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GH EP Frank Valentini on Nurses' Ball Secrets, May Sweeps and Lynn Herring!

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It’s been a whirlwind several months for General Hospital’s executive producer Frank Valentini!  With so much build to the 50th anniversary of the soap, Valentini and his team knew that he had to, and wanted to, deliver big time to the millions of fans who have stood by GH for decades!

In a brand new interview out today from soap columnist, Carolyn Hinsey for Tainted Dreams at the NYC Brand Productions website, Valentini discusses what is yet to come after The Nurses’ Ball concludes, if his plans for GH’s golden anniversary lived up to his expectations, and his thoughts on the loveable Lynn Herring (Lucy Coe)!  Here are a few excerpts below!

Valentini on how Lynn Herring was the biggest surprise to him coming out of the Nurses’ Ball relating:  “I had never worked with her before.  She’s extraordinary.  She’s the mascot, the head cheerleader, and the all-around good sport for the entire Nurses’ Ball. She’s like Beyonce but with more dresses.”

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Valentini on if we are done with all the surprises from GH’s 50th: “No. There are a few more this week, as well as after the Nurses’ Ball. This is what we’ve been doing for the last year.  Ron Carlivati, head writer and I believe that the show should be fun and exciting and surprising. We want it to be like watching a live event – everyone finds out together what’s going to happen.”

So GH fans, we think Lynn Herring is doing a terrific job at the Nurses’ Ball! What about you? And what surprises do you think are still in store for viewers this week and beyond?  Let us know!

 

 

 

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I don’t know if it has been said already, but is Lucy sticking around? I LOVE her!

I want Lucy to stay too!

I love Lucy! Lucy Herring that is!!!

totally yes!! She may have to after what happens this week!

I heard they’ve extended her stay but that wasn’t straight from the horse’s mouth. Would love confirmation from Frank or Ron. Perhaps if Serena joins the PC canvas, Lucy will stick around (I still think Kristen Alderson will be the Serena recast, at least it is my hope). Frank has done such a great job with GH! It is must see TV again and has something for everyone. Keep it up, Cartini!

Please keep Lucy on the show and bring on Serena Baldwin.

Maybe Kristen ex Starr will play the new Serena?

I hope Lucy stays! I have always loved her!

absolutely loving it! Seriously today’s scenes were fun…. Keep up the good work Franks & Ron. Loving every single minute of GH since you started writing/producing.Please keep Lynn on

Lynn Herring as Lucy Coe has been and always will be one of my favorite characters/actresses ever.

The GH50 has been phenomenal. I have enjoyed every aspect of the celebration. Lynn Herring has been exceptional. The writing shows the care and committment to the characters history, and present story. Infusing the past and present is a difficult task, but Valentini and Cavalarti make it seem so easy.

Looking forward to what happens after the Nurses Ball, and I, too, hope Lynn Herring will be sticking around!

Britt being pregnant and claiming its Patricks but itll turned out she is really carrying Dante and Lulus baby that Maxi never was pregnant with in the first place. Maxi was always pregnant with Spinnelis baby since the begining and Britt was smart enough to see to it by artificial insemination with an unsuspecting Spinneli the doner and not Dante. This way Dante and Lulu will not suspect Britt is carrying their child and will not fight Britt for custody, allowing her to continue to pass the child off as Patricks. Maxi never had a miscarriage: this was Britts way of making Maxi think she lost the surrogate baby without her not realizing she was never pregnant with it in the first place, and allowing Maxi to believe she only got pregnant by Spinneli on New Years without revealing Maxi was pregnant by Spinneli from the start from artificial insemination! Dante and Lulu will find out Maxis baby is Spinnelis and that Maxi allegedly miscarried theirs, unware Britt had carried their child along and was passing it off as Patricks until a medical problem with the baby arises finally revealing its Dante and Lulus and not Patricks. Meanwhile Spinneli will be revealed as the missing ELQ shareholder and is the son of Jimmy Lee Holt, the late Edwards illigetimate son. Wonder what Tracy would think of that after treating Spinneli so badly! All just harmless guesses!!!

Sorry if it sounds confusing to some who read my comments above…many interuptions in my home distracting me while im typing but i still think i made it clear enough for most to understand…its just a guess on future suprises but except for Britt being pregnant i dont think most of what i wrote will really happen but it would be nice if i was right this time!

