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Earlier <\/a>this year, The Bold and the Beautiful <\/em>appeared to set up the end of an era when Liam Spencer was diagnosed with a brain tumor. What seemed like the beloved character\u2019s farewell turned out to be a twist, as Liam ultimately survived, but according to his portrayer, Scott Clifton<\/strong>, that wasn\u2019t always the plan.<\/p>\n Speaking <\/a>with Daytime <\/em>Confidential on the red carpet at the 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, Clifton reflected on what was a wild and unexpected year of the show for him.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfac<\/strong>\u00a0SIGN UP for Parade\u2019s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox<\/strong><\/a>\ud83c\udfac\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI was supposed to be on the way out, that was the plan,\u201d <\/p>\n Scott Clifton<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n Clifton clarified that this story wasn\u2019t a case of producers manipulating audiences\u2019 emotions. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t like this masterplan tricking the audience,\u201d he explained. \u201cMr. [Brad] Bell<\/strong> called me up to his office probably a year ago now and said, \u2018listen I really love this character, but this is what I want to do.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cIt was real,\u201d Clifton continued. \u00a0\u201cHe said, \u2018you\u2019re not going to come back a week later, this is going to be your swan song so to speak.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n That revelation added weight to every scene. Not only was Liam saying goodbye to his loved ones on-screen, but Clifton was also. \u201cMost of that storyline I was saying my goodbye\u2019s really,\u201d he shared. \u201cI wasn\u2019t thinking about after <\/a>really, I really cared about just sticking with what was in front of me in the scripts\u201d<\/p>\n Clifton said he felt honored to tell such an emotional story, something he noted is rare for daytime actors. \u201cEither you\u2019re really dying on tv and because of that you really get these impactful meaningful scenes or it\u2019s a fake out death, and you get to keep working but there\u2019s not a lot of gravity to those scenes because everyone knows he is going to come right back to life. Even between the audience and the actor there\u2019s not as much heaviness to it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI got to have the best of both worlds\u201d Clifton said. \u201cBecause I, and the audience, and our executive producer, and creator of the show all truly believed I was going to die, so everything you saw was real. I really was playing that, and he was really writing that, so I got to have that really important moment in my career, but I get to keep going to work, I don\u2019t know how I got away with murder,\u201d he joked. \u201cBut I feel very lucky and I\u2019m very grateful to Mr. Bell.\u201d<\/p>\n Viewers can watch Liam\u2019s story continue to play out with new episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful<\/em> airing weekdays on CBS and streaming weeknights on Paramount+.<\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Parade<\/a> on Oct 21, 2025, where it first appeared in the TV<\/a> section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Earlier this year, The Bold and the Beautiful appeared to set up the end of an era when Liam Spencer was diagnosed with a brain tumor. What seemed like the beloved character\u2019s farewell turned out to be a twist, as Liam ultimately survived, but according to his portrayer, Scott Clifton, that wasn\u2019t always the plan. 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