Ridge's History

Top designer and Beverly Hills playboy Dated Caroline Spencer, but proposed to her in order to get her into his bed Thanks to Caroline's father, he hired a private investigator to photograph Ridge cheating on Caroline before their wedding with an old flame named Alex Once Caroline saw the photos after her father showed them to her, she still wanted to go through with the wedding, but she collapsed while she was walking down the aisle By this time, Brooke Logan had caught Ridge's eye after she helped her family cater a party for the Forresters Ridge had written a letter to Caroline, but she never saw it until her wedding day to his brother and she still agreed to marry him As a practical joke, Ridge slept with a drunk Caroline Once Thorne found out, he shot Ridge in the head, due to being doped up on pain killers after having an appendectomy Ridge had fallen in love with Brooke and when he was released from the hospital he told Brooke he loved her Ridge proposed to Brooke and she accepted Ridge and Caroline soon talked about their drunken night of passion Though Caroline admitted that she loved him, he had strong feelins for Brooke Ridge learns Brooke is pregnant Ridge and Brooke ask Thorne to the godfather Brooke soon miscarries after the stress she had been under from Caroline and others Ridge tells Brooke that he still loves her Ridge learns that Thorne was the one who shot him Ridge can not make up his mind between Brooke and Caroline...he decides the can't marry either one At the Ocean Club's private dining room, Ridge proposes to Caroline and she accepts Ridge and Caroline are married at the mission where her mother is buried Ridge soon learns that Caroline is dying from Brooke and her physician Taylor confirms it Caroline throws a party and invites almost everyone in the family Soon after the party is over...she dies in Ridge's arms Devastated, Ridge grows closer to Taylor as a pregnant Brooke leaves town Once Brooke returns to Los Angeles, she goes into labor before she can see Eric and Ridge takes her to the hospital Ridge informs his father about Brooke's condition after she tells him she's staying with Eric; she gives birth to a baby boy who she names after Eric Brooke names Ridge the baby's godfather Ridge fills in for Thorne as his father's bestman to his and Brooke's wedding Ridge and Taylor grow even closer and Ridge proposes to Taylor, but she turns him down Ridge is by Brooke's side when she creates BeLieF...a wrinkle-free fabric formula...and they make love on the floor of the lab, which is videotapted by Stephanie Ridge and Brooke continue to see one another even though Brooke and Eric are still married Taylor leaves town and heads for St. Thomas, and Ridge follows In St. Thomas, Ridge proposes to Taylor and she accepts The night before their wedding, Ridge and Brooke dance to Unforgettable Ridge and Taylor are married but Brooke informs him that she's pregnant Ridge demands a paternity test as she was also sleeping with his father Ridge helps Brooke deliver a baby girl up at Big Bear They get a test done on the baby and Ridge is named the father Ridge and Brooke name the girl, Bridget Eric soon discovers that Brooke is sole owner of BeLieF and Ridge is talked into tricking Brooke to sign it over to Forresters Ridge makes Brooke believe that he's going to leave Taylor so she'll sign over the formula, but he makes the mistake of leaving with the wrong contract Ridge once again finds himself a widow as Taylor is believed to have perished in a plane crash Once his grieving is over with, he goes after Brooke and influences her to break her relationship with James off Ridge and Brooke are married in a beautiful Camelot setting While on their honeymoon, they are stranded on an islande and taken in Prince Omar...who has been keeping Taylor prisoner Ridge is blinded in an accident in the Forrester Creations lab Upon Taylor's return, she disguised herself as a nurse to get close to Ridge After Ridge undergoes surgery to restore his eyesight, Taylor reveals herself to him Taylor takes Ridge and Brooke to court to have their marriage declared invalid, but it backfires on her as Ridge asks for a divorce to stay with Brooke Ridge agrees to put his plans to marry Brooke on hold when