Ridge has dumped Taylor for Brooke on quite a few events, however this most up-to-date breakup was the primary one performed by Rebecca Budig, who assumed the position of the Daring and the Lovely psychiatrist slightly over a yr in the past.
Budig each integrated Taylor’s lengthy historical past with Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) and Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) and put her personal distinctive spin on Taylor taking a backseat to that darn future Ridge and Brooke at all times find yourself re-embracing. For her understated and weak efficiency, TV Insider is honoring Budig with Daytime Performer of the Week honors.
Satirically, Taylor and Ridge’s breakup scenes came about within the visitor home on the Forrester property the place they as soon as lived as man and spouse. Taking Brooke’s near-death expertise in Naples, Italy, as an indication they have been destined to be collectively, Ridge knowledgeable Taylor that he couldn’t marry her.
He stated it damage as a result of he cherished her. “However you’re keen on Brooke…extra,” Taylor stated nearly as if she have been replaying a nasty dream. “Is that what you’re saying, Ridge? Brooke’s the girl you need to spend the remainder of your life with — not me.”
Budig performed these scenes as a lady dropping the person she cherished (once more) and likewise as a psychiatrist. On one hand, her coronary heart was breaking. On the opposite, she noticed Ridge as a good friend or perhaps a former affected person, hoping to maintain him from strolling down a path that hasn’t at all times introduced him happiness.
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Taylor requested Ridge to not let what occurred in Italy tear them aside, not only for herself, however for Ridge, too. As goal as she may be, Taylor doesn’t imagine that Brooke is the precise girl for Ridge.
A lesser actress might need resorted to name-calling, shouting, fist-pounding on her main man’s chest, and different histrionics, however Budig had Taylor make use of passionate motive to attempt to level out to Ridge why they have been so good collectively. “No, I received’t allow you to try this, Ridge,” Taylor emphatically said.
“I do know what you’re making an attempt to do,” Taylor continued. “You assume you may let me down simple. I’ll shed just a few tears earlier than sending you again to Brooke, however that’s not what’s taking place this time. I’m not letting you fall for Brooke once more. Her ridiculous maintain on you involves an finish — at present.”
In fact, the extra time that handed, the extra Taylor needed to grasp the truth that, as a lady, she was as soon as once more dropping the person she cherished. Nevertheless it wasn’t an immediate course of. “I’m not going to face right here and watch her damage your life once more. I’m not just a few life raft between your shipwrecks with Brooke,” Taylor proclaimed.
Whereas her preliminary response was to research the scenario, Budig had Taylor develop extra emotionally connected to her stance. “You and Brooke don’t ever final,” Taylor reminded Ridge.
Ridge stated he didn’t count on Taylor to grasp his resolution. Truly, she does as a result of Taylor has been by this time and time once more. In actual fact, Taylor, maybe, understands the scenario even higher than Ridge.
Budig had Taylor let loose a breath of acceptance as she got here to the conclusion that there was no preventing the tidal wave of future that got here crashing into her life as soon as once more. Somewhat than slap Ridge, as a distinct character might need carried out, Taylor embraced her ex, wishing him effectively. She selected to deal with the love that continues to be, not the love that Ridge was taking away from her.
“I’ll be nice,” Taylor stated, her eyes welling up with tears. “As painful as that is, I’m grateful, truly, for the time that we’ve had collectively.”
However make no mistake – the breakup was heart-wrenching for Taylor. “I believe behind my thoughts I at all times knew this was coming,” stated a resigned Taylor, hastening so as to add with only a smidge of bitterness in her tone, “Guess Brooke is your future in spite of everything.”
Later, Taylor needed to break the information to her and Ridge’s son, Thomas (Matthew Atkinson), that the remarriage between his mother and father was off. Budig embraced her character’s position not as a lady or a therapist however as a mom. Her purpose was to calm her son and never make him hate his father for the breakup.
Taylor put her personal emotions apart as she tried to defend Thomas from figuring out whether or not it was her or his father that broke issues off. Budig walked the right line of masking Taylor’s ache whereas making an attempt to assist her son. “I’ll get by this, Thomas,” Taylor assured her son. “I swear. I’m a really robust and succesful girl.”
Taylor promised Thomas she’d be nice — in actual fact, higher than nice. We stay up for seeing what journey the proficient Budig takes Taylor on subsequent. In any case, residing effectively, they are saying, is one of the best revenge!
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