Romy Park tells The Bold and the Beautiful fans the truth about Poppy

Romy Park as Poppy Nozawa on The Bold and the Beautiful | Images: JPI
Romy Park as Poppy Nozawa on The Bold and the Beautiful | Images: JPI

On The Bold and the Beautiful, fans have speculated for close to a year that Luna’s paternity was a little closer to home than some may have thought. However, now that the truth has been revealed, Poppy has some explaining to do, and so does her actor, Romy Park.

Romy Park of The Bold and the Beautiful

Finn questions Poppy about Luna on The Bold and the Beautiful | Image: JPI
Finn questions Poppy about Luna on The Bold and the Beautiful | Image: JPI

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On The Bold and the Beautiful, some fans weren’t surprised by this week’s reveal that Finn (Tanner Novlan) was not Luna Nozawa’s (Lisa Yamada) cousin but her father.

It’s been long speculated who Luna’s biological dad was. But this week, Finn put it together and decided it was time to perform a DNA test. It’s not that he didn't know the potential was there, but Poppy had told him for years that he was definitely not her daughter’s father.

Poppy and Finn were close when he was younger. In his first year of college, his adopted mom’s sister, Poppy, had come to live with his family. He hadn’t seen much of her growing up, but at the time, Finn and Poppy began spending time with each other. His mom, Li (Naomi Matsuda), was working around the clock as a new doctor, and his dad, Jack (Ted King), was starting his law practice. Left alone together, Poppy and Finn talked hours into the night on their special hideout on the roof.

Romy Park as Poppy Nozawa on The Bold and the Beautiful | Images: CBS
Romy Park as Poppy Nozawa on The Bold and the Beautiful | Images: CBS

One night, they went to Finn’s room, and he lost his virginity when they made love. They didn’t think they did anything wrong as they were two consenting adults, and although Finn was adopted at birth, they hadn’t really known one another until that time, and they didn’t have an aunt/nephew relationship.

However, Poppy soon moved out and there was nothing more to their romantic relationship. She later told him that she was pregnant but maintained the baby wasn’t his. Now that we all know Luna is indeed Finn's daughter, fans have questions. One in particular was answered by the actress.

Romy Park answers a fan’s question

Romy Park answers a fan's question on Instagram | Images: Instagram/Romy Park
Romy Park answers a fan's question on Instagram | Images: Instagram/Romy Park

On her Instagram, Romy Park addressed a fan’s question head-on. The viewer had wondered, “Ok so Poppy had “nice times” with Finn, yet she went partying and slept with other men…Wtf, what does that say about her as a character?” Romy Park knew the answer.

Park replied, “Good question!! My answer is Poppy is someone who acts with her emotions in the moment without thought to what the repercussions may be and how that can affect those around her. Because of that people inadvertently get hurt. But she does not intentionally try to hurt people.”

Finn performs a DNA test on The Bold and the Beautiful | Image: JPI
Finn performs a DNA test on The Bold and the Beautiful | Image: JPI

“She is not malicious. She has a good heart,” Park continued, “She thinks WITH her heart and not her head which leads to making poor decisions that can be misinterpreted as selfish. But I don’t believe her intentions are to be selfish.”

Romy Park as Poppy Nozawa on The Bold and the Beautiful | Images: CBS
Romy Park as Poppy Nozawa on The Bold and the Beautiful | Images: CBS

Park added that she thought Poppy had a difficult life, and was someone who had been hurt a lot. She was quick to point out that despite Poppy’s experiences or pain, she didn’t take it out on others, but whatever her trauma was, it caused her to sometimes lie out of fear.

Poppy’s not adored for her ‘free love’

Bill and Luna on The Bold and the Beautiful | Image: JPI
Bill and Luna on The Bold and the Beautiful | Image: JPI

There have been a lot of accusations and insinuations about Poppy by other characters like Luna, Bill (Don Diamont), and Li, implying that Poppy slept around a lot and, therefore, was a bad person. Park addressed that issue as well.

“As far as her ‘free love’ mentality — she equates sex with love. She wants to feel love. She wants to belong,” Park shared. She noted that Poppy had talked about her relationships with Finn and Bill as love and that she wanted a family. Ironically, Poppy’s true love is her daughter, Park pointed out, adding that it was “heart breaking because Luna doesn’t love her back.”

“She might not have been the best mother, but her heart was always in the right place,” Park concluded. Unfortunately, Poppy might not be surrounded by people as empathetic as her portrayer. Luna blames her crimes on being raised by Poppy, and Bill agrees. When they find out the truth, there will be even more emotions to deal with.

Tanner Novlan is Finn on The Bold and the Beautiful | Image: JPI
Tanner Novlan is Finn on The Bold and the Beautiful | Image: JPI

Finn also needs to tell his wife, Steffy, who has suffered at the hands of Luna, and her grandmother, Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown) — who will want to get to know her granddaughter once she finds out that her son is Luna’s father. Poppy might have wanted love, but the attention coming will undoubtedly have some agreeing that Luna’s paternity should have remained a secret.

Watch what happens next on The Bold on the Beautiful weekdays on CBS or stream on Paramount Plus.

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Edited by Erin Goldsby
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