Sean Kanan, who plays Deacon Sharpe, reacted to the news of Lesley-Anne Down quitting The Bold and the Beautiful. Down has played Jackie Marone since 2003. She last appeared in February 2012. Back then, her character left Los Angeles for New York to start a new chapter with her husband, Owen Knight.
Sean Kanan reacts to Lesley-Anne Down not returning to Bold & Beautiful
Sean Kanan took to X (formerly Twitter) to share his thoughts on the news that Lesley-Anne Down is not returning to The Bold and the Beautiful. He wrote, “I have to admit I’m disappointed that Lesley wouldn’t come back. Working with her is one of the highlights of my time on the show. I absolutely adore her.” He mentioned that he also had the pleasure of working with her husband, Don, who was a DP on Cobra Kai. He further wished the couple the best in their future endeavors.
These remarks come a few days after Down told Entertainment Weekly that she wouldn’t be interested in rejoining The Bold and the Beautiful roster. She said, “I’d say to them, ‘Well, you’re going to have to call up Linda Gray. Why would you even think I would go back and do that?”
Down revealed that when she received the show’s offer, she wasn’t really interested in accepting it and had enough money not to work. She wanted to focus on her children at the time, but then she changed her mind, noting that it’s just a half-hour show and it’s just two days a week. “And so I went, ‘Okay, fine.’ So that’s why I did that. I didn’t expect it to go on for nine years,” she continued.
She referred to the show as the most “stress-free gig on the planet,” comparing it to making Oreo cookies, which she considers a simple and pleasant experience. “At the end of the day, you got to eat your work. It was really nice. It was great because it gave me so much freedom. I had no reason to go on location. I had my little boy, no reason to go on location. I could be a full-time mother,” she elaborated.