'The Bold and the Beautiful': Original cast member Ronn Moss exiting after 25 years -- EXCLUSIVE

by Tanner Stransky

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After more than two decades on The Bold and the Beautiful, Ronn Moss is leaving the CBS soap where he’s played fashion magnate Ridge Forrester since the show’s 1987 inception, EW has learned exclusively.

An insider tells EW that CBS imposed cuts on the show’s production company, Bell Phillip Television, which were passed on to actors via salary cuts just as Moss’ contract was up for renewal. The actor decided the reduced pay was unacceptable and left on his own accord. Moss could not be reached for comment.

Production company Bell Phillip Television confirmed the exit. “Ronn has spent an amazing 25 years with B&B,” a rep for Bell Phillip said in a statement. “We will always consider him family, and we wish him only the best in all of his future endeavors.”

Moss was one of the so-called “core four” on Bold, referring to the foursome of original actors still on the show, including Susan Flannery as Stephanie Forrester, John McCook as Eric Forrester, and Katherine Kelly Lang as Brooke Logan.

WOW I never expected this at all

LOL, We posted threads on this at the same time. You can delete mine Toups.

I am shocked. For the longest time this whole show as revolved around Ridge. Even though he's not the greatest actor, nor Ridge my favorite character, it'll be hard to imagine B&B with out him. I guess this could give the other Forrester siblings like Thorne, Felicia a change to take center stage for once.

Wow. I figured that the only way he would ever leave the show would be cancellation or death.

Wow...Moss gone before Flannery, never thought I'd see that day..

Wow. Just wow.

LOL gotta love it CBS lets Ron Moss walk, but keep Braeden

I never thought the day would come! I wonder if this is a bluff and he's just holding out though. If he does leave, I really hope this doesn't hurt the ratings, especially in the foreign countries the show airs in. I personally couldn't care less for Ridge, but he does seem popular. And with Nick gone and Thorne pushed to the background, I wonder who will replace him.

I never thought the day would come! I wonder if this is a bluff and he's just holding out though. If he does leave, I really hope this doesn't hurt the ratings, especially in the foreign countries the show airs in. I personally couldn't care less for Ridge, but he does seem popular. And with Nick gone and Thorne pushed to the background, I wonder who will replace him.

B&B unlike the other soaps seems more dependent on their femaies than males. I think the show can survive his loss. I don't think it could survive losing Brooke or Stephanie. They could also increase Taylors presence.

Y&R is a totally diff dynamic. There the men aside from Phyllis and occasionally Nikki tend to be the more dominant force.

Edited August 11, 201213 yr by JaneAusten

This is a little hard to piece together. Article says CBS cut B&B's licensing fee, so B&B is asking it's vets to take pay cuts and Ronn refused so he walked. Same story we've heard a million times before on other soaps. But, didn't CBS's Angelica McDaniel just use B&B in an interview as an example of soap who's ratings are on the rise? I could understand cuts if the show was falling in ratings like Y&R, but B&B hasn't been lately. I know international syndication means nothing to CBS, but I wonder how much Bells make off it? I guess I always assumed the Bells made enough internationally to cover the costs of making the show.

I didn't realize 2012 was a renewal year, so how did the licence fee change?

As much of a bad actor Ron Moss is, B&B without Ridge will be weird. I thought the original four would be on until the show ended.

I cant believe he'd be dropped before McCook. Should be interesting to see how B&B moves on without him

This is shocking but it isn't saddening. I really thought Moss/KKL would be their together until the end.

I didn't realize 2012 was a renewal year, so how did the licence fee change?

CBS renewed B&B for 2 years in 2010, so that contract is expiring this year and is up for renegotiation.

Y&R's contract is up for renegotiation next year.

http://www.deadline....two-more-years/

Edited August 11, 201213 yr by Y&RWorldTurner

CBS renewed B&B for 2 years in 2010, so that contract is expiring this year and is up for renegotiation.

Y&R's contract is up for renegotiation next year.

http://www.deadline....two-more-years/

Ah okay, so 2012 is renewal year. Thanks, Alvin.

I hope B&B kills Ridge off permanently with no scope for a possible future return. Though, as his last episode is next month and was speedily written, I assume he's just leaving town or something...

Let the dynamics change a little more drastically, as they're already pushing a lot of the core 4 to the sidelines anyway.