Thomas Forrester
 |
| Thomas Forrester | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bold and the Beautiful character | |||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Adam Gregory (2010-present) | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 2708 January 7, 1998 | ||||||||||||
| Created by | Bradley Bell | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Thomas Hamilton Forrester is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, portrayed by Drew Tyler Bell from January 2004 to 2005, and from 2009 to August 27, 2010 in a contract role. He has since made many guest appearances since 2005 to 2009. Thomas will be recast with Adam Gregory beginning September 22, 2010. Bell's intention is to have Thomas to fall in love with his step-sister (no blood relation) Hope Forrester, Brooke's daughter. All of the scenes from below are found at YouTube.
Character's background
Thomas is the son of Ridge Forrester (Ronn Moss) and Taylor Hamilton (Hunter Tylo). He has two twin sisters, Phoebe (MacKenzie Mauzy) and Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) and a half-brother, R.J. Forrester from his father's marriage to Brooke Logan. He is the oldest grandson of Eric Forrester and Stephanie Douglas.
Taylor and Ridge
While his mother was pregnant she wanted to get with Ridge but found Brooke and Ridge (engaged to each other at the time) at the time together in bed, so she decided to hide the truth and said that the baby was Thorne's. He is named after the island, St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, where Ridge proposed to Taylor which led to their first marriage. But later on Taylor confessed to Ridge, and they decided to raise Thomas together. His mother was supposedly killed by Sheila Carter a psychiatric patient who also wounded Brooke in the attack as well.
Ridge and Brooke
Later when Taylor was presumed dead after being shot by Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown), Steffy and her siblings were raised by Ridge and Brooke in a scandal free home. They did not go to boarding school after Taylor's death but was raised by Bridget and Brooke who took turns taking care of the children's needs before Ridge and Brooke decided to officially re-marry again. However, during their teenage years they went to boarding school and spent several fun times at home with Ridge and Brooke during the vacation holidays which Hope and Steffy has attested to along with Phoebe and Thomas. And according to YouTube videos Steffy, Thomas and Phoebe were staying with Ridge and Brooke as a family and were present when they're mother returned from the dead. It only showed them going to boarding school after Taylor returned from the dead. But before that time they primarily went to regular high school and studied while living with Ridge and Brooke. Steffy and Phoebe were the age of five when they're mother died and Thomas was nine years old. Taylor's father refused to accept Brooke at the funeral and blamed her for Taylor's death. Thomas started drinking but got help and the family became one big happy family. They were a happy family for approximately seven years during the teenage years.
Thomas and Caitlin Ramirez
Brooke usually approved of sweet girls for Thomas to date and was thrilled when in early 2004 he started dating an intern Caitlin Ramirez , a virgin who she later encouraged to model and work as a model. Hector Ramirez, the girls father wanted her to focus on her studies in High School and discouraged dating. Thomas continued to pursue her but Caitlin's attention were drawn more and more towards Rick Forrester. At the time Rick was just getting over his relationship with Amber and found comfort in speaking to Caitlin someone he felt was innocent something he use to be until Amber seduced him, took his virginity from him and had him straddled with a child that wasn't even his. This upset Thomas who took it in quiet silence and he found comfort and solace with Amber, Rick's ex-wife.
Thomas and Amber
Ridge, Brooke and Rick were livid at the thought of the two of them getting together seeing that he was 17 years old and Ridge threatened to send Amber to jail for rape of Thomas which was backed up by Brooke and Rick. Rick tried to assure him he was just looking out for his best interest and that was what Amber did. Take young men and seduce them and before you know it you have a kid and your a father. Thomas accused him of being jealous and wanting her just because he was with her. Ridge's despise for Amber grew tremendously at this time as Brooke questioned Thomas on if he and Amber were using protection and telling him to not let her straddle him with a baby like she did Rick. Ridge had fist punching attacks against walls on occasion and threw a lamp angry about the situation and was upset that Brooke didn't appear to be as upset. And she told him she was just as angry as he was, remember she had her as a daughter-in-law but that he's a growing young boy and you can't protect or control your children forever. They have to make their own decisions. Stephanie, Ridge's mother latched onto the drama by claiming Brooke was going along with the affair between the two. Thomas thanked Brooke for respecting his wishes even though he was aware that she wasn't backing up his decision and was upset that his father refused to treat him like an adult. He hugged Brooke and told her she was the best.
