Over the weekend, General Hospital Blog reported the sad news regarding the death of a former General Hospital and Port Charles star. On July 30th, actor Jay Pickett died suddenly, leaving behind his wife, Elena, and three children, Meagan, Michaela, and Tyler.
General Hospital news reports have revealed that Pickett was on the set, and in the middle of filming a new movie when he suddenly passed away.
According to co-star and producer of the movie, Treasure Valley, Jim Hegel disclosed that Jay’s death came suddenly, while filming a scene for the movie. The set location and where Pickett passed away is in his home state of Idaho.
Former co-star Kelly Monaco took to Instagram to share her condolences. Her heartfelt caption can be seen below in Monaco’s IG post.
Our hearts go out to Jay and his loved ones. He was a true legend. He will be missed.
Earlier this week, General Hospital Blog shared some snippets of Steve Burton’s recent interview withSoap Opera Digest. In that interview, Steve revealed his feelings on Jason and Carly’s (Laura Wright) upcoming nuptials, and how this is something new for both Steve and Laura’s characters. He also revealed his thoughts on Sonny’s (Maurice Benard) big return to Port Charles, along with other pressing GH topics.
General Hospital news reports reveal Burton has also voiced his take on the war for Jason Morgan’s heart. It’s undeniable that die hard Jason and Sam Morgan, (Kelly Monaco) aka JaSam fans, aren’t too happy about, 1) his upcoming marriage to Carly, and more importantly, 2) his feelings for Dr. Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud). As history tells it’s story, fan wars over who Jason Morgan gives his heart to has always been a heated battle. Back in the day, fans were on either side of Jason and Sam (JaSam) and Jason and Liz (Rebecca Herbst), (Liason). General Hospital message boards and forums across the internet would explode with fans arguing over their favorite couple. The arguments would get ruthless, and many times, the Soapnet message boards would be shut down for the day by moderators.
General Hospital spoilers reveal there’s a new battle to be fought. This time between Jason and Sam fans vs. Jason and Britt (Brason) fans.
In his recent interview, Burton disclosed his feelings on the bashing his co-stars, Kelly Monaco and Kelly Thiebaud are currently enduring from GH “fans” who are on either side of the war for Jason’s heart. He said, “I get it. I’ve watched shows before where I’ve been upset, okay?” Burton said in an interview with Soap Opera Digest. “So I understand that people get upset over things, for sure. The thing that I don’t condone or like is that people were attacking both Kellys.”
He added, “I’m not on social that much anymore, but I saw some bad things being said about Kelly Monaco, and some bad things about Kelly Thiebaud, and that’s when I check out. That’s when I’m like, ‘Okay, I’m not even going to engage or read this stuff.’ It is two real human beings that can be affected by those comments, you know?”
Steve is also empathetic to the situation. He disclosed that he too get emotionally invested in the characters and relationships of the shows he watches. He said, “My wife and I watched something on Netflix and something happened and I went, “This is the stupidest show I’ve ever seen! I’m not watching this! I can’t believe they would do something this dumb!” He revealed, “I was so invested that by that point, I go, “I get why people get upset!”… But then we finished it! You kind of settle down and go, ‘It’s a TV show. Get back to the freakin’ TV and watch the rest of it.”
When it’s all said and done, Steve revealed that the actors do not have “We are just doing our job, doing the best we can to tell the story that’s written, the writers, Chris and Dan, aren’t calling us going, “Hey, what do you think about this?”
PSA to our fans from us at General Hospital Blog: Please do not bash the actors just because things in the storyline aren’t going your way. At the end of the day, IT’S A TV SHOW! It’s not worth hurting those who portray these characters. They are human beings with feelings and actually spend time reading feedback online. If you’re a true fan, be a fan, not a hater.
It brings much sadness to announce this General Hospital news regarding the death of a former Port Charles and General Hospital star.
Port Charles was an ABC Network’s spinoff of the 1963 Daytime drama, General Hospital.Port Charles began in June or 1997, and had a six year run, ending in October of 2003.
General Hospital news reports confirm Jay Pickett, who played Frank Scanlon on PC has passed away at the age of 60. He is survived by his wife, Elena, daughters Maegan and Michaela, and son, Tyler.
Picketts TV big brother, Joe Scanlon, and real life friend, Michael Dietz, took to Facebook to give his condolences and reminisce on his friendship with Pickett, which began on the set of Port Charles. Dietz writes, “My greatest friend has sadly left this world,” he continued, “We met when we were cast as brothers on PORT CHARLES many, many years ago. He played my big brother on TV but that carried over into real life and an amazing friendship that was one of a kind. He was an incredible husband, father, friend, and godfather to my daughter. Everyone that knew him loved him. I love you, Jay. Keep smiling my friend. All my love to his family, who truly became our family as well. You will be forever missed.”
General Hospital spoilers and news reveal Jay Pickett also stepped on for Ted King in the role of Lorenzo Alcazar on GH.
