Woman Tries To Poison Husband To Be With Imposter Soap Star

A woman tried to poison her husband, because she thought sure she was sexting with actor, Thorsten Kaye, of "The Bold and the Beautiful".

If you think soap opera storylines are too sensational to happen in real life, you probably don't understand them, or watch them.

I'm a big Days of our Lives fan. Daytime Television isn't as popular as it used to be, but I started watching DOOL with my grandma years ago. Currently on the show, a(nother) baby has been snatched and switched, as well as the DNA results. This has happened several times before. No one ever knows who their parents really are. Several people have been the devil at one time. And kids age 10 years in one day. Oh - and one day on a soap can last two weeks.

According to Boston 25 News, Roxanne Doucette, a 64-year-old grandmother in Massachusetts, tried to POISON her husband. Because she had a new man waiting in the wings: Soap opera star Thorsten Kaye of "The Bold and the Beautiful". Known as Ridge Forrester on the show.

Apparently, some scammer was texting Roxanne pretending to be Thorsten - and she believed it was real.  Probably partly because she is a die-hard fan of "The Bold and the Beautiful" - and probably believes these outlandish.

One message from fake "Thorsten" said, "You have to get rid of your husband, honey.  I need you so much."  Roxanne said she "needed to do some thinking," and that's when she hatched a plan. She told Thorsten she would make a soup with a special potion in it.

Apparently he ate it, because later she told fake Thorsten that her husband wasn't feeling well, and maybe she can collect life insurance. Fake Thorsten asked, when that would be, but she didn't know yet.

Roxanne's husband did have some sort of medical event, and she was the one who called 911. He has since recovered and will be fine. But it didn't take long for police to figure things out. Roxanne, has been charged with attempted murder,  resisting arrest, and assault on an officer

The real Thorsten Kaye hasn't commented.

Not to make light of this, but I have to hand it to this scammer. Somehow, they knew Roxanne was a "Bold and the Beautiful" fan.  Most scammers don't even know your first name!

We might be heading into a similar time, not unlike during the pandemic, thanks to the dual strikes from the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA.)

The WGA strike began on May 2. SAG-AFTRA began its strike on July 14. Both unions have many of the same reasons for striking, among them being a more liveable wage via receiving a fair cut of streaming royalties. (An explanation on the growth of streaming compared to royalties is available below.) Additionally, both unions want regulations related to AI to prevent studios from exploiting the technology that would negatively impact writers and actors.

Sadly, there's no real end of either strike in sight. Deadline caused a lot of stir with an exclusive where the outlet quoted an anonymous studio executive. This executive said regarding the WGA strike, "The endgame is to allow things to drag on until union members start losing their apartments and losing their houses."

Understandably, this has rejuvenated the WGA's energy around the strike. The Hollywood Reporter has been running a featured title "Anonymous Strike Diary," written by an anonymous WGA member. This writer wrote, in part, " ... Thank you, whoever you are. Because those quotes turbocharged us. They reminded every writer why we’re doing this."

So, where does that leave us as consumers? It means it might be a long time until television and film production resumes. This means we all might be leaning on finding shows to binge to pass the time before we get to watch new content again.

Lucky for you, we've created a list to help get you started on figuring out your next show to binge. Without further ado, here are eight '80s sitcoms that you should be streaming right now. (Plus, by binging these shows, you'll prove the WGA and SAG-AFTRA's point about how they should be getting a bigger cut of streaming revenue.)

Who doesn't wish they had a special place where everybody knew their name? One of the most iconic sitcoms of all time, the unique community of Cheers is something truly special.

Cheers is currently streaming on Paramount+.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXED2AVlbR0

It's the series that gave us Jackée Harry and "Mary!" That alone makes 227 priceless!

227 is currently streaming on Hulu and Tubi.

The Golden Girls have grown in popularity over the years. It's largely due to the iconic cast and the stellar writing, which still holds up decades later. Huh...it's almost as if writers are super important. Who knew?

The Golden Girls is currently streaming on Hulu.

We're sure plenty of southern belles (and maybe, also, Leon Phelps) still have a big place in their hearts for the ladies (and Anthony) of Sugarbaker & Associates.

Designing Women is currently streaming on Hulu and Prime Video.

The charm of Bob Newhart is simply unmatched, and so is the ridiculousness of Larry, Darryl and Darryl. It also goes without saying Newhart truly has one of the best series finales of all time. Just perfection!

Newhart is currently streaming on Prime Video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgdUWXf8jJk

Who really was the boss? If you ask Abed from Community, it's clearly Angela Bower. However, perhaps you should rewatch and judge for yourself.

Who's the Boss is currently streaming on Tubi.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h386rG5Srs4

Fun fact: There really is a night court. Per the New York Post, the New York Criminal Court sees between 70-90 cases during its sessions, which run from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. Of course, we doubt they have as many memorable characters as the show.

Night Court is currently streaming on Freevee.

Hippies raising children during the wild, yuppie-tastic '80s? What's not to love?! Plus, the show introduced us to Michael J. Fox, and who doesn't like Marty McFly?!

Family Ties is currently streaming on Paramount+ and Pluto TV. (Sha la la la.)