I understood every word you wrote and your formula is completely believable. Was hoping it wouldn’t be another bomb blast!!!

Are you sure you weren’t a soap opera writer in a past life? I like how your mind works, unfortunately if Britt had done all that, why was she begging mommy to help her out? More likely her reveal tomorrow will be that Robin is alive. This will effectively destroy Patrick’s budding romance with Sabrina- She will say she knows where Robin is and lead Patrick into some kind of trap where she keeps him in a cage until she can break his will and he falls in love with her. That is my guess.

i could be wrong(i havent guessed much right so far lol)…but the way she wears her coat makes me suspect Britts pregnant underneath, maybe not the way id say but its just a guess. If she reveals Robins alive that would destroy any chance she has with Patrick and Anna and co. would never stop looking for Robin or Patrick if Britt kindaps him. But you could be right again like you were with Richard Simmons! Nice to hear from you again. Thanks 4 the reply!

Another great set of predictions/wishes!!! Very imaginative! I have thought Britt and Ellie have been playing with the baby stuff and would believe just about anything we could imagine. I also do not think Maxie had a miscarriage and is still pregnant with the original baby.

I love your notion of Spinelli being the Q heir… but I think it may be Ellie… we shall see!

Very clever and don’t stop!

Thanks…i love guessing even if im wrong…its sometimes better than reading spoilers which can ruin the suspense and fun!

Ellie does need more storyline connections…id love to see her as the possible ELQ shareholder too!

Wow!!! GREAT predictions!!!!!!!

Thanks tre

GH NEEDS Lynn Herring.

I hope they keep Lucy around but glad that the vampire stuff is over with.

keep Lucy. Both Serena and Tommy need to come home. Seena a Law student and Tommy is an medical intern. The Baldwins and the Hardys back again. .

i always loved watching Lynn Herring —- i got a kick out of watching Lucy 🙂 way the go Lynn you did a good job ….

Kris Alderson would be a perfect Serena…. Are you reading these, @Carlivatiron & @Valentinifrank? Xoxo

I commented on her as Serena too!

😉

It would not have been a Nurses Ball without Lucy she is the BEST!! I hope you have great plans for her she is a real asset to GH..

How do we spread the word to keep Lynn Herring? She’s been my favorite return so far – love her!

Love Lynn and all so great!!

I pray there will be no spoilers..
I wish there were no spoilers, like back in the old days when one never knew what happen the suspense was overwhelming at times when the stories were thrilling mysteries..

Ban the spoilers !!

(I feel letting the cat out the bag is bad for the soaps..

Lucy Coe is a must have! Please keep Lynn Herring!

Lynn Herring is no surprise to us GH fans. She’s has always delivered beyond whats expected out of any Great actor. and Lucy is to good a character to keep away, so i sure hope she sticks around, he FV sounds like he’s impress with her but wasn’t aware of how great she was, glad he go to see it like we have back in the day.

Lucy was so great!!!! Loved the show ..It was awesome!!! Maks and Co were great and Rick Springfield too!

The cast is way too top heavy. When you have too many storylines, plot points go south. I hope that things settle down after the nurses’ ball. I have a theory about the emmys. The show with the biggest cast and the biggest production staff wins just by the volume of votes alone. I hope Frank isn’t keeping the cast big just to win an Emmy.

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Plz click on the above link to sign my petition to keep Lynn Herring (Lucy Coe) on GH permanently. A valid email address is required for the signature to count. Every signature is important. If u have any questions, plz don’t hesitate in asking. Thx in advance for ur help and support.

I had forgotten how much I love Lucy and how much she brings to the show. I had hoped Frisco would stay, Jax and Nikolas and feel that Robert Scorpio was very much needed during the 50th Anniversary. He was such a huge part of GH’s success during the 80’s with Luke & Laura. I’m loving everything going on right now (except BRITT 🙁

need to bring jack wagner back. it was horrible the way frisco and Felicia were written this time. I waited 18 years for jack to come back and this is how it was done. very disappointed and angry on how this was done. frisco and Felicia fans deserve better than that. I have enjoyed the 50 anniversary celebration up to today.