General Hospital Blog gives our condolences to Jay and his family and loved ones during this time. Our thought and prayers are with his family.
On the July 19th episode of General Hospital, Kirsten Storms aired her last episode as her character, Maxie Jones skipped town, destination Texas. Thankfully, her departure is only temporary.
General Hospital news reports confirmed Storms took a leave of absence due to her recent brain surgery. On July 30th, Kirsten revealed that she is back on the set of GH, filming new episodes as Maxie Jones.
General Hospital spoilers reveal Kirsten shared the news via her Instagram story, with a photo which was also shared to the official General Hospital IG account story. The post was a selfie of Storms, with “Maxie’s back!” written at the top.
We are so excited to hear of Kirsten’s return, and the time Maxie will be off screen is very limited. General Hospital news and spoilers indicate GH’s four week-ish filming schedule should put Maxie Jones back onscreen sometime around the end of August.
Spencer Cassadine (Nicholas Alexander Chavez) is back in Port Charles and all grown up. His arrival, although meant to be kept on the down low, was a splash. He came into town with a mission to destroy his father, Nikolas Cassadine’s (Marcus Coloma) marriage to Ava Jerome (Maura West). He’s trying to play coy, and has pulled the wool over Trina Robinson’s (Sydney Mikayla) eyes. But not everyone is falling for his act.
General Hospital news reports confirmed the recast of Spencer Cassadine as his character was SORASed. Nicholas Alexander Chavez took over the role from Nicolas Bechtel. Although the character has been recast, the character is being written in the same scheming way, just now grown up.
General Hospital spoilers reveal his vendetta against Ava continues. Spencer tries to keep up the innocent act around Nikolas, Trina, Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy), and Cameron Webber (William Lipton). He’s even playing his grandma, Laura Spencer (Genie Franco’s).
General Hospital previews indicate Spencer’s true colors shine when he has a conversation with Ava, asking her why she is giving his father mixed signals. Spencer wants nothing more than to be reassured that his dad’s relationship with Ava is over. But as he sees it, the love they have for each other hasn’t diminished just because he scared Ava off with his creepy stalker act.
General Hospital rumors claim Nikolas is onto his son, and he is closer to figuring out Spencer is behind the whole thing, more than Spencer realizes. He’ll show his sinister side to Ava, possibly making things clearer to her as well. Spencer better watch it before he’s completely figured out.
As if Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst) didn’t have enough on her shoulders with a mystery of her own, she’s now out solving other mysteries. But this one involves her family.
As Elizabeth and Finn (Michael Easton) are stumped at the disappearance of Peter August’s (Wes Ramsey) body, the answer to who had her sister shot is crystal clear.
Nikolas Cassadine (Marcus Coloma) is desperate to keep his dark secret from coming to light and has been lying, scheming, and even threatening his family in order to protect himself. He has already given Sam Morgan (Kelly Monaco) a cryptic warning, telling her not to go out looking for Hayden Barnes (Rebecca Budig).
General Hospital spoilers reveal Nikolas’ jig is up, and he and Hayden are no longer the only ones who know the truth.
General Hospital previews show Elizabeth confronting Nikolas with her big revelation. But it’s possible she has known all along. She boldly blurts out that he is the one who had her sister, Hayden shot. All this time Shawn Butler (Sean Blakemore) has taken the heat and served time for Nikolas Cassadine’s crime, while Nikolas roams free, living his best life.
Now that Elizabeth has revealed she knows the truth, Will Nikolas threaten his dear friend as he did Sam who is his own family?
General Hospital rumors claim that Liz’s knowledge will give Liz all the more reason to reach out to her sister, which could lead to a major discovery, connecting Hayden to Liz and Finn’s current mystery situation.
Steve Burton has portrayed the iconic right hand man, Jason Morgan, for 25 years. Jason has developed loyal bonds with Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard), Carly Corinthos (Laura Wright), Sam Morgan (Kelly Monaco), Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst), and many others over the years. But his friendship with Sonny and Carly is legendary.
General Hospital news reports reveal Burton has addressed some pressing topics in an interview with Soap Opera Digest.
General Hospital spoilers reveal Burton elaborated on his feelings about Jason and Carly’s upcoming nuptials. Jason marrying Sonny’s wife is a touchy subject for most. GH fans aren’t crazy about the idea, knowing that Sonny is actually still alive. Regarding the fans, he admits that they “don’t really get it,” but clears the air with his statement. Burton discloses, “Look, what Laura and I care about is that we’ve had some amazing scenes. That’s what it comes down to for us,” the actor notes. “The overall story, if it works, awesome, but we’re finding something new for us, which we’ve never had, being on the show this long. That’s what’s intriguing to actors. And that’s what I think a lot of fans don’t really get, is that this is new for us, and this is cool for us because as actors we get to explore and do new things with new people and have new scenes and it’s pretty exciting.”
