[OnlyManInTheWorld]

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.

The exact details are unclear, but an insider tells EW that Moss elected not to renew his contract over salary issues. 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.

Moss will shoot his final scenes for The Bold and the Beautiful this Tuesday, Aug. 14, and his last episode will air on a yet-to-be-determined date in September. (As a bit of hope for you fans out there: Big soap stars can — and sometimes do — return after leaving.)

It’s no secret that times have been tough for the genre lately, as just four daytime soaps — Bold, The Young and the Restless, Days of Our Lives, and General Hospital — remain on network television. Moss’ pay issue undoubtedly goes back to the stark reality that, as daytime viewers continue to choose alternatives like cable programming and talk shows, soap operas don’t attract the same kind of audience they once did. For the week ending Aug. 3, Bold drew 3.1 million viewers, putting it in second place behind genre leader The Young and the Restless. Still, Bold is considered to be the most profitable sudser in daytime because of its success internationally, with 26.2 million worldwide viewers.

That huge international audience has made Moss a star around the world, exemplified by his second-place finish on Italy’s version of Dancing with the Stars in 2010 and an orange juice television advertisement in Australia, where he is particularly popular.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/08/11/ro...eautiful-exit/

[Kade]

I watch bold nearly every afternoon with mum

[touchofmyhand]

I still can't believe they canceled As The World Slays over this trash

[JC.]

The exact details are unclear, but an insider tells EW that Moss elected not to renew his contract over salary issues. Moss could not be reached for comment.

So you rather not having a gig than getting a smaller pay, idgi

[Sapphire]

this show is never end right?

and General Hospital...

[Cas]

Oh, c'mon. 25 years?!?!

[lawmak]

My mother won't be happy..

[Haven17]

Originally posted by Kade

I watch bold nearly every afternoon with mum

Me too. This is so sad.

[RIHDRAKEBRITUSH]

I am sad. They should as well cancel the whole show because I can't stand the triangle from doom, aka Liam, Hope and Steffy

[Pat]

Originally posted by touchofmyhand

I still can't believe they canceled As The World Slays over this trash

mte.

[Vulps]

That huge international audience has made Moss a star around the world, exemplified by his second-place finish on Italy’s version of Dancing with the Stars in 2010 and an orange juice television advertisement in Australia, where he is particularly popular

ki

[Truth Hurts]

Very sad about him leaving- I can imagine that they are going to 'kill' him off. I wonder how all of this will be written considering he plays such a huge part in just about everyone's life.


I wish him the best.

[QueenJ]

NOOOOOOOOO


I love him in that show !

[DG1]

After all these years, I finally know his real name.

[Truth Hurts]

First Ronn now Queen Susan...

Susan Flannery Leaves The Bold and the Beautiful After 25 Years




Susan Flannery is following her Bold and the Beautiful co-star Ronn Moss out the door.

Flannery, who like Moss was an original star of The Bold and the Beautiful, announced that she will quit the soap opera after 25 years, CBS Soaps in Depth reports.

The actress, who plays Stephanie Forrester on the long-running series, has signed a short-term contract so that the show's writers can provide her with a conclusive story line, according to the report.

Flannery's decision to exit comes about a week after Moss'. The pair made up 50 percent of the "core four" actors who had been with the soap since it premiered in 1987, along with John McCook and Katherine Kelly Lang. Lang has specifically said she plans to stay with the show, though McCook has not commented on whether he'll be returning, according to TVLine.

Flannery also played Laura Horton on Days of Our Lives.


http://www.tvguide.com/News/Susan-Fl...l-1052131.aspx