he learns that Rick is having trouble with Ridge marrying his mother Ridge soon finds a letter that says Brooke paid the doctor off to guarantee that Ridge would be named the father of Bridget Not knowin what to think or who to believe, Ridge called the wedding off A secong paternity test reveals Eric to be the father Heartbroken, Brooke left town and when she didn't return or call anyone, Ridge starts worrying Ridge soon tracks Brooke down in Barbados and finds that she's been suffering from, brief reactive pshychosis Ridge vows never to hurt Brooke again and they share a special evening together before returning home Ridge and Brooke return to learn that Eric had gotten sole custody of Rick and Bridget After Brooke had been sent to prison for violating the custody order, Ridge proposes to Brooke, but Brooke turned him down Things are smooth sailing for Ridge and Brooke until he catches her with Grant Furious, he went back to Taylor and set it up for her to wear the Forrester Showstopper at their fashion show...a wedding gown he designed for Brooke, with plans of having Brooke wear it...using a ring he bought for Brooke as he asked Taylor to marry him Ridge feels guilty when Taylor is injured in a fire after he stands her up in order to stop Brooke from giving Grant control of the company Taylor calls the wedding off when she learns that Ridge tried to stop Brooke and Grant's wedding Brooke and Ridge are re-united after Taylor breaks things off with Ridge Taylor finds herself pregnant but keeps the truth from Ridge when she finds him and Brooke in bed Taylor allows Ridge to believe that Thorne is the father Ridge proposes to Brooke on Lake Como Ridge and Brooke grow closer together and plan to marry again Brooke tells Ridge she's pregnant Ridge and Brooke are married, as Taylor is too late to stop the wedding to tell Ridge the truth Upon returning to town...after she had left when she had her and Ridge's son...Ridge finds out the truth and learns that Brooke knew about it Ridge asks Brooke for an annulment so he can be a full-time father to his son, Thomas Ridge and Taylor re-marry Ridge and Taylor stay happily married, but tragedy soon strikes them as Taylor contracts TB while pregnant with their twins Ridge almost loses Taylor again after she gives birth to twin girls After Taylor recovers, they name the girls Phoebe and Steffy...after Stephanie Ridge learns that Thorne and Brooke are involved and he's furious Ridge helps Eric do everything he can to break them up Ridge helps Eric carry out the infamous Venice scheme Ridge finally accepts them as he agrees to be Thorne's best man at Thorne and Brooke's wedding An old flame of Ridge's returns to town, Morgan DeWitt, who is intent on snagging Ridge Ridge, under the pretense that Taylor gave permission, sleeps with Morgan He learns she's pregnant, but doesn't tell Taylor because he learns the e-mail giving her permission wasn't from her He soon confesses to Taylor, who takes him back; and they plan to renew their vows after Ridge and Morgan's son dies Tragedy strikes Ridge again as his daughter, Steffy, is believed to be dead due to getting thrown overboard and eaten by a shark Ridge and Taylor soon learn that Morgan had been keeping the girl as revenge on her son dying Ridge finds both Taylor and Steffy and Morgan leaves town After her marriage to Thorne ends due to her declaring her feelings for Ridge, Ridge once again finds himself being chased by Brooke Ridge flies to Paris when he learns that Massimo is behind Brooke's leaving town to be with her 'dying' father Ridge stabs Brooke in the back as he tries to steal Forrester Creations from her while she's gone, declaring her incompetent Once Brooke returns, she outs him as temporary CEO of the company and reclaims it Ridge is shocked to learn that Brooke is pregnant Ridge can't take Brooke putting Rick in the position of Vice President and threatens to leave; the Forrester board votes to accept his resignation Before leaving, Ridge gets into a fight with Deacon and it leaves his designing hand seriously injured and Ridge finds that he can't use it Ridge goes to work for Massimo Ridge buys Spectra fashions Ridge re-conciles his friendship with Brooke Ridge is furious that Taylor is helping Amber Ridge