Sometimes it can seem like the powers that be at the soaps have no idea what viewers want and, even when we shout it from the rooftops, they still refuse to hear. But you’ll have a tough time convincing Kimberlin Brown of that. Now that Bold & Beautiful boss Bradley Bell has rehired her, she’s more convinced than ever that he has his finger on the pulse of the audience.

Discussing Sheila’s latest resurrection with our sister site Deadline, Brown says, “The only thing I can think of [that would have brought it about] is maybe it’s because of my fans, maybe everyone who was commenting, who made everything go viral. Brad does listen. He does pay attention, and in my opinion, I truly believe that my following and my fans and the people who have loved to hate Sheila all these years are responsible for me coming back.”

Now if only the plot weren’t so full of holes.

Brown maintains that when she exited the soap in February, she really believed that it was the end of the villainess who began her never-ending reign of terror on Young & Restless in the 1990s. (Review her many exploits here.) The actress is negotiating a new contract now to return to series-regular status, but at the time, “I even bought property in Montana. I’m expecting a grandchild in June. My son lives there and I’m building a home in Montana so I can be closer to my grandchild. I was looking to close down my home in Los Angeles that I rent for work. And thank God I got the call from Brad the week before I was moving out of my house in L.A.”

Then again, Tanner Novlan also gave exit interviews when Finn was “fatally” shot.