She Was Never Supposed to Be Evil: Lisa Yamada Reveals Luna’s Shocking Original Storyline — and the Drunk Moment That Changed Everything
2025/11/24
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When The Bold and the Beautiful introduced actress Lisa Yamada as Luna Nozawa back in fall 2023, fans believed they were meeting a shy, polite, and almost unbelievably sweet fashion intern. Luna seemed designed to be the perfect match — and a harmless romantic accessory — for Ridge Jr. (RJ). But behind the scenes, a very different Luna was waiting to be born.And shockingly, the twist didn’t come from the writers first — it came from Lisa herself.In a recent candid conversation on Soapy Podcast, Yamada revealed that Luna was never meant to be the dark, dangerous femme fatale viewers now love to hate. In fact, she was originally conceived as one of the show’s purest characters.“In the beginning, I was playing this sweet virginal girl,” Yamada explained. “And honestly, no one was buying it. I was just kind of there to be the girlfriend.”It wasn’t until the Bold and Beautiful cast holiday party that the entire storyline shifted. As Lisa tells it, she may have accidentally rewritten her character’s destiny — thanks to a slightly tipsy conversation with executive producer and head writer Brad Bell.“I drunkenly told Brad at a Christmas party, ‘Brad, I wanna be bad,’” she laughed. “I meant like a badass — but he totally took it and ran with it.”Ran with it is an understatement.Since then, Luna has spiraled into one of the most unhinged and shocking villains in recent B&B history — racking up two murders, two attempted murders, kidnappings, manipulation, obsession, and even two controversial assault storylines. The sweet intern has transformed into one of daytime television’s most chaotic forces — and fans are obsessed.But even Lisa admits the transformation happened faster and darker than she expected.“I wasn’t prepared for her to fall that far,” she confessed. “But honestly? I love it. I’ve gotten to do so much.”And fans seem to love it too. Luna may be evil — but she’s entertaining, unpredictable, and impossible to ignore. As a result, Yamada’s bold risk didn’t just reshape the character — it reshaped her career.This year, Lisa made Bold and Beautiful and television history. She became the first Asian American actor to win a Daytime Emmy Award in the acting category, taking home the trophy for Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama. A milestone long overdue — and one that marks Luna’s controversial arc as more impactful than anyone expected.So now the question for fans is simple:Do you prefer the sweet Luna that never got the chance to exist — or the ruthless, unpredictable villain ruling daytime TV right now?

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