American soap operas The Bold And The Beautiful and The Young And The Restless were both created by husband and wife team William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell, so it’s no wonder that the characters and cast have crossed over a few times over the years.
Scroll down to see which of your favourite characters have caused trouble in both Genoa City AND Los Angeles.
Heather Tom:
Before she was on our screens as Katie Logan on The Bold And The Beautiful, Heather played Victoria Newman in The Young And The Restless (left) for a total of 13 years and won two Emmys for her role.
Don Diamont:
Best known for his role as savvy businessman Brad Carlton on The Young And The Restless (left), Don later took up the role of Bill Spencer Jr on The Bold And The Beautiful (right) in 2009.
John McCook:
McCook debuted in the very first episode of The Bold And The Beautiful in 1987 as Eric Forrester, however prior to this the actor was on our screens as Lance Prentiss on The Young And The Restless from 1976-1980.
Katherine Kelly Lang:
Katherine Kelly Lang plays Brooke Forrester on The Bold And The Beautiful but the original B&B cast member initially appeared on The Young And The Restless in 1981 as a character called Gretchen.
Kimberlin Brown:
Kimberlin played the devious Sheila Carter on both The Bold And The Beautiful (left) and The Young And The Restless for a number of years. Her character was involved in numerous scandals on both shows.
Eileen Davidson:
Eileen portrayed the role of Ashley Abbott on The Young And The Restless. Her character first appeared from 1982-1988 and then later again in 1999. She later migrated to The Bold And The Beautiful in 2007 before returning to Genoa City in 2008.
Eric Braeden:
The actor has played the role of Victor Newman on The Young And The Restless for the past 37 years though Braeden’s character did crossover once to The Bold And The Beautiful in order to make his rival Ridge Forrester jealous by kissing Brooke.
Jacob Young:
Best known for his role as Rick Forrester on The Bold And The Beautiful, Jacob also appeared as a guest on The Young And The Restless for two episodes in 2014.
Susan Flannery:
Susan became a household name thanks to her role as Stephanie Forrester on The Bold And The Beautiful. She appeared once on The Young And The Restless in 1993 when Stephanie informed Lauren of Sheila’s marriage to Eric.
Adrienne Frantz:
Adrienne’s character Amber Moore first debuted on The Bold And The Beautiful (left) in 1997 where she remained until 2006 before leaving for The Young And The Restless, where she stayed for four years. The actress later returned to her original place on B&B for another two years, guest appearing in Y&R once during that time.
