There are a lot of changes to how the world works in the middle of a pandemic, but this was definitely an unexpected one.
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*The Bold And The Beautiful*, like all soap operas, relies a lot on romance.
Characters are always kissing their partners, their husbands, their wives, other people’s husbands and wives, and whoever else it would be dramatic to lock lips with on the show, so handling the issue of a viral pandemic was never going to be easy.
“All in all, I think a lot of it will be done with the eyes and the voice, and there can still be love in the air and romance on the screen from a safe distance,” show producer Bradley Bell initially reported.
“[Actors will] shoot eight feet apart, following all the safety standards, but use the tricks of the business. We’ll shoot one side of the couple in a romantic scene alone in the room, but looking at a spot very close to them, and then shoot the other side alone. When we edit it together, it will look like they’re nose to nose,” he revealed .
In reality, however, it ended up looking pretty different.
The show is using mannequins to stand in for actors in scenes, which was pretty noticable by fans in one kissing scene, as seen here.
Obviously, fans think it’s hilarious, with one fan writing in the TikTok comments , “new show title: the stiff and the unmovable,” and another adding, “how does he not laugh!”
What do you think of the trick? Is it as noticeable as people say? Let us know in the comments!