I agree kellie! I didn’t like the writing for Frisco and Felicia this time either. I was disappointed in seeing him leave his daughter Maxie. Disappointed that she asked Mac to marry her. Disappointed that “he decided” he couldn’t win Felicia back. I do agree I have loved who has been on here during the nurses ball. Enjoyed Rick Springfield and the number by Emma Drake and Sabrina Santiago. Can’t stand Faison’s daughter Britt and her “surprise” announcement. Yuk! Frisco needs to stay around just to give her some grief and lean on her and her psycho mother.

I too was hoping Frisco/Jack would stay awhile for Maxie… she needs him and he needs to spend time with her… that would be the way he might win Felcia back. I love Felicia and Mac and I would not have liked to see Felicia jump back to Frisco so quickly… he needs to win her back over time and staying in Port Charles and supporting his daughter. I had hoped they would offer him a contract and he would accept and work with Anna… while trying to get his family back! If he really is gone now… that is very disappointing and a waste of talent and great story possibilities. We can only hope that he hear’s of Dr. O and Brit’s plans and comes back to kick some butt!!! Loved him singing “All I Need” to Felicia.

So true… Frisco is an iconic character and to have him leave like that ….they should bring him back and fix this, I had tears when he was singing to Felicia, they are meant to be together… Hey its a soap maybe this wasnt the REAL Frisco…..

I’d love to see Jack Wagner stick around but very glad Felicia picked Mac. He’s the constant in her life, he raised her daughters…Frisco abandoned their children…as did Felicia chasing him. Mac has been the real father to Maxie and Georgie…hoping that Felicia’s realization about Mad is true and lasting this time.

Love Lucy and so hope she’s staying. Magnetic, lovable personality!

I love Lynn Herring! Valentini is an incredible producer. GH is arguably one of the best programs on TV.

Loved #GH50. Up until the point they destroyed Frisco. Could you please bring him back and fix that mess. He doesn’t have to get together with Felicia, but I so enjoyed the Maxie/Frisco build up.

Keep Lynn!!

Have been loving Lucy, not just during the Nurse’s Ball, but since her initial return to GH. She is full of fun, life, humor and a bundle of energy!

Lynn is FABULOUS! I hope she sticks around after the Nurse’s Ball. And I hope Kevin returns as well.

Omg I love Lynn. I’m newer to the show but she is such an impressive actress and I can’t take my eyes off Lucy when she is on screen. So glad she is back so I could get to know the character.

BTW Lynn still has a AMAZING body!

Love Lucy bet we haven’t had a ball since she left. Sonny would always be a huge donor cause of Stone & Robin. Kristen would work for grown Serena. She could join Michael for romance no relation. Wish Noah came back so Bobbie could be rehired.

I think Sonny is the anonymous donor…

Keep Lynn.

Please keep Lucy and bring back Heather and Todd !!

Please keep Lynn. She lights up the screen. When some storie lines go to slow she gives that POP

Lynn Herring os amazing and would be great for a contract player!

A perfect episode, will be legendary in years to come. This is the way to do a soap and keep your fans! Romance, intrigue, comedy and cute musical numbers that make long-time fans so happy! GH is amazing again!

The surprises have been great! Lynn Herring is a wonderful actress. We sure could use her on a regular basis. Great Ball and looking forward to more to come. Love Sabrina and Patrick together.

What can I say but BRAVO!!

I loved Lucy when she was on or years (years ago!)… I could go another round of years with her! She is always entertaining… she and Olivia could have psychic parties!

and she needs a new duck! 😀

also, she and Kevin were good fun combined with Felicia and Mac.

I know… it was a hoot… a treat… so familial… a bonding two couple…. replete with potential… the stories these two couples could share.

Love Lynn Herring. It is great having her back as well as all the others. I want Lucy to stay along with Bobbi, Felicia, Nicholas, and all the returnees. They have so many ties to others in Port Charles. Frank and Ron can definitely come up with stories with these essential characters we have grown to love all these years.

aaI have started a Petition that is.listed above to keep LYNN permanently. Please sign out. I hope u can get more to sign as well. The Petition is going extremely wwell. Hope u will.sign it too ans as pread the word. Go above way up higher in this article whete comments r listed. Thx in advance for.ur help and support

Lucy Coe… is a phenom.

well said on Lucy being the “mascot”… the central “figurine” to guide the 50th… she has that innate likeability…

when you have…. expectations… mixed in with sentiment… and heart tugging….

