General Hospital
Brooke Anne Smith’s Brother Defends Her Casting as General Hospital’s Molly Lansing-Davis
Actress Brooke Anne Smith’s emergence on ABC’s General Hospital, as the latest Molly Lansing-Davis, has faced some backlash from viewers of the show. Smith made her debut on GH earlier in July replacing Holiday Mia Kriegel in the role, which had been played for years by Haley Pullos.
All of the ‘Molly’ changes have stemmed from the fact that Pullos was involved in a serious car crash collision that left the other party severely injured, and the actress now facing DUI Felony and misdemeanor charges to which she has pleaded, “Not guilty.”
When Smith appeared for the first time on the ABC soap opera in the role, many GH fans commented on her age, since online, Brooke’s age is said to be 39, while Pullos’ age is said to be 25. In defense of his sister, Brooke’s brother, Scott Smith took to the GH Official Facebook page. Scott wrote: “The only reason age is an ‘issue’ is because it’s known. She looks extremely young in real life it’s quite freaky actually. Routinely gets carded almost every time. On the show Awkward she played a 16-year-old high school student at 30!”
Although unconfirmed from GH itself, Scott claimed, “Brooke is a permanent recast, original Molly is not coming back.”
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He went on to say that Brooke has been, “an accomplished actress since 2001.” One look at Smith’s credit list and she has appeared on several television shows including: Too Close to Home with former GH star, Kelly Sullivan (ex-Kate/Connie).
As with any recast on soaps, Scott is asking fans to give the actress a chance in the role, adding, “It’s difficult for anyone trying to step into the shoes of someone that has been so integral to the show for so long.” He ended his message with, “Sincerely, A protective and proud brother. 
to all the GH fans regardless of your fav Molly 
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So, what do you think about the sentiments Scott shared on the casting of his sister Brooke as GH’s Molly? If she is the permanent recast for the role, how would you feel about it? Are you willing to give her a chance to prove herself in the role? Comment below.
I don’t care how accomplished she is; she does not look like a 25-year-old. There are so many actresses in their 20’s and they pick a woman almost 40? I’d still love to know why they didn’t keep Holiday; I thought she was great.
Shh… Shushhh
Ummmmm; shussshhhh yourself fool. If you don’t agree, write your own damn opinion.
I agree, Rebecca. I thought the first recast Holiday was doing a fine job. Unless she wasn’t available to stay on the show permanently for some reason, I don’t know why they felt the need to change actresses again. I want to give the new actress Brooke a chance, but from what I’ve seen so far, she isn’t believable as Molly at all.
She’s doing a great job!! Give a chance!! Let’s no judge. It’s sickening to hear all this negativity!!
I don’t know the original Molly’s age and don’t care!, Have fun playing the role ,Brooke!
I totally agree! Folks, it is what it is.
It’s not giving her a chance, she really doesn’t fit the role of Molly. She looks too old to be Molly. Sorry calling a spade ♠️ a spade.. what happened to the girl before? She was more like Molly and she sounded like her too.
I sincerely hope her brother is wrong and Brooke Anne Smith is not a permanent recast… if Haley Pullos can’t return based on her personal issues, they should find someone who fits the role much better (like the actress who plays the new nanny character).
.. if since Haley Pullos obviously, definitely can’t return based on her personal issues nearly killing someone during two consecutive hit-and-runs while DUI….
For me, it’s the story. Recasts are inevitable. A bad turn in storytelling upsets the whole show.
She just isn’t a good fit. Couldn’t care less about her age. I wish GH would cut down on the cast. Too many boring characters.
I guess it’s nice that her brother defends her and all, but she’s just 666% wrong for the part, and there’s no way around that. And what’s more unbelievable is that she started the same week as the fake nanny who actually does fit the physical & age requirements for a Molly recast (temp or otherwise).
A fake nanny could easily be 40 years old. Nobody would question it. A spectacular casting fail without question. Are the casting directors on strike too?
Is it so damn hard to remember that ACTORS are also on strike? There aren’t that many available to work right now. Current soap actors work under a different contract and aren’t affected by the strike. Others, if they belong to sag/aftra union are highly unlikely to cross picket lines.
No, soap actors are on a different SAG contract, and they are not on strike.
