The Bold and the Beautiful was created as a sister soap opera to the wildly popular The Young and the Restless. The show follows the Forrester family and their struggles to maintain their Los Angeles fashion empire. Family upheavals, steamy bed-hopping, and family feuds with Spectra Couture (formerly Spectra Fashions) and most recently with the Marone family, make this show a must watch show each week. Brooke Logan Forrester has managed to get involved with Eric Forrester, patriarch of the Forrester clan, and his two sons Thorne and Ridge. She has sought the wrath of the Forrester matriarch Stephanie Forrester with her constant scheming and her unwise choice of romantic partners. The show has become a proven success having the largest foreign audience of all the American soaps, with major popularity in both Italy and Australia. The Bold and the Beautiful is also the only American soap opera simulcast in English and Spanish.