Whipple Jones III

Infobox soap character
series = The Bold and the Beautiful
name = Whipple Jones III
gender = Male
spouse = Brooke Logan
(annulled; 2002)
first = Episode 3734
February 13, 2002
last = Episode 3873
August 29, 2002
portrayer = Rick Hearst
(2002)

Whipple Van Ness Jones III was a fictional character in the CBS soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful", played by Rick Hearst from February to August 2002.

Character biography

Whip, a long time employee of Forrester Creations who had worked as Promotions Manager for the past 12 years, first appeared on the show when Ridge Forrester (Ronn Moss) attempted to take over control of Forrester Creations while its CEO, Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) was away dealing with an unexpected pregnancy. Upon Brooke's return and successful thwarting of the hostile takeover, Brooke appointed her son Rick (then played by Justin Torkildsen) as Vice President, and her son-in-law, Deacon Sharpe (Sean Kanan), as 'Head of Promotions', which caused Whip to feel unappreciated, as Whip had anticipated being promoted to that position.

During a press conference designed for Brooke to relaunch her bedroom line as 'THE NEW FACE OF FORRESTER' and announce her new staffing appointments, Stephanie Forrester (Susan Flannery) revealed that Brooke was hiding the fact that she was several months pregnant. Whip, seeing Brooke's humiliation by the reporters repeatedly questioning the paternity of her child, and realizing the benefits of an 'alliance' with Brooke, quickly claimed the title of father of the baby. Brooke's adult son and daughter, Rick and Bridget (then played by Jennifer Finnigan), began to wonder why they had never even met Whip.

The only thing that Brooke's children were able to find out about Whip was that despite the fact that he has worked for Forrester Creations for 12 years, he still lived with his mother in a small apartment in a less than desirable section of town. Meanwhile, Whip quickly realized that Deacon Sharpe (who was married to Brooke's daughter Bridget) was the father of Brooke's child and blackmailed Brooke into giving him a car, a raise, a house, and a yacht in exchange for his silence.

After spending a lot of time with Brooke, Whip began to develop feelings for her and tried numerous times to seduce her. But Brooke continued to be drawn to her son-in-law Deacon. When Brooke decided she had to move to Paris to stop herself from continuing her affair with Deacon, Whip went with her. After sleeping with Deacon again in Paris, Whip told Brooke there was only one way to save herself from this destructive affair - marrying him. Brooke went through with marrying Whip, even though she stilled pined for Deacon. The charade of a marriage worked for a while, until Bridget over-heard the truth. She then disowned her mother and Brooke had her baby in the Big Bear cabin. Since Bridget knew the truth, there was no reason for Brooke and Whip to stay married. Knowing Brooke would soon divorce him, Whip decided to make the first move. He had the marriage annulled and transferred himself to Forrester International, out of the country.