The Bold and the Beautiful Recap, March 16 - March 20, 2026: Bill humiliates Ridge, Brooke belittles Katie, Dylan defends herself

Here is your weekly recap of The Bold and the Beautiful for the episodes that aired March 16 through 20, 2026.

What happened on The Bold and the Beautiful

The Bold and the Beautiful's Brooke, Ridge, Bill, and Liam | Image: JPI

This week's episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful kicked off with the fallout of Katie's (Heather Tom) fashion house debut, with Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang), Ridge (Thorsten Kaye), and Eric (John McCook) crashing the event. Brooke accused Katie of stooping too low by using Eric's designs against his wishes. Katie claimed to care about Eric, but she refused to send the press home. Brooke warned Katie that everything would be undone one way or another.

Bill (Don Diamont) wanted to showcase more of the designs, but Ridge was vehemently against it. Ridge pushed Bill too far, and he aired all of Forrester's dirty laundry about Eric's forced retirement and why Eric defected to Logan in the first place. Brooke felt like Katie was taking advantage of Eric, but Katie reminded her that they paid Eric handsomely for the designs, so they had every right to use them. Before leaving, Brooke vowed to put an end to Katie's "disgusting little fashion house."

At Forrester, RJ (Brayan Nicoletti) confronted Will (Crew Morrow) about his parents using Eric's designs. Will denied having any knowledge of Bill and Katie's actions, but RJ refused to believe him. He pushed for Ridge to fire Will, but the Spencer heir vowed to his boss that he had no idea what his parents were planning. He only recently learned about Eric being the designer for Logan, so moving forward with Eric's designs was news to him. Ultimately, Ridge told Will and RJ to find a way to work together because they were grown men and it was a place of business. To Will's credit, he did confront his parents about being blindsided by their use of Eric's designs, and they explained their reasons for their choices.

Dylan's cold reception

The Bold and the Beautiful's Electra and Dylan | Image: CBS

After The Bold and the Beautiful's Electra (Laneya Grace) was unsuccessful in getting Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) to fire Miss Dylan (Sydney Bullock) from Forrester, Ivy (Ashleigh Brewer) took it upon herself to plead her niece's case. Ivy demanded that Steffy change her mind and give Dylan the pink slip. Steffy informed Ivy and Electra that her decision wasn't up for discussion, and she wasn't changing her mind about the new hire. She wanted everyone to commit to becoming team players, and she didn't want to hear any of the personal drama that they were coming at her with. Steffy ordered Ivy and Electra to give Dylan the welcome that she deserved and find a way to get over their issues with her.

Dylan showed up for her first day at work, and Electra told her to find a way to quit Forrester and leave her family company. Electra felt like Dylan was encroaching on her world, and it was time for her to exit. Dylan gave Electra a lesson on her privilege and recounted all of the struggles that got her to that point. She was living in her car, homeless, and her stay at Will's went longer because she had nowhere else to go.

Electra accused Dylan of not applying for jobs, so she could remain at Will's, but she assured her that wasn't the case. Dylan also defended her romantic pursuit of Will, since she never crossed the line until after Will and Electra broke things off. Dylan made it crystal clear that she wasn't leaving Forrester, and Electra needed to find a way to live with it. Elsewhere in Forrester, Ivy demanded that Daphne continue to keep her mouth shut about what she saw regarding the letter. Dylan managed to overhear enough outside the door to get an idea of what Ivy was up to. The week concluded with Dylan confronting Ivy, saying, "What did you do? You manipulated Will and Electra? Are you keeping them apart?"

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