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'''Brooke Logan Forrester''' (previously: '''Marone''', '''Jones''', and '''Chambers''') 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, although [[Catherine Hickland]] and [[Sandra Ferguson]] briefly filled in on two occasions when Lang was on leave. |
'''Brooke Logan Forrester''' (previously: '''Marone''', '''Jones''', and '''Chambers''') 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, although [[Catherine Hickland]] and [[Sandra Ferguson]] briefly filled in on two occasions when Lang was on leave. |
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Even though the character started off as innocent and virginal due to her future fiancee's mother deeming her a gold digger her life eventually became a maelstorm. Youtube.com's Bold and Beautiful - Promo - August 1988 |
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Viewers first meet Brooke Logan, the victim of an attempted rape by two strangers, as she rushes into her [[San Fernando Valley]] home, which she shares with her mother [[Beth Logan|Beth]], her brother [[Storm Logan|Storm]] and her two sisters, [[Katie Logan|Katie]] and [[Donna Logan|Donna]]. She and her mother are working as caterers at the Forrester home in Beverly Hills when Beth is reunited with her college sweetheart from 30 years before: the celebrated [[Los Angeles]] fashion designer, [[Eric Forrester]] of [[Forrester Creations]]. Meanwhile, Brooke meets the man with whom she will share a decades-long on-again, off-again romance: the talented but arrogant playboy designer, [[Ridge Forrester]]. Eric's wife and Ridge's mother, [[Stephanie]], soon develops an intense hatred for Brooke, one that is even greater than the hatred she has for Brooke's mother—almost a premonition that it eventually will be Brooke, not Beth, who steals Eric away from her and has two children by him, only to leave him for Ridge, who is her true love.<ref name=waldron>{{cite book |last=Waldron |first=Robert |year=1996 |title=The Bold and the Beautiful: A Tenth Anniversary Celebration |publisher=HarperCollins}}</ref> |
Viewers first meet Brooke Logan, the victim of an attempted rape by two strangers, as she rushes into her [[San Fernando Valley]] home, which she shares with her mother [[Beth Logan|Beth]], her brother [[Storm Logan|Storm]] and her two sisters, [[Katie Logan|Katie]] and [[Donna Logan|Donna]]. She and her mother are working as caterers at the Forrester home in Beverly Hills when Beth is reunited with her college sweetheart from 30 years before: the celebrated [[Los Angeles]] fashion designer, [[Eric Forrester]] of [[Forrester Creations]]. Meanwhile, Brooke meets the man with whom she will share a decades-long on-again, off-again romance: the talented but arrogant playboy designer, [[Ridge Forrester]]. Eric's wife and Ridge's mother, [[Stephanie]], soon develops an intense hatred for Brooke, one that is even greater than the hatred she has for Brooke's mother—almost a premonition that it eventually will be Brooke, not Beth, who steals Eric away from her and has two children by him, only to leave him for Ridge, who is her true love.<ref name=waldron>{{cite book |last=Waldron |first=Robert |year=1996 |title=The Bold and the Beautiful: A Tenth Anniversary Celebration |publisher=HarperCollins}}</ref> |
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| File:Brooke 01.png Katherine Kelly Lang as Brooke Logan Forrester | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Katherine Kelly Lang Catherine Hickland (temporary in 1987) Sandra Ferguson (temporary in 1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1987-present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 1 March 23, 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | William J. Bell | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Brooke Logan Forrester (previously: Marone, Jones, and Chambers) 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, although Catherine Hickland and Sandra Ferguson briefly filled in on two occasions when Lang was on leave.
Even though the character started off as innocent and virginal due to her future fiancee's mother deeming her a gold digger her life eventually became a maelstorm. Youtube.com's Bold and Beautiful - Promo - August 1988 Viewers first meet Brooke Logan, the victim of an attempted rape by two strangers, as she rushes into her San Fernando Valley home, which she shares with her mother Beth, her brother Storm and her two sisters, Katie and Donna. She and her mother are working as caterers at the Forrester home in Beverly Hills when Beth is reunited with her college sweetheart from 30 years before: the celebrated Los Angeles fashion designer, Eric Forrester of Forrester Creations. Meanwhile, Brooke meets the man with whom she will share a decades-long on-again, off-again romance: the talented but arrogant playboy designer, Ridge Forrester. Eric's wife and Ridge's mother, Stephanie, soon develops an intense hatred for Brooke, one that is even greater than the hatred she has for Brooke's mother—almost a premonition that it eventually will be Brooke, not Beth, who steals Eric away from her and has two children by him, only to leave him for Ridge, who is her true love.[1]
Brooke loses to her first rival for Ridge's affections—the publishing heiress, Caroline Spencer—and wins him back only through her death. Other rivals gain temporary victory over her, none more often than psychiatrist (originally Caroline's oncologist), Taylor Hayes. Meanwhile, Ridge's rivals for Brooke tend to be his own family members: his father (until a 2001 storyline switches his paternity) Eric, his brother (later, half-brother) Thorne and his half-brother, Nick Marone. Nick, in turn, has been one of two men for whom Brooke has struggled with her own daughter, Bridget.
Her towering success in business has rested not on her manipulation of men, but through her genius as a chemist which led to her creating the BeLieF formula for treating fabric, leaving it permanently wrinkle-free.
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."[2]