Jack Wagner is all set to reprise his popular Bold and the Beautiful character — more than two decades after he first joined the long-running soap.
The actor, 65, will return as Nick Marone in scenes set to air from mid June, Deadline reported on Thursday, April 10. The outlet reported that Wagner is already back on set and kicked off filming on Thursday, April 10.
Wagner played Nick on The Bold and the Beautiful from 2003 to 2012 and last made an appearance on the show in 2022 for the soap’s 35th anniversary special.
The character’s upcoming return comes just as fan favorite couple Brooke Logan (played by Katherine Kelly Lang) and Ridge Forrester’s (Thorsten Kaye) long term on-again, off-again relationship is falling apart. This time, it could be over for good.
Nick was previously romantically linked to Brooke during his time on the show. His unexpected arrival to Los Angeles this time around could be a chance for Brooke to move on from Ridge and reignite an old romance.
His return could also spell trouble for Ridge, who he has had his ups and downs with over the years. Nick was at times an ally to Ridge but his romantic pursuits with Brooke often caused tension.
Wagner currently stars on the Hallmark Channel’s When Calls The Heart and recently name-dropped Lang as he credited his scene partners as being the driving forces behind the success of most of the shows he’s worked on throughout his career.
“I think the success of [When Calls the Heart] has to do with Erin Krakow, our lead actress. I’ve always felt that way about any show that I’ve been on,” Wagner explained to Us. “It was Heather [Locklear] from Melrose, it was Bold and the Beautiful with Katherine Kelly Lang.”
The Bold and the Beautiful premiered in 1987 and since then has followed the ongoing drama surrounding the Forrester family and the Logan family. The families have endured conflict across several generations — with the characters of Brooke and Ridge embroiled in much of the drama and sizzling story lines over the years. Lang has played Brooke since the first season debuted in the 1980s.
Speaking to Us Weekly last month, actress Heather Tom, who has played Katie Lang since 2007, touched on the family’s enduring legacy that still resonates with fans.
“It’s Romeo and Juliet, right? House divided. The characters have such histories,” Tom, 49, told Us. “You have decades and decades and decades of history to be played and that’s one of the most unique things about our genre.”
