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Key Points Heather Tom, soap star, celebrates her 50th birthday with widespread fan and cast acclaim. Tom's career spans from 'The Young and the Restless' to 18 years on 'The Bold and the Beautiful.' Fans and colleagues praise her talent, calling her "DAYTIME ROYALTY" and a "consummate professional." The Bold and the Beautiful star Heather Tom turns the big 50, and well-wishes are pouring in for the soap legend. Tom has been in the daytime world since she was 15. The actress began her career as Victoria Newman on The Young and the Restless. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade’s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 In fact, her on-screen mom, Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki), recently made a bold confession about working with the “remarkable” Tom when she was so young. After 13 years on Y&R, Tom left and joined One Life to Live for three years. The actress has called The Bold and the Beautiful home for the past 18 years. Tom added to her talents when she became a writer and director on the CBS soap. There’s no question that Tom is beloved in the daytime world. That was evident from the birthday wishes coming in for her. The Bold and the Beautiful Instagram account shared a stunning photo of Tom to wish her a happy 50th birthday with a request for the actress to keep bringing the tears to the daytime drama. “Happy Birthday, Heather Tom! Keep the tears coming! #BoldandBeautiful #daytimetv #soapopera,” read the caption on the social media share. Oops! We’re unable to load this content right now. View directly on Instagram Soap fans flooded the comments section to send Tom a message on her special day. “DAYTIME ROYALTY. She will always be Victoria Newman Howard from Y&R! 😍,” declared a fan. Another fan shared, “Happy birthday 🎂🎈🎁🎊🎉 to the original VICTORIA NEWMAN continue blossom 🌸 love you.” One fan expressed, “Birthday Blessings to you, @bbheathertom .Wishing you everything of the very best for a wonderful year ahead and may there be many more. Thank you for your outstanding work on #BoldAndBeautiful. You are truly a wonderful asset to the show and you are just the consumate [sic] professional. God Bless! ❤️💯🙏 #KatieLogan #BoldAndBeautiful #HeatherTom #HappyBirthday.” A different fan gushed over the talented actress but also had a request for the powers that be on The Bold and the Beautiful. “Love her, writers, write her something meaty. An excellent actor and please let Bill long for her at some point!” stated the fan. Related: ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’s Scott Clifton Fiercely Defends Co-Star Against Criticism “Happy Birthday Beautiful Heather 🥳we loved you as Victoria Neuman and love you as Katie on B&B ! Have the best birthday 🎂 🎁 🎉 ever today 🙌🏻,” shared one fan. There were plenty of “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” and Happy Birthday to Heather!!!” comments too. Here’s wishing soap icon Heather Tom a very happy 50th birthday. The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless air weekdays on CBS.
