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Alley Mills is General Hospital’s Heather Webber

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In a shocker that was kept under wraps, Friday’s episode of General Hospital brought with it the debut of ‘Bold and the Beautiful’ favorite, Alley Mills (ex-Pam).

While there was plenty of online conjecture of just what role Mills would play (especially once it was revealed that Denise Crosby was cast as Carolyn Webber), when Mills appeared on-screen for the first time in an orange prison jumpsuit, for a moment viewers may have been a bit perplexed.

However, having Olivia (Lisa LoCicero) witness the prisoner at GH was the key. When Liv lets out a scream in front of Finn (Michael Easton) and shares who exactly it is that has her so terrified, she admits it’s Heather Webber!

Mills has taken over playing the role of the iconic Heather from Robin Mattson, who was actually the third actress to play the role. Mattson played the part from 1980 to 2016.

Friday’s script even mentioned a nod to Heather’s days of drugging people with LSD, including Olivia (which kicked off her psychic visions), Diana Taylor, et al.

We have to say, it was quite fun seeing Alley playing the unhinged crazy Heather, which is a departure from her role as B&B’s Pam Douglas and as the mom on ABC’s The Wonder Years.

So, what are your first impressions and thoughts of Alley Mills as the recast Heather Webber?

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Heather gave Olivia LSD. I think the nod was in reference to that.

Nobody had guessed this was coming. A (rare) good surprise from the writers and Frank.

Especially with a recast, you don’t bring a character like Heather back without a major storyline planned.

Expect interactions with Scott, Bobbie, Jeff and Elizabeth.

Will she be, as rumors are circulating, Esme’s birth mom (granted a late in life baby). Has she been escaping and hooking Ava, Brando, Diane and Axe?

Had Robin Mattson been the only Heather, it might have been impossible to recast. Let’s give Mills a little time to see what she’s got.

And, for clarification, Heather never successfully drugged Diana with LSD. Thanks to PJ (Steven Lars) and a lazy susan, Heather ingested the spiked iced tea that sent her off to the asylum. Not long after, Mattson assumed the role and the Diana murder story began.

With Heather, Jeff and Holly all returning within 10 days time it’s a good time for long term viewers.

Actually, “OG”Steve, I did mention Heather a few sites ago——I said she could be the “Hook”—-she managed to sneak out before—-sooo…I guess you missed it—LOL.
Too much of a coincidence—-does Victor have his dirty hand in this, too.
Also, I don’t trust Holly—something’s up.

Good call Celia.

I do agree Holly may be in cahoots with Victor. He’s too smart to get mixed up with Heather though.

November sweeps appears to hold many reveals plus Laura’s return (and possibly Tracy by month’s end).

Holly is definitely in cahoots with Victor but I”m thinking not by choice, so I think he’s threatening Ethan possibly.

Celia! OMG, forget Heather…who’s that hot guy in the blue shirts keeping hold of her in the photo? He’s also wearing blue pants…which I’d love to change places with. Cute face, great hair and physique. I want to know more.

Sorry, Soaphound—I was so intensely studying nuHeather, my eyes did not shift to the “hunk” of which you speak. But, I trust your description. LOL…I’ll have to rewind and see.
NuHeather has my attention. She’s not Robin, but she looks pretty wild and nuts.
She looks so much like Camilla ( the homewrecker-ROYALLY!!).—except that the actress is better looking. How does anyone go from Beauty to the Beast? Oh, brother—she must have a few bedroom tricks up her sleeve?? I wonder if the “Royal” covers her face.
Why all the pandemonium and hoopla? We fought a war to get away from the entitlement and oppression..
Aside—I was under the impression that when a British royal married a divorcée, he could never be king. Insn’t that the reason why Edward VIII ( Duke of Windsor) was forced to abdicate? That is the only reason, Elizabeth’s father, George, became king.
Tidbits of memories from my World History class are coming back to me……LOL

Agreed!

The Heather Grant Webber stories of the late 70s and 90s were awesome… The Taylors and the baby, Susan’s murder, Anne and Jeff… Top soap storytelling!

What happened to Robin Mattson? Was she not able to come back or was this storyline dictated? I liked Mattson in the role. No offense to the amazing Alley Mills. PS, I haven’t seen Friday yet.

No insider knowledge here, but there’s been scuttlebutt for a few years of Robin having health issues (likely why it’s been 6 years since we’ve seen Heather).

Frank is definitely a fan on her work and would have her back if she was available.

