I agree! Shawn & Belle should stay on the show and if the producers want to "cut costs", then get rid of some of the older stars. I'm sure they make more $$$ than the younger cast members. And, why get rid of Belle anyway, since she's the hottest woman on the show. If anyone knows where to find nude photos of her, let me know. She and Hope are the 2 women in TV that I'm "dying to see naked"!!!

Comopletely on board with this sentiment.The strong triangle between Belle, Shawn and Phillip was just gettng started. Belle and Phillip were hot on screen. Shawn was boring on screen, no two ways about it.Also agree that Martha was DAMNED HOT!!I had this bizarre little story working in my mind that eventually when Shawn discovered the ongoing affair between Belle and Phillip he would wait til they were hot and heavy in bed together and sneak in and steal Phillip's leg right off of him and take off with it. Thus leaving Belle and Phillip in a storyline of searching for his leg!

I believe it was a stupid time (if there was ever a smart time) to write Belle & Shawn out of the show. Shawn's father just had drastic surgery and Belle's father came back, and then the writers decided to send them around the world. These writers need to go back to school. What were they thinking? Bring them back, instead of starting a Nicole story line.

I like both Sean's and both Belle's. However, I have a soft spot for the originals. Especially Kirsten Storms. She was great as Zenon and in the movie Johnny Tsunami. I love the way they brought Nicole back to be a thorn in Victor's side. That will be fun.

Frankly I am glad that they are leaving.It was getting a little boring with Belle playing the victim all the time.What happened to the strong female role?

I didn't like the two "New" actors that played these rolls. The last two had better chem, looked better and acted better. I hope when Belle & Shawn show back up in Salem they have the original teen Shawn and Belle