Taylor returned from the Dead
Ridge and Brooke were married at the time and Ridge started having strange experiences of seeing Taylor in his sleep claiming she was alive. He went to a graveyard to make sure she was dead at the urging of Brooke who feared he was losing his mind and he saw Taylor standing reaching out towards him. Ridge later comes to tell Brooke that Taylor is alive and opens the door causing Brooke to fall out in terror and in tears. Brooke holds on tightly to her clothes with tears in her eyes as Thomas, the girls hug her and Ridge hugs her and Brooke looks on as what was once her family is once again snatched from her. Thomas tells Ridge that he loves R.J., Hope and Brooke and that Brooke has been a supermom to them but that now that there real mom is back he doesn't really see any real place for her in their family. He urges his father to leave Brooke and reconnect with their mother. Ridge does as his son suggested along with Stephanie's suggestion and fake heart attack moment she used causing Taylor and Ridge to marry on the spur of the moment when she was in the hospital.
Ridge discovers his mother's fake heart attack
Taylor and Ridge's marriage starts to go down hill from this moment on when Jackie Marone discovers Stephanie paid a doctor off to claim she had a heart attack in an attempt to get Ridge and Taylor to dump Brooke his wife again and re-marry his other wife Taylor. Ridge starts to question along with Taylor if their marriage has been a sham from the beginning since "Ridge and Brooke" were the original engaged couple and then Taylor came into the mix. She and Ridge argue over Amber who comes to stay with them after no one wants her after the revealing of the baby switch (Amber took her cousins baby and claimed it was Rick's after her baby died) came to light. Taylor goes bat to bat for Amber which Ridge despises. Ridge starts to leave and go on business trips on a regular basis to get away from her and on occasion he tries to woo Brooke back to him who at this time is engaged to Nick Marone. His newly founded brother.
Thomas and Gaby Moreno
Caitlin and Rick soon broke up, and soon Amber and Thomas did as well. Thomas and Caitlin reunited, but were soon torn apart again by Thomas' strong friendship with illegal immigrant Gabriela "Gaby" Moreno (Shanelle Workman). In order to help Gaby stay in the country, Thomas married her. When Ridge and Taylor found out, they were divided by it. Ridge wanted the marriage annulled immediately, while Taylor was more accepting of the relationship. She allowed the couple to move into the Forrester mansion on the condition that they didn't have sex.
Thomas and Gaby resolved to keep their promise to Taylor, but the temptation proved too strong and they eventually gave in to their passion. Phoebe (then played by Addison Hoover) found the condom wrapper, which Thomas had dropped in the hall. She put two and two together and informed Taylor. A furious Taylor then confessed all to the immigration department and they arrived to take her away. However, Gaby's lawyer arrived in time to stop them.
Taylor and Gaby's bitter rivalry came to an end when it was revealed that Taylor had gone to great lengths to keep her in the country, and succeeded. Gaby realized that Taylor had been right about the marriage and agreed to end it. After his and Gaby's marriage was annulled, Gaby left town.
Ridge and Taylor's marriage continued to go down hill
Ridge and Taylor go to counseling because Ridge still talks fondly of Brooke his ex-wife which upsets Taylor. Ridge praises Brookes ability to make a man feel special sexually and that she knows what she's doing and that Brooke has issues which is why he was with Taylor. Taylor claims that she's not as perfect as he thinks and that she's kissed a man before while married and she confesses that Hector kissed her once and he laughed it off and said, It's not like she's going to do anything. After all she's the Saint." It upsets Taylor who tries to tell her, "No. I'm a regular flawed woman." Ridge smirks it off and walks away.
Ridge leaves Taylor
To test whether or not Ridge's love for her was as strong as his love was for Brooke (Ridge generally felt sorry for her but always seemed to love her no matter what) Taylor tells Stephanie that she's going to confess everything to Ridge about her past adulterous affair and about Hector being in her bedroom kissing her after Brooke catches her in the compromising position.Taylor tries to talk herself into believing that his love for her was true and just as strong if not more then his for Brooke his ex-wife. Stephanie tells her not to tell him or he'll leave her. She knows her son. She tells him one night in their bedroom and he tells her he forgives her for her adulterous affair and for the Hector kiss in their bedroom but not for her hypocrisy. And he can't believe she called Brooke all sort of vile names for years when she was hiding that secret for years. He tells her, he doesn't even know who she is. If he had known she was like that he would have married Brooke in the beginning, after Caroline had died. And he wonders if he ever did know her. He confronts his mother and her manipulative attempts to keep him and Brooke away (by hiding proof of Taylor's past adulterous affair, a letter) for years and can't believe she was such a hypocrite as well when it came to whoredom since his father was actually Massimo Marone which Stephanie had hid for thirty something odd years while calling Brooke disrespectful names.
