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Alexa Havins Teases Her Imminent Debut as General Hospital’s Lulu Spencer; “We’ve Got Lots of Twists and Turns and We Hit the Ground Running”

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If you caught Tuesday’s November 12th episode of General Hospital, you know that after Laura (Genie Francis) and Lucky (Jonathan Jackson) received updates on Lulu’s medical condition (post liver-transplant surgery) they learn from Portia (Brook Kerr) that Lulu will go back to a long term care facility, but Laura wants her placed nearby at Turning Woods.

However, Laura went to talk to her comatose daughter and told her its time to wake up! She’s been asleep for four years and Sam died after saving Lulu’s life and she needs to come back so Sam’s sacrifice was for naught.

Cue the arrival of Alexa Havins as the new Lulu Spencer, and now there is confirmation that the former All My Children favorite (where she played Babe Carey Chandler) will be on-screen starting with Monday’s, November 18th episode of the ABC daytime drama series.

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The reveal of Havins’ GH debut date came from the latest issue of TV Guide Magazine on newsstands now. GH fans have seen Julie Berman (2005-2013) tackle the role of Luke and Laura’s daughter, and most recently Emme Rylan (2013-2020).  Now, how will Alexa make Lulu her own? Stay tuned.

Havins shared with TV Guide that fans should be ready for the moment Lulu finally wakes up, and that it will certainly shake things up! “The writers have written some fun things,” said Alexa. “She’s waking up from a four-year coma, so we’ve got a lot of twists and turns and we hit the ground running.”

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As soap fans know, Alexa has been married to another former All My Children star, Justin Bruening (ex-Jamie Martin), since 2005.  In fact, the two were recently featured in the film, Right Here, Right Now, released earlier this year.  In the story, on one fateful night, divergent paths of four high school students intersect, and as they navigate the moment’s urgency, they are forced to confront their inner struggles and redefine their identities. Alexa and Justin play parents, Mr. and Mrs. Turner to Aria Walters character in the feature.

So, are you ready for the debut of Alexa Havins as Lulu Spencer next Monday? What do you think will happen when Lulu wakes up? Will she have amnesia? Selective memory? Be A-OK and the story can just move on from there? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

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ALEXA IS ABOUT TO TURN THIS THING OUTTTTTTTTTTT

I wonder if she was considered when Julie decided to depart the part because Alexa is going to REBOOT LULU THE ORIGINAL WAY

P.S. ALEXA HAS A STRONG RESEMBLANCE TO GENIE’S BEAUTY AND I HOPE THAT DOESN’T GO UNNOTICED Because that reference was heavily noted during Julie’s tenure as Lulu!

Can’t wait to see Mr. Jackson’s interactions with Ms. Havins as brother and sister and Tony makes an appearance with Ms. Havins as WELL

FINALLY, HOPE THE SPENCER FAMILY HAS INDEPTH A CONVERSATION WITH Alexis and how they’ll carry Sam’s LEAGACY.

I always thought two blue eyed couldn’t produce a brown eyed due to genetics?

That’s correct. Two blue eyes can only have blue eyed offspring

There are a lot of characters that have passed away since we last saw Lulu… wonder if they will bring her up to date.

Hopefully she won’t buy the ridiculous story about how her father “died” and will make it her mission to track down Luke. At least once she’s physically back to being able to pull off a “road trip” like that.

Welcome back Lulu. Since you’ve been sleeping, your dad, Aunt Bobbie, your nephew Spencer, former boss Peter, former baby surrogate Britt, the hospital’s head nurse Epiphany and now Sam have all died. The man who set the bomb (Julian) is dead too.

This doesn’t count those who came and went that Lulu never knew – Brando, Rory, Gregory.

You have a new nephew (Ace) that your mother and stepfather are raising because your brother Nikolas is in jail.

Also, your daughter has disappeared with her father. Your longtime enemy (BLQ) is now best buds with your BFF (Maxie). The BFF now lives in your house.

You really did miss a lot.

Steve, you ARE the O.G.!

And let’s not forget that the guy who ordered the bombing that sent her on a 4 year trip to Veggieland turned out to be her uncle. And is now supposedly a “God fearing preacher” who read scriptures to her while she was sleeping, not the drug dealing terrorist he used to be.

That revelation itself might be enough to short circuit her brain and put her back in a coma again!

I believe bringing Lulu back was just an excuse for the writes and the directors to use it to kill Sam off AKA Kelly Monaco so I personally could care less about Lulu coming back I’m not don’t care about the actress feeling her shoes or whatever and I don’t give a rat’s ass about Laura anymore either sitting there trying to will her daughter back to life give me a break some more bad writer as far as I’m concerned I’d rather have Sam back any day of the week

I totally agree. The writers who that thought killing off Sam to bring Lulu back was a terrible mistake. Who cared about Lulu? NOBODY!!! The writers are the ones that should of gotten fired

Lots of people love Lulu. And the only one that killed Sam off is KM and all the behind the scene stuff

I agree…. If it’s not Emme who cares? Sam was destroyed by the writers and blamed on Kelly.

