10 hours ago, DaytimeFan said:

All to say, Krista has been working constantly, in a lot of B list projects with a few A list guest shots, for many years, so B&B is a soft landing for her. Tylo is either independently wealthy or totally insane to turn the show down. The relationship has seemed quite acrimonious for a while, but I've long wondered if she was tolerated, rather than valued, ever since she left to go to Melrose Place, sued Aaron Spelling, and returned immediately. 

After the contractual hickups from 1999-2002 and Brad Bell's VERY harsh way to show Tylo the door in 2002 - by showing Taylor dead in a coffin for an entire episode - her guest stint in 2004 and the fulltime surprise return in 2005 with no more contract dispute afterwards made it seem like the fences had been mended. Then, Brad axed Taylor in 2013 (?) in a SUPER dumb move as Taylor was paired with Eric and one of the bright spots on the show. Tylo was bitter and only begrundingly returned in later years - until the babyswitch/shooting Bill year which gave her some meaty material and recurring stint which lasted almost 12 months. I thought that Tylo while very rusty at first did okay to very good (scenes with KKL) during her final stint. Too bad, for personal reasons or else Tylo no longer wants to come back to the show...

As for the recast: This will not work out well. PERIOD. Part of Taylor’s appeal was the long history and great chemistry with KKL. With Ridge already being recast it’s just not the same anymore if Taylor is also played by someone else. Especially for a group of characters like Brooke/Ridge/Taylor which has been onscreen for so long. Taylor is needed on the canvas but I don’t think that a recast - especially with Krista Allen who is sweet but unrecognizable - will do the trick.

Edited October 27, 20214 yr by sheilaforever

Pinson would have been a better option but anything is better than Hunter!  Even porn Billie!!!!!

My guess is that it will be  a TK as Ridge situation.
It will probably be a completely different version of the character simply also called "Taylor" and with the existing character relationship with the cast.
It may or may not work on its own terms - just not if we cling to the original version of the character but it might be fine if you stick to what's going on on the screen at this moment.
 

I could totally see B&B going all out showing flashbacks with Hunter and pretending Krista and Hunter are the same person. It wouldn't be a stretch since somebody was under the knife a lot any way.

And Bell just keeps on destroying Taylor. This is awful! JMO.

New pic of Krista Allen, via EW. The EW photo caption says "credit CBS" so maybe this how she'll look as Taylor? Errol's article says she starts taping on Oct 28. She probably came into the set early for publicity photos.  (Unless that's an old CBS pic from an appearance on a different show).

30 minutes ago, KristinG79 said:

And Bell just keeps on destroying Taylor. This is awful! JMO.

I can't believe folks still think this character has credibility left with Hunter's over stuffed frozen face.  Her scenes were painful and hugely embarrassing.  Bold humiliates itself daily with the 3 minute romances, the triangle from beneath Hell and now Eric has gifted his wife a black buck of her very own.  How in the sam hell is recasting Taylor destruction compared to the trash currently playing out?  

Krista was my favorite Billie, so yay I like this casting news. I think it can work. 

Huge Hunter Tylo/Taylor fan...but I get the show must go on, especially if they reached out to Hunter and she declined. As with others I am okay with this casting choice. The younger age difference shouldn't be too hard to get past, although in scenes with Steffy she might pass more for her sister than her mother.

 

24 minutes ago, dragonflies said:

Krista was my favorite Billie, so yay I like this casting news. I think it can work. 

And will be curious to see if Krista and your man Thorsten have chemistry right?! 

...Watch out Brooke.

Edited October 27, 20214 yr by clubkidjeff

25 minutes ago, clubkidjeff said:

Huge Hunter Tylo/Taylor fan...but I get the show must go on, especially if they reached out to Hunter and she declined. As with others I am okay with this casting choice. The younger age difference shouldn't be too hard to get past, although in scenes with Steffy she might pass more for her sister than her mother.

 

And will be curious to see if Krista and your man Thorsten have chemistry right?! 

...Watch out Brooke.

Oh definitely Jeffy  I think they will, TK always sparkles with the younger ladies, ie Lish, Linsey, Denise etc lol

8 hours ago, ChitHappens said:

Pinson would have been a better option but anything is better than Hunter!  Even porn Billie!!!!!

Maybe they’re saving Pinson for a Macy recast 😜

Please no on Pinson, seeing her on ATWT made me never want to see her on another soap ever again

26 minutes ago, dragonflies said:

Please no on Pinson, seeing her on ATWT made me never want to see her on another soap ever again

 

I loved Pinson but yeah. ATWT ruined her for me.

I love HT, but she passed, so that's that. 

As far as the age thing, please don't tell me that HT ever 'looked' her bio-age. Even with all her tweaks, she doesn't look 59. 

Rena Sofer is 52 and Darin Brooks is 37. And without being mean, they don't even look 15 years apart and it's never been an issue. 

She looks like Taylor. This is what Hunter used to look like