The story of Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud) and Jason’s romance died before it even got a chance to take off. When touching on his thoughts on the possibility of Jason and Britt, Burton reveals, “Jason and Britt are interested in each other, so that’s the wrench in the works, right? They’re interested in each other but then the business side of things comes into play. I think it works perfectly; it’s like a perfect storm of [a marriage] having to happen.” Jason wanted things to work out with Britt, and he genuinely cares for her. But right now his loyalties lie with Carly and the family business. Many fans aren’t happy with that. Fans want to me wow by Jason couldn’t just tell Britt the truth about what’s going on, and Steve Burton have his explanation. “A lot of Mafia guys had their affairs on the side, so anything’s possible, but right now, Jason’s doing it by the book, right? It just doesn’t behoove him, in a power transition like this, in a power struggle where there’s violence and all these things happening, to sneak around.” Burton continues, “There is one thing here to accomplish, and that’s the goal of showing a united front with Jason and Carly; this is the best way to do it. Gotta cut the thing off with Britt and move forward for the family. That’s the mentality. And we are on a soap opera, so please forgive me!”
General Hospital news and spoilers confirm that Sonny’s return to Port Charles will inevitably stir things up on many aspects and with many people of Port Charles.
It’s undeniable that Jason’s involvement with Carly and the business will be front and center in the story line, and as far as his romantic life goes, his upcoming wedding to Carly will take its toll on everyone they love. General Hospital rumors claim Sonny will arrive in the nick of time, and some say he will show up too little too late.
Stay tuned to see how things play out as Sonny gets closer to regaining his memory and reuniting with his loved ones. Nina Reeves (Cynthia Watros) has basically set all of this in motion while the Corinthos family pays the price.
Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) is having a hard time dealing with watching Maxie Jones (Kirsten Storms) go through the pain of not being able to be with her daughter. It hurts Maxie so much that she had to leave town while Brook Lynn keeps up the charade.
General Hospital spoilers reveal Brook Lynn spills her feelings out loud, as she’s talking to baby Bailey about her “real mother.” Maxie and Brook Lynn have been able to keep their secret without either or them caving. But now that Maxie has skipped town, Brook Lynn feels the weight of their lies.
General Hospital previews indicate Brook Lynn isn’t too careful when talking to herself. Chase (Josh Swickard) walks in at a crucial moment when she outs herself and Maxie. Brook Lynn may be able to talk herself out or what Chase heard, leading him to believe he thinks he heard something she didn’t actually say.
General Hospital rumors indicate Brook Lynn and ladies secret won’t be able to hold up after the many holes in their story. With Austin Holt (Roger Howarth) now living on PC and Maxie’s sudden get away, Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart) is bound to find out the truth.
Emme Rylan’s status with General Hospital has been up in the air since her character Lulu Spencer Falconeri was tragically put in a coma.
GH fans have been rallying to have Lulu awaken and Emme to reprise the role. However, a new development makes it look as though fans may not get what they want any time soon.
General Hospital news reports share information straight from Emme Rylan. She has taken to Instagram to inform fans that she has arrived in Nashville, Tennessee to evaluate the surroundings. Don Money has received a job offer in Nashville, and Emme is trying to decide if the city is a good fit for her family.
Since Emme and her family are heavily considering the big move away from LA, General Hospital rumors have developed surrounding her status with GH. It seems like she doesn’t have any plans of returning to the daytime drama, and this news comes after General Hospital spoilers reveal she has disclosed TPTB at GH have not been in contact regarding her potential return.
We wish Emme and her family the best in any new endeavors headed their way. Hopefully some day when the GH writing team decides to wake Lulu up from her coma, they will reach out to Rylan as opposed to a recast.
Spencer Cassadine (Nicholas Alexander Chavez) maybe have aged rapidly when General Hospital decided to SORAS the character, but his personality has stayed true to form. After Nicholas Alexander Chavez took over the role from Nicolas Bechtel, the character has been written to hold the same scheming traits.
Spencer is responsible for the ending of his father Nikolas Cassadine (Marcus Coloma) and Ava Jerome’s (Maura West) marriage. Ava has succumb to the threats of danger brought about by a mystery stalker, threading her life and the life of her daughter, Avery Corinthos (Ava and Grace Scarola).
General Hospital spoilers reveal Spencer is still up to his old tricks even after successfully causing Nikolas and Ava to spilt. He’s still going around Port Charles, lying to everyone. Trina Robinson (Sydney Mikayla) has been a victim of Spencer’s lies since the day she laid eyes on him, and it’s only going to get worse from here.
Now that the damage is done, and Ava and and Nik have split, General Hospital previews show Spencer trying to make amends with his ex-step mother, Ava.
It’s obvious that Spencer is trying to throw Ava off so that she and his dad don’t suspect that it was him who has been stalking her and threatening her daughter’s life. Although General Hospital rumors claim Nikolas is already onto him…
