Bo Brady and Hope Williams
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Beauregard "Bo" Brady and Hope Williams Brady are fictional characters and the signature supercouple on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives. Bo is played by Peter Reckell and Hope is played by Kristian Alfonso.
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[edit] Fictional history
Bo and Hope Brady changed the face of daytime when rebel Bo came riding into town on his motorbike in 1983 and fell for the rich and feisty Hope Williams, who he later nicknamed Fancy Face.
One of the most momentous occasions in the couple's history involved the moment when Bo kidnapped Hope from her wedding to sly politician Larry Welch. Bo and Hope rode off together on Bo's motorbike, while Bo's friend Howie stood in for the bride.
Bo and Hope are also known for their adventures. From England to New York, they were no conventional couple. Bo and Hope's royal wedding on location in England was one of the most spectacular weddings on daytime television. Hope's dress cost around $35,000.
In their many years on the show, the couple has survived plenty of tragedy, including Hope's identity crisis when she was temporarily brainwashed by Stefano DiMera to think she was a princess, and Bo's struggle to find his daughter, Georgia. They are the parents of Shawn-Douglas Brady, Zack Brady and Ciara Brady. Bo Brady's daughter, Georgia, whom they believed to be stillborn, was recently found to be alive as Salem's teenage bad girl Chelsea Brady.
The supercouple's strength was tested with the loss of their middle child, Zack, who was taken off of life support after a hit and run accident caused by Chelsea. Many fans were supportive of both the realistic storyline and Kristian Alfonso's depiction of a mother losing a child.
As a result of the accident, Hope pushed Bo away blaming him for Chelsea's actions and getting her out of legal trouble. Once Hope learned that Bo had nothing to do with the evidence against Chelsea disappearing, the two seemed to be reconnecting. However, when new evidence was found exonerating Patrick, Hope couldn't believe she allowed Bo to pit her against Patrick.
Currently, Bo and Hope's relationship is strained, but their connection is still strong and if the past is any indication, then they won't be apart for long. Hope found out she was pregnant, with what she thought was Patrick's child. The viewers know that the baby is actually Bo's and Patrick had the results changed.
Even with this information Bo and Hope continued to grow closer and soon fell back in love over Christmas. Patrick realized this and soon kidnapped Hope and took her to an abandoned warehouse where he planned to take her out of town. Unfortunately for Patrick, Bo soon found them right as Hope's water broke! Bo busted in and helped her deliver the new baby girl on December 29, 2006. Patrick then told Bo that he had bribed Hope's doctor into changing the test results into showing that he was the father when Bo really was! Patrick went to jail and Bo and Hope went to the hospital with their "new miracle".
Bo and Hope currently live together with their new born daughter Ciara Brady. However the lives out their other children Shawn-Douglas "Shawn" Brady and Chelsea Brady are not as good. Shawn is currently on the run with ex-girlfriend Isabella "Belle" Black and their daughter Claire Kiriakis. As well Shawn's ex-hooker-girlfriend Willow Stark is currently pregnant with Shawn's son. Chelesa has recently broken up with her boyfriend Nick Fallon after learning that he slept with her mother Billie Reed. \
[edit] Trivia
- Bo and Hope were nominated for "Most Irresistible Combination" at the 32nd Daytime Emmy Awards.[1]
- Bo and Hope won "America's Favorite Supercouple" award at the 2002 Emmy Awards
- The couple is the face of Avon's Blue Rush perfume, advertising campaign
- In 2005 SOAPnet celebrated Days Of Our Lives' 40th anniversary by airing a marathon of Bo and Hope episodes
