The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 23, 1987, and airs on CBS. The following is a list of characters debuting in 2017, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the series' executive producer and head writer Bradley Bell, and co-head writer Michael Minnis. Sally Spectra Sally Spectra, played by Courtney Hope, first appeared on January 31, 2017. In March 2018, it was announced that Hope would exit the role of Sally. She made her last appearance on April 5, 2018. On April 19, 2018, Hope announced she was back filming as Sally and she made her re-appearance on June 15, 2018. In August 2020, Hope announced that she has been let go from the series, making her last appearance on August 5, 2020. Later in the month, it was announced that the actress would be joining the cast of The Young and the Restless. In October 2020, it was revealed that Hope would be portraying Sally Spectra crossing her over to ‘’Y&R’’. She made her first appearance on November 3, 2020. The Bold and the Beautiful Sally is the grandniece of Sally Spectra (Darlene Conley) and the granddaughter of Sally's sister, Shirley Spectra (Patrika Darbo), Bill Spencer Jr. (Don Diamont) and C.J. Garrison (Mick Cain) make an agreement for him to purchase the land in which Spectra Fashions sat, and to knock the building down for land clearance to build a new Spencer Publications office. This job would take six months to prepare, which gave C.J. enough time to see younger (first cousin once removed) Sally Spectra off, in an attempt to re-open Spectra's doors as a fashion house to rival Forrester Creations, repeating history. Sally hires a team resembling that of the old Spectra Fashions gang and - in the best, most efficient way possible - by hiring their relatives! Joining this also larger-than-life Sally are her grandmother Shirley, Saul Feinberg's grandson Saul Feinberg Jr. (Alex Wyse) and Darlita (Danube Hermosillo) the receptionist, who has no relation to Darla Forrester (Schae Harrison). Sally is shown having a cocktail at LL Giardino flirting with a bar tender, when she is called by her great aunt, the original Sally Spectra to save the old Spectra building and revive Spectra Fashions. Sally begins building a social media presence by pulling hamulating stunts at Steffy Forrester's (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood)