Luna on is relatively new to the canvas, so fans are naturally curious about the young woman. The character first appeared in the Sept. 13, 2023 episode of the soap played by daytime newcomer Lisa Yamada. Viewers might recognize the actress from her recent role in Freeform’s mystery series Cruel Summer or appearances in shows like Party of Five, All American, Little Fires Everywhere, and Promised Land. And while Luna appeared perfectly sweet and innocent to start, she turned out to have a much darker side!
A new intern at Forrester Creations, Luna was introduced as she entered the family mansion with an armload of supplies for Eric Forrester and RJ Forrester to help create the new couture line they were working on. When Eric asked Donna Logan why she hired Luna over all the other applicants, she had to admit she never looked at her resume, but when Luna pitched in on reception they had a nice talk and she made the decision.
However, while Donna and RJ both felt they could trust Luna (RJ was immediately smitten with the beauty!), the young woman then took a phone call from a mysterious woman who was upset to learn she was in Los Angeles and warned her to stay away from the Forresters!
After Luna assured RJ she would keep Eric’s condition a secret, he insisted she tell him a secret of her own. She told him she was raised by her mother, who was a bit of a free spirit, though her grandfather and aunt were more driven. And then, during another call with her mother begging her to get out of L.A. and away from the Forresters, it was revealed that her aunt is Li Finnegan! And when Li found out that her niece was working at Forrester, she demanded that she quit her new job and get far away from that family!
With RJ backing her up, Luna informed her aunt she wasn’t going to give up her internship. And she was happy to help out when Forrester staged a fashion showdown between Ridge and Eric. Then Luna’s mother, Poppy Nozawa, showed up and while Luna was happy to see her, Li was… much less delighted! Luna was nervous when RJ invited her to dinner with Steffy Forrester and Finn Finnegan, but it went well and later she and RJ declared their love for each other.
Luna accepted an anonymous invitation to dinner thinking it was from RJ but when it turned out to be from Zende Forrester, she shut him down. When she told RJ what had happened, he warned Zende to back off. As they were having trouble finding time to be alone together, Luna was happy when RJ rented the beach house from Bill Spencer. Learning of Bill’s past connection to Poppy, RJ wondered if he could be Luna’s father, but when she asked her mother, Poppy insisted he wasn’t. Luna remained curious about her father’s identity and Poppy begged her to leave it alone.
RJ and Luna consummated their relationship and were deliriously happy… until the night of Eric and Donna’s impromptu wedding. Luna had only had a little champagne, but also popped a few of her mother’s mints, which left her disoriented and when she woke up the next morning she was horrified to find herself in bed with Zende! She explained she thought she’d slept with RJ, and Zende felt terrible. Luna accused her mother of drugging her and causing the hallucination and Poppy felt guilty that Luna had gotten hold of her “special” mints. A guilt-ridden Luna wanted to come clean with RJ about what had happened, but Poppy and Zende begged her not to.
Luna turned her attention to another issue and pressed her mother to tell her who her real father was but Poppy continued to deflect. Eventually, Luna could take no more and confessed to RJ about sleeping with Zende. Although he blamed Zende for taking advantage of her, RJ told Luna he needed some time to process everything. Soon enough, Luna and RJ reconciled, but when she was sick to her stomach, worried she might be pregnant. Thankfully, she wasn’t, so Luna again turned her attention to finding out who her father was. Poppy admitted it could be Bill, so they did a home DNA test which Li administered herself to ensure accuracy. But Li was shocked when the test revealed Bill was Luna’s biological father!
Bill invited Poppy and Luna to move in with him and Liam Spencer welcomed his sister into the family. Luna was surprised when Tom Starr overdosed but especially upset when Hollis also died under similar circumstances. But things got even more complicated when Bill’s ex, Katie Logan, accused Poppy of killing the men! Luna blasted Katie for accusing her mother, but when she discovered Tom’s backpack in their apartment and read the letters where he claimed to be her father, Luna demanded answers. Poppy confessed that Tom had claimed to be her father, but noted the DNA test made it clear that wasn’t true. Luna wondered if her mother was capable of murder, and while Poppy denied the accusations, the police arrested her based on new evidence.
Stunned, Luna didn’t know what to believe anymore and she and Bill did another home DNA test themselves which said that he was not her father. Completely thrown, Luna fell into Bill’s comforting arms but things took a turn when she suddenly kissed him! Bill pushed her away and she tried to apologize but when she kissed him again and Steffy saw, things got even wilder! Steffy confronted Luna about the kiss, and as Luna explained how wonderful Bill was, Steffy soon came to realize that Luna had been behind the murders! But before she could do anything, she passed out from the drugs Luna had slipped into her drink!
Steffy awoke to find that Luna had built a cage around her in her and Poppy’s old apartment, and Luna informed her the building was empty because it was going to be demolished, so no one would hear her. Luna then gloated about how she had set her sights on Bill and faked the paternity test to have him in her life, but when Tom appeared with his letters, she had to take him out of the picture. And when Hollis discovered the letters, she had to silence him as well!
Stay tuned to B&B to see what happens next!
