Hope Logan (formerly Spencer and Forrester) is a character from
the CBS Daytime soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful, currently
portrayed by Annika Noelle. The role was previously most notably
portrayed by Amanda and Rachel Pace as a child from 2004 to 2008, then by Kim Matula from 2010 to 2016.
Hope is the daughter of Brooke Logan and Deacon Sharpe, conceived during their torrid affair whilst Deacon was married to Hope’s half-sister Bridget Forrester.
Between the years of 2002 and 2008, the character was played by child actresses, and appeared as a young girl around 5 years old by 2007. On December 4, 2009, it was announced that Hope was to be dramatically aged and portrayed by Kim Matula. Matula signed on as a contract character. Matula began taping The Bold and the Beautiful on November 19, 2009. Her first airdate was January 11, 2010. On November 5, 2014, Matula announced after five years she will depart the series. She taped her final scene on November 6 and will make her final appearance on December 12. Matula made three more guest appearances in April 2015 and March 2016.
In November 2017, the character was recast with Annika Noelle taking over the role. Noelle began taping her scenes on November 29 and debuted on-screen January 8, 2018.The young adult character of Hope was first described as “A polar opposite of what her mother Brooke once was, Hope makes no secret of her more traditional and reserved views on sex and marriage”. Speaking about the character’s dramatic aging and her storyline, head writer Bradley Bell stated: “Aging the character of ‘Hope’ to a teenager allows us to bring the next generation of ‘Logans’ to the forefront, as well as play a broader range of the ‘Forrester’ vs. ‘Logan’ story. ‘Hope’s’ presence at Forrester Creations, as well as in ‘Brooke’ and ‘Ridge’s’ home, sparks an intense competition between ‘Hope’ and her step-sister ‘Steffy’ as well as creates new conflict between long-time rivals ‘Brooke’ and ‘Taylor’ as each woman is determined to protect her own daughter.”
Hope was born as the result of a scandalous affair between Brooke Logan and Deacon Sharpe, who at the time was married to Brooke’s oldest daughter, and Hope’s older sister, Bridget Forrester. Whip Jones married Brooke to give the baby a name and hide its paternity, but Brooke was disgraced when the truth came out. Brooke hid at the Big Bear cabin, where she went into labor. Brooke’s nemesis, Stephanie Douglas, had actually been trying to help Brooke turn over a new leaf and came to the rescue, along with Bridget, and together, they delivered Brooke’s baby. To observe Brooke’s new point of view, Bridget suggested naming the baby Hope. Deacon wanted to be a part of Hope’s life, but Brooke forbade it, even after Deacon quit drinking, became respectable, and settled into a relationship with Macy Alexander. Macy encouraged Deacon to visit Hope and her older brother, Eric Sharpe, and attempt custody rights. Brooke became engaged to Nick Marone, who wanted to adopt Hope. Deacon balked, but Nick promised visitation rights if Deacon complied. Nick became a second father to Hope.
Swimming in a hot tub in the back part of Brooke’s house, Nick got distracted and didn’t see little Hope experimenting with holding her breath underwater. Hope’s hair got caught in the drain, and she almost drowned. Hope suffered two seizures and went into a coma, but made a full recovery.
Later, Hope called 9-1-1 after she and her little brother, R.J. Forrester, were unintentionally left alone all night, arousing the concern of Child Protective Services. But after Hope and R.J. set the living room on fire, and the children were removed from Brooke’s care, and sparked a custody battle with Stephanie. Hope inadvertently caused Thorne Forrester and Taylor Hamilton to call off their wedding when Hope told Thorne’s daughter, Alexandria Forrester, that Taylor had run down Alexandria’s late mother, Darla Einstein, with her car. Hope was ultimately raised by Brooke’s on-again-off-again husband, Ridge Forrester.
Almost Raped by Graham Darros
In 2010, teen-aged Hope became an intern at Forrester Creations and found herself the flashpoint of a power struggle set off by Bill Spencer Jr.’s takeover of the company. Steffy Forrester didn’t want to share Ridge with Hope at work, in addition to her personal life since her dad was married to Hope’s mom, and felt slighted when Hope’s idea for a fashion line was chosen over Steffy’s. Hope overheard Brooke and Ridge discussing Hope’s scandalous paternity, and when Ridge referred to Hope as a “stain on the family name,” Hope ran to photographer Graham Darros, unaware that he had raped Agnes Jones years earlier. Graham drugged Hope’s drink and tried to rape her, too, but Nick arrived and saved Hope from Graham.
Romance with Oliver, Rivalry with Steffy, and The Broliver Scandal
Hope met Agnes’s brother, Oliver Jones, and began a sweet romance with him. Steffy decided she wanted Oliver for herself, and tried to use her sexuality to best Hope, who was a virgin. However, Oliver didn’t take the bait. Steffy further harassed Hope by sabotaging Hope’s first “Hope For The Future” showing.
Hope had a huge graduation party where all the guests wore masks and identical clothes. Oliver thought Hope whispered, “I’m ready” as a signal she was ready for sex, and made love to her on the terrace. But Oliver was horrified to learn that he had made love to Brooke, who thought Oliver was Ridge. Hope was devastated and tried to recreate the party in an attempt to understand what happened. Hope forgave Oliver, but couldn’t get the image of Oliver and her mother out of her head.
