
Kristian has held the role of Hope longer than any other actress. She took over the role at age 19 when Hope returned from boarding school in 1983. She remained on the show until Bo and Hope sailed off into the sunset in April 1987. She returned for a short stint in the summer of 1990 and then returned permanently in 1994. You can find more information on Kristian on Beth's Fascinating Facts page.
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Kristian Joy Alfonso |
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Hope Alice Williams |
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Kristian (right) as a young girl talking with Santa Claus. Also pictured is Kristian's older sister, Lisa. |
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Kristian began modeling as a teen. Here's one of her earliest magazine covers, American Girl. |
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This was Kristian and Peter's first episode together. Bo ran into Hope at Shenanigans. He had no idea who she was, which she loved. She claimed she was in college, but he immediately corrected her and asked which high school she went to. He took her home on the back of his motorcycle. |
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Hope and Doug. Hope will always be Doug's princess. |
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Doug and Hope never really had problems until Julie started acting like Hope's mother instead of her sister. But that was tricky because Julie is Hope's stepmother and her half sister. They share a mother in Addie. Doug was married to Addie before he married Julie. |
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Bo and Hope flirted with one another for a long time before they became a couple. This was probably of their best flirting scenes. Hope was running a kissing booth. Bo walked over and had a whole string of tickets around his neck. |
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Hope acted like she was worried since Bo had so many tickets. Then then she said "I can handle it, Brady". Bo passed over the tickets and leaned in for a kiss. But he only gave Hope a kiss on the forehead. Hope was very disappointed. Bo said, "I think that is all you can handle, Little one." |
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Hope then pulled Bo in and kissed him. With a shocked Bo looking at her she said, "I told you I could handle it." It marked their first kiss. |
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From left to right: Hope, Bo {Peter Reckell}, Trista Bradford {Barbara Crampton} and Melissa Anderson {Lisa Trusel}. |
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Bo and Hope celebrated her 18th birthday by making love for the first time. In the process they gave Doug a heart attack because he walked in on them. |
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During Bo and Hope's first Christmas together, Hope stole some mistletoe from the hospital. Bo questioned her using "used" mistletoe. But Hope just pulled him for a kiss and they forgot all about the "used" part. |
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Hope married Larry against her will. Bo rescued her from a walk down the aisle the first time around, with help from his PI buddy, Howie. Howie dressed up as Hope and walked down the aisle, while Bo took Hope away from the church. |
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The second time, Hope had no choice but to marry the evil Larry Welch. He threatened to kill Bo if she didn't. |
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