B&B was created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell, who had also created The Young and the Restless. There have been multiple character crossovers between the two shows.

The Bold and the Beautiful centers around the Forrester family and their fashion house business, Forrester Creations.

Stephanie Douglas met her husband-to-be, Eric Forrester, while they both studied at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois.

It was eventually discovered that Stephanie and Eric's eldest son, Ridge, was actually fathered by Massimo Marone, one of Stephanie's college "buddies".

Taylor was presumed dead after a plane crash in the Middle East. She survived, but suffering from amnesia and now known as Princess Laila, became the intended wife of Prince Omar Rashid.

After former prostitute Jackie Marone had an affair with Eric, she got into an argument with Stephanie who "accidently" threw her off a balcony.

Amber convinced Rick to drag race against C.J. Garrison, but his car went out of control and he wound up in the hospital in critical condition and in desperate need of a kidney transplant. Since no one in his family was a match, a guilty feeling Amber offered hers.

Sally Spectra owned and operated Spectra Fashions (later renamed Spectra Couture). For most of that time, the company was considered a knock-off firm, since her designs were often stolen from the more established Forrester firm.

Thorne proposed to Brooke in Venice, Italy--then discovered her with his brother Ridge!

Stage 31 is the studio at CBS Television City where all interior scenes have been shot since the first day of production in 1987. In 2015, on the occasion of the 7000th Episode, CBS renamed it The Bradley P. Bell Stage after the show's executive producer.