The Bold and the Beautiful fans fear Finn is DEAD after he’s shot in episode’s cliffhanger ending

THE Bold and the Beautiful fans were left in shock after Finn was shot during Friday’s episode.

The cliffhanger ending has viewers fearing the worst, that Finn is dead and actor Tanner Novlan is leaving the series.

Spoilers for Friday's episode continue below.

Fans had been worried that Steffy Forrester, played by Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, would be exiting the soap, but now many are concerned it’s actually her husband Finn who might be departing.

Dr. John "Finn" Finnegan told his villainess mother, Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown), he'd consider giving her a chance down the road to have somewhat of a relationship with him, but that didn't last long.

This was before his wife Steffy learned that Sheila caused Stef's step-mom, Brooke, to relapse by switching out her non-alcoholic champagne with the real version.

After alerting Finn of this, Steffy told her husband she was going to confront his mom about it  about it at Il Giardino.

He became increasingly worried about the mother of his child when she wouldn’t respond to his texts.

Finn decided to leave work and rush over to the Italian restaurant where his wife and mom planned to meet, wanting to ensure that everything was OK.

Upon arriving, he learned that was far from the case.

He got there just as Sheila had raised a gun at Steffy out back by the dumpster.

Right as the gun went off, Finn jumped in front of his wife and was shot instead.

Taking a bullet to the chest, he stumbled before falling on the ground.

Shocked, Steffy ran over and tried to wake her unconcious husband, as Sheila appeared unable to believe she accidentally shot her son.

For a quick moment, Finn regained enough consciousness to tell his wife how much he loved her and their son Hayes.

Steffy tried to stop all of the blood and screamed as she realized how much there was.

She tried to dial 9-1-1 for help, but Sheila once again pointed the gun at her and forbade her from finishing the call.

FANS GO OFF

After the shocking cliffhanger ending, The Bold and the Beautiful fans rushed to social media to express their fears that Finn is dead.

One viewer tweeted: “I’m completely numb because I’m not believing what I just saw on the bold and the beautiful!

“Finn cannot be gone!”

Another wrote to the actor who portrays the character: “@tannernovlan hope your character finn don't die on bold& the beautiful. Please say your character lives.”

A third upset fan said: “My mom called me in hysterics saying ‘did you watch the bold and the beautiful today Finn is dead.’ 

“I told her I didn’t see it yet but damn that cannot be true it better not be true.”

The user added the hashtag #Sinn at the end, which is the couple name for Steffy and Finn.

Other viewers just said they’re “in shock” and “didn't see this coming at all.”

Tanner, who's married to Vampire Diaries alum Kayla Ewell, has not yet spoken out about the cliffhanger ending or whether or not he's leaving the series