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Charles Shaughnessy Wraps His GH Run and Shares, “It Was an Absolute Pleasure to Terrorize the Good People of PC for the Last 18 Months”

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Monday’s episode of General Hospital brought with it the demise of another Cassadine.

While fans were on the edge of their seats on just whose body was recovered from the drone strikes and explosion on the Haunted Star, when all was said and done, it turned out to be Victor.  That means daytime favorite, Charles Shaughnessy, has wrapped his run on General Hospital.  

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Taking to Twitter to respond to fans praise of his performances, Charles expressed: “Thank you! It was an absolute pleasure to terrorize the good people of PC for the last 18 months. I will miss the extraordinary cast and crew as well as you, the fans. Let’s hope it’s “au revoir”!”

Is it till we meet again as many a Cassadine have sprung back to life? Time will tell. For now, Victor had to get his comeuppance and join Helena and Mikkos, in hell.

But with Victor gone from the family, is it just a matter of time till we see a fully-functioning and resuscitated, Nikolas? Stay tuned.

Shaughnessy first aired as Victor in September of 2021, replacing DAYS Thaao Penghlis (Tony DiMera) who previously took on the role.

Share you well-wishes to Charles for a job well-done and his many performances on General Hospital, in the comment section below.

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Charles you were an awesome, evil Cassadine! I will miss you! You sure looked dead to me but no one is ever really dead on General Hospital!

Charles was an awesome actor he played Victor Cassadine Well ♥️☺️

I’m going to miss Charles he brought alot of action to the show and that’s what made it a good show I started watching General hospital in 1986 and kept with it for the action keep up the good work gh

I agree I’ve watch General Hospital for many many many years and I’ve watched a lot of the soap operas. But there’s nothing compares to the action on General Hospital. The others got so boring and they were running back and forth to the same people over and over and over. That’s why I quit watching them. General Hospital‘s great it’s here to stay.

I dint like him glad he’s off

The hatred is real

Curious…what didn’t you like about his character? Or is it just him you don’t care for? If you have never seen him on the Nanny..check him out. He has a great sense of humor.

I loved him on the Nanny

Right….he was A-mazing!!!!!

I honestly expected him to open his eyes

Me too

Give it 6 months or so he was to diabolical not to come back.

Me too!

Me too! Or sit up straight.

I know

So did I, I was waiting on them to open

You played the part perfectly! I can almost hear your British accent -“Absolute pleasure terrorizing Port Charles”, lol. The best way to follow you – bring Nicholas back!! I’m talking about the ORIGINAL Nicholas – Tyler Christopher!!

I agree really loved him

I agree, I’d love to see the original Nicholas back too.

Yes I agree, bring back the original Nicolas

Yes!!

I agree

Not dead!

Going to miss him ,he played the best evil cassadine,loved his character

I agree. Amazingly Attractive n Amazingly
Evil. You truly made Victor Cassadine Charming n Deadly to his enemies. Who knows? You may make Another Dramatic Entrance with a Vengeance upon the Good People of Port Charles….Once Again!

Charles you will be so missed. Enjoyed your Victor actng very much.

So far Nelle Brando Nathan West and Kiki have remained dead as well as Morgan and Jason.

His role made the show. Tired of Carly and Sonny back and forth. The whole Willo dying has drained the show. What will they have in mind now that he’s gone?

I absolutely love him. Wish he would reprise his role in the Nanny. Loved that show & Charles.

I didn’t like him an also liked him at the same time.

Welcome to Hell, Victor!

Mikkos, Helena, and Stavros will all be happy to see you.

You were wonderful on GH. Took awhile to see you as evil! Such charm and wit embued in your character! Loved every minute!
You will greatly missed!!

Like Nora, it was hard to think of you as evil!! Loved you in the Nanny! ❤️

I agree, it was hard to see you as Evil at first. I loved the Nanny too. I really loved you as the Sweet Shane Donovan on Days of our Lives. I hope you come back as a Sweet Guy instead of playing a Evil Guy. It just doesn’t seem like you being Evil after watching the “Nanny” and “Days of Our Lives”. I will miss seeing you on TV.

Agreed…..

So…true Satan!!!