As usual, Satan, you’ve made sense of this casting fiasco without personal attacks. The problem indeed lies with casting, not the actress, who is simply in the wrong role. As I’ve said before, even Meryl Streep and Robert DeNiro get miscast. Aggravating, yes, but not new.
The one GH cast as new nanny looked more like molly. They both came on at the same time why couldn’t they have given the actress who plays the nanny Molly’s role and the actress who was playing Molly the nanny role.
I also am NOT interested in her previous accomplishments.
She is just a terrible fit for this role and I hope they go back to Holiday who was much closer to the original Molly.
No…no Holiday. She was like watching an ironing board walk across the room. She was stiff, had one expression and just seemed completely out of place with the rest of her “family”.
I agree, she looked like she is a anorexic vampire. Definitely was not good to play Molly. There was no laughter or smile in her face. The real Molly was always smiling or unless she needed to be serious When needed, but very caring and loving.
GH made a bad choice! They could of used their creative minds to select a actress pleas-able to the surrounding ages written. Now, it seems they will have to change Sam, and TJ, or make them dress older. even the other actress must be aged. Bad move GH. Now they can’t fire her on her age. Age-Discrimination kicks in.
Yeah… TJ now has a “domestic partner” older than his mother. Not to say that’s never happened, but it wasn’t what TJ actually signed on for. Haven’t him & Molly been together since they were 12 or something?
I agree % .. And they made TJ as a wishy-washie instead of a man.
He is so hen- pecked, it’s degrading. It’s nice to have him being considerate, but he’s over the top.
He is a doctor and needs to worry about his patience and not worried about his domestic partner, which is ridiculous. Also first, Molly never wanted kids now all of a sudden She’s trying because she can’t have any !!?? so ridiculous.
It’s like a slap in the face For those people in real life who can never have children. I have friends including myself Who has Andromediosis and I have 3 children and they have children. It’s time and patience, and they need to stop drinking wine and worrying doesn’t help .. Your body needs to be Relaxed
I totally agree with you. And Sam needs to put some real clothes on. She is a mother ( even though she’s Never with her kids ) and she walks around like a teenie-bopper with her boobs out !! It’s disgusting
Absolutely! This comment has often been an issue with fans. And doesn’t she have any other footwear besides black boots? A while back.when she was absent from the show, it was blamed on COVID. I think she had her lips done which looked botched.
GH is usually right on the money with casting. This time they made a mistake. She is probably a very good actress but she is very wrong for this role.
Please don’t be the permanent recast for Molly. She is such a bad actress. And think of poor PJ it it’s a horrible combination. If the original actress can’t come back please do some looking around and find another one. Someone could do a better job than this actress. The one that plays Christine isn’t doing too bad a job so I know there’s more actresses out there. Sorry I’ve been watching General Hospital for a long time and this actress just has to go. She makes me want to turn the channel when she’s doing her acting roles you know her scenes. Sorry sister
I agree. The first time I saw her my immediate thought was too old to play the part.
Not sayin she’s a bad actress but to play Molly she’s old u can tell that she’s way older than pullos they need someone that can actual role play Molly langsing but hey Scott much respect for standing up for ur sister but no matter how long she’s been in show biz that role isn’t for her sorry
The GH casting really stinks/bad–
__New Drew is a failure, Camron does not fit in the atmosphere of GH
__New Trina is the worst casting ever=terrible mistake..
__New Molly–well the Davis girls ‘all’ have a lot to be desired, they are simply not ‘all that’
and Curtis’s wife Potela whatever her name is a badly created character..
But– new Trina is the worst followed by Drew..
hhhmm perhaps no actors want to be in dying soap operas so they take what they can get, dunno
You are right on point when it comes to those actors and actresses. But GH is not failing, ABC wants them to fail But we’re not gonna let them and I’ve been watching since I was 8 yrs old so for 50 something years now I am 61 years old. I was so glad that Curtis told Porshia off and for her to get out of the room and his life Even though it’s coming from pain, but everything he said to her was true, she did lie to him for twenty years And her daughter is a winer also it is ridiculous I’m going to call them the winning duo lol Please recast them Trina is not good for Spencer and he needs to man-up instead of constantly hitting people … I really do hope that Esme does not remember and that she is not faking Because I like the good side of her and the mom side of her.