Please excuse all my typos—
That’s too bad. OG Steve. I hope Ronin is well—I really like her acting skills—-she’s something else—in a great way, that is!!

I only know Ally Mills’ work from The Wonder Years, where she played a sweet and docile mother. I had no idea she had such range. Her smile was eerie, and yet, realistic of someone who suffers from psychosis. It was a delightful surprise and right on time for Halloween!

In between The Wonder Years and GH, Alley played Pam Douglas on B&B. Pam was docile at the beginning and when she last aired. But there was a period Pam was mentally ill, and was very aggressive and violent. It does not compare to Heather Webber’s violent history however.

Uh okay… was Robin Mattson not interested or not available to come back?

I read that she has health issues & retired from acting.

I love it!!! Could she be the “hook” killer?

The only way that would make any sense at all is if Heather were Esme’s mother, and was doing all the “hookings” on her behalf.

I suppose it’s always possible Heather & Ryan might have met in a mental hospital somewhere & hooked up.

OMG, what a hookup that would have been, no pun intended. Any spawn from those two never had a chance of being normal. This idea isn’t any worse than any others floating around.

Yup—I mentioned that, as well, Satan—Great minds…..
Heather could be both Esme’s mother and the hook. Makes sense, yes? But, I wish it were Robin. No one else is able to portray the abominable Heather as she.
Yes, of course—Ryan and Heather met in “a” looney bin. Great guess, Satan!! Perhaps that’s the reason Esme was reared by a governess?

Today’s additional information about Heather’s “illness” that landed her in the hospital certainly seems to point in the direction of her being the Hooker. She has some sort of “flesh eating bacteria” which is native to the Amazon rainforest. Remember that the hooks have been dipped in a reptile venom which was also said to be from a South American source. Now I obviously don’t think Heather’s been taking weekend trips from the looney bin to Brazil, but whatever shady sources she’s buying her snake venom from, apparently they don’t take a lot of precautions to see that their buyers get poisoned in other ways that they didn’t pay for. Obviously Heather would have no reason to be the Hooker & attack all the people on Esme’s “enemies list”… unless Esme is her kid, and she’s showing her “motherly love” in the way that only Heather Webber can do!

I’m going to the dragon stables to tell Frodd he has a little sister.

HaHaHaHaHa!!!! And, yes, yes, yes—I told you, Satan, our great minds think alike. Plus, you can get “anything” at the border these days—-why not venom?
Soon after it was established that it was, indeed, a woman under that hood ( albeit I said Rory could pass as a woman since he’s so tiny —also, he’s shifty with a purpose), if I remember correctly, I did. mention Heather as both the “Hook” and Esme’s mother. Now that you said, it sounds so much more convincing because you know Heather’s history. I only “met” her in 2014?—or later, I think—as Franco’s mother.
Say Hi to Frodd for me—hope he’s not feeling the heat too much!!

If Heather is “mother hen” all of a sudden for Esme, why wouldn’t she also go after those who wronged Steven Lars or Franco in her opinion? Olivia, Elizabeth or Sam? Heather is definitely one to hold long-term grudges.

Good one, OG Steve. Heather’s rage is visible—if vendetta is on her unhinged mind, she owes it to her “loved ones” to vindicate them.
The timeline of when the letter to Alexis was written and the date is was mailed doesn’t mesh—could Heather have written the letter, saved it and bided her time to escape and then mail it?. Just one thing—-she’s not so small.

Satan
Apparently, Heather has not been on any weekend trips as you say, but what about someone visiting HER or someone she’s been in contact with that’s been hiding out at the funny farm, until they are ready to be the happy hooker again.

This fits with what they’ve been doing lately, recasting past characters with bigger name actors, such as Charles Shaughnessy taking over the role of Victor Cassadine. He’s still Maxwell Sheffield from The Nanny to me. Although he’s done a good job making the character his own, I still prefer Thaao Penghlis as Victor.

Robin Mattson is Heather Webber to me, so I would assume she wasn’t able to return for whatever reason. Her most recent Instagram post was in July and it mentions something about an upcoming knee surgery, so it may just be that she wasn’t available to return to GH at this time, and they made the decision to move on. Hopefully someone will be able to uncover the truth.

I know Alley Mills as the mom from The Wonder Years, didn’t see her on B&B. She’s an accomplished actress, so I’ll be interested to see what she brings to the role.

Well said, Dan——Agreed!

Robin Mattson is Heather. Why the recast!!?

I’m told she (RM) retired.

