It was “The Bold and the Beautiful” that made her a bona fide soap star, though.
However, before Tylo could ever work, she was abruptly fired for breach of contract.
The judge agreed with Tylo and her lawyers, awarding her a settlement of $4.8 million.
Ironically, Spelling replaced Tylo withLisa Rinna, who was pregnant when she was hired to play Taylor McBride.
As an infant, Katya was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a rare form of eye cancer.
According toCNN, Tylo noticed something wrong with her newborn when she was about two weeks old.
“She was not a wonderful baby,” Tylo said in 2003, describing Katya’s condition.
“She was crying.
She was showing signs of something that was painful.”
According toReuters, the young man appeared to have suffered a seizure when he fell in the pool.
There had been no history or indication of substance abuse.
No cause of death was disclosed at the time of his death.