Ridge tells Thomas and the twins Taylor and he are divorcing
Thomas whose about twenty-two years old and the twins who are about eighteen break out into tears hugging onto their mother and crying as Ridge tells them that he's divorcing their mother and going back to Brooke if she'll have him. However, Ridge and Taylor never reveal Taylor's adulterous affair or the night she was kissing a man in her husband's bedroom.
Taylor takes her vengeance against Brooke to a new level
Taylor starts blaming Brooke for everything wrong in her life. Calling her slut, whore and a litany of names and expressions. She even claims she sleeps with a gene pool of men even though she's slept with all of the Logan men, two of the Forrester and Marrone men and almost had an affair with Eric Forrester which never revealed to her best friend Stephanie Forrester. Stephanie and Taylor began harassing, manipulating and calling Brooke names at a fevered pitch in front of her children. Taylor became a drunkard and started sleeping with various strange men which she announced at an AAA meeting. Her son Thomas coming back from college on a regular basis became concerned about his mother's state of mind and began to blame Brooke for everything wrong that was going on in their life.
Taylor spins out of control
Taylor becomes drunk and accidentally kills Darla. Thomas suspects it but quietly tries to hide the evidence and act as though nothing has happened. Phoebe discovers it and tries to protect her mother from Shane a guy who saw the accident that night. Hector tries to protects her and his house catches on fire since he tried to hide the evidence for her as Taylor made it her goal in a fevered pitch to tell the truth. Hector ends up blind and Taylor ends up telling the truth after the police continue the pursuit of the real killer. Taylor goes to jail. She blames Brooke again for her miserable life. Stephanie leaves her as a friend because Ridge has a heart attack after Brooke marries Nick and Stephanie admits that Brooke has always been the true love of Ridge's life and not Taylor. This sends her more over the edge. She has an affair with Stephen Logan (Brooke's father) and sells her share of Forrester to him to pay the Forresters back. And hates them for accepting Brooke Logan in their family again. Stephanie slaps her after she claims she used her to break up Ridge and Brooke knowing they should have been together. She then goes after Nick and falls into bed with Brooke's husband in a drunken state even though nothing happens. Brooke eventually leaves Nick after he makes it his goal to destroy the Forrester's for Stephanie pushing Jackie Marone over a bannister and Brooke sides with the Forresters and becomes engaged to Ridge. Taylor then marries Nick, another one of Brooke's ex-husbands. Taylor was implanted with Brooke's eggs due to Brooke being unsure of Ridge after he beats her son in a bloody pulp and she runs back to her ex-husband Nick. Taylor fights for her new man and Brooke has her eggs extracted since she knew Nick wanted a child so badly. Taylor has Brooke's eggs and the child has Brooke's DNA. Taylor hates Brooke more and is outraged and starts drinking again heavily claiming to hate the child. Brooke tries to take the child away fearful she'd hurt it and Rick her son comes to the rescue to stop her from drinking. Taylor and Rick (Brooke's son and her daughter's Phoebe first love/boyfriend) have a sexual affair. Phoebe is upset but lies and says she accepts it and goes away to focus on her career with a singer Constantine. Taylor and Rick break up after Taylor acknowledges she was using Rick to get back with Ridge and tells Brooke that if she hands Ridge back to her she'll give her her son Rick back.. She wants her to divorce Ridge. Rick is heart broken and upset and goes after Steffy Forrester. He and Steffy have an affair both in an attempt to break up Ridge and Brooke. Rick blames Ridge for making Brooke and Taylor's life a living hell and Steffy blames Brooke for making her mother's life a living hell.
A once mild-mannered Thomas loses it
In 2006, Thomas left for college, returning regularly for family events. It was later mentioned that Thomas was working at Forrester International.
Thomas in 2009, is becoming more part of the show especially his sister Steffy and Rick now involved. Taylor found fibres from the sweater that Pam made him as a gift. Fibers were found in the crime scene of attempts on Rick's life. Taylor started asking questions how Thomas feels about the whole situation with her and Rick and Phoebe and now Rick with Steffy. Thomas then admitted that he blew up Rick's car and lit a fire at his house. He just wanted to scare Rick and how he is sorry but he still reckons Rick deserved it and hates him for what Rick has done to Phoebe, Taylor, and Steffy. Ridge and Taylor now know have to try and keep that Thomas tried to kill Rick a secret. They think if he finds out he will call the cops straight away. Steffy also had to keep it a secret even though its hard for her to keep it from Rick. Her parents forbade her to tell him because Rick would tell the cops. So for a while she keeps it but eventually Rick finds out. When Rick and Steffy are in bed, Rick suspects that Steffy isn't telling her something. But lies to him and tell him nothing is going on so she can protect her brother. When Rick makes a joke about Thomas that he is crazy she goes funny and defends him to not to say that about Thomas. Rick then starts suspecting something because she is so defensive about it.
