"B&B" is Doing a First for Daytime w/ Filming in the Middle East

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Exclusive: "The Bold and the Beautiful" Heads to the Middle East
Feb 24, 2014
by Michael Logan


In a first for daytime drama, "The Bold and the Beautiful" is gearing up for a location shoot in the United Arab Emirates — specifically Abu Dhabi and Dubai — that will involve actors Thorsten Kaye (Ridge), Don Diamont (Bill) and Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke). The CBS soap will film there March 17-19 with the story arc hitting the air in late May or early June.

"This is a great opportunity for us," executive producer Bradley Bell tells TV Guide Magazine. "B&B is really popular on the Dubai One network and that's opened up a lot of doors. We don't quite know what to expect but that's always the most fun part of this job — going off and trying things we've never done before. It's very exciting."





Credit for the adventure goes to Lang who was invited to take part in a triathlon in Abu Dhabi.

"Kelly asked me for time off to take part in the event and I said, 'Well, how about we all come with you?" reveals Bell. "So we're going to back up the station wagon and all pile in!"



Bell's plot has control-freak Ridge following Brooke and Bill to the United Arab Emirates. "We're going to take advantage of the great Ridge-Bill rivalry," says the exec. "Ridge still feels like he's Brooke's protector and he certainly doesn't want Bill to become stepfather to his son, R.J. So he's a man on a mission!"

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