"Take 'em down, Bill!": The Bold and the Beautiful fans react to Bill gifting Katie her own fashion house

Last week's The Bold and the Beautiful previews for this week show Bill giving Katie her own fashion house as a wedding present. That means we're in for a major change on B&B. How do fans feel about it?

Facebook fans are thrilled, as they're already speculating which Forrester employees will leave Forrester Creations to join Katie.

Will Eric join Katie's fashion house on The Bold and the Beautiful?

The Bold and the Beautiful fans on Facebook are ecstatic at the prospect of what lies ahead on the B&B canvas. It looks like 2025 is going out with a bang, and not just because Liam (Scott Clifton) and Hope (Annika Noelle) remarried, as well as Bill (Don Diamont) and Katie (Heather Tom).

Here's what Facebook fans have to say in response to last Friday's sneak preview:

"Oh, please, let Hope and Deke go work with Katie and have a fashion showdown. Let the Forresters lose for once. Take 'em down, Bill!" one user exclaimed.

"It's time for another fashion house to rival Forrester. It's on," another fan said.

"Finally...back to fashion house competitions!" another excited fan cried.

"I was hoping this would happen for a while now. Showdown," another user said.

Fans speculate that Eric (John McCook) will join Katie's new fashion house, since Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) sprung Eric's retirement party on him without even considering what Eric wanted. Eric's creative juices have been flowing, but Ridge makes him feel like his design skills are no longer appreciated.

As one Facebook fan remarked, "Somehow, Eric will end up working alongside Katie, and Ridge will have a cow!!"

Another fan responded, "That sounds like a good plan, and they would blow Forrester Creations off the map."

"Let the fun begin!" one user cried, adding a smiley-face emoji.

"I think Eric will be the head designer and Deke will be the co-designer. Will will go work alongside them," yet another fan said.

"Eric will be an asset and welcomed! Love it!" still another excited user remarked.

One user anticipates that "Maybe even Daphne and Zende [will leave Forrester Creations and join Katie's fashion house] because he is loyal to Eric."

The generosity and magnificence of Dollar Bill Spencer

Let's face it, Bill Spencer is handsome, powerful, and uber-rich. Facebook fans of The Bold and the Beautiful are gushing over his grand gesture to Katie.

"Finally, they're making it to have the potential to be really good with a Spencers vs. Forresters fashion war," one user noted, adding a fire emoji and a 100 percent emoji.

Another fan responded, "Yes, like the old days of Sally Spectra."

"Oh, Bill! I'll marry you!" one smitten fan cried.

"Big, beautiful Dollar Bill! Go, Katie! Rock that fashion house, girl!" another happy fan exclaimed.

"Bill has done something right for once for Katie!" one user declared.

"Katie's finally getting her happily ever after. Now, Bill and Katie, give FC hell!" another user remarked.

Now that Katie is going to have her own fashion house, it looks like two power couples will be facing off with each other -- Ridge and Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) versus Bill and Katie. Ridge is always complaining about Bill as it is. Just wait until he learns what Bill is gifting Katie! And how will Brooke react to this shocking news? How will it affect her relationship with Katie?

"Forrester vs. Forrester"

Facebook fans of The Bold and the Beautiful are pleased that the show's writers are shaking things up. This new storyline feels like a throwback to the B&B of yesteryear, except now we may have two competing fashion houses whose head designers are father and son. As one fan stated, "Forrester vs. Forrester."

"It's been years since they've had anything like that, since Sally Spectra," another fan noted.

"Brings back the feeling of the Spectra era," another Facebook user commented.

"Bring it on. About time the show brought a bit of meat back into it," one fan said.

"The writers listened to the viewers' ideas in allowing the Logans their own fashion house! Let the battle begin!" one user cried.

"I'm thrilled that this is happening, because the best moments of this show were back when two fashion houses were competing. And I think the writers listened to the fans," another user similarly commented.

B&B fans anticipate great developments to come in 2026, and all because of Bill's gift to Katie. Who would have thought a groom's gift to his bride could affect so many other characters and relationships? Most importantly, will Eric and Ridge's father/son relationship survive if Eric does indeed decide to work for Katie's new fashion house? What do you all think? Tell us in the comments section!

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