Exclusive Interview
‘B&B’s Scott Clifton Shares Health Update on Girlfriend Elle Anderson After Major Surgeries
What To Know
- Scott Clifton attended The Bold and the Beautiful’s BBTV streaming app launch with his girlfriend, Elle Anderson.
- Anderson has spent the last year recovering from multiple major surgeries following a car accident earlier in 2024.
- Clifton opened up to Swooon about how Anderson is doing today.
Scott Clifton, who plays Liam Spencer on The Bold and the Beautiful, made the red carpet on March 26 for the launch of BBTV, the show’s new app that features 9000+ episodes of the show and other exclusive features. He was joined by his girlfriend, Elle Anderson, founder of elleaevents, who has been recovering from a car accident she was in back in early 2024.
“It’s a miracle that she was able to come out here today,” Clifton shared with Swooon. Clifton spent a bit of time on the back burner last year, which allowed him to support Anderson in the stages of her recovery, which has involved multiple extensive surgeries.
“They had to put screws all the way up [her back] as they sliced her from the front and the back,” he revealed.
After months and months of recovery, and “finally coming out of the woods, she started to get this hunch in her,” Clifton recalled. “We went back to the doctor[s], and they said, ‘Oh, my God, the screws are coming out,’ so they had to go in again, and this time, they went in from the side. They opened up her ribs, and they put a cage around her, a metal plate.”
The actor added, “She’s like the Bionic Woman [Lindsay Wagner]. Tonight is her first outing.” The actor attempted to convince his girlfriend not to wear heels or even attend the gala, “but she’s so supportive.”
Clifton said that the ordeal has been “challenging,” but he found a helper in his 9-year-old son, Ford. “He adores her,” the three-time Daytime Emmy-winner gushed of the relationship between his son and his girlfriend.
“When I was working [one day], we had a conversation, and I said, ‘Hey, you’re the man of the house,'” Clifton said. “‘You have to take charge.'”
Ford took his responsibilities seriously, providing Anderson with a bell (like the ones found at hotel check-ins when clerks want to summon a bellhop). “He put it by her nightstand so she could ding it [when she needed something], and he would come running,” Clifton revealed. “I’m so proud of him, with him being so nurturing and caring.”
While Liam’s been married many times, Clifton noted that he was at a place in his life where he concluded he’d be a single dad and that he was done with romance. Then, Anderson entered his life.
“We fell in love, and I just knew,” he said with a smile. Not that he needed a nudge towards giving love another chance, but he received one from Ford. “He was pushing me, ‘Hey, you should ask Elle to be your girlfriend,'” the dad remembered fondly.
Clifton had taken a social media break, but he popped back on to promote the BBTV app. “This thing has blown me away,” he raved of the digital platform that’s a must-have for B&B fans. “We’ve needed something like this. It’s so unique to our show.”
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