Bold and the Beautiful Should Give Carter Walton the Bachelor Treatment and Let His Exes Compete for a Rose

CARTER WALTON DESERVES HIS OWN ROSE CEREMONY ON BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL

TL;DR: Carter Walton has spent years fighting for women who ultimately chose other men. Maya left him for Rick. Zoe chased Zende. Katie still wanted Bill. Hope couldn’t let go of Liam. It’s time for the Bachelor: Forrester Edition, where the ladies compete for Carter’s heart on Bold and the Beautiful.

Somebody Call Chris Harrison

Let’s have an honest conversation about Carter Walton. This man is the full package. He’s the COO of Forrester Creations. He’s an attorney. He’s gorgeous. He’s loyal to a fault. And every single time he puts his heart on the line, he gets left for someone else.

Carter has been engaged more times than we can count, and not once has he made it down the aisle with a woman who chose him first. He’s always the backup plan, the safe choice, the man women settle for until something “better” comes along.

Bold and the Beautiful owes Carter a redemption arc. And we have the perfect idea: the Bachelor, Forrester Edition.

Write in to the editor at amber@soapoperamagazine.com with your Carter Walton dream scenarios!

The Contestants

Picture it: Carter is thriving at Forrester Creations when, one by one, his exes start showing up. Maya Avant returns from years away. Zoe Buckingham flies in from London. Quinn Fuller realizes she made a mistake. Paris Buckingham wants to reclaim what she lost. Katie Logan finally sees what was in front of her. Hope Logan admits she let a good man go. And Daphne Rose decides she made the wrong call.

Seven women. One Carter. Weekly rose ceremonies. Let the chaos begin.

The Front-Runners

Quinn Fuller has to be the favorite. This woman got under Carter’s skin like nobody else. Their affair was passionate, forbidden, and consuming. Carter literally left Paris at the altar because he couldn’t stop thinking about Quinn. If she came back ready to choose him without hesitation, could he really say no?

But Maya Avant has history on her side. She was his first real love, the woman who knew him before all the broken engagements. If Maya returned and admitted Rick was never the love story she thought he was, Carter might give her another chance.

Paris Buckingham is the wildcard. Carter genuinely cared for her and owes her an apology for choosing Quinn on their wedding day. If anyone deserves a second shot, it’s the woman he left at the altar.

The Underdogs

Katie Logan and Carter Walter had real potential until Bill Spencer got in the way. Now Katie’s married to Bill again, but when that inevitably falls apart, she might remember the steady, devoted man she let slip away.

Zoe Buckingham imploded her engagement by chasing Zende while wearing Carter’s ring. She’d need a serious redemption arc, but Carter forgave Quinn for worse.

Hope Logan’s relationship with Carter felt rushed to fans, and her lingering feelings for Liam were always the elephant in the room. She’s remarried Liam now, but this is a soap opera. Nothing is ever really over.

And Daphne Rose is the newcomer who just broke Carter’s heart all over again. He proposed, she let him down easy, and now he’s back to square one. But spoilers hint they’ll “talk through their relationship” with a potential kiss on the horizon. Will Daphne change her mind and realize she’s got a good man in front of her? Or will one of Carter’s exes swoop in while she’s still making up her mind?

Let Him Choose

The beauty of this scenario is that it flips the script. Carter has spent his entire romantic life being the one who gets left. But what if, for once, he was the prize?

What if he got to watch these women compete for his attention? What if he got to be pursued, courted, and fought over? What if he finally experienced being someone’s first choice?

Carter could take his time, hand out roses, and for the first time in his life, make a choice that’s entirely about what HE wants.

After years of heartbreak, this man deserves a final rose ceremony where he’s the one in control.

Which of Carter Walton’s exes should get the final rose? Sound off below!

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