I know I just commented on this but it is just such an odd and inappropriate age wise casting decision. What is going on in FV”s mind?

Well she certainly looks the part!

The actress is age appropriate. She is the same age as Georganne La Pierre who originated the role of Heater Webber.FV found the best recast he could find. Give Alley Mills a chance.

I was put off by the way the actress used her voice. Her smile was spot on.

Loved Hailey Mills in the movie PARENT TRAP and it’s sequel. Just can’t picture her playing this kind of role after seeing her in kid movies ❤️

This is Alley Mills not Hayley Mills…

Hailey Mills is a different actress. Reread the article. The actress playing Heather is Alley Mills. No relation to the Parent Trap actress.

Just not Robin. Wish she was back.

I think she did an amazing job capturing the “spirit” of Heather.

Except for that ridiculous attempt at a “New Yawk” accent, which Heather never had!

Glad GH snagged her. B&B needs new writers. I hope HW is Esme’s Mom & that the serial killer is Trina’s new bf in disguise.

Why wasn’t she carrying a plate of Lemon Bars?

I love robin mattson as heather webber on GH it’s too bad she could not return she played that role perfectly.

Wow, that was at par with Mattison. Esme baby daddy is Spencer.. she did say..”lets go meet your grand-pa referring to Nicholas’. Making Heather the hook killer is too simple…Its the ADA

She wasn’t referring to Nikolas as “grandpa”. She was talking about Ryan, as she was intending to visit him in prison before Nikolas locked her up in the tower.

That God that wonderful actress left that dog of a show Bold and Beautiful. As usual they underuse the best actors and actresses for revolving all storyline around KKL, aka, Brooke!

General Hospital is the one of the best soap’s left on the air along with Y & R and Days of Our Lives

I don’t like the recast and I heard that Chad Duell (Michael Corinthos) is leaving and will be recast as well. Too many changes and bad/over acting. Trina was a recast, Nicholas was a recast…. Dr. Finn was on the show as 3 different people and Dr. Austin has been on the show as 3 different people…. Too many changes!!

Agreed on the multiple characters played by Michael Easton and Roger Howarth. Finn is barely palatable and Austin has been a total dud.

Chad had some health issues (why we had an off/on recast for a few months) but he’s not leaving – despite how boring he and Willow are.

The original Trina chose to concentrate on her studies, so a recast was needed for a character in a front burner storyline.

Nikolas’ original portrayer had personal issues to work through. Still not feeling Marcus Coloma, but the character is needed on the canvas.

Why didn’t Robin Mattson come back as Heather?

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I know it may be hard for some people to comprehend, but sometimes stuff happens that prevent people from doing things we would like them to do, as in this case of Robin Mattson returning to the role of Heather, illness being one or any number of reasons we know nothing about. I think Alley will do a good job playing Heather, if today’s show was any indication.

Another stoopid move by GH writers. Who needs another hard core fried up hag? Heather’s fan appeal was undeniable even back to janet from another planet. GH never gets it right except reviving Emma Sams. That was probably dumb luck.

I like alley a lot but why didnt they bring Robin back I love robin

Who is the hunky security guard in the brown shirt! Yum!

Yes, Contessa, he’s hot and so is the guy in blue…sweet face, great hair. Too bad we can’t have them onscreen daily instead of Drippy Drew and Dense Dante. We need someone besides Chase and Nikolas to feed our eye candy appetites!

Look, I loved Robin Mattson’s portrayal of Heather over the years BUT, this lady Alley Mills, her and Finn’s scenes were the best of the year! Finn is a stiff board. The way the new Heather berated him and Elizabeth was freakin awesome! Michael and Alley, hats off!

Did I inject some LSD? I was watching the latest episode oF GH and Jeff Webber was on, so was Heather Webber and Anna was being set up for murder of Lucy by victor Cassadine. Robert was reunited with Holly Sutton, Scotts gonna represent Anna, Laura save Valentine. Felicia was being supportive of Mac, it’s like its the 80’s. Wow thanks GH. Did I forget anyone?

Alley doing great job

I’ve only ever seen Heather Weber played by Robin. She’s perfect for the role, why the recast? Mills doesn’t seem to have that crazy persona necessary to pull off being Heather Webber. I’m sure she’s a great actress but in my honest opinion she’s been cast in the wrong role. Robin leaves some big shoes to fill, and I personally loved her is Heather.

Robin Mattson is the only Heather Webber, where is she?

She is an excellent actress. The think she is better than Robin Mattsen

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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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