Shirley Spectra

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Shirley Spectra is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, played by Patrika Darbo. The character and casting was announced on January 31, 2017, and Darbo's first appearance as Shirley aired the following day. Shirley was introduced as the previously-unknown sister of former character Sally Spectra (Darlene Conley) in a storyline which saw Shirley and her granddaughter Sally Spectra Jr (Courtney Hope) try to revive the Spectra fashions. Conley and Darbo had been trying to cast Darbo as Sally's sister for years prior to her debut. Darbo did not have to audition for the role and had to keep it a secret. The Spectra family and fashion business had not appeared regularly in years and executive producer Bradley Bell decided to bring back a new generation of the Spectras for the 30th anniversary of The Bold and the Beautiful. Bell believed that the new Spectras would act as a contrast to the other characters on the soap, who were all wealthy. The new Spectra...

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