Bold and the Beautiful Spoilers & Recap Monday, December 24: Reese Broke, Interested That Taylor Has Money

“Bold and the Beautiful” (BB) recap for Monday, December 24, 2018 reveals that over at Il Giardino, Taylor Hayes (Hunter Tylo) discusses Steffy Forrester Spencer’s (Jacqueline Wood) adoption idea with Dr. Reese Buckingham (Wayne Brady), who warns it could cost upwards of $50,000.

B&B Spoilers – Reese Interested That Taylor Has Money

Taylor would pay ten times that to make her granddaughter happy. Reese seems interested that Taylor’s loaded. Taylor wants to give him a gift for being so nice, but he only wants to spend more time with her. After Taylor leaves, Reese’s credit card is declined, so he pays with cash. When he stands up, he sees a man in a cap, entering and alarmed, takes off the other direction.

Bold and The Beautiful Spoilers Taylor Reveals She Is Seeing Reese

At the cliff house, Hope Logan Spencer (Annika Noelle) continues to insist to Liam Spencer (Scott Clifton) and Steffy Forrester Spencer that Taylor Hayes can’t celebrate Christmas with them. Later, Taylor comes home and updates Steffy that she’s been spending time with a man and reveals it is Zoe Buckingham’s (Kiara Barnes) father. When she explains he’s easy to open up to, Steffy asks if she told him about Bill Spencer (Don Diamont). Steffy advises her to go slow, but Taylor reveals that he kissed her.

Reese must keep his cool while trying to avoid a mysterious stranger at Il Giardino. WATCH FULL EPISODE: https://t.co/onZ8O2xxqY #BoldandBeautiful pic.twitter.com/mi3Ux15Ouw

— Bold & The Beautiful (@BandB_CBS) December 24, 2018

B&B Spoilers Taylor Appalled Liam Won’t Be Spending Christmas With Kelly

As they talk, Taylor can tell something’s wrong with Steffy. Steffy reveals that Hope came by earlier to discuss Christmas. Taylor worries she doesn’t want Liam to see Kelly. Steffy says Hope wants them to be together, but she and Kelly will be staying there with her. Taylor, appalled, asks why she and Liam and Kelly won’t be celebrating as a family.

She realizes that Hope made her choose and gasps that Steffy has to go to Eric Forrester’s (John McCook) for Christmas and she cries that she must pay the consequences for what happened with Bill, not Steffy. She knows that Steffy could have one wish it would be to have her family back; it’s the way things are meant to be.

Today on #BoldandBeautiful, Maya shares her news about Rick with Hope and Liam, who in turn ask Maya for a favor. pic.twitter.com/gu6QLp6BcJ

— Bold & The Beautiful (@BandB_CBS) December 24, 2018

Hope and Liam’s Baby Name Revealed

Maya Avant Forrester (Karla Mosley) visits Hope Logan Spencer and Liam Spencer in their cabin and breaks the news that she and Rick Forrester (Jacob Young) have split up. After, talk turns to naming Hope and Liam’s baby. The pair ask Maya if they could share her daughter’s name. They tell her they would like to name their daughter Elizabeth and call her Beth. Maya’s touched they’d ask and replies that it’s fine. Liam marvels that it’s decided.

B&B Spoilers Hope Adamant No Taylor At Christmas

After Maya leaves, Hope waits for a call from Rick. Hope feels sentimental and wants to avoid conflict for Liam’s first Christmas with Kelly. She can’t recall anyone ever arguing on the holiday at Eric’s. Liam says it’s the magic of Christmas and kisses her. Hope says she wouldn’t do anything to keep him and Kelly apart on the holidays, but she has concerns about Taylor Hayes. “Steffy needs to tell her she can’t spend Christmas with us,” she states. Later, Liam looks at a Baby’s First Christmas ornament and stares out the window at the full moon.

At the cliff house, Steffy Forrester Spencer also stares out the window at the full moon.

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