<Tr> <Th> Grandsons </Th> <Td> Douglas Forrester </Td> </Tr> <P> Taylor Hayes is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, portrayed by Hunter Tylo . The character was created by William J. Bell and debuted during the episode dated June 6, 1990 . Tylo appeared as a regular continuously until 1994 when she took a hiatus for a few months before being written back into the series . In 1996, she left the serial after being cast on Melrose Place, where she was soon fired on the grounds of being pregnant, and returned shortly after . In 2002, Tylo and the show's executive producer Bradley Bell had mutually agreed that the character was "played out", and Taylor was subsequently killed off, last appearing on October 30, 2002 . Tylo returned in 2004, reprising Taylor as a ghost . She returned on a permanent basis in April 2005, with the character revealed to be alive . Tylo exited The Bold and the Beautiful again in July 2013, but returned for multiple guest appearances in 2014 . She returned again in April 2018 . </P> <P> A Los Angeles - based "globally renowned" psychiatrist, Taylor was introduced to facilitate social issues and act as a romantic lead . In her early years, Taylor was characterized as "pristine" and "well - mannered", as well as being the "good girl" of the show . Most of her history revolved around her relationship with love interest Ridge Forrester . Tylo emerged as a fan favorite in the 1990s, with Ridge and Taylor considered a soap opera supercouple . Taylor rivaled Brooke Logan for Ridge's affections, with a love triangle between the three becoming a focus on the soap opera for many years . The characters' rivalry resulted in the "Brooke and Taylor wars" among fans, which has split audience opinions . </P> <P> Ridge and Taylor were married twice, and had three children: a son Thomas, and twin daughters Phoebe (who died in 2008) and Steffy . After Taylor's apparent death in 2002, Ridge married Brooke . When Taylor returned in 2005, she and Ridge had a short - lived reunion before the end of their marriage . Upon her reintroduction, Tylo stated that the character became "more real", experiencing alcoholism and depression . In the years that ensued, she became involved with Ridge's brother Thorne after accidentally causing the death of his wife in a hit and run accident, and also had short - lived marriages to Nick Marone and Whip Jones . The character relocated to Paris after a brief relationship with Ridge's father Eric . </P>

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