‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ Shocker: Did Show Boss Just Reveal Eric Forrester Dies?
The Bold and the Beautiful viewers could be in for a very emotional few weeks if a tease by the show’s exec producer means what some fans fear it means.
Regular viewers of the long-running soap opera will know that Eric Forrester (John McCook) has been suffering from some sort of illness that has seen him coughing up blood and struggling with severe hand tremors. In a recent episode, Dr. Colin Colby (Justin Davis) said the Forrester patriarch only has six months to live, per soaps.com.
Eric himself has brushed off these concerns despite pleas from his ex-wife Donna (Jennifer Gareis) for him to tell his family and get a second opinion. The head of Forrester Creations has been too busy focused on his latest fashion showdown than his own health, but with that now out of the way, it’s time for him to come clean.
Eric has a big secret #BoldandBeautiful is new this week on @CBS. Watch the latest on @paramountplus. pic.twitter.com/aRj41yqXEU
— Bold & The Beautiful (@BandB_CBS) October 1, 2023
As this is a soap, most fans assume(d) that Eric would miraculously recover and all would be well again. But a tweet from Bold & Beautiful Supervising Producer Casey Kasprzyk now has viewers questioning if this truly is the end for the beloved character.
“Filming 10 shows this week, and let’s just say it’s going to be very emotional for everyone. #BoldandBeautiful #EricForrester,” Kaspryzk wrote on X (formerly Twitter) alongside a picture of Eric’s portrait set on top of the fireplace in front of a floral arrangement.
Filming 10 shows this week, and let’s just say it’s going to be very emotional for everyone. #BoldandBeautiful #EricForrester pic.twitter.com/YvqHg5pXYT
— Casey Kasprzyk (@CaseyKasprzyk) October 30, 2023
Could this be a funeral scene? Is the show actually about to kill off a character who has been with the show since the very first episode on March 23, 1987? That seems to be what the show boss is teasing.
“Hope they’re not really killing Eric off!” tweeted one fan.
“Why would you want to take away the patriarch of the “Forrester” legacy/dynasty?” said another commenter. “Especially in a way that makes him look feeble and weak, he is a king in every way. I hope and pray that it’s classy and not completely destroy his character in the process.”
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“I really hope you guys aren’t killing Eric off,” said another, while someone else added, “Noo don’t play with my emotions like this. Hope John is not going anywhere!”
“Hopefully these are wedding flowers and not funeral flowers,” added another.
However, not everyone was convinced.
“I’m not buying this. I don’t think Eric’s dying. Because this little hint is TOO obvious. Maybe Donna and Eric’s wedding???” wrote one viewer.
Another said, “I don’t believe Eric is going to die.”
What do you think? Is Eric about to be written off? Let us know in the comments below.
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I have no idea if they will kill off Eric, but who ever decided to have Marie Osmond on was a clueless idiot her character was rude brash and hateful and she played it well I should say. don't like her never did and this type of character was
out of place in the show the bullying was unnecessary and the writer should be ashamed of themselves please get a new writer that doesn't concentrate on hateful brooke so much being the all high and mighty know it all.
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I knew she looked familiar!! Snobish, very Snobish. However Ester could spend the same amount of money or more!! She could have gave Ester credit for that!!
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She doesn't look as familiar as she used to with all her plastic surgery!!! Marie looked much prettier before!!
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Well I sure hope that Eric doesn't leave the show because he is one of the lead actors and will be greatly missed
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He’s 79 years old. I imagine he wants time to enjoy family and travel
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Maybe John McCook wants to retire.
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Please DO NOT do this!! Eric is the Icon of the show!! Whoever wrote Marie into the show, should be gone!! That was a waste of time and energy for the show! Really??!! She looks awful and the part she played DOES NOT FIT THE SHOW what so ever!!
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She looks awful as she has had too much plastic surgery!!!
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I think John McCook is looking forward to retirement. Wishing him a very happy and healthy next chapter. Love you John!
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I won’t watch the Bold & the beautiful anymore if he isn’t going to be on the show. He’s been on it from the very beginning 😢
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You never know when an era is over until it passes, and every actor whom you see on a soap who has grey hair is on thin ice in 2023. It is not relevant to sponsors that you were on the FIRST EPISODE or anything else. Even Thorsten was a young poet when he first arrived in soaps. But "Eric" and "Victor" are inexorably on their way out, no question, and it's a sad day.
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I wish they wouldn't kill him off....why can't he just retire and go off the show? Make special appearances etc...
Unless they want to give him a very dramatic story line for Emmy purposes.
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I don't think Eric will die, a new diagnosis will happen and be curable. Ridge turned over his winning the fashion competition to Eric and then have second thoughts. Carter knows Ridge won but doesn't yet know Ridge told Eric he had won so Carter may blurt it out to Eric. I want to see Stephy go at Sheila again like she did, that was great!
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I certainly hope that Eric is not going to die. I hope either finn or Bridgette figures out what is wrong with him and helps him to survive this condition and come up with a cure
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Maybe his health in in jeopardy!!
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I read he recently signed a 3 year contract.
Is that true?
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