| Eric Forrester and Donna Logan Forrester | |||||||
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| Eric and Donna | |||||||
| The Bold and the Beautiful | |||||||
| Current status | Married | ||||||
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| Family | Forrester Logan | ||||||
| Nickname(s) | Deric | ||||||
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Eric Forrester and Donna Logan Forrester are fictional characters, and a couple from CBS's daytime soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful.
Eric is portrayed by John McCook and Donna is portrayed by Jennifer Gareis. They are commonly referred to by the couple name "Deric".
Storylines[]
Donna originally seduced Thorne Forrester and got him to the altar, but her plot was fooled by Katie, who had overheard Donna admitting she didn't love Thorne. Donna eventually moved on with Eric, who was forced by Nick to divorce Stephanie in order to regain control of Forrester. Donna competed with Jackie for Eric's affections but gained an enemy in Stephanie, whose children, Thorne and Felicia Forrester, locked Donna in the Forrester steam room to keep her from appearing in a fashion show.
Donna was accused of shooting Stephanie, who blackmailed Donna into leaving Eric upon finding out that Storm had pulled the trigger. To keep Storm out of jail, Donna pushed Eric away by lying she was a sex addict; however, Eric saw through the ruse, and Donna worked with him to fool Stephanie into thinking they had broken up. Donna hid a naked Eric on her window ledge when Stephanie barged in unannounced, but Donna was able to publicly resume her relationship with Eric after Stephanie backed off.
Donna later came under fire from Stephanie's sister, Pam Douglas, who suffered from bipolar disorder and wanted to make it up to Stephanie for not stopping their father's abuse. Donna found herself the victim of Pam's practical jokes, which included locking Donna in a tanning booth and turning Donna's teeth and hair green. But one day Donna found Pam's gun in her face, as well as Pam's giant Doberman, "Tiny"; Donna distracted the dog with one of Pam's lemon bars and accidentally killed him, or so it seemed until it was revealed the dog had a heart ailment.
Donna and Eric married, though their bliss was marred when Storm committed suicide to donate his heart to Katie, whom he'd unintentionally shot. At Storm's memorial, Donna met Marcus Walton, the long-lost son she'd given up for adoption; Donna was surprised when Eric formally adopted Marcus. Donna resisted a seduction attempt from her assistant, Owen Knight, not knowing Felicia had offered Owen money to come between Donna and Eric. While Donna was in bed with Eric, he had a heart attack and fell into a coma; after the Forresters accused Donna of wrongdoing, she took control of Forrester Creations and fired Ridge, Thorne, and Felicia.
Donna kissed Owen while Eric was in a coma, but ultimately stayed true to her husband. Donna was aghast when the police found poison in her bureau; Donna only realized she was being framed after Pam attacked her and held her at gunpoint at the Forresters' cabin in Big Bear. Donna narrowly missed being eaten by a bear after Pam, who had gone off her bipolar medication and poisoned Eric only meaning to weaken him so he'd be sexually undesirable to Donna, doused Donna with honey. Donna kissed Owen again after he rescued her; when Eric recovered and caught them together, the Forresters wouldn't allow Donna near Eric.
With Marcus' help, Donna snuck into the Forrester mansion hidden inside a box so she could see Eric, who was trying to decide the fate of his marriage to Donna. After Marcus was suddenly bitten by a snake and Beth was hit by a car, Donna was confronted by a fugitive Pam, who promised to kill Donna's family if Donna didn't leave Eric. Donna was skeptical when it came out that Pam's violent behavior was caused by a mass on her brain, and more so after Pam awoke from its resulting removal with no memory of terrorizing Donna.
Donna briefly lived with Eric and Stephanie while Eric continued to deliberate marriage to Donna. When Eric showed Donna footage of her and Owen kissing, Donna learned that Thorne had hired lookalike models in an effort to ruin her marriage. Donna happily reconciled with Eric, though she was uncomfortable having to model bikinis that Pam designed. Donna and Pam developed an uneasy truce as they ended up on The Price is Right together, but Donna still fell victim to having gallons of honey dumped on her by Pam while modeling a Forrester showstopper.
Donna and Eric end their marriage and Justin and Donna rekindle their relationship and get married soon after. However it was short-lived and they divorced months later. They remain friends as well as loving parents to Marcus and loving grandparents to their granddaughter, Rosie. Donna then started a relationship with Nick Marone, but it ended quickly after it was revealed that he and his mother stole designs from Forrester.
In 2021, after hearing about Quinn's affair with Carter and that Eric was able to get aroused while he hugged her sister Donna, but he couldn't get aroused by Quinn, Brooke Logan Forrester encouraged her sister to make a play on Quinn's husband Eric Forrester even though Eric had already forgiven Quinn for her affair with Carter. Brooke and Katie Logan also encouraged Eric to go back to Donna, especially because she makes him sexually feel what Quinn can't. At first Donna tells her sisters that she doesn't want to interfere in Eric's marriage, but later she starts hoping for a future with him. Quinn overhears Brooke telling Eric to leave Quinn. Eric's wife also finds out that while her husband is unable to have sex with her he got excited when he gave his ex a hug. First Quinn threatens Donna and tells her to stay out of Eric's life. She also demands from her husband to not be anywhere near Donna anymore, and she tells him to Fire Donna from Forrester Creations. In the end, Eric respects his wife's wishes and fires Donna Logan from Forrester Creations.
In May 2022 Donna and Eric secretly reconnected behind Quinn Forrester's back. After some time Eric told Donna that he can't be seeing her anymore, but he couldn't resist and he came back to her. At one point Hope Logan caught them both and had a talk with Donna and later Eric. She reminded them that Eric is still married to Quinn and encouraged Eric to make a decision. One day when Eric and Donna hit the sheets again Quinn and Eric's daughter Bridget Forrester caught them in the act. Eric then explained to Quinn that he wants to be with Donna and encouraged Quinn to go after Carter which she did. Eric asked Donna to come back to Forrester Creations which angered Quinn who was already in a new relationship with Carter Walton. Quinn still couldn't phantom how Eric could choose Donna over her.