Even though victor was a meanie I will miss him as an actor . Superb job my brother you will be missed on the show

Now to get rid of Gladys. She is evil and I hate her. Look what she has done to Sasha!

Sandra,
It dhouldnt be too long now, she’s slowly hanging herself. I just hate seeing how hurt and betrayed Sasha will feel.

Charles Shaughnessy was absolutely magnificent as the Evil Victor Cassadine. He was a Joy to hate; now That’s what I call a job well done.

Absolutely! Wonderful job…

He was truly a great actor and will be missed well maybe. Who will we hate now oh Nina lol

There are alot of people who love Nina & Sonny together as well as hate Carly & Sonny together.
Sonny is the happiest I can remember since I’ve been watching. In soap opera world it probably wont last, but I cannot abide Carly & wish her nothing but despair & misery…what a horrible skanky woman. She can do the most awful terrible things without any repercussions & 5 minutes later everyone forgets or start making excuses for her. Oh and Willow must hold the record for a person who is dying “holding on!” Give me a break die already!

I agree, Carly gets by with everything and poor Nina can never catch a break. Carly should have told Nina right away that Willow was her daughter. Then there was Nelle Benson, Nina’s other daughter and Carly was the last one to see her alive. Nina did call Carly from the diner where Sonny worked as Mike to tell her that he was alive but Carly jumped down Nina throat about visitation with Wiley and that’s why Nina didn’t tell Carly that Sonny was alive. I enjoyed seeing the romance develop between Nina and Mike (Sonny).

I can’t stand Carly all the s**t she’s done everyone forgot about. Ok Nina messed up a few times but doesn’t hold a candle to carly.and we all no Nicholas is not dead he’ll be back.
And this willow thing has dragged out to long .just kill her off already lets us cry . Move on
And brook Lynn and chase what’s up with that?bang her out and get it over with or MOVEON

No kidding, Willow needs to die already and stop dragging it out.

Charles Shaughnessy played his role as Victor Cassadine superbly.
His evilness was sometimes mixed with kindness. He is a great actor and I enjoyed watching him develop his character.

Absolutely! When I first saw him on GH I kept thinking that I knew his face and accent from somewhere but couldn’t place him until it dawned on me who he was! We love u, Charles! Hope you ‘re-appear’ in the near future! Ha!

I am not surprised you were great on Days of Our Lives and The Nanny. I enjoy your acting. Job well done as always

I loved you in the Nanny, I loved you on Days too. I have to say not as a bad actor. I think you did a great job, but not use to you being a bad guy.

Good job Mr Sheffield! You finally convinced me you were a mad man out to save the world!

Great line last week when Victor’s henchman said there was a problem with Ace’s nanny and Victor said “to hell with the Nanny”. Clever.

I’ll miss Shaughnessy’s interaction with Gati. The two were fun to watch together.

So true, so great with Liesl, I loved how they played off each other. And I didn’t get that Nanny line before now — hahaha! Thank you!

I didn’t put two and two together about the “Nanny” til just now! Lol

OG Steve,
How about Spencer referring to “the Nanny from hell?” I’m with the others that didn’t catch that other Nanny line.

Charles Shaughnessy was absolutely magnificent as the Evil Victor Cassadine, a true pleasure to hate. Now That’s your I call a job well done.

I will miss the evil Victor. He played the role absolutely perfectly. Sorry to say goodbye…for now?

You played the character so well. I will miss seeing you

Even though he reek avoke on GH it was a good part because he played Shane Donovan on days and the Maxwell Sheffield on the Nanny he was too good.

Shaughnessy /Victior was not a dark feared villain, he was simply a bad guy—
When it comes to the Cassadines of the past Viitor was a cream puff..
Absolutely no Shaughnessy fault…
The GH writers failed, as usual, to write gripping suspenseful drama..
The way Vicitor was written I could have taken him out.

It was very strange seeing you play such an evil character at first, but you certainly did a magnificent job!!!! I’ll miss you

Good now he can return to Days of our lives where he belongs

Mr. Shaughnessy, you were an absolute delight as Victor the Terrible. Thank you so much!! Loved every minute of your tenure on GH. Blessings!

