Atkinson also teased his return on Instagram on Tuesday (August 11), sharing a video of himself playing corn hole on the studio lot where the long-running daytime drama is filmed. When the actor turned the camera to show his face, a sign for The Bold and the Beautiful was visible in the background.

Matthew Atkinson just gave fans of “The Bold and the Beautiful” a glimmer of hope that he may reprise his role as Thomas Forrester. It's been a year since viewers of the CBS daytime drama last saw his character, but Atkinson's latest Instagram post suggests that he could soon reappear on the show.

Fans are speculating about the return of Thomas Forrester, played by Matthew Atkinson, in The Bold and the Beautiful. The character last appeared in July 2024, when he and his fiancée, Paris, left for France.