Draw the velvet curtains. Two stars will arrive soon.

Morgan Fairchild and Jim J. Block return bold and beautiful It’s been 17 years since they last stepped foot on the set of the hit CBS drama.

“The first time I did boldGod, how many years ago? That was a long time ago. I remember filming the day Michael Jackson died. So it was as long ago as it was,” Fairchild reflects in our conversation. entertainment weeklydays before she and Bullock appear on a new episode of the daytime drama on Jan. 27.

“Yeah, Michael Jackson was in 2009, and that’s when I was on the show,” Bullock admitted, noting that his and Fairchild’s “story lines never crossed paths. Morgan and I never got to work together.” But now, as extravagant San Francisco socialite Dottie and her loyal jewelry examiner assistant Joseph, they’re thick as thieves. “I’m so excited to be back and working with Morgan. She’s just a sweetheart.”

Fairchild, a veteran of the most widely viewed and widely acclaimed series of the past half century, B&BMoved to Los Angeles after working in a soap opera. general hospital, falcon crest, the city, flamingo roadand looking for tomorrowoffered her her first film role in 1973.

Dottie first walked around B&B In 2009, at the invitation of his friend and former Queen Stephanie Forrester (played by Susan Flannery). Meanwhile, Bullock was cast that same year as eccentric wedding planner Serge, a role he originated in 2005. In a touching full-circle moment, Dottie returns to meet Stephanie’s granddaughter Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood), while Bullock plays her loyal jewelry-examination assistant Joseph.

The official logline for the January 27th episode reads: “During a special fashion show in a San Francisco hotel suite, Steffy Forrester and her cousin Electra Forrester (Raneya Grace) meet wealthy San Francisco socialite Dottie and her longtime wonderful assistant. Elektra is impressed by Dottie and Joseph’s interest in a particular piece of jewelry, while her boyfriend Spencer (Crew Morrow) and her frenemy Dylan (Sidney Bullock) end up spending time together.

When asked how Dottie had changed during her decade-and-a-half absence from the soap industry, Fairchild let out a knowing laugh. “Dottie is still the same!” she explains. “In the first scene here, he’s coming in to check out the jewelry, as I do. So Jim, who plays Joseph, pays attention to me like only he can, like, ‘Oh, that’s great.’ So we have a lot of fun.”

Fairchild spoke passionately about the “kind of back and forth” she and Bullock had as scene partners, noting that it was “we’re kind of the comic relief for some of the high drama.”

The two laugh at Fairchild’s evaluation, which Bullock cosigned. “It was a lot of fun and it was easy there. This show is full of really kind, sweet, appreciative people from top to bottom, and they treat everyone with respect,” he says. Fairchild looks back on it this way: B&B“It’s always awkward coming in as a newcomer, but they really make you feel like you’re part of the team, especially when you’re on an established show, especially a popular show. this It has been established that it has been going on forever. ”

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Fairchild created many roles throughout his 50-year career in Hollywood. For example, the spoiled heiress Constance Weldon Semple Carlyle, which she played to the glory of the Golden Globe Awards. flamingo road. But she’s also been on board a number of traveling ship crews, from her most recent Emmy-nominated role as Angelica Deveraux, a character created by Jane Elliott 30 years ago. days of our lifefor appearing as Vivienne St. Charmaine in a 2020 episode simpsons.

Both actors are bold and beautiful Fairchild recalled not the same sunny meadow, but its opposite, and set up a special experience. “Everyone from the producers to the security guys to the hair and makeup guys was definitely like, ‘We’re so glad you’re here.'” Indeed, it makes you feel warm and fuzzy. True, not all sets are like that. Sometimes I’m like, ‘What are you doing here, bitch?’

Fairchild had kind words for Laneya Grace, a “wonderful young actress” who appears in her first scene with Bullock. She also shares words of wisdom she passed on to another scene partner, Jacqueline MacInnes Wood. “There’s a girl named Jacqueline who has really big, beautiful eyes. I said to her, ‘Keep your eyes up, your eyes are amazing. Don’t look down. Keep your eyes up.'”

Mr. Block does not share Mr. Fairchild’s background in the soap industry. The Wyoming-born actor and comedian became known for his humorous turns in films such as: space balland as the goofy and adorable Monroe Ficus on the ABC sitcom Too close and comfortable. After filming a few episodes, bold and beautiful (Fairchild and Bullock acknowledge that Tuesday’s episode is the first Dottie and Joseph Only fans will see.) Bullock praises the “special talent” required to “remember all the lines and be able to say them right away.”

Looking back on when she started her business looking for tomorrowWhen it premiered in 1951, it became one of the first soap operas of all time. Fairchild says to forget about movies, theaters, and prime-time dramas. Thorpe says, “It’s the best way for young actors to learn camera techniques and get a lot of acting tips from professionals who have been doing this for years, because if you can do this, you can do anything.”

It may be a difficult day, but B&BThe current love triangle between Elektra, Will, and Dylan may not be going in a good direction, and it’s going fast. But none of that bothered Mr. Fairchild and Mr. Bullock. “We’re really enjoying this bold and beautiful” Fairchild says. “We both like to do comedy and we kind of pick each other’s throats. So while those poor guys are over there having fun with their dramatic scenes, we’re here in the corner laughing and just going about our business.”

bold and beautiful It airs daily at 1:30pm ET/12:30pm PT on CBS and streams on Paramount+.