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Alley Mills Returning to General Hospital

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The ‘cray cray’ Heather Webber will be back in the canvas of General Hospital, according to her portrayer, Alley Mills.

On Thursday night, celebrating her Guest Performer in a Drama Series nomination for the upcoming 50th annual Daytime Emmy Awards, Mills chatted with Michael Fairman on his annual Daytime Emmy Nominations Special.

During their conversation, Mills dropped that she will be back on the ABC daytime drama series, sharing, “I don’t know if I’m allowed to say this, but I am coming back. I’m not sure when or how.”

In jest, Alley added: “I keep thinking I’m with Anthony Hopkins on some island drinking Mai Tai’s!”  As to what will happen when Heather is on our screens, Mills, expressed: “I don’t know what the story is going to be.”

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Mills also revealed that when she played The Bold and the Beautiful’s Pam opposite Betty White as her on-screen mother, Ann Douglas, she took herself out of the running for a Supporting Actress nod, so she would not be up against Betty.

Of all her years in television, this is Alley’s first Emmy nomination, and she shared, “I have never been nominated or submitted. At 73 it’s kind of a cool end-of-life thing!”

You can watch Alley’s interview below around 2:20:50 timecode mark on the Daytime Emmy Nomination Special 2023 Livestream below.

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I prefer Robin Mattison in the role but okay.

WOW and BRAVO!
Alley Mill as Heather is awesome..
Am shocked to know she is 73…
also-
I noticed the ‘Guest’ Performer are sometimes better than the regular cast–
ie( Mike ..

SuOOO,
I so agree with you. I think Ally has done a great job on B&B for many years and was not a bit surprised how good she’s done in this role. I didn’t understand your ending comment about Guest performer, Mike??

Hi Violet, hope all is well in your world..
About Mike, Sonny’s dad—I don’t know his real name-he was exceptionally
great, one of the best if not the best of the ‘guest’ performers/actors..
I miss him..

SuOOO,
Yes, he was one of the best, wasn’t he? Everyone is raving about Jane Eliot, Ned’s mother. Personally, I can’t stand her character, so obnoxious.

Violet :),
I don’t know a lot about Jane/Tracy…
She was active many years before my time..
I do recall her and Luke rescuing each other..
What I admire about Jane is she looks her age, with no pretense..
She is gray-haired and is very pretty it becomes her..
She doesn’t have a wig of hair down to her butt that’s full/thick without a strand of grey, hair a 30yr old would envey..
The senior women in GH look ridiculous in those wigs..
Jane being naturally grey for her age is awesome!!!.
There are very becoming wigs for women seniors, just saying.

I can think of only one “senior woman” wearing a wig on GH.

Some of the more mature GH actresses have some of the best hair on tv. Kristina Wagner, Genie Francis, Lynn Herring and Nancy Lee Grahn look especially outstanding.

Love Alley

She’s fabulous but a little Heather goes a long way.

What bothers me about the Heather Webber character is that it’s really a caricature of mental illness. GH hasn’t really done a good job of portraying mental illness at all. They just ship off characters some type of asylum when the actors need to take a vacation. It’s really unflattering. OLTL really dug into mental illness with the Viki/Niki character and the Jessica Character.

Jeff,
I prefer the light touch and sometimes humorous way they portray Heather, moreso than that evil lunatic Ryan Chamberlain. Also I don’t enjoy watching the actors in a “Snakepit” scenario.

way I see it–GH is makebelieve entertainment, not a medical advice advocate–
soaps are in way over their heads when trying to portray medical evaluations, they are always off..Like Sharon’s cancer, which was a farse in compersion to real cancer sufferers, and Niki’s MS has disappeared what a miracle that happened, and being there is no cure for MS she is living a very healthy life and that would be impossible after her years with MS..and the list goes on..
Soaps do have a lot, a lot of cancer and there are transplants it’s just soapy entertainment…and physiatrists can’t answer all the how and why of mental illness so depending on soap writers to deal with it is nonsense.. lol

SuOOO,
You sure explained it better than I did. Speaking of Sharon’s cancer, I also had breast cancer, no Keemo but radiation and I didn’t suffer, only the mental stress of it all, but you are right about the Soaps not meant to be giving out medical advice.

I like robin better for Heather she was so good

Peggy Martin,
Am so sick of hearing how good Robin Matson was. Yes she was, but she’s gone and Allie is doing a fine and believable job of playing Heather.

With everything going on at GH these days, why is this the only thing about the show I could find? Am I being too critical? Every day I sign in to Michael Fairman and there is nothing on any of the three shows.

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REPORT: Nicholas Chavez Not Returning to General Hospital

For those who were holding out hope that Daytime Emmy winner and fan favorite, Nicholas Chavez would be returning to General Hospital after filming his leading role in Ryan Murphy’s Monsters anthology, it looks like those hopes have been dashed.

According to a report from TV Line, although unconfirmed from General Hospital or a representative for Chavez, the actor will not reprise his role as Spencer Cassadine on the long-running ABC soap opera and continue the love story of Sprina opposite Tabyana Ali (Trina, GH).

Chavez was cast as Lyle Menendez over the the summer of 2023 for the second season of Murphy’s limited Monsters series on Netflix. In the upcoming season, the series will focus on the the case of Lyle and Erik Menendez, the two well-to-do Beverly Hills brothers accused of murdering their parents in 1989.

