The Bold and the Beautiful has received its ninth consecutive nomination for the Monte Carlo Television Festival’s International TV Audience Awards in the "Telenovela/Soap Opera" category, the festival and Mediamétrie/Eurodata Worldwide announced today. Winning this award for the last eight years,
The Bold and the Beautiful remains the most watched series in the world, in its genre.
In addition, the series announces today that Australian actress Ashleigh Brewer (Neighbors) has been cast in the newly created role of Ivy Forrester, niece of series patriarch "Eric Forrester" (John McCook). "We are thrilled to introduce Ashleigh at the festival, whose poise and talent are already well known in Australia and the UK," says Bell. "‘Ivy’ is the daughter of Eric’s younger brother, ‘John Forrester’, who has been living in Sydney. A young, worldly designer, ‘Ivy’ is brought in to work on the new Hope for the Future jewelry line. It won’t be long before she finds herself deeply entangled in the lives and loves of our younger generation." Brewer will make her first appearance on the series in the U.S. in early July.
Cast members Darin Brooks (Wyatt Spencer), Kim Matula (Hope Logan), Scott Clifton (Liam Spencer), Thorsten Kaye (Ridge Forrester), Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke Logan) and Ashleigh Brewer (Ivy Forrester) will attend the festival in the Principality of Monaco, as guests of H.S.H. Prince Albert II, from June 7th to 11th. The actors are set to attend the Opening Gala and Golden Nymph Award Ceremonies, as well as two free public autograph signings, a press conference and a location shoot.