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Way back at the tail end of summer, Bold & Beautiful co-headwriter Michael Minnis told TV Insider about the introduction of someone from Daphne’s past who would  “have an interesting impact on a number of our characters.” So where are they?

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Lately, all Daphne’s done is hope Carter will forget how she pined for him as she insists he’ll have to work to prove he deserves her heart. So maybe the new character could be competition for Forrester Creations’ COO. Cast Gilles Marini, who’s passed through the show in small roles since 2005 — that’s him against the show’s logo at the top of this post — and let the Frenchman remind Daphne what a mischievous playgirl she once was.

The newcomer could fit nicely into existing story beyond Daphne’s, too. As Taylor fights her attraction to married man Deacon, she could start dating the newcomer if only as a distraction. We can well imagine Sheila doing everything in her power to facilitate the relationship, just to have Li, of all people, muck it up.

Picture Sheila throwing Taylor and her new man a dinner party and inviting Li. In a moment alone with the new guy, she could admit that sometimes he wonders if Taylor’s heart is really in their romance or if it already belongs to another.Later, Li would tell Sheila what the Frenchman said and shrug it off as him probably meaning Ridge. But Sheila’s mind would immediately — and correctly — jump to “Oh my God, Taylor’s after Deacon!”