So true Emme was the best

No. She really wasn’t. She was a watered down version of the character who bore practically zero resemblance to Luke & Laura’s daughter.

A Devil would have preferred the return of Julie Marie Berman, of course. But apparently she’s not acting anymore? So given all the discussion about Lulu while she’s been in the current “liver transplant crisis” it seems apparent that the new recast will be an attempt to restore the “spirit” of the original character as much as possible. As AMC never aired in Hell, I’m not familiar with Alexa Havins’ previous work, but I have read enough comments on this board and others to hope that she can pull it off.

Yup. Agreed.

Based on the photo in this article, she would have been perfect for Ava’s daughter Kiki!

Maura West (Ava) is only 8 years older than Alexa. Not a fit for Kiki.

Well, thats true for most soap parents.so, that doesnt matter lol

Totally

Bring back Emme was the best Lulu you writers are destroying 60 yrs of a great soap

Agreed!

I think GH absolutely sucks how they treat their actors. What’s wrong w/Emme returning as Lulu?? And Brando. Johnny Wactor would still be alive if they hadn’t axed him– and why. He was great. Kelly Monaco, Roger Howarth, Michael Easton. All great actors. Wish they’d dump some of the old, dead weight–they would certainly be WRIGHT to do that!!!!!!

Bringing Johnny Wactor into the conversation in this manner is a low blow. No one is guaranteed a lifetime job. Most actors would give anything to have a 2 year stint on a soap. Had Johnny lived there’s no doubt in my mind he would have landed on a primetime series. It’s the a-holes who took his life, not GH, to blame.

I dont know why they didnt even ask Emme Rylan or Julie Berman. It wouldve resinated more and been nice to see the original Lucky and Lulu (even #2 grown Lulu) back tigether with Laura. Doesnt make sense they went with new Lulu..not a fan. Nothing against Alexa.

Perhaps waking Lulu up will bring some much-needed joy back to the show. It’s been so dark lately. Couples breaking up – death – slime ball Drew.

Unfortunately, she will bring lots of drama with her.- navigating Dante – will Maxie have to move?

Oh and maybe Lucky will stop talking about going back to Africa to get himself in more trouble.

Although I’m glad they brought back Lulu I just wish it wasn’t at Sam’s expense .. they should’ve kept Sam on to see what would happen with Dantea and the two of them that would’ve been a great storyline… I still don’t understand why they let Kelly go she’s been on the show for a very long time to and I also love her and Dante together.. well I guess we’ll see what’s going to happen now..

She went to another soap

Sharon, I continue to see you making this comment, and it’s unfounded. Kelly Monaco hasn’t gone to another soap. Please stop spreading false information like this without foundation.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom

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This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, the race is on! Can Lulu (Alexa Havins) and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) get to Rocco (Finn Carr) and Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) in time to ensure their safety from Cullum (Andrew Hawkes)? Can Carly (Laura Wright) with the help of her brother, Lucas (Van Hansis) rescue Josslyn (Eden McCoy) from captivity at Wyndemere? These questions may be answered, plus the return of the one and only Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) are on tap!

In the just released General Hospital spoilers video for the week of June 22-26, Lulu tells her mother, Laura (Genie Francis), “Dante and I have to get to Rocco before Cullum!” Meanwhile, Rocco (Finn Carr) looks angered and emotional as Britt walks through their cabin hideout. Does Rocco know his parents are on the way to find them, or has Cullum already tracked them down to the British Virgin Islands?

Back in Port Charles, Carly is informing Lucas that his niece, “is a WSB agent.” She knows Josslyn (Eden McCoy) is being held against her will at Wyndemere, and she has to find a way to get her out. Lucas agrees with Carly’s plan of, “We go in and we don’t leave without Josslyn!” Elsewhere, Josslyn is looking worried for her future as she is stuck in captivity thanks to Cassius, Cullum and Sidwell!

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The final moments of the teaser promo reveal Anna in a psychiatric clinic in France. We have not seen her for months after Cullum, Sidwell and Pascal fed her hallucinogenics to make her believe her arch nemesis, Cesar Faison was alive!

Now, the doctors walk towards her hospital bed, where we see the super spy calmly knitting. Is Anna back to normal and playing everyone to get out of her predicament, or does she still remain deeply traumatized … or both?

Take a look at the rest of the official GH spoilers for the week below.

MONDAY, JUNE 22
Willow gets an unwelcome surprise. Trina sticks to her guns. “Nathan” wants reassurance. Ethan advises Ava. Brook Lynn receives an update.

TUESDAY, JUNE 23
Dante cautions Liz. Laura learns a secret. Brook Lynn confides in Michael. Sonny challenges Ava. Chase makes a decision.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
Anna meets with her doctor. Carly makes a stunning confession. Britt extracts a promise. Cullum pulls a fast one. Gio and Emma hit the pool.

