Naturally, though, with the coronavirus raging worldwide, everything had to be even stricter than usual.

Elsewhere, producers drafted in actors' real-life partners to get around COVID restrictions.

When it came to the mannequins, however, they ended up having a bigger impact than anyone expected.

The cast of The Bold and the Beautiful pose together in the sun

The mannequins were used for sex scenes, because there was no way around it otherwise.

That doesn’t feel good."

No one can come visit you unless they quarantine for two weeks."

Denise Richards acts opposite a mannequin on The Bold and the Beautiful