Taylor Hayes (The Bold and the Beautiful)

Taylor Hayes
Hunter Tylo as Taylor Hayes
The Bold and the Beautiful character
Portrayed by	Hunter Tylo (1990-2002, 2004–14) Sherilyn Wolter (1990)
Duration	1990–2002 2004–14
First appearance	June 6, 1990 (1990-06-06)
Last appearance	November 24, 2014 (2014-11-24)
Introduced by	William J. Bell (1990) Bradley Bell (2004)
Book appearances	Collision Course (2013) Heart’s Desire (2014)
Classification	Former; regular
Profile
Other names	Taylor Hamilton Taylor Ashford Taylor Forrester Taylor Marone Taylor Jones Princess Laila Rashad
Occupation	Psychiatrist Oncologist businesswoman
Home	Paris, France
Father Jack Hamilton Mother Sharon Ashford Brothers Zachary Hamilton Husband Blake Hayes (divorced) Ridge Forrester (1992–95, 1998–2006) Omar Rashid (1994–95) Nick Marone (2007–08) Whip Jones (2010–11) Sons Thomas Forrester Daughters Steffy Forrester Phoebe Forrester Grandsons Douglas Forrester

Taylor Hayes is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, portrayed by Hunter Tylo. The character was created by William J. Bell and debuted during the episode dated June 6, 1990. Tylo appeared as a regular continuously until 1994 when she took a hiatus for a few months before being written back into the series. In 1996, she left the serial after being cast on Melrose Place, where she was soon fired on the grounds of being pregnant, and returned shortly after. In 2002, Tylo and the show's executive producer Bradley Bell had mutually agreed that the character was "played out", and Taylor was subsequently killed off, last appearing on October 30, 2002. Tylo returned in 2004, reprising Taylor as a ghost. She returned on a permanent basis in April 2005, with the character revealed to be alive. Tylo exited The Bold and the Beautiful again in July 2013, but returned for multiple guest appearances in 2014.

A Los Angeles-based "globally renowned" psychiatrist, Taylor was introduced to facilitate social issues and act as a romantic lead. In her early years, Taylor was characterized as "pristine" and "well-mannered", as well as being the "good girl" of the show. Most of her history revolved around her relationship with love interest Ridge Forrester. Taylor rivaled Brooke Logan for Ridge's affections, with a love triangle between the three becoming a focus on the soap opera for many years. Ridge and Taylor were married twice, and had three children: a son Thomas, and twin daughters Phoebe (who died in 2008) and Steffy. After Taylor's apparent death in 2002, Ridge married Brooke. When Taylor returned in 2005, she and Ridge had a short-lived reunion before the end of their marriage. Upon her reintroduction, Tylo stated that the character became "more real", experiencing alcoholism and depression. In the years that ensued, she became involved with Ridge's brother Thorne after accidentally causing the death of his wife in a hit and run accident, and also had short-lived marriages to Nick Marone and Whip Jones and then a briefly relationship with Ridge's father Eric.