Dayzee was initially a poor young woman, working and living on the streets of Skid Row, Los Angeles.

Bell was highly involved in the making of the character and the Skid Row storyline, and Lloyd had a background knowledge of it because of her charity work in Los Angeles and overseas.

[2][3] Akash Nikolas of Zap2it noted that while she was involved with Thomas, his sister Steffy Forrester highly disapproved of Dayzee because of her background, and said that the show was "playing around" with the race issue.

She most recently had parts in the high-production musicals Rent and Hairspray, while also making an appearance in the medical drama series ER.

[6] The show's head writer and executive producer, Bradley Bell was in attendance during Lloyd's audition for the series.

"[1] On October 28, 2010, it was announced by the show's head writer and executive, Bradley Bell that she was moved from recurring to a contract status.

As we moved forward in telling the story of the plight of the homeless, I realized that the character of 'Dayzee' had so much more to offer and needed to stick around to make sure that everyone kept their 'new set of glasses' on.

"[5] In September 2010, the show's control-freak matriarch Stephanie Forrester (Susan Flannery) was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer.

Even when Stephanie schemed to break up Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) and Ridge Forrester (Ron Moss), Dayzee pushed her to do the right thing.

"[1] On how he came up with it, Bradley Bell said: "Every day I drive into work, and I see all these homeless people who may have mental health issues like ADHD etc.

According to Christina Hoag of the Omaha World-Herald: "Skid Row residents involved in the production said they were pleased they were portrayed with dignity, as people getting their lives together instead of being down and out, and that the show has continued relationships with them.

"[2] During an interview with TV Guide's Michael Logan, Bell noted that several people featured in the storyline had been in jail and addicted to drugs.

After the awareness plot was slowly coming to a close, Bell said that Stephanie's friendship with Dayzee would continue, as would her outreach to the mission and the people of Skid Row.

"[4] Bowe also discussed the race issue: "Maybe viewers can discover it is just more than Dayzee's social status that Steffy hates.

Soon, Dayzee is in love with Marcus Forrester (Texas Battle); they had previously flirted before she had a relationship with Thomas, after feeling an "Instant connection.

Tommy Garret of Highlight Hollywood noted how far both character have come, writing: "Dayzee's life is different now, since her days on the streets of skidrow in Los Angeles, the beautiful young lady is now a WeHo based business owner, and Marcus is adopted into the famed Forrester family.

"[17] Dayzee has lived in Los Angeles her entire life, despite not experiencing the rich or lavish side the Forrester Family have been in.

The relationship ended after his part in Stephanie's orchestration of breaking up Ridge and Brooke so he could be reunited with Thomas' mother Dr. Taylor Hayes (Hunter Tylo).

The Skid Row storyline which Dayzee was an integral part of was extremely well received by critics, and it earned the show a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series.

[2] Christina Hoag of the Omaha World-Herald noted it as a departure for a show which revolves: "around a plush Beverly Hills mansion where characters who look like magazine models manipulate and machinate for love and money."

Dayzee hired homeless people from Skid Row to work at her café; Hoag praised the storyline for its real-world impact.

[2] Michael Logan of TV Guide called it: "pretty damn remarkable that The Bold and the Beautiful went down to L.A.'s Skid Row and hired some 25 real-life homeless people to tell their life stories on camera.

"[3] Lloyd received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series nomination of her portrayal of Dayzee.