Katherine Kelly Lang: Fascinating facts about the soap veteran

The Bold and the Beautiful: Katherine is no Brooke

Katherine Kelly Lang is a fan favorite and one of only two cast members who has been with The Bold and the Beautiful since it debuted on CBS in March 1987. The other actor is John McCook who plays Eric Forrester. Katherine portrays Brooke Logan Forrester who is from a blue-collar family and has been referred to as" The slut from the "Valley".

The CBS soap recently dedicated an entire episode to Lang's character where she reminisced about past lovers. Many viewers consider Brooke a homewrecker because she has broken up the marriages of her sister Katie Logan ( Heather Tom) to Bill Spencer (Don Dismont) and her daughter Bridget Logan Forrester (Ashley Jones) to Descon Sharp (Sean Kanan). Brooke is most infamous for breaking up the marriage between Taylor Hayes (Krista Allen) and Ridgr Forrester ( Thorsten Kaye) and for the love triangle between the 3 that has continued for 30 years.

Brooke has been married multiple times to both Ridge and Bill and often was cheating on the one man for the other. Wikipedia indicates that "Bridge" has had 8 weddings and " Brill" has been married twice. Brooke has slept with her father-in-law, Eric, son-in-law, Deacon stepsons, Ridge and Thorne Forrester ( Winsor Harmon), and two brothers- in-law Dollar Bill Spencer ( Don Diamont) and Jack Wagoner ( Nick Marone).

. Katherine, like her character is also from the Sunshine State however she has been married and divorced only twice. The one thing the women do have in common is that they both have 3 children. Lang has two sons Jeremy Skott Snider (born in 1990), and Julian Lang Snider (born in 1992) with her first ex-husband Skott Snider. She has a daughter Zoe Katrina D'Andrea (born in 1997) with her second ex-husband Alex D'Andrea, and has a stepdaughter, Danyelle D'Andrea who was born in1991. Brooke has Rick Forrester and Bridget with Eric and Hope Logan Spencer (Anika Noelle)with Deacon.

Katherine Kelly Lang: Through the years

The actress who portrays Brooke was born Katherine Kelly Wegeman on July 25, 1961, in Hollywood, California. Lang was born into the entertainment industry as her parents are Olympic ski jumper Keith R. Wegeman and actress Judith Lang who appeared on Get Smart, Count Yorga Vampire, and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

Katherine is also the granddaughter of Oscar-winning cinematographer Charles Lang who won the Academy award in 1932 for A Farewell to Arms. He also received 18 Oscar nominations and his granddaughter, Lang, herself has received 12 award nominations and had 8 wins for her character on The Bold and the Beautiful that fans love to hate.

Katherine Kelly Lang: Honored with awards

In 1990, 1991 and 1995 the actress received the Soap Opera Update — MVP Award for Best Actress. In 2004 Lang won the TV Soap Golden Boomerang Award as the Most Popular Couple (shared with Ronn Moss who originated the role of Ridge and the TV Soap Golden Boomerang Award Most Popular Female, TV Soap Golden Boomerang Award Most Popular Storyline (shared with Ronn Moss and Jennifer Finnigan who portrayed Bridget at the time.

In 2006 Lang received the TV Soap Golden Boomerang Award for Most Popular Couple (shared with Ronn Moss) and the TV Soap Golden Boomerang Award Most Popular Female Actor. She has also appeared in the films Skatetown USA, The Night Stalker, Desperate Lives, Till the end of Night, and the television movie Subliminal Seduction. Congratulations to Lang for 35 years on The Bold and the Beautiful and for making Brooke such a controversial character.