"The Bold and the Beautiful" won its first-ever Outstanding Drama Series trophy at the "36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards" on Sunday night, but due to time constraints, fans of the series -- which is the most-watched soap in the world -- did not get the opportunity to hear what executive producer Bradley Bell had to say.

The morning after the show's win, Bell, who says the fact that he wasn't on the air didn't put a damper on the honor, talks to ET about what he wanted people to hear.

"I thanked the cast and crew and everyone involved in the show, CBS, Barbara Bloom, Margot Wain, the writers and directors. The two leading ladies in my life: My mother and co-creator of the show Lee Phillip Bell and my wife Colleen. When I was thanking the writing team, I said, 'And the writer who is with us in every scene that we write and who is with us tonight in spirit my father Bill Bell."

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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