General Hospital is making a big change in the writers room.
03.01.2024 - 18:15 / nypost.com
according to Soap Opera Network. Hartley, who appeared as Sam in the show’s Jan.
2 episode, played Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald on “Passions” and has also had stints on “All My Children” and “Days of Our Lives.”Hartley’s past appearances as Sam found her playing romantic scenes opposite Dominic Zamprogna (Dante Falconeri). Dante and Sam have been romantically involved on the show since 2021, according to SON.“Some big shoes to fill … precious too.
I hope you enjoy watching Sam as much as I have enjoyed playing her, temporarily,” Hartley said then.Hartley, 45, played Lopez-Fitzgerald on “Passions” for nine years and, in 2009, was cast in the role of Arianna Hernandez on “Days of Our Lives.” She followed that up in 2010 as Cara Castillo on “All My Children.”Last week, Nicole Paggi (“Hope & Faith”) temporarily subbed for Kirsten Storms on “GH” as Maxie Jones. Storms also missed time on “GH” in 2021 after undergoing brain surgery; Maxie was not recast and her absence was explained by her leaving Port Charles with her baby to go to Texas, according to Entertainment Weekly.Before Paggi subbed for Storms on “GH,” Courtney Fulk temporarily replaced Eden McCoy (Josslyn Jacks) when McCoy took a leave of absence after her mother died in November.McCoy is expected to return to “GH” this month for episodes that will start airing in February.Monaco is already back on the “GH” set and is expected to appear on the show next week when it pays tribute to beloved star Jacklyn Zeman, who played Bobbie Spencer for more than 40 years.In the storyline, the show’s characters in Port Charles will learn about Bobbie’s death, according to SON.Zeman died in May at the age of 70 after battling cancer.The Zeman tribute episodes will air Jan.
General Hospital is making a big change in the writers room.
died due to complications from sudden cardiac arrest, his rep told The Post. A spokesperson for the 58-year-old actor told The Post Monday that Gail was found unresponsive by emergency personnel who then performed CPR and defibrillation on him.Despite their efforts, Gail was put on life support where he remained for several days and was pronounced dead on Jan.
General Hospital is not just experiencing a cast shakeup, but a writers room change as well.
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Steve Burton is heading back to General Hospital.
three years after leaving the ABC soap over COVID vaccine mandates.The Big Burton Reveal came at the end of ABC’s special, “General Hospital: 60 Years of Stars & Storytelling,” which aired Thursday, Jan. 4 after the live telecast of “The Golden Bachelor” wedding.As dramatic music played, and with “GH” co-stars Kelly Monaco and Lauren Wright on either side, Burton opened a door and walked through.He appeared on-screen with these words: “Happy Anniversary, ‘General Hospital.’ Stay tuned — big things coming to Port Charles.”Burton, who’s spent the past year as Harris Michaels on NBC’s “Days of Our Lives,” has played Jason Morgan on “GH” several times — from 1991 to 2012 and again from 2017 through 2021, when he left the show right after Jason married Carly (Laura Wright).At the time, he posed a prescient video to his Instagram account in which he said he wanted his fans “to hear it from me personally … Unfortunately, ‘General Hospital’ has let me go because of the vaccine mandate” and alluded to one day returning to the soap.“I’ll always be grateful for my time on ‘General Hospital.’ I love it there, I grew up there.
Kate Aurthur administrator Steve Burton will return to “General Hospital” after having been fired in November 2021 because of his refusal to get the COVID vaccine. At the time, Burton was one of two actors on the long-running ABC soap opera who refused to be vaccinated; Ingo Rademacher was also fired.
Port Charles is about to welcome back an old friend.
There have been a lot of changes at General Hospital lately amid the show’s 60th anniversary celebration.
Kelly Monaco was temporarily replaced on General Hospital this week, but don’t worry, she’s coming back to the show very soon.
Another week, another casting change on General Hospital.
Former General Hospital star Steve Burton is officially putting his marriage behind him!
Us Weekly, the duo settled their divorce this month. Steve, 53, and Sheree, 45, are splitting legal and physical custody of the kids Makena, 19, Jack, 17, and Brooklyn, 9, as they agreed to in previous court filings. Since the divorce is uncontested, Sheree reportedly asked the court to terminate forever spousal support to both parties.The Post has contacted a rep for Steve for comment.
Soap Opera Digest reported that Paggi would appear on the Dec. 27 episode, so it’s unclear how long Storms will be away from the ABC daytime warhorse, according to multiple reports.An insider told The Post that Storms will be out “just for a couple of days.”This is not the first time that Storms has been replaced on “GH.”Maxie was temporarily recast in 2011, with Jen Lilley playing the part until Storms returned to “GH” the following year, according to Deadline.The actress also took several leaves-of-absences from “GH” in 2016, 2017 and 2018, each of varying amounts of time, from several days to several months.On those occasions, Storms was replaced by USA Network’s “Queen of the South” star Molly Burnett.Storms also missed time on “GH” in 2021 after undergoing brain surgery; Maxie was not recast and her absence was explained by her leaving Port Charles with her baby to go to Texas, according to Entertainment Weekly.Storms has starred on “General Hospital” since 2005.She also played Isabella “Belle” Black on “Days of Our Lives” from 1999 to 2004.In April 2022, Storms revealed she had bipolar disorder to “GH” co-star Maurice Benard on his video podcast, State of Mind.“I experience anxiety frequently.
Kirsten Storms is taking a temporary leave of absence from the soap opera series General Hospital and her replacement has been revealed.
Nicole Paggi has agreed to temporarily become Maxie Jones on General Hospital. She takes over the role from Kirsten Storms, who will be out for a few days.
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General Hospital will soon be saying goodbye to a believed character.
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General Hospital will pay tribute to the late Jacklyn Zeman by honoring her character Bobbie Spencer in two special episodes planned for January.