THURSDAY, JUNE 25
Josslyn clashes with Cassius. Lulu and Dante make a discovery. Chase receives a warning. Jordan seeks help. Alexis is summoned to the PCPD.

FRIDAY, JUNE 26
Anna takes a huge risk. Britt is in grave danger. Willow is in disbelief. Danny must act fast. Curtis jumps to the wrong conclusion.

Check out the latest General Hospital promo entitled, “Rescue Mission” below.

Now weigh-in: Do you think Anna is still mentally off-balance, or OK, and just pretending to be troubled to get out of France and get back to Port Charles? Will Josslyn finally be rescued, or will Carly and Lucas find themselves locked up with her? And, who will get to Britt and Rocco first? Cullum, or Dante and Lulu? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.

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Maurice Benard Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’ Writers; Teases Upcoming Sonny Scenes with Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric

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With the highly-anticipated returns of Finola Hughes (Anna Devane) on this week’s June 24 episode of General Hospital, Steve Burton’s (Jason Morgan) upcoming return on July 13, which also serves as the ABC daytime drama’s 16,000 episode, things are about to fire on all cylinders in the story, as noted today by series star, Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos).

On Father’s Day, the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning actor and mental health activist took to his Instagram and expressed in a video that he has some unbelievable upcoming senes with the aforementioned Burton and Hughes. Add to that Nazneen Contractor (Justine Turner) and Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing), where Benard gave credit where credit is due to the GH writing team, which is led by co-head writers, Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten..

In this video, Benard said, “I just want to get on here and say that I did some work with Steve Burton, Finola Hughes, Rick Hearst, Nazneen Contractor, and they’re all just fantastic. Truly fantastic. But, I want to say the writing was just exceptional. It truly was. It was exceptional. So, thankful for that kind of writing. I know writers don’t get the credit a lot, but I just want to say to the General Hospital writing team, keep rolling!”

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So now the question becomes, with a major tease like that, what is about to go down between Sonny, Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric? Will we finally get to the end of the line for Sidwell (Carlo Rota), as previously teased by the GH co-head writers? Will we learn what happened to Jason and Anna, fully? Will Justine and Sonny becomes closer or stop their liaisons? And what of Ric? Will he be true blue to his brother or double-cross him? There is a lot at stake as we move further into the summer and one that looks like it could be one of the more exciting ones in years!

FINOLA HUGHES CONFIRMED AMAZING SCENES WITH MAURICE BENARD

As a punctuation point to his video, Benard also shared this written message in the post: “I just did some wonderful scenes with Steve Burton, Rick Hearst, Finola Hughes and Nazneen Contractor and  and unbelievable writing, freaking amazing scenes that you will see in the near future on General Hospital.” In fact, Finola Hughes jumped in the post comment thread and responded, “I loved our scenes so much xxx”

Fans will most likely see all the scenes Benard referred to later in July, since GH tapes approximately six weeks ahead of air.

So, are you excited to see what Maurice is talking about? Are you hyped for what’s to come on GH? Any clue on what you think will go down between the main characters on the soap with the returns of Anna Devane and Jason Morgan to the mix? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

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‘General Hospital’ Alum Chad Duell Announces Upcoming Release of His First Single, ‘If You Need Me’

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In a surprise move, Daytime Emmy winner, Chad Duell (ex-Michael Corinthos, GH) is getting ready to unveil a new chapter of his career in music.

The former GH star, where he played the son of Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Carly Spencer (Laura Wright) for 15 years, has announced his new single, “If You Need Me” will drop on Friday, June 26. The single is now available for pre-order on Spotify and major music streaming platforms and is distributed by DistroKid.

Taking to his Instagram story over the weekend, to announce the pre-save of his new single, Chad expressed, “I’ll make a full post about what I’ve been up to and my music once it goes live next week, but you can pre-save my first single so it goes straight to your Spotify once it drops next week.”

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SINCE LEAVING GENERAL HOSPITAL

Previously, since his departure from the ABC soap opera. Chad starred alongside Zach Mendez in the world premiere of of Yum Yum at Annapolis, a new play written by Bruce Reisman. Duell last appeared on General Hospital on the January 21, 2025 episode.

The part was recast with Rory Gibson who debuted as the new Michael in May of 2025 during the Nurses’ Ball episodes and who has remained in the role since that time.

In an interview earlier this year on The Able Show, Duell said on his decision to exit the soap opera, “I was blessed to be part of that (show) for as long as I have, but what happens sometimes is if you’re doing the same thing, especially in a creative field for such a long time, you can get a little burnt out in a way. It can make you a little depressed, so that’s kind of what happened. On top of that, I had other things going on in my life at the time. My father passed away recently and I just needed a reset. So, I stepped away. A lot of times you have to go through some stuff to really step into that next level. I needed to kind of feel uncomfortable.”

So, what type of musical genre will Chad’s new song be? Country? Pop? Rock? Dance/Club? Something else? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below, and if you are eager to hear the new single next week via the comment section below.

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