Kay Robinson

Loved you on the Nanny but even More as Victor best wishes for you in the future!

I like u better on the Nanny Mr Sheffield, but u did a excellent job, pissing me off!

Charles I have watched you in the Nanny for years and loved you then and love you now! You are an amazing Actor and I’ll still be looking for you on Gh but hopefully I get to see you in something else! Take care and stay safe will miss you ! Love your facial features and accent. ,!!!

He was so good as Victor. He will be very much missed, he did elevate any scene he was in.

I enjoyed seeing you in this role

You were my favorite actor…u will be missed!

Now a new villain can go from GH to another Soap would be awesome.

Now another villain can be let loose after GH to possibly go to another Soap that would be awesome.

It was a pleasure to experience your outstanding talent as an actor. I never watched your previous famous show in which you were the popular young noble hero.
I hope to enjoy your talent in the future at GH or even in PRIMETIME!

Nancy Pickering

I loved to hate your character. You are a very gifted actor. I knew you were familiar to me. You were my fav actor in the Nanny forms decades ago. Good luck. You will be missed!

Sir, You were simply Awesome! Thank you for the memories.

A great day! He’s gone for now!

So enjoyed watching you on GH…your acting as a villain was awesome

I will miss your great acting and your Good Looks!!! Hope you come back as a wicked ghost of yourself

Popular noble hero Shane Donovan from Days of our Lives! I so enjoyed Charles Shaughnessy as evil Victor Cassadine!
SUPERB! BRAVO!

Great job with the Cassadine role! You rocked it! You played a nasty narcissistic psychopath — keeping people captive for years, pushing people out of planes and off bridges, and even infecting your own son with a pathogen! You naughty boy! Also saw you play a king in a Hallmark movie — love when you play nice, too! Good luck with your next role!

You did an awesome job playing an evil cassidine, I hope you go on to bigger better things

Waiting for your twin brother to show up!

Great job you played that part .Mr.shefield lol

Charles you did a fantastic job portraying the evil Victor C. Loved how charming you could be just before ordering a murder in true Cassadine style. Thank you for the wonderful acting.

Victor you were so charming! I lived your impeccable lifestyle for the most part. I was hoping you would be arrested and put in prison with Laura’s evil brother! Now that would be a new storyline! I will miss you!

Great job playing Victor! You really gave GH that sinister touch it needed to keep viewers at the edge of their seats. Best of luck to you in your future endeavors.

He was a wonderful villain.

I remember him as Shane Donovan on Days.

Hopefully he’s on his way back to Salem now. Given the taping schedule at Days (6 months ahead, last I heard) it might be a while before he’s back on screen. But his son Andrew has been seen recently, following in Shane’s spy footsteps. And as long as Steve Burton is on Days, they would have a good reason to bring back Shane’s oldest daughter, Eve Donovan (original version only, for the love of all that’s unholy!).

And his wife, Kimberly Brady Donovan has been mentioned often in recent storylines, though not actually seen on screen. So it’s not out of the question that the whole Donovan family might get a much needed “reboot” on Days.

Mr Sheffield I loved, Victor I loathed. Great acting Charles. Reveal Dex’s parentage please

Spell check GO NOT HO

Come back to DAYS! ShNe’s son needs him

Was a great ride to watch your evil Victor scour his wrath around Port Charles. Particularly, your nasty banter with the old Nicholas and Laura. Maybe we’ll see you again, haunting the town from the depths of hell.

Charles, thank you for an enthusing awesome performance. You did a magnificent job!

Fantastic believable performance as Victor Cassadine !

He will be missed. I just love the way he talk. Lol He is a great actor.

Charles, I have loved watching your career over the years. I have to admit Victor might have been my least favorite. However from Kings to evil manipulators, you can do it all. You will be missed

Farewell, victor it was about time you get your pay back what you did to people, especially what you try to do to your bown flesh and blood.

Emmy!!!!

Fantastic performance from a fabulous actor! I have always enjoyed you, and love the swag that you brought to the character of Victor. You will be much missed, Sir! Well done!

Good Luck in whatever you choose to do next. You’re acting is superb and will be missed.

Bye bye

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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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