So Rick goes and confronts Thomas because Rick knows that Thomas has a problem with them. As Thomas and Rick are arguing Rick figures out it was Thomas who made those attempts on his life. Rick is surprised and tells Thomas he has no choice but to call the cops. So Thomas tries to stop him and they start a little fist action but as Rick is about to hit Thomas, Ridge shows up and grabs Rick's hand and stops him. Rick says he knows about that Thomas tried to kill him and he must call the police but Ridge takes the phone to stop Rick from calling the police. Thomas tells Ridge he should confess and its he's problem not Ridge's. But Ridge tells Thomas to go away so Ridge and Rick can make a deal together, so that Thomas will not have to go to jail. Ridge starts talking about that Thomas didn't mean to hurt him and didn't want to kill him just scare him. Rick as his usual selfish attitude says he understands that but Thomas should go to jail so he is safe. But Ridge tells him because he didn't send Rick to jail for Phoebe's death that Ridge owes him for not letting Thomas to go to jail.
Rick then ends up agreeing with hesitation and wants something from Ridge. Ridge says anything but Rick makes it harder. Rick says he wants Steffy all to himself for exchange of Thomas, and also to be accepting of his relationship with Steffy. Rick makes out that he owns Ridge now and must to these things so Thomas won't go to jail. Thomas then goes to Taylor and Steffy and tells them that Rick now knows he did those things to Rick. Taylor and Steffy are in shock.
Rick made a deal with Ridge that he will do anything for Rick not to send his son to jail. Thomas now is free by the help of Rick to not go to jail. But Rick uses this as a way to annoy Ridge and torture him that he owns Steffy and Ridge will not fight them anymore. Thomas was sent with James to help him become his old self again and help him with his anger his suffering with. Thomas has came back to visit which Ridge surprised Taylor with him coming back to visit her. Thomas came back on a second time and is now aware that Rick and Steffy are over.
Ridge's hatred for Brooke's son almost destroys them
Rick's attempt to break up Ridge and Brooke after Taylor dumps him for an unavailable Ridge whose still married to Brooke nearly sends him over the edge after Rick claims that Ridge attacked him on top of the building when he actually attacked Ridge over Taylor. Brooke didn't take sides and tried to relay that Rdige but was so concerned for her son's health as he appeared bed-ridden. Upset with Taylor who apologized for her feelings for Ridge he just told her to go to hell and ignored her. Ridge tried to get Brooke to see that he was faking his injuries but she couldn't see it so he started spending more time with Taylor after Brooke told him to stay away for just a little while due to Rick having rage fits of not wanting Ridge around. Ridge felt rejected and took some of Taylor's psychotic drugs from her purse and drunk some wine as Taylor thought they were having a legitimate dinner and discussion and that she was winning Ridge's heart again. Taylor continued to talk sweet nothings in Ridge's ear and have sex with him as Ridge was spaced out and thinking of Brooke. Taylor awoke to discover that he was drugged and that Ridge really wasn't aware. She becomes ashamed of herself saying, she felt like she took advantage of the situation. Ridge tries to pacify her and he tells Brooke. Brooke leaves not explaining if she intended on breaking up with him or not. She continued to call him, email him and go to his office to find him but never could due to Thomas and Steffy redirecting the phone calls and answering his emails stating that he (supposedly Ridge) never wanted to see her again and he's moving on with Taylor. Taylor proposes marriage to Ridge and he accepts thinking Brooke no longer wants him. Brooke discovers the truth about Steffy and Thomas and races on a horse bedraggled to Taylor and Ridge's wedding and breaks it up before it gets started. Ridge discovers his children's plot and he calls off the wedding and he re-marries Brooke again since they're marriages are usually considered to be null and void due to the writers. Supposedly, their marriage is suppose to be legit this time. Only time will tell.
Present Day
Thomas has been on the show more of ten now cause he is working a Forrester Creations. Rick didn't want him at first to work at Forrester Creations but just to impress Steffy he let Thomas work there. Thomas still hates Rick for what he has done to his family. But recently Thomas barged in when Steffy and Rick were kissing and started pushing Rick and ready to hit him. But Steffy told him and that she still loves Rick and they want a life together and be in peace with their family's support including her fathers. But Thomas isn't sure what to do and forbids them together and thinks Rick is still using Steffy.
