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Executive producer Bradley Bell details how the CBS soap opera will go back into production Wednesday, from masks on set to actors' real-life partners serving as "love-scene doubles."

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00:00CBS's daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful will resume filming on Wednesday after being

00:05shut down for months due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the show's EP and head writer

00:10is telling The Hollywood Reporter that they're ready to go.

00:13Bradley Bell spoke to THR on Tuesday afternoon as the show gets ready to return to filming

00:17about how the long-running soap will abide to safety guidelines amid the coronavirus

00:21pandemic, saying that they've been preparing for this close to a month and a half now.

00:26We knew the day would come, so we've been modifying our spaces, modifying our studio, our booth,

00:31staying up to date on what the most important health and safety protocols are.

00:35In terms of what exactly those modifications are, Bell notes that there will be frequent COVID-19

00:40testing, saying actors will be tested at least once a week, maybe multiple times a week.

00:44All production personnel will be tested on Mondays and will be filming Tuesday through Friday.

00:49In addition, he notes that they have spread out production people, so they're at least

00:52six feet apart and divided by plexiglass.

00:56In terms of filming those intimate and close-up contact scenes, which daytime dramas are known for,

01:01Bell says they're relying on the tricks of the business, specifying,

01:04Actors will shoot eight feet apart, following all safety standards, but use the tricks of the

01:08business. We'll shoot one side of the couple in a romantic scene alone in the room,

01:13but looking at a spot very close to them, and then shoot the other side alone.

01:16When we edit it together, it'll look like they're nose-to-nose.

01:19Bell adds that production is working closely with SAG-AFTRA to make sure they meet all standards

01:24and are being extremely cautious on every level.

01:27In terms of how his actors feel to get back to work, he notes they feel excited and eager.

01:31They've been waiting for the world to open up, and now that restaurants are able to function,

01:35and salons and businesses of all types are able to go back,

01:38if they meet safety regulations, we feel we're safe to go.

01:42For more details on the story, head to the article on THR.com.

01:45For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.

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