor Davis (dated)
• Ridge Forrester (affair/engaged)
• Eric Forrester (affair)
• Grant Chambers (lovers, deceased)
• Thorne Forrester (affair)
• Deacon Sharpe (affair)
• Nick Marone (lovers)

Occupation

• Head Designer at Forrester Creations
• Former Designer at Forrester Originals
• Former Face of Forrester Originals
• Former C.E.O. (and 51% owner) of Forrester Creations
• BeLieF Creator
• Former Fabric researcher (chemist) at Forrester Creations
• Former Chemist
• Former Caterer