Even as She Recuperates, Bold & Beautiful’s Katherine Kelly Lang Returns to Work as Brooke — and She’s Already On a Roll
Wednesday, June 1st, 2022
“I really appreciate everyone’s help to make my life a bit easier at this moment in time.”
May was a month that The Bold and the Beautiful’s Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke) might just like to forget, but since breaking three bones in her ankle over Mother’s Day weekend, the soap vet is recuperating nicely and has returned to work — with a new set of wheels. Lang posted a photo of herself with a special knee walker that will make things easier for her to get around the CBS studios.
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She thanked the company that makes the knee walker for helping her “get around at work and at home” and gave a peace sign, as well as a beautiful smile, for the cameras. Lang then joked about how she now has “a wheelchair from Kimberlin Brown (Sheila) and an electric sitting scooter from Bold & Beautiful” and now the knee walker. “All of them come in handy! I really appreciate everyone’s help to make my life a bit easier at this moment in time.”
A few of her co-workers were glad about her return, including Matthew Atkinson (Thomas), who shared, “Yes! Glad to see you back on stage,” and Krista Allen (Taylor), who expressed, “We are all here for you and love you! You did so good today!”
We are so happy to see that the actress is on the mend and has returned to work, especially since her character is currently fighting to bring her husband Ridge back home. And even though Ridge is conflicted over where he truly belongs — with his Logan, his destiny, or with Taylor, the mother of two of his grown children — no one can deny that he and Brooke have shared one heck of a whirlwind romance.
To prove it, take a look back at Brooke and Ridge’s on-again/off-again love story in the photo gallery below.
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1/26
<p>Brooke and Ridge met at an event where Brooke, a young woman from the Valley, was working as a server. When his marriage plans to Caroline fell apart when her father exposed his fling with a model, Ridge took up with Brooke and Caroline became engaged to his brother, Thorne. Much manipulation, a miscarriage, and proposals ensued and Ridge ended up married to Caroline, who died in his arms of cancer, but not before asking Brooke to look after him after she was gone.</p>
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2/26
<p>Brooke married Ridge’s father, Eric Forrester, and together they had two children, Rick and Bridget, who was originally believed to be Ridge’s. Ridge, meanwhile, fell for the late Caroline’s doctor, Taylor Hayes, and married her. They went on to have a son, Thomas, and twin girls, Steffy and Phoebe.</p>
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3/26
<p>Amid the goings-on in their other relationships, Ridge helped Brooke celebrate the creation of her BeLieF formula by making love to her in the Forrester Creations lab, where there were — oops — cameras recording them. She was married to Eric at the time and he went on to marry Taylor.</p>
Image: Aaron Montgomery/JPI
4/26
<p>When Brooke ended up at odds with the Forrester family, who wanted the rights to her BeLieF formula, Ridge stepped in to try and persuade her, but it backfired. Ridge was astonished as Brooke gained control of 51% of Forrester and took over with help from her lawyer, Connor Davis.</p>
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5/26
<p>When his wife Taylor was killed on a trip to the Middle East, Ridge married Brooke in a romantic ceremony on the beach at Point Dume. On their honeymoon, they were hosted by Prince Omar Rashid of Morocco at his palace, where Taylor turned up alive… because, of course she did.</p>
Image: Jesse Grant/JPI
6/26
<p>Brooke and Ridge went their separate ways when she married Grant Chambers and he and Taylor went through an ordeal with psychotic Morgan DeWitt. When Brooke took up with Thorne, Ridge opposed the relationship along with his family, so tricked her into admitting she would always love him — with Thorne within earshot. Sound familiar? Years later, Katie would ovehear Bill confessing a similar sentiment to Brooke.</p>
Image: Aaron Montgomery/JPI
7/26
<p>Though Brooke fired Ridge from Forrester for constantly clashing with Rick, they grew closer again after he went to work with Mossimo, who was later revealed to be his biological father.</p>
Image: Jesse Grant/JPI
8/26
<p>After putting Brooke in charge of what had formerly been Spectra Fashions and renaming it Logan Designs, Ridge got down on one knee and popped the question. The pair were later married in the jungles of South Africa… where Ridge was kidnapped by Sheila and fell into a giant furnace. A grieving Brooke hooked up with Ridge’s new half-brother, Nick Marone, and, unsurprisingly, another annullment ensued.</p>
Image: Aaron Montgomery/JPI
9/26
<p>Though Nick was initially named as the father of Brooke’s baby, testing ultimately revealed that Ridge was indeed the father. Brooke and Ridge named their son RJ or Ridge Jr.</p>
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10/26
<p>After nearly freezing to death whilst trapped in a mineshaft with Bridget, losing his memory after a fall from a barstool and being spirited away to Italy by Morgan DeWitt, Ridge was returned to his Logan. However, his mother Stephanie manipulated him into marrying Taylor. When some sordid revelations put the kibosh on that marriage, however, Ridge resumed his pursuit of Brooke. At one point, he flirted with Donna to get her attention. Ridge ended up proposing at a fashion show.</p>
Image: Aaron Montgomery/JPI
11/26
<p>Ridge lost Brooke when he punched her son, Rick, and that kicked off a dark period that included Ridge going to jail for killing Shane McGrath, Brooke being raped by Andy Johnson, and Ridge’s daughter Phoebe dying in a car crash. There was also a blip during which time Ridge and Brooke’s latest marriage was ruled invalid due to a clerical error and Ridge made love to Taylor while on anti-anxiety medication. But despite the rather major setbacks, Ridge made peace with Rick and he and Brooke were remarried.</p>