finds himself a widower as Taylor is shot and killed by Sheila Ridge and Brooke once again get involved with one another against the wishes of most everyone in the family Ridge squares off against Eric in Portofino and he grows even closer to Brooke He learns the truth about Brooke and Deacon and finds himself disgusted with her He soon forgives Brooke and they work on their relationship Ridge learns the truth on who his father is Ridge and Bridget start to see each other differently Brooke dumps Ridge at the altar after she overhears them talking about their feelings Ridge sets Bridget straight on his feelings Ridge learns that Nick is his brother Ridge is fighting to get Brooke back Ridge voted Brooke out as CEO of Forrester Creations, returning the company back to his father Ridge gives Brooke Spectra and renames it Logan Designs Elopes with Brooke to Puerto Vista after she chooses him and accepts his proposal Was kidnapped by Sheila so that she could ransom some money from Massimo Was believed to be dead after he was seen falling into the foundery furnance where Sheila held him, Nick, and Brooke Returns and re-unites with Brooke, unaware of what her and Nick had done Returns to L.A. and is pleased that Stephanie has finally accepted Brooke into the family Thrilled to learn that Brooke is pregnant, but he doesn't know that the baby may be Nick's Was best man at Massimo's wedding to Jackie Ridge learns the baby is Nick's, but vows to stand by Brooke Ridge is devastated that Brooke decides to leave him to raise her baby with Nick Ridge does everything he can to track Brooke down, but to no avail When Brooke returns home, he does everything he can to convince her not to give up on their marriage Ridge presents Brooke with annulment papers, wanting to make everything as painless as possible Ridge leaves Logan Designs as working around Brooke is too painful for both of them Ridge goes back to Forrester Creations and is welcomed with open arms by Eric Ridge vows to never give up on his and Brooke's love, and he never loses faith that they'll be together again Disowns Massimo when Massimo takes Nick's side in the situation Throws the Marone ring over a balcony Ridge learns something about Nick that enables him to interrupt Nick and Brooke's wedding Ridge takes Brooke away when Nick and Massimo are arrested Ridge takes Brooke as his date to Thorne and Darla's wedding, much to the delight of his mother Tells his mother that he will be with Brooke and she will either accept it or lose him Ridge finally convinces Brooke to get back with him and he proposes to her, and she accepts He helps Brooke deliver her son Ridge and Brooke both learn from Nick that Ridge is the father of Brooke's baby. A third and final paternity test reveals Ridge to be the father Ridge and Brooke are married in a nice, small, intimate wedding Ridge allows Felicia to stay with him and Brooke Ridge patches things up with Rick before the wedding and gets him to work on a new line with him Shortly after Ridge and Brooke are married, Thorne and Ridge's disagreements come to an explosive head After what Thorne feels to be nothing but disrespect towards him and Darla from Ridge, Thorne demands Eric choose between them Eric chooses Ridge and Thorne leaves in a fit of anger Ridge is re-instated as President of Forrester Creations Ridge soon learns about Thomas and Amber and threatens her if she lays a hand on him Ridge warns Rick and Caitlin to stay away from each other Ridge has just designed a brand new collection, but he doesn't know that Thorne has stolen it to use at Spectra to bring Forrester Creations down Seeing as it's hurting the company, Ridge does everything in his power to stop Spectra Ridge has a motion drafted to remove Eric as CEO and instate himself in the position Much to Ridge's dismay, his motion is shot down as Eric doesn't get voted out Ridge takes a leave of absence from Forrester Creations when Eric gives Spectra his permission to use their trademark Ridge doesn't feel he belongs anywhere, but Brooke assures him that he will always have her With Bridget back in town, Ridge has to prove that he has no feelings for her Ridge reassures Brooke that he has no feelings for Bridget and he wouldn't do anything to jeopardize their