The Bold and the Beautiful Stars Reach Out During Australian Wildfires

The horrifying Australian wildfires have destroyed land, killed millions of animals, and broken the hearts of people around the world — including the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful. It touches them a great deal considering they keenly know what has been lost, having shot there on location since the show is a huge hit down under.

The Bold and the Beautiful Stars Reach Out

She may play a heartless woman at times as Quinn on the show, but actress Rena Sofer brought home what it means to her to see the complete devastation that is happening half a world away with some Instagram posts.

“@boldandbeautifulcbs took us to #australia to film our show for our 30th anniversary. As a cast we were overwhelmed with the beauty of the country and the kindness of its people!! We were allowed to meet some of the beautiful animals that live on this amazing continent,” she wrote, sharing several pictures of her fellow cast interacting with the animals.

But then she highlighted the horrors going on. “Please know that Australia is on fire!! 20 humans have perished and millions of animals have died due to the fires!! Especially the koala bears who move so slowly and get their water from the trees that are burning. These people and animals need our help!! Countries may divide us but our humanity never should!!!”

How You Can Help

Co-star Darin Brooks, who plays Sofer’s onscreen son Wyatt, explains what you can do. “Go to @wireswildliferescue to help the animals and @redcrossau to help the families!”

Sofer adds, “Looking at the photos coming out of there are indescribably brutal and heartbreaking and I can’t imagine seeing this in person. Please don’t look away!! This is a new year and a new opportunity to start it off right by helping others in need!!! Thank you!! #australiafires #happynewyear #savetheanimals #savethekoala” The Bold and the Beautiful (BB) airs weekdays on CBS. Check your local listings for airtimes.

 

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@boldandbeautifulcbs took us to #australia to film our show for our 30th anniversary. As a cast we were overwhelmed with the beauty of the country and the kindness of its people!! We were allowed to meet some of the beautiful animals that live on this amazing continent. Please know that Australia is on fire!! 20 humans have perished and millions of animals have died due to the fires!! Especially the koala bears who move so slowly and get their water from the trees that are burning. These people and animals need our help!! Countries may divide us but our humanity never should!!! PLEASE HELP AUSTRALIA!!!! Go to @wireswildliferescue to help the animals there and @redcrossau to help the people!! Looking at the photos coming out of there are indescribably brutal and heartbreaking and I can’t imagine seeing this in person. Please don’t look away!! This is a new year and a new opportunity to start it off right by helping others in need!!! Thank you!! #australiafires #happynewyear #savetheanimals #savethekoala

A post shared by Rena Sofer (@rena.sofer) on Jan 5, 2020 at 10:45am PST

 

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Heartbreaking to see what’s going on in Australia. So far 500 million animals have died over 14.7 acres have been burned across Australia, so many people are missing, homes are destroyed people have died. Please help! How to help evacuees Donate to the Australian Red Cross, which is supporting thousands of people in evacuation and recovery centers across the country. Local residents can volunteer their services. Donate to the Salvation Army Australia, which is providing meals and support to evacuees and first responders in multiple locations. Extra room in your home? Offer to host people in need of emergency housing on AirBnB. Donate to the St. Vincent de Paul Society, which is helping evacuated families recover. The organization is providing food and clothing, helping cover bills, and donating household items to those whose homes have been destroyed. Donate food, funds or services to Foodbank, the largest hunger-relief charity in Australia. Donate to a GoFundMe dedicated to displaced First Nations Communities that need to rebuild. Donate food, toiletries and household items using Givit. How to help firefighters Donate to the New South Wales Rural Fire Service. The service has set up specific funds for the families of volunteer firefighters who have been killed while on duty this fire season. Additionally, actor and comedian Celeste Barber is also hosting a fundraiser for the Trustee for NSW Rural Fire Service and Brigades donations fund. Donate to Victoria’s firefighting service, Country Fire Authority. The service is also managing locals who want to provide accommodation for people who have been displaced. The Country Fire Service in South Australia is taking direct donations. Donate to the Rural Fire Brigades Association to support firefighters in Queensland. How to help wildlife Donate to WIRES, a wildlife rescue nonprofit that is rescuing and caring for thousands of sick, injured and orphaned native animals. Donate to the World Wildlife Fund Australia, which is directing its efforts towards koala conservation. Donate to the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital’s GoFundMe, which has rescued and treated dozens of koalas suffering from severe burns.

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Reports say that half a billion Australian wildlife- mammals, birds and reptiles- since these fires began have died and many injured and Koalas are the hardest hit because of their slow moving nature. So if you can, while Australia continues to mourn the loss of human lives, we can’t forget about the animals. Any donation would help. You can go to Wires.org.au @wireswildliferescue or www.koalasinvare.org.au will help also the Red Cross.. or look on the next pages here. Also, I posted a link in my bio, just click on that and see the ways you can help🙏🙏🙏 Thank you!

A post shared by Katherine Kelly Lang (@katherinekellylang) on Jan 4, 2020 at 9:58am PST

 

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Go to @wireswildliferescue to help the animals and @redcrossau to help the families! #Repost @gretathunberg ・・・ Australia is on fire. And the summer there has only just begun. 2019 was a year of record heat and record drought. Today the temperature outside Sydney was 48,9°C. 500 million (!!) animals are estimated dead because of the bushfires. Over 20 people have died and thousands of homes have burned to ground. The fires have spewed 2/3 of the nations national annual CO2 emissions, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. The smoke has covered glaciers in distant New Zealand (!) making them warm and melt faster because of the albedo effect. And yet. All of this still has not resulted in any political action. Because we still fail to make the connection between the climate crisis and increased extreme weather events and nature disasters like the #AustraliaFires That has to change. And it has to change now. My thoughts are with the people of Australia and those affected by these devastating fires.

A post shared by Darin Brooks (@theedarinbrooks) on Jan 5, 2020 at 9:53am PST

 

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Thank God for these amazing fire fighters & all the volunteers… 🙏🏻 Beyond devastating seeing the destruction of these fires to so many lives. #Repost @harlowandsage ・・・ We are sending out so much love to the people and the animals who have been affected by the fires in Australia. Currently, half a billion native animals have lost their lives and thousands of people have lost their homes and are either trapped or trying to reach safety. If you are in a position to help, @wireswildliferescue are caring for thousands of injured, orphaned and sick animals. The link to donate so that they can continue doing this amazing work is in our bio. You can also donate to help support the South Australian Country Fire Service Support Fund, the team who gave this koala water at cfsfoundation.org.au/donate A list of other ways you can help can be found here: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/australia-fires-how-to-help-victims-evacuees-firefighters-animals-wildfires/ Video by Oakbank Balhannah CFS Thank you to @amivitale for sharing all of this helpful information.

A post shared by Denise Richards (@deniserichards) on Jan 6, 2020 at 6:12pm PST

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