Hunter Tylo News

Hunter Tylo will be taking part in the first annual Change the Face Race next month.

The 5K run/walk will be held on September 13 and will benefit the American Epilepsy Outreach Foundation, a cause - sadly - that's very close to The Bold and the Beautiful star's heart.

Tylo is the national spokesman for the foundation. She lost her 19-year-old son in October, following a seizure that resulted in him falling into the family’s swimming pool.

Hunter Tylo recently spoke to Michael Fairman about her current story line on The Bold and the Beautiful. Here's an excerpt from that interview:

Q: In your current The Bold and the Beautiful storyline, Taylor is involved in her first younger man/older woman romance with Rick Forrester. How do you feel about the subject? And how did you feel about tackling this type of relationship on-screen?

A: You could be 30 and dating 20-year-olds, as long as you are over 18, that’s what is important. When I got my divorce, my husband, Michael Tylo, was 15 years older than me. I had been married to my husband for 18 years and when we got divorced I knew I would be dating again. I had always dated older men when I was younger, and with my ex-husband, he was into the fifties music and we just blended our musical preferences.

I had my thing with music in the 70’s, and here I am listening to Jim Hendrix, and he was listening to Buddy Holly. So, it was always like a ‘Clash of the Titans’. I did try to date men around his age range. I think women take good care of themselves these days. I noticed that the kind of things I like to do are still pretty energetic things.

At that age, most guys are ready to chill-out, and it’s the guy in his cave who just sits and watches football and just chills. I am still pretty energetic.

By chance, I met a young man who was four years older than my son, and he was running lines for me. (Sometimes I hire actors to do that.) This young man was very cute, and it’s nice to see a young man quite taken by you. You go, “Oh wow! I’ve still got something… OK!”

A pair of soap opera veterans celebrate birthdays today.

Hunter Tylo, who stars on The Bold and the Beautiful, turns 46. Following the tragic death of her son last year, we wish this actress nothing but the best.

In other birthday news, Elizabeth Hendrickson turns 29. The Young and the Restless actress is starting to catch on with fans of that show.

Hunter Tylo is trying to turn tragedy into triumph.

The Bold and the Beautiful actress has joined forces with the newly organized American Epilepsy Outreach Foundation (AEOF) to help raise awareness of the neurological disorder that affects more than three million people in the country. Her goal is to educate the public on first aid for someone experiencing a seizure.

Tylo helped the foundation in honor of her son Mickey, who died of a seizure-related accident in October.

Through its website, www.epilepsyoutreach.org, AEOF offers information on detecting and treating seizure disorders, first aid information for someone experiencing a seizure, links to a variety of related resources and an outlet to share personal stories. The organization also distributes first aid information to schools and other public venues.

Tylo and the founders of AEOF hope to raise $20,000 this month to help support its programs. Visit the site now to contribute.

Hunter Tylo (Dr. Taylor Marone on The Bold and the Beautiful) has been named celebrity spokesperson at the First Annual Wings of Hope Benefit in support of the American Epilepsy Outreach Association.

The event will be held at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago, Illinois on Friday, June 13.

Sadly, as most soap opera fans know Tylo lost her son Mickey last October in a seizure-related incident; he drowned in the family's pool.

A month after her son drowned in a pool following an apparent seizure October 18, Hunter Tylo has filed a wrongful death claim and Michael's psychologist.

The Bold and the Beautiful star is accusing Nevada-based therapist Shanna Downing of misdiagnosing the 19-year-old’s seizure disorder, which started affecting him at age 15, as “stress-related” and implanting “false memories.”

But does the actress have a case?

“If the patient is not cautioned by the therapist to continue with medical treatment, there could be negligence,” Santa Monica, California, criminal attorney Alec Rose told Us Weekly. “But the ‘false memories’ claim will be difficult to prove.”

Sadly, Hunter Tylo is no stranger to hardship: her nine-year-old daughter battled eye cancer as an infant.

However, nothing could prepare the actress for the shock and grief that came with losing her 19-year-old son last month.

"I thought the worst thing in life was having a sick child," The Bold and the Beautiful star told Larry King Live Monday night. "But, there's really nothing more painful than losing a child."

Tylo recounted how she received the devastating phone call that all parents dread.

"My oldest son Chris called and said 'Mom are you sitting down?'" she said. "And there's this hot rush of blood that envelops your face and your chest and you begin to know that there's something terribly wrong."

Chris continued: "I found Mike in the pool. He's dead."

"If I didn't have my faith I wouldn't be able to handle it," said Tylo, a devout Christian, as she addressed a viewer's concern that she might not return to The Bold and the Beautiful.

"I use my pain to work. I don't think Mike would want me to not be acting."

Hunter Tylo will be on Larry King Live tonight. The program airs on CNN. Check your local listings for times.

The Bold and the Beautiful star will be speaking out on the tragedy of her son's drowning.

We're sad to report the passing of Hunter Tylo's son last night.

As reported by TMZ.com, Michael Tylo, Jr drowned and was pronounced dead at 11:55. Michael went by the nickname Mickey.

The police were initially called to the house at 10:18 p.m. to respond to a report of a deceased male in a pool. We'll have more on the investigation as it progresses.

"We are doing a toxicology report, but that is standard with all bodies that come to us," said coroner Michael Murphy. "That information won't be available for several weeks. With this already having a cause of death, like a medical condition, it appears pretty evident that this is reason for him falling in the pool."

This isn't the tragedy to strike the actress' children: Hunter's youngest daughter, Katya, was diagnosed with retinablastoma and has had her eye removed.

Our best wishes go out to the family of this star from The Bold and the Beautiful.