However, with the recent family gathering called by Ridge and Brooke, everyone decided it would be best to build up from old wounds and come together as a family when Rick and Ridge finally agreed to get along. This lead for Rick and Thomas to come to a settlement as step brothers. Though Thomas is still unhappy about his mother Taylor not being married to Ridge, he is coping with it. He has even accepted & embraced his mother's current husband, Jackie M Designs promotional manager Whip Jones. As of now, Steffy and Rick are no longer a couple since Steffy has made it her agenda to make Brooke Logan and Hope Logan's life a living nightmare. She even recently told Rick that she was using him when they were dating to lash back at his mother. She wanted to take something away from her like she felt Brooke took her father away from their mother.
Thomas observes his Sister Steffy's manipulations
Steffy confides in Thomas her pursuit of Owen, a man married to Jackie Marone. She also confides her attempt to wrest Forrester Creations from Bill Spencer by sexually seducing him and then blackmailing him to get the company back which he encourages her in. She gets the company back which he is thrilled by. She then also make known her attempt to get Oliver for herself and take him away from Hope. He watches her and takes a sip of his drink at Whip and Taylor's wedding and questions her on her intentions if she truly wanted him or was it just to stick it to Hope. He also questions her involvement with Rick Forrester which she smiles and ignores and walks off to find Oliver. Hope shows up concerned about Steffy throwing herself at Oliver and Steffy pushes the wedding cake to fall on top of her.
Thomas sides with Brooke
Thomas whose usually a mild mannered volacano waiting to erupt plays it cool when he learns Steffy has taken all of his shares. After Thomas has monitored his sister Steffy's manipulative actions in person regarding Hope, Brooke and Oliver, he decides to side with Brooke when it comes to whether or not she should stay in the company due to his mother giving Steffy all of his shares (12.5/12.5%=25%) of the company. To appease him, Ridge and Taylor decide to make him Vice-President, causing there to be a rivalry between the two siblings. Steffy and Thomas.
You've created a Monster
Thomas lashes out at his mother Taylor for creating a monster out of Steffy by giving her all of his stock and accuses Steffy of becoming a tyrant. He clearly draws the line between the both of them when he tells her "I want to be clear. I am completely against getting rid of Brooke." The comment stuns everyone as he accuses Steffy of "guilt tripping their father and power tripping Brooke." And he states he refuses to be a party to it. Steffy accuses him of just being jealous because all of the stock was given to her and not him but he states that it's her methods that he's not goinig along with since dismissing Brooke would cause more attention to be brought to the situation as oppose to dismissed. He also believes the scandal will die down as it has done before in the past but bringing Brooke back in the forefront will only cause the scandal to become much more of a focused topic in the media.
Ridge was a good Father
Thomas accuses Steffy of using psychology and manipulative tricks regarding Ridge being a bad father and abandoning them when they were young grown adults. He states that Ridge was a good father and never neglected them as children or teenagers for Brooke. Their home life with Brooke and Ridge wasn't traumatic as she's making it out to be so he questions her motives for all of these false allegations and believes she's trying to take the company over by using such rhetoric. He also tells how Brooke has contributed more to the company then Steffy. He tells his sister, "couples get divorced! Get over it!" He accuses her of using their Mother Taylor and Stephanie's hatred against Brooke for taking over the company and wants to know why the blood related Forresters such as Thorne or Felicia aren't present for the meeting. He also wants to know why she gets such a special privilege of being the suffering one telling her that they've all suffered. He emphasizes that they're father is in charge and not her. He also calls her on her hypocrissy regarding her judgmental attitude against Brooke seeing that she got the company back by seducing Bill Spencer. In an attempt to keep peace in the company Ridge decides to let his wife go from the company which Brooke agrees to do so he can get his relationship with Steffy back on a positive track.
Actor history
- Adam and Noah Mayeda
- Recurring : January 7 to March 6, 1998
- Erin and Rachel Koch
- Recurring : March 10, 1998 to January 5, 2000
- Christian and Donovan Jouvin
- Recurring : March 10, 2000 to February 9, 2001
- Skyler and Logan Hudson
- Recurring : February 23 to October 17, 2001
- Patrick Dorn
- Recurring : January 15, 2002 to August 4, 2003
- Drew Tyler Bell
- Contract : January 9, 2004 to 2005
- Recurring : 2005 to 2009
- Contract: March 2009 to August 27, 2010
- Adam Gregory
- Contract: September 22, 2010 to present