B&B to broadcast 6,000th celebration

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B&B to broadcast 6,000th celebration

The Bold and the Beautiful will broadcast its 6,000th episode on February 7, and the CBS soap is marking the occasion with a special episode and a live webcast of the celebration.

Fans of The Bold and the Beautiful are cordially invited to attend the CBS soap's 6,000th episode celebration. For the first time, B&B will broadcast a star-studded, cake-cutting ceremony from the historic Stage 31 at CBS Television City in Los Angeles live on the Internet.

As previously reported by Soap Central, for its 6,000th episode, The Bold and the Beautiful will forgo the usual soapiness and tackle a subject that, unfortunately, has affected the lives of nearly every American: cancer. The world's most-watched soap will share stories of personal battles against cancer, but those stories will not be the work of the show's Emmy-winning writers.

Among the real-life cancer survivors to appear on the show is Emmy-winning Desperate Housewives star Kathryn Joosten, known as the cranky but loveable Karen McCluskey. Joosten reportedly gave up her 45-year smoking habit in 2001 after she was initially diagnosed with lung cancer. The actress was diagnosed with a recurrence of lung cancer in 2009 and underwent surgery. Earlier this year, the actress was declared cancer-free by her doctor.

To be part of the show's milestone, log on to www.boldandbeautiful.com on Monday February 7, 2011. The event will begin streaming live at 12:30pm Eastern/9:30am Pacific, and it is expected to last about 90 minutes.

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