marriage Amber snaps a picture of Bridget and Ridge after she fails to get Ridge on her side When he goes skiing with Brooke, Bridget, and Nick, Ridge is trapped in a mine shaft wtih Bridget after Amber sets a trap to get them Brooke throws Ridge out after seeing the picture of him and Bridget trapped. Ridge spends the night at his parent's house and gets into it with Nick the next day Nick hits Ridge, which re-aggravates his head injury. Because of the head injury, he develops amnesia, which allows Morgan to take him out of the country After being with Morgan for awhile, Ridge hears 'Unforgettable' and remembers who he is After returning home and re-uniting with Brooke, Ridge starts remembering past stuff. Including who hit him and what Nick did to Brooke in the foundry Ridge reluctantly accepts Nick and Bridget's relationship At Nick and Bridget's wedding, Ridge is once again hit in the head. When he wakes up, he sees Taylor. Everyone thinks it's his injury and he's taken to the hospital After a visit from Prince Omar, Ridge digs Taylor's grave up with Thorne and Nick's help Ridge sees Taylor for the first time and is shocked and happy Knowing he can't keep both women hanging on, he makes a decision as to who he wants After Stephanie fakes a heart attack, Ridge reluctantly re-marrie Taylor Ridge moves out after learning his mother did fake her heart attack After he leaves to go on a business trip, Taylor asks him to leave when he comes home Ridge challenges Thomas to a fashion show down in order to end Thomas's marriage to Gaby Ridge wins the showdown between him and Thomas Ridge learns that Brooke and Eric are remarried Upon learning the news, Ridge decides to make his marriage work Ridge finds out about Taylor and James Ridge decides he can't stay married to Taylor, that she's not who he thought she was Ridge works to win Brooke back After Nick takes over Marone, he fires Ridge Ridge makes a horrendous error when he gets into bed with a sedative effected Brooke Ridge immediately regrets what he did, and apologizes to Brooke Ridge keeps his distance from Brooke After an argument with Stephanie, Ridge suffers a heart attack. He wakes up after hearing Brooke's voice Ridge returns to work at Forrester Creations Ridge convinces Brooke to return to Forrester Creations as CEO and to not listen to Nick about firing him and his family Ridge works with Brooke on the Bedroom Line Ridge has Brooke model the showstopper and he kisses her on the runway Ridge is confident that Brooke and Nick won't last long Dated Donna Reunites with Brooke after Brooke leaves Nick following his one night stand with Bridget Along with the other Forrester's, he's blackmailed by Nick and Jackie to give up Forrester Creations in exchange to keep Stephanie out of jail following Jackie's fall over the stairs at the Forrester mansion; the Forrester's soon gain control of FC back Disapproves of Rick dating his daughter, Phoebe Soon becomes aggressive, and physically aggressive with Rick Warned by Brooke not to touch Rick again or it's over between them Hits Rick after finding him in bed iwth Phoebe in Australia Brooke leaves him after he hits Rick Gets into a fight with Shane, the result being Shane shooting himself; Ridge covers it up Frames Nick for Shane's murder Starts dating Ashley His relationship with Brooke is strained after RJ and Hope are put in his sole care Learns Brooke was raped; He soon finds out Stephanie sent Brooke's rapist after her First supports Donna and Eric; later changes his mind Breaks his engagement with Ashley off Learns that Brooke is baby Jack's biological mother; does not accept this Fires Storm from FC after he learns that Storm shot Stephanie; he then goes to the police Strongly against Donna and Eric marrying Soon learns that Marcus is Donna's son; tells Steffy that he does not want her dating Marcus Convinces Eric to give him and Brooke control of FC After Eric slips into a coma following his heart attack, Donna fires Ridge from FC While at the hospital, Ridge thinks he heard Eric telling him to disconnect the life support; later feels guilty over it Finally accepts Marcus and Steffy Taylor soon reveals she wants Ridge back Ridge is not happy to see the photo of Brooke, Nick and Jack at Jack's birthday party