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BTG Comings and Goings: Tabitha Brown Pulls Up to Fairmont Crest, So Somebody Better Set a Table

Tabitha Brown brings her warm, plant-powered charm to BTG as Tia Allen, and Fairmont Crest is not ready for the plot twist she’ll plate.

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October 16, 2026

Amber Sinclair

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TABITHA BROWN IS COMING TO FAIRMONT CREST AS TIA ALLEN

TL;DR: Tabitha Brown, the Emmy-winning cook and social media favorite known as “America’s Mom,” joins Beyond the Gates as Tia Allen, with her first appearance set for Thursday, October 22, as first reported by Michael Fairman TV. Fairmont Crest, hide the good china.

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America’s Mom Pulls Up to Fairmont Crest

Guest star alert! Tabitha Brown is headed for Beyond the Gates as Tia Allen, and the sweetheart of social media makes her debut on Thursday, October 22. Sharp-eyed viewers caught her name rolling past this week, which is the soap version of a lunch bag with a note inside that says dinner is coming.

No one has said who Tia is, who she knows or why she’s in town, which on BTG is the exact recipe for trouble. A woman famous for making vegetables sound like a love language is about to meet a town where Hayley is shopping for a brand-new identity, Heather snapped up a condo down the road from her brother, and Leslie keeps sashaying up to the happy couple with flowers and a smile nobody trusts.

Got a theory about who Tabitha Brown’s Tia Allen is here to see? Email us at amber@soapoperamagazine.com, we’re always listening.

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Thursday Is Already Stacked

October 22 is not a sleepy episode to land in. The official preview has the family throwing Dani a tribute to her life and work, with Naomi, Chelsea and Andre left to sort through the fallout after an unexpected visitor reopens something painful. Is Tia that visitor? Nobody has confirmed it, so the speculating is on you.

Who Gets Fed First?

Tabitha Brown walking through those gates is a treat all on its own, and with a Christmas wedding on the horizon for Ted and Shanice, we are not saying anyone should hire a caterer, but we are not not saying it.

Head over to our Facebook page and tell us who you want Tia to meet first.

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Still thinking about it? So are we. Watch our quick take on the drama everyone is talking about, then tell us if you’re on the same page.

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Amber Sinclair

Amber Sinclair — Editor-in-Chief
Amber Sinclair is the Editor-in-Chief of Soap Opera Magazine, appointed in February 2026. She oversees editorial strategy, content development, and daily coverage across all major daytime dramas including The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful, General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, and Beyond the Gates.
With more than a decade in the soap opera industry and over 25,000 published articles to her name, Amber has pretty much lived and breathed daytime television for as long as she can remember. Before taking the helm at Soap Opera Magazine, she served as Managing Editor at SoapHub, Editor-in-Chief at Daily Drama, and Senior Editor at Soap Shows. She's hosted podcasts, gone toe-to-toe in interviews with daytime's biggest stars, and covered more red carpets than she can count.
When she's not crafting headlines that drip with drama or deep-diving into the latest storyline twists, Amber can be found in Ontario, Canada — probably rewatching a classic episode and taking notes. Want to share your wildest soap theories? She actually reads every email at amber@soapoperamagazine.com — and yes, she will reply if your take is unhinged enough.

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