Sweet FIFTEEN

Heather Tom Celebrates A Milestone As B&B's Katie

- Tom Stacy

It’s so crazy,” marvels Heather Tom of the fact that she’s marking 15 years since her B&B debut as Katie. “I’ve been in the vortex of daytime since I started on Y&R when I was 15 and I remember we were talking about a three-year deal and I was like, ‘Oh, my God. Three years?’ And then I ended up staying there for 13. And when I did start on B&B, I only signed a six-month contract, so I wasn’t sure what was going to happen and then once I jumped in, I was like, ‘I hope this show goes forever and I hope I can be a part of it.’ It’s been a wonderful place to go to work.”

Tom says the opportunity to join the soap came up after a chance run-in with Executive Producer/Head Writer Brad Bell at the Daytime Emmys. “I had left ONE LIFE TO LIVE and I was back in L.A., and then I got a call from him saying, ‘Hey, would you consider playing Katie Logan?’ ” she recalls. “Now, when I was at Y&R, I remember Katie Logan as this poor girl who had to have zits put on her face every day. But I jumped at the chance to work with Brad and the Bell family again and honestly, when I got there, I was like, ‘Who knew this oasis was across the hall this whole time?’ ”