I just don’t understand how she remembers. Her son’s name is Ace if she’s not faking. Hmmmm ??? Time will tell..
I do not think it is her it is just so many recast now I cannot keep up with who is who.
The worst part of her debut was she was wearing a *very* low cut shirt with everything on display. MLD would never wear something like that.
I’m willing to give her a chance.
I really don’t know about the new Molly. At first I said No but now I’m thinking give her a chance. She is better than the last replacement. She doesn’t look 39. She look younger. At least 29.
I don’t care what her brother thinks. She is a nice looking woman but no.way in hell does she look younger than Krissy.
The first recast was just not wholesome enough to be Molly…..this one is ok, but the original Molly will be missed.
This Molly is ok. She looks young for her age. I couldn’t stand whiny squeaky-voiced original Molly. The second Molly looked like an alien but was still better than the first. THE STORY LINE SUCKS. I am disinterested in everything going on with the three sisters. Boring. Could Sam’s voice be any more drawn out and dull?! Snooze. Christina is just a dumb twit with stupid/no ambitions. The only interesting thing Molly ever did was sleep with Brando. Poor Brando…
Watching her and TJ today interviewing candidates for surrogacy I could not stand that baby, whiny voice coming from that older woman playing Molly. Almost as bad as Felicia, but I’ve gotten used to HER! There will be a lot of FF as this SL proceeds.
General Hospital
Kelly Sullivan Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’s’ Maura West Recalling When Ava Shot Connie (Exclusive)
It was just over 13 years ago on General Hospital when Ava Jerome (Maura West) shot and killed Kate Howard/Connie Falconeri (Kelly Sullivan) in an effort to keep her quiet from revealing that Derek Wells was actually Ava’s back-from-the-dead brother, Julian Jerome (William deVry). It’s a crime that somehow Ava never has quite paid for either.
The episode back aired on August 13, 2013 and viewers had to say goodbye to Kelly Sullivan who played Kate and her alter, Connie. In the story, just before she died, Kate/Connie scrawled the letters AJ in her own blood, initially making the PCPD and Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) think that it was AJ Quatermaine (Sean Kanan) who did the deed.
Now, Sullivan recalled sharing scenes with the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning West, during a live conversation on You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel. Kelly was the special guest talking about her recent return to the soaps in her new role as The Bold and the Beautiful’s Darcy Dylan.
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF MAURA WEST
Speaking of her final GH scenes and working with Maura West, Sullivan gave her then GH co-star major props. “If you’re going to be shot by somebody (on the soaps), you want to be shot by Maura West, c’mon!”
Maura West debuted back in May 2013 as Ava, and Sullivan remembered when the As the World Turns favorite began on GH. “I remember when Maura West first arrived at GH. She walked in with this cute little bob (hairdo) and she’s just delicious,” shared Sullivan.
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Kelly revealed more about Maura, adding “I think she’s amazing! I remember right before I left the show, someone suggested, and I would still love to do this with her, if she ever want to, but someone suggested that they wanted to direct the stage play A Streetcar Named Desire with Maura and I, where I would play Stella and she would play Blanche! Wouldn’t that be great?”
Speaking of the Ava/Connie showdown scenes, Sullivan expressed, “On television and on General Hospital specifically, Maura West is able to play a character who does the most horrendous things and you still care about her and that’s the mark of a really great actor. In other words, you’re able to be liked in the midst of the most horrendous things, and as a performer not shying away from that, and to just have the courage to do what’s on the page (in the script).”
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KELLY SULLIVAN PARTING THOUGHTS AS SHE LEFT GENERAL HOSPITAL
Kelly also shared her sentiments when she walked off the set of General Hospital after her run back in August of 2013. “I really was honored. Every day I would go to work and I would say a little prayer, which is I want to do justice for my character, explained Kelly. “It’s between me and my character. I get to walk this path with her and to leave the show on that note, which is, I left every out there. I just gave it my all and again what an honor it was to play Kate/Connie.”
You can catch the full conversation with Kelly where she talks about her time on General Hospital, The Young and the Restless where she played Sage Warner and now The Bold and the Beautiful below.
