Susan Flannery News

Will Susan Flannery truly be calling it quits in the near future? The star of The Bold and the Beautiful recently covered this and other topics with TV Guide Canada:

TVGuide.ca: Are you really planning on retiring in a couple of years? Or is this just another great scheme of Stephanie’s?
Susan Flannery: [laughs] Yes, I am retiring — and it’s going to be sooner rather than later. I haven’t set a date in my mind, but it’s not in the too-far distant future.

TVG: No! So that sound we hear is Brad [Bell, The Bold and the Beautiful's executive producer/head writer] constructing a dungeon chamber to keep you under his lock and key!
Flannery: [laughs] I don’t know about that. You know, life is short and I had a great run. I’m not leaving in the next four to five months, but I am definitely headed towards leaving the show.

TVG: My therapist is going love this. [sighs] If you had your druthers, how would you like to see Stephanie written out of the show?
Flannery: You know, someone asked me that and all I can say is I would trust however Brad decided to write me out; however best he thinks my exit should play out. Brad’s the writer — and I have a lot of respect for him — so, I wouldn’t even think to suggest anything.

Read the full interview with Flannery now.

While fans of The Bold and the Beautiful probably can't envision a show without the character of Stephanie Forrester, the words of her portrayer make it sound like they may need to in the near future.

"I'd like to leave in another year or so," Susan Flannery recently said Australia's Ten Network, adding that she "might have to really think that through," of course.

While Flannery doesn't wish to disappoint her fans, she's resolved to move on to the next phase of her life.

"You know, you're in the grave a long time, and it's nice to be able to do other things, so I'm seriously considering it," she said.

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TV Guide has come out with a list of the top 30 soap opera actors on TV. Here's a sampling of the top 10:

1. Tie: Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer, General Hospital), Susan Flannery (Stephanie Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful)

3. Erika Slezak (Victoria Lord Davidson, One Life to Live)

4. Kim Zimmer (Reva Shayne, Guiding Light)

5. Michael E. Knight (Tad Martin, All My Children)

6. Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers Newman, The Young and the Restless)

7. David Canary (Adam/Stuart Chandler, All My Children)

8. Heather Tom (Katie Logan, The Bold and the Beautiful)

9. Maura West (Carly Snyder, As the World Turns)

10. Jane Elliot (Tracy Quartermaine Spencer, General Hospital)

As reported earlier, Susan Flannery is set to bring back the character of Stephanie on Friday's episode of The Bold and the Beautiful.

But she'll be returning to a storm within the current story lines. Guest star Betty White will reprise her role as the Douglas matriarch, as Susan deals with the fall out from her involvement in Brooke's (Katherine Kelly Lang) rape.

Her actions, as well as her rather long absence, have driven the wedge between her and Eric (John McCook) even deeper.

Tune in all of next week, fans of The Bold and the Beautiful, to see how it all plays out!

Susan Flannery is okay!

Fans have been worried about The Bold and the Beautiful actress because she's been off television for a few weeks - and all during a storyline involving her character and Brooke.

But we've received word that the star is back on set this week, with her first new episode set to air on October 19.

The New York-born actress started the summer under weather; then, she took a couple weeks of scheduled vacation time to extend her hiatus

Readers have missed the character of Stephanie more than usual because they wanna see her return and face her nemesis Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang).

Fortunately, they won't have to wait much longer.