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After word from Chavez casting was revealed, GH fans were concerned over the fate of the Sprina story, a spokesperson for GH shared,  “We support Nicholas’ endeavors and look forward to having him return to General Hospital once this project is wrapped.”

In story, the series “killed off” Spencer when he went overboard with Esme to the steely waters below after being injected with a drug, thanks to Esme and falling into the Seine River in France. However, his body was never recovered, and believed to have drowned or washed away. Thus, leaving an opening for Spencer to return in the form of Chavez or be recast down the line.

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TV Line shared that ‘multiple sources’ are confirming that Chavez is not returning to the ABC soap opera, which is what many had suspected might be the case once he left for this major starring role in a Ryan Murphy project. Chavez has been relatively quiet on social media for months.

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The Michael Fairman Channel spoke with Nicholas Chavez for a virtual interview when he first joined the show in 2021, and spoke to him right after when he won the Daytime Emmy in 2022 – you can see those below.

No word yet on when Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story will debut on Netflix, but it is assumed later this year.

So, what do you think about the news of Nicholas Chavez not returning to his role as Spencer Cassadine on General Hospital? Comment below.

 

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Jack Wagner Open to Making an Appearance in ‘Melrose Place’ Reboot and Shares, “You Never Really Die on a Soap”

With the Melrose Place revival the talk of the town, now Jack Wagner (ex-Frisco, GH, ex-Nick, B&B and ex-Peter Burns, MP) has weighed-in on it and if he would show up in the new series if it should find a home.

Currently, CBS Studios is developing a reboot starring Heather Locklear, Daphne Zuniga and Laura Leighton. But what is Dr. Peter Burns were to show up alive?

As those who saw the end of the original MP know, Peter and Amanda (Locklear) faked their deaths and then tied the knot with Peter on a beach, supposedly in a “happily ever after” scenario.

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Speaking with PEOPLE, Wagner expressed, what we all know who watch the soaps, that no one is never, ever really gone for good. Jack expressed, “You never really die on a soap, right? How they unfold those two characters (Peter and Amanda), it’d be fantastic how they sort of tell that story.”

Wagner added, “That was a great finale to be included in, especially with Heather. If I’m asked to come back, I’d absolutely entertain that.”

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The original Melrose Place aired for seven seasons from 1992 to 1999. The story featured the residents of an apartment complex, whose lives were intertwined. Eventually Wagner and Heather Locklear dated fro 2007-2011.

As previously reported, the new Melrose Place share that some of original neighbors and friends reunite after a death. The loglines add, “The pressure cooker of a reunion soon uncovers old traumas, rekindles old romances, reignites old resentments, and reveals new secrets… throwing our characters into chaotic drama that’s reminiscent of the past, but with a much more modern perspective.”

So, would you like to see Jack Wagner return as Dr. Peter Burns on Melrose Place, or Frisco Jones on GH, or both? Comment below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Brook Lynn and Chase Have Their Bachelor and Bachelorette Parties

On General Hospital, Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase (Josh Swickard) both were treated to Bachelorette and Bachelor parties to shake off any of those pre-wedding jitters. At The Savoy, the ladies have a touching and fun time with Brook Lynn.

The bride-to-be gives a speech to thank everyone for coming, while Lois lets everyone know to try the signature cocktail the “Brooklynn Chaser”, which gets everybody eventually and mostly, drunk.

When Tracy (Jane Elliot) questions Lois (Rena Sofer) as to why there is no music for the party, Lois realizes she forgot, and somehow, who does she call to the rescue? Spinelli (Bradford Anderson)! Saving the day, he winds up playing some tunes and later gets on the dance floor to ‘shake it off’ with the gals.

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Lois makes a speech as the mother of the bride, and shares how proud she is of the woman Brook Lynn has become. Wedding games begin, including one of “hot potato” with a wedding bouquet.

When it’s time for the “Silly Poses” section of the party, Spinelli has now morphed from DJ to staff photographer taking memorable photos of the ladies to remember the evening by.

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The best part of the event, was when Brook Lynn tries to get her grandmother Tracy out on the dance floor, which, at first, she refuses. After several of the guests bust a move, a tipsy Tracy joins the dance party after Joss mentions that if her grandmother Bobbie was here, she would dance. Tracy says “she agrees” and begins to cut a rug on the floor, much to the delight of the other women.

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In the final moments, a tipsy Joss and Kristina (Kate Mansi) have a confrontation about Sonny, and Joss lets Kristina in more on Sonny’s behavior, which looks to have clued in Kristina a bit more as to how something is way off about her dad.

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Across town at the Hatchett Bar, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) and the men with the exception of Anna (Finola Hughes) and Jordan (Tanisha Harper), all attend Chase’s Bachelor Party where throwing hatchets into a dart board for supremacy is the order of the day. Drew (Cameron Mathison) and Ned (Wally Kurth) get into some words over ELQ, while Dante makes a toast to his police partner, Chase.

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Suddenly Dex (Evan Hofer) shows up. Chase thanks Dex for coming, but Dex gets some dirty looks from other cops on the force. Dante gives Chase his present, which is a signed baseball by the Boston Red Sox.

Ned (Wally Kurth) makes a speech that although no one is good enough for his daughter, Brook Lynn, Chase has come closer than anyone has, so welcome to the family. Running in at the end is Blaze (Jacqueline Grace Lopez), who just left Brook Lynn’s party, and she toasts her singing partner, Chase, and to the great man that he is.

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What did you think of Brook Lynn and Chase’s pre-wedding celebrations? What was your favorite moment? Comment below.

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