So, do you remember the Ava and Connie scenes where Ava shot and killed her? What did you think of Kelly Sullivan’s sentiments about Maura West? Share your thoughts via the comment section. But first, watch the reveal where Ava recalls murdering Connie below!
The question of will Steve Burton (Jason Morgan) stay awhile at General Hospital after his recent extended hiatus from the show earlier this year, has reportedly been answered.
TMZ via court documents obtained in Burton’s ongoing legal battle with his ex-wife Sheree Gustin, shared that Steve actually inked a new three year deal with the ABC soap opera back in June.
That is significant because it was June when Burton returned back to work as Jason. In addition, the court filing confirmed that Burton had already moved back to California from Tennessee.
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STEVE’S HIATUS AND HIS RETURN TO PORT CHARLES
GH fans will recall, it was back in February of 2026, that Burton announced via his Instagram that he was stepping away from his role of Jason Morgan for short break and pointed to wanting to spend quality time with his new wife, Michelle Lundstrom Burton with whom he tied the knot back on May 17, 2025.
Steve expressed at that time, “I’m newly married and looking forward to spending some quality time with my family.” It was back on March 25 that viewers saw Jason carted away by the WSB after taking the fall for Rocco Falconeri (Finn Carr) who shot then WSB Director Ross Cullum (Andrew Hawkes).
Burton returned to work on June 1, and due to General Hospital taping roughly six weeks ahead of air, made his on-screen comeback on the July 13 episode.
GOING FOR GOLD AT THE UPCOMING DAYTIME EMMYS
Then, Steve and his enduring fans got an extra special treat on the same day, when it was revealed on Extra that he was nominated for the upcoming 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama Series category.
Steve previously won in the Supporting Actor category for his work as General Hospital’s Jason in 1998 and as The Young and the Restless’ Dylan McAvoy in 2018.
Now with Jason and Britt’s (Kelly Thiebaud) relationship seemingly hitting the skids, plus Jason’s commitment to staying out of mob life to focus on being present for his son Danny Morgan (Asher Antonyzyn), what does the future hold for the fan favorite character? Stay tuned.
So, happy to hear that Steve Burton signed a new three year deal with General Hospital? Knowing that, what storyline would you like to see Jason get involved and with who? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Jason and Britt Reach an Impasse; Is This the End of Their Relationship?
On the Friday, September 11 episode of General Hospital, Jason (Steve Burton) and Britt’s (Kelly Thiebaud) relationship becomes strained to potentially the point of no return.
Things take a turn when an unglued Britt having been traumatized by almost being killed by Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) asks Jason to back her up with the PCPD when she reports Anna for attempted murder.
However, Jason told Britt, he can’t. Jason shares that he does not believe Anna would have gone through with shooting her. Therefore, Britt was not in any real imminent danger. Britt is flabbergasted and hurt that Jason is refusing to tell the police what he actually witnessed for himself on Mount Emerson.
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BRITT WANTS BACK UP FROM JASON
Jason counters that he can’t believe that Britt would want Anna punished. or sent to prison, or a mental facility after the trauma she endured while being locked up and mentally tortured while at Wyndemere.
He asks Britt, “How could you even say that you want her locked up or prosecuted for what she did when you knew she was being held prisoner and you did nothing to save her?” Britt is stunned by Jason’s response.
Coming up, official General Hospital spoilers share that on the upcoming Monday, September 14 episode, Jason confides in Carly (Laura Wright), while Britt is stung. In the video preview that aired at the end of the Friday, September 11 episode for this coming Monday, Britt says to Jason, “You don’t believe me. Do you?”
General Hospital head scribes, Chris Van Etten and Elizabeth Korte previously teased in their fall preview of the soap, “Britt and Jason have come a long way and fought a lot of enemies to be together. But the most stubborn obstacle to their happiness isn’t without, it’s within. Decisions Britt made to stay alive while under Cullum’s thumb will come back to haunt her and may prove too difficult for this unlikely couple to survive.”
So, what do you think will happen? Will Jason and Britt break-up over Britt’s lies and Jason’s unwillingness to report Anna’s crime against her? Do you want Jason and Britt to go their separate ways? If they do, will Britt become romantically involved with Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) ? If so, who do you pair Jason with? Anyone? Weigh-in via the comment section.
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