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The Bold and the Beautiful Introduces First Gay Male Couple, Sets First On-Screen Male Kiss

The CBS soap expands its LGBTQ+ storytelling with Harrison Cone debuting as Remy Pryce’s love interest.

Overview

  • Deadline first reported that Harrison Cone joins as an aspiring designer connected to Remy Pryce, portrayed by Christian Weissmann.
  • Cone’s first episode is slated for September 16, with the pair expected to share the show’s first male same-sex kiss.
  • The milestone comes nearly four decades after the series’ 1987 debut and follows prior LGBTQ+ arcs on the show.
  • In 2012, Karen and Danielle Spencer formed the series’ first lesbian couple, and in 2015 Maya Avant was introduced as a transgender character who later wed on screen.
  • Scott Turner Schofield joined in 2015 as the first transgender actor to appear on U.S. daytime television, and executive producer Brad Bell has recently teased a renewed focus on dueling fashion houses.