B&B Spoilers: Zende Forrester’s Breaking Point Hands Hope Logan a Weapon

ZENDE FORRESTER SNAPS AND HOPE LOGAN IS READY TO POUNCE

TL;DR: On Friday’s episode of Bold and the Beautiful, Zende Forrester Dominguez finally loses it on Carter Walton after months of being sidelined. Meanwhile, Hope Logan Spencer is building a quiet coup to install her mother as co-CEO and Steffy has no idea the rebellion is already in motion.

Zende’s Shelved Collection Pushes Him Past the Breaking Point

For weeks, Zende Forrester Dominguez (Delon de Metz) has been swallowing his pride. Steffy Forrester Finnegan (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) indefinitely shelved Hope for the Future on the April 28 episode of B&B to pour every resource into Eric Forrester’s (John McCook) couture comeback, and Zende was reassigned to play assistant. He smiled. He nodded. He told Steffy he would be a team player.

That team-player mask is about to crack wide open. CBS released the official weekly preview, and the line lands like a slap. “I designed an entire collection that is never gonna see the light of day,” Zende roars at Carter Walton (Lawrence Saint-Victor) inside the CEO’s office. Soap Hub’s Janet Di Lauro pinpoints the meltdown for Friday, May 15.

It is a long time coming. Zende poured himself into those Hope for the Future prototypes alongside Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson), and they have been sitting in a back room collecting dust ever since Steffy pulled the plug. Now he wants someone to answer for it.

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Hope’s Quiet Coup Just Found Its Missing Piece

Here is where it gets juicy. Hope Logan Spencer (Annika Noelle) is not just sitting in the wreckage of her shelved line. She has been quietly stoking a power play that, if it lands, would torch Steffy’s co-CEO seat altogether.

On May 7, Hope told her mother, Brooke Logan Forrester (Katherine Kelly Lang), that she should be co-CEO with Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye), not Steffy. By May 8, Brooke was in lingerie pitching the swap to Ridge over candles. Brooke doubled down Monday, May 11, framing herself and Ridge as the new king and queen of Forrester Creations. Steffy told Finn (Tanner Novlan), “Brooke is not going to have my job.”

Carter, who is also Forrester’s COO, has already warned Ridge and Steffy that their treatment of Hope would have consequences for the entire company. That warning is about to look prophetic.

Now picture Hope pulling Zende into a private meeting and offering him a deal. Brooke as co-CEO. Hope for the Future back on the calendar. Zende’s collection finally walking down a runway. Could Hope weaponize this Friday’s tantrum? My gut tells me yes.

What’s Next for Zende, Hope, and Brooke?

Soap Dirt’s Pamela Anne is already speculating that Hope will enlist Zende Forrester to lobby Ridge for the Brooke appointment. If she pulls that off, Steffy is in serious trouble.

Don’t be surprised if Zende takes that pitch straight to Eric, who still carries serious weight in any boardroom decision. Reading between the lines, Zende Forrester is the perfect swing vote. He has the Forrester surname. He has a real grievance. And he has nothing left to lose.

If Hope’s play works, the entire balance of Forrester Creations flips overnight. If it fails, Steffy crushes the rebellion and Zende is left worse off than he started. Either way, Friday on B&B is the match drop. Get the popcorn.

Drop your prediction below in the comments. Is Zende about to join Team Hope, or will he take his frustration straight to the Logan fashion house? Sound off and let us know which side wins.

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@soapoperamag #BrookeLogan Wants to Be CO-CEO on B&B?! Good LUCK Taking on #SteffyForrester! Steffy holds the majority shares. Brooke holds receipts and tears. Hit play because this is going to be HILARIOUS to watch fail! #BB #BoldandtheBeautiful ♬ original sound – Soap Opera Magazine