1. I love her husband… Wayne Northrop…. LOVED HIM ON DAYS.
2. for aulde lang syne… let’s have a little romp with Scotty…. OK… doubt that… but, they were; FIRE.
3. the nurses’ Amy and Jesse… including Steve’s pic… were superior.
4. Felicia acknowledging her love for Mac. Tears… he’s more than a good guy…. he takes care of his partner and children.

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Nancy Lee Grahn’s Star-Studded ALS Fundraiser Reveals “I’ll Be There” Video Featuring Soap Opera Notables

Talk about your impressive line-up! It’s a soap fans dream and for a great cause. General Hospital’s Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis) is prepping her one-night only ALS fundraiser which will feature many of her friends and co-stars.

The benefit is set for May 4th in Glendale, California. Slated to participate are Genie Francis, Jane Elliot, Peter Bergman, Maurice Benard, Eileen Davidson, Thorsten Kaye, Michelle Stafford, Stephen Nichols, Rena Sofer, Jason Thompson, Kelly Monaco, Melissa Claire Egan, Maura West, Kristina Wagner, Gregory Harrison, Trevor St. John, Kate Mansi, Kirsten Storms, Cynthia Watros, and many others.

On Wednesday, Grahn took to her social media and released an “I’ll be there” video shout-out featuring, Monaco, Elliot, Bergman, Bernard, West, Harrison, St. John and more. In a touching and important moment in the new video, Michelle Strogny, who is battling ALS, is featured.

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Previously, in speaking with Soap Opera Digest on the impetus of the event, Grahn recalled, “I was actually doing Zoom events during Covid and I met this woman that I just fell in love with, Michelle Strojny. At the time, Michelle had been living with ALS for four years. Now, it’s five years. She is a mom of a teenage son, she has the most wonderful husband, and she has been dealing with this [disease] for quite a while. And obviously, there isn’t a cure yet. It’s not survivable yet. But as she says, it’s not incurable. Nothing is; it’s underfunded. But anyway, I just really dug this woman. She is so grounded and filled with grace, and she spends all of her time working to raise money for the cause. We did a fundraiser for her last year and then I thought, ‘You know what? The soaps don’t ever get together to do something for charity.’ Collectively, we have this amazing community and we don’t collectively use it for a good cause, and I think it’s such an easy thing for us to do and we could potentially really make a difference.”

As GH viewers know, Gregory Harrison is playing the character of Gregory Chase, who is also battling ALS in a touching storyline that is currently playing out shedding a light on this disease.

For information on Nancy’s event, including the stars who are s scheduled to participate click here. To purchase tickets to the event click here.

Check out the video featuring Nancy’s friends and co-stars below.  Now let us know, your thought son the line-up for the benefit and helping raise awareness and funds for ALS research via the comment section.

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‘General Hospital’ Writer Shannon Peace Let Go, and Shares on Sprina: “One of My Only Regrets is to Not Have the Opportunity to Develop That ‘Ship’ Further”

As General Hospital’s new head writing team of Elizabeth Korte and Patrick Mulcahy gets off the ground and running, there are still changes a foot on the writing team.

Now comes word via breakdown writer Shannon Peace that she is no longer on contract with the long-running ABC soap heading into its 61st season. Peace shared a heartfelt message on her Instagram, thanking the fans, and the show for the opportunity and the importance of diversity in the writers room.

Peace began, “After almost 3 years on staff and 106 episodes penned, I am no longer on contract with General Hospital. Writing for this country’s longest running television serial drama has been an education of epic proportions; I will forever be grateful that I earned my WGA card on a daytime fixture that holds memories for so many.” (Peace pictured below with GH EP Frank Valentini and script writer, Charlotte Gibson from about ten months ago).

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Shannon added “Even more importantly, as the sole Black breakdown writer (and only POC in the writers room) during my tenure, I pushed for vital interactions and discussions that prioritized inclusion, visibility, and representation”

The writer pointed to the example of vital interaction when in story, “Stella and Portia’s frank July 2022 conversation about the role race played in Esme’s framing of Trina is just one example of the impact I’m gratified to have had.”

