When The Bold and the Beautiful earned its first-ever Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series last year, the win was overshadowed by head writer/executive producer Bradley Bell's acceptance speech being cut off. Bell, however, was happy to have the award and later remarked that he was "not a big acceptance speech guy."
"The less of me at a microphone, the better," Bell quipped backstage.
"Wow! This is unexpected! I love Las Vegas! I just... I feel so lucky right now. I'm gonna hit the tables," Bell exclaimed as he raced to the microphone. "I'm lucky to have my family here. I have all four of my kids here. My beautiful wife, Colleen; my brother, Bill; sister, Lauralee; my mom; everyone in my family. And [my B&B] family, which is the most amazing family that I've been a part of for twenty-three years. We've had so many joyful times together, I just... I feel so lucky to be a part of daytime and the daytime community, so proud of tonight and everything we do and all we accomplish. Thank you, thank you. I'm absolutely thrilled!"
Backstage, Bell was unable to contain his enthusiasm.
As both executive producer and head writer, Bell also offered his formula for successful storytelling.
"We try to do a mixture [of stories]. We try to do some stories that are jaw-droppers that are far out, and then some real grounded family stories, and then some just downright smutty stories," Bell deadpanned to the amusement of the backstage press.
The Bold and the Beautiful becomes only the fourth soap to win back-to-back Drama Series trophies. Previous repeat winners include General Hospital, Santa Barbara, and The Young and the Restless.