Image: Paul Skipper/JPI
12/26
<p>Ridge was understanding when Brooke inadvertently made love to her daughter Hope’s boyfriend, Oliver, believing him to be Ridge behind his mask, but when she was stranded with his son Thomas after a plane crash, and his son declared that they’d been intimate, it was curtains for their relationship once again.</p>
Image: Sean Smith/JPI
13/26
<p>After Ridge learned that Stephanie had coerced Thomas into lying about having sex with Brooke by offering him her 25% stake in Forrester, he went back to her. While in Italy for Hope and Liam’s wedding, Ridge proposed to Brooke beneath an olive tree in a particularly swoon-worthy moment.</p>
Image: Paul Skipper/JPI
14/26
<p>Brooke and Ridge were married in the Forrester living room in what has become something of an, ahem, tradition in the family. In an unprecedented move, Stepahanie gave her blessing. Unfortunately, Ridge became miffed when Brooke took to texting with Deacon Sharpe about their daughter, Hope, and ran off to Europe for a year, during which time his mother died and he honored her request to stay away.</p>
Image: Sean Smith/JPI
15/26
<p>In a gushingly romantic scenario awash in rose petals and such, Ridge came home from Europe and surprised his “Logan”, who was sitting by the fountain. He walked down the stairs toward her and took her into his arms as she looked into his face, which she hadn’t seen in so long it almost looked new…</p>
Image: Sean Smith/JPI
16/26
<p>Ah yes, the new face… which Brooke proceeded to smack soundly once the romance of it all had worn off. Anyway, the two decided to — what else — marry again, but the plans hit a snag when Ridge learned that Brooke had an affair with Bill. Things eventually went as far as another living room ceremony, but Katie, who had fallen for Ridge herself, halted the action by faking a faint and having to be rushed to the hospital.</p>
Image: Sean Smith/JPI
17/26
<p>Ridge tried to stop Brooke’s wedding to Bill in Abu Dhabi, spiriting her away up the beach to a helicopter… from which he was dumped into the sea by Bill’s right-hand man, Justin. His resulting injuries led to him needing the help of young Caroline Spencer to draw, and they fell in love. Brooke and Ridge were apart until his marriage to Caroline ended when she had a son with Thomas. A grown RJ returned to town and helped his dad win Brooke over from Bill.</p>
Image: Howard Wise/JPI
18/26
<p>The often-marrieds tied the knot again, but not until Ridge made things right with Brooke after she caught him kissing Quinn in Australia, where they were attending Liam and Steffy’s wedding together. Unsurprisingly, the pair were wed under Stephanie’s portrait at the mansion.</p>
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19/26
<p>Brooke and Ridge survived the many, many trials and tribulations involving their children: Hope and Steffy battlling over Liam, Thomas’ obsessive pursuit of Hope, and even Ridge believing that Brooke had pushed his son off a cliff. That said, when a disillusioned Ridge turned to Shauna, Quinn took advantage by scheming to have Carter file Brooke and Ridge’s signed divorce papers so Shauna could marry the drunken Forrester in Vegas. The scheme was exposed, however, and Brooke was relieved to learn they were still married.</p>
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20/26
<p>Brooke and Ridge were fine until Deacon Sharpe was sprung from the slammer and showed up on Hope’s doorstep looking to get to know his daughter and granddaughter… and not-so-secretly hoping to get back with Brooke. He managed to get a kiss on New Year’s Eve when Brooke fell off the wagon, and when she later defended him to Ridge, her husband threw in the towel and moved out. It later came to light that Sheila had “helped” Brooke’s slip-up along, but by then…</p>
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21/26
<p>Taylor returned to Los Angeles and both she and Ridge ended up staying at Steffy’s place, where their kids pushed for a reconcilation and they shared more than one kiss. Ridge found himself having to choose between Brooke and Taylor for what seems like the millionth time after Sheila’s crimes were exposed, and moved into Eric’s place to get some clarity and perspective.</p>
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22/26
<p>In October 2022, Brooke learned her husband had followed Taylor to Aspen and when she arrived, Ridge told her it was over and that he was going back to his ex — without an explanation! Little did Brooke know, Thomas had framed her as the one who called CPS on Ridge’s son in regards to Douglas’ safety.</p>
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23/26
<p>After the truth about Thomas framing Brooke came out, she and Taylor chose each other over Ridge. A twist and a half! Ridge, conveniently, left town on a soul-searching mission that turned out to be an FBI sting (but that’s another story). Now that he’s back, how long will Brooke’s pact with Taylor last?</p>
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24/26
<p>Considering that “Bridge” immediately found themselves struggling with their new normal — the lingerie didn’t help! — it was only a matter of time before the exes, in their own way, relaunched Brooke’s Bedroom.</p>
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25/26
<p>Brooke and Taylor’s pact actually <em>did</em> last a little longer… until Taylor started trying to set up her blonde buddy with other men to clear the path to The Dressmaker for herself. All bets off, Brooke made a beeline for her ex-husband and delivered a compelling pitch to get him back in her bedroom. Despite Ridge’s reluctance to put on sex goggles to see the same vision of his and Brooke’s future as she did, she wasn’t keen on taking no for an answer. “I need you, big guy,” she said simply, “and you need me.” Actually, what they both needed was probably a lot of therapy — just not with Taylor!</p>
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26/26
