The Bold and the Beautiful Full Episode Recap | Liam's Brain Tumor is Inoperable - Friday, April 18, 2025

In Friday’s The Bold and the Beautiful chaos, Liam rips out his IV, storms the hospital like it’s a Black Friday sale, and shows up for Kelly’s big dance—only to drop a devastating twist. Trust us, you’ll need this full episode recap with a side of tissues and sass.

Liam | B&B, CBS

Liam Is Not About to Miss That Dance

If you thought B&B was going to give Liam an easy day, you clearly haven’t been paying attention. In this full episode recap of The Bold and the Beautiful, we kick things off with our favorite sad puppy, Liam, doing what he does best: complaining about being stuck in a hospital bed.

Dr. Grace and Bridget are over here trying to keep him alive, but Liam’s not hearing it. Nope. He’s got one thing on his mind: Kelly’s daddy-daughter dance. Forget his little problem of being, you know, half-dead — he’s got a date with a tiara-wearing kindergartener, and nothing’s going to stand in his way.

Grace gives him the standard "you're not ready" medical blah-blah, and Liam, king of bad decisions, decides he’s going full jailbreak. IV ripped out? Check. Alarms blaring? Check. Grace and Bridget screaming behind him like he’s robbing a bank? Double check.

Bridget urges Liam to stay in the hospital | B&B

Finn and Steffy Get Sweet Before It All Goes Sour

Meanwhile, over at the cliff house, Steffy and Finn are having a moment that’s almost — almost — sweet enough to make you forget the doom cloud hovering over all of The Bold and the Beautiful. They gush about how much Kelly adores Liam, and Steffy tries real hard to stay optimistic that somehow, someway, Liam will miraculously teleport from his hospital bed to the school gym.

Kelly twirls in looking absolutely adorable and asks, "Is Daddy here yet?" Cue the painful silence. It’s about as awkward as when someone brings up politics at Thanksgiving dinner.

Ridge and Taylor Play House (Again)

Back at Forrester mansion, Ridge and Taylor are doing what they do best: making out like teenagers whose parents just left town. They get a rare moment of alone time, but naturally, these two can’t get through a hot make-out session without getting sentimental about their grandkids.

Taylor & Ridge | B&B

They swoon over photos of Kelly in her dress and gush about what a hero Liam is for his daughters. Taylor even gets misty-eyed about making memories before life smacks you with a tragedy — because this is The Bold and the Beautiful, and we can't have nice things for too long.

Liam Goes Rogue

Liam’s little disappearing act does not go unnoticed. Bridget and Grace storm into Finn’s office looking like they’re about to call Liam's emergency contact (spoiler: it's probably Steffy).

Finn, who is apparently the only person left with any medical sense, freaks out when they tell him Liam discharged himself AMA — that's Against Medical Advice, for those of you who aren’t fluent in soap-opera emergency.

But wait, there’s more! Bridget drops the bomb that they found something else — something horrifying on Liam’s scans. Finn barely holds it together because the news isn’t just bad. It's catastrophic.

Kelly’s Broken Heart and Liam’s Big Entrance

Meanwhile, back at the cliff house, Kelly is heartbroken. It’s late, the dance is basically over, and her daddy is nowhere in sight. She tries to put on a brave face because clearly Kelly is more emotionally mature than half the adults on B&B.

And just when you think she's going to change out of her frilly dress and cry into a bowl of ice cream, BAM — in stumbles Liam, looking like a man who just fought a pack of wolves to get there.

Kelly rushes into his arms, all is temporarily forgiven, and Liam, ever the optimist, whips out a tiara for his princess. He’s ready to sweep her off her tiny feet and whirl her around the dance floor... except, oops, the dance is over.

Kelly, being the angel that she is, tells her dad it’s fine. They’ll just dance next year. Liam, not to be deterred by little things like time or terminal illness, suggests they have their own private dance party right there at home. Because if B&B has taught us anything, it’s that you better make every moment count.

Finn Drops the Ultimate Bombshell

While Liam is twirling Kelly around their living room, looking like he’s about to collapse any second, Finn is blowing up Liam’s phone. Texts, missed calls, smoke signals — the man is desperate.

Steffy finally checks her phone mid-dance party and reads Finn’s urgent message: Liam’s brain scans showed a mass. An inoperable mass. Translation? It’s terminal.

Steffy learns Liam's fate | B&B

Steffy’s face does that tragic B&B slow crumple as she watches Liam, blissfully unaware that his clock is ticking faster than anyone realized. And just to twist the knife a little deeper, Liam, in full Dad Mode, tells Kelly he’s not going anywhere — that he’ll always be there when she needs him.

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