Daytime TV Performer of the Week: Rebecca Budig’s Taylor Takes the High Road on ‘B&B’ as Ridge Returns to Brooke

Ridge has dumped Taylor for Brooke on numerous occasions, but this most recent breakup was the first one played by Rebecca Budig , who assumed the role of the Bold and the Beautiful psychiatrist a little over a year ago.

Budig both incorporated Taylor’s long history with Ridge ( Thorsten Kaye ) and Brooke ( Katherine Kelly Lang ) and put her own unique spin on Taylor taking a backseat to that darn destiny Ridge and Brooke always end up re-embracing. For her understated and vulnerable performance, TV Insider is honoring Budig with Daytime Performer of the Week honors.

Ironically, Taylor and Ridge’s breakup scenes took place in the guest house on the Forrester estate where they once lived as man and wife. Taking Brooke’s near-death experience in Naples, Italy, as a sign they were d