Acknowledging former GH co-head writers was also part of Peace’s farewell expressing, “Appreciation to my former bosses, Chris Van Etten and Dan O’Connor – not only taking a chance on me, but for valuing my opinion and championing my voice.”

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Many GH fans know that Peace was key to the development of the love story between Trina Robinson and Spencer Cassadine as played by Tabyana Ali and Nicholas Chavez. Shannon gave a special shout-out to ‘Sprina’ fans, “I also want to thank fans who were supportive of my work, especially the recognition of my love for ‘Sprina’. One of my only regrets is not having to develop that ‘ship’ further.”

She concludes her statement with,”In the aftermath of a historic writer’s strike that shed new light on the troubling ways writers are regarded in daytime, my sincere hope is that General Hospital recommits to valuing staff writer efforts and input, with a more intentional focus on diverse viewpoints — and thrives for another 60 years.”

Accompanying her post, Shannon added, “Thank you all for the love and support these last few years. I hope GH fans get all they hope for and more!”

So, what do you think about GH not renewing Shannon’s contract? Will there be more continued changes afoot? What do you think is the future of ‘Sprina’ anyway at this point as viewers wait to see if Nicholas Chavez officially returns to the show?  Comment below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Jason Learns Britt Died and Tells Anna He Has Been Working For Cates Since November 2021

On the Tuesday, March 26th of General Hospital, Anna (Finola Hughes) and the viewers learn about where Jason (Steve Burton) has been for over two and half years. However, Jason gets some news of his own.

Anna is visiting Jason at the PCPD interrogation room. She asks him if he shot Dante (Dominic Zamprogna), which he flatly denies. Anna believes him, but she tells Jason it doesn’t matter, because video footage shows him on the roof at the time of the shooting

When talk turns to Jason not willing to speak without his lawyer present, Anna can’t grasp why Jason would instead spend an hour alone talking with John Cates (Adam J. Harrington).

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It is then that Anna brings up that John went by “Jagger” and that the two of them knew each other in high school. Jason doesn’t recall much of his time in high school following his brain injury, but then he gets furious realizing John knew about “Jason’s” past. That is when Jason slams the table and tells Anna, “I’ve been working for John Cates since November 2021.”

Next, Jason explains further that he has been working as an informant for the FBI. Anna wants to know how this came about and he tells her that after the tunnel collapsed, and he couldn’t make it to Britt (Kelly Thiebaud)… all of a sudden he sees Anna’s face drop.  Anna is the first person to tell him that Britt died and was murdered. She tells Jason the killer is in custody, but he continues to be shocked, overwhelmed with tears welling up in his eyes. Realizing he has to pivot to save his life, Jason continues telling Anna how he wound up working with John.

Jason explains that after the tunnel collapse in Greece, FBI agents grabbed him and placed him under arrest and took him to Quantico where he met John. At Quantico, John played a recording of RICO violations and offered Jason a deal if he agreed to be an informant against Pikeman, the illegal arms dealer.

Anna hears from Jason that he thinks Pikeman is selling illegal arms to anyone flagged by the NSA but has ties to the WSB which they needed a civilian to infiltrate their organization as a military soldier, a mercenary.

Jason tells Anna he was a part of the team brought into eliminate Sonny (Maurice Benard). Every time an attempt was made on Sonny’s life over the last two years, a different team was sent to do the job. Anna gets furious when she learns that John told Jason his job was to kill Sonny and she was with John at the warehouse that night. Jason ensured the sniper missed Sonny and left the rifle behind. However, they were supposed to meet an extraction team. Before he was shot, Dante saw it was Jason on the roof and when he turned around with his hands over his head, Dante was shot by the other guy. Jason says if Dante dies, he’ll be charged with capital murder and then will be useless to the FBI.

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Meanwhile, John visits Bobbie’s and runs into Carly (Laura Wright). She learns Jason is in custody and is going to head to the PCPD. Before she does, Carly has some words with Cates when she learns not only does John have a vendetta against Sonny, but Jason too.  Carly tells John he should recuse himself from the case.

So, what did you think about the moment when Jason learned Britt died? What do you think of Jason’s return storyline thus far and what we learned about Jagger/Jason and more? Comment below. But first, check out a moment from today’s GH with Jason and Anna.

 

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