RODNEY VAN JOHNSON ON B&B STINT

Rodney Van Johnson, best known to soap fans as PASSIONS's Russell family patriarch, T.C., tells Digest he couldn't have been happier to add B&B to his resumé.

"I've always wanted to be on BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL because everyone wants to be on B&B," he chuckles. "Because it is bold and it is beautiful and so your ego says, 'Yeah, I want to be there. I think I'm bold. I think I'm beautiful [laughs].' It was great to be back in the environment of soap operas. It's a hard job. It's a challenging job but also, as an actor, it is a very rewarding job and I really enjoy that."

Van Johnson, who plays Sheila's attorney, instantly hit it off with her portrayer, Kimberlin Brown. "We laughed a lot, let's put it that way" he relays. "I had never worked with Kimberlin before and she is such a rock star. She is so professional and so funny! You can see someone on television but when you meet them in person, that's when you see what they're really like and she is just such a funny, cool person. I hope we get to do it again and again and again."