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Chloe Lanier Makes a Return as General Hospital’s Nelle
Things are about to get even juicier next week on General Hospital, when Daytime Emmy-winner, Chloe Lanier returns for a short-term run as Nelle Benson.
Nelle, who was last seen going over a cliff, after a tussle with Carly (Laura Wright), is returning to the ABC soap opera at a very interesting time.
First, her sister, Willow (Katelyn MacMulllen) has leukemia. Might Willow need a bone marrow transplant from a donor who is a match? Does Nelle even have any idea that Willow is her sister? If not, and she were to find out, what would she do? Take custody of her son, Wylie?
Then, there is the matter of Nina (Cynthia Watros) and Nelle, never having a moment as mother/daughter … will that finally go down? What would Nina do if she found out Nelle was actually alive?
Some are speculating that mean girls, Nelle and Esme (Avery Pohl), could actually be in ca-hoots! What would you think of Nelle and Esme teaming up to bring down all their enemies in Port Charles? Did Nelle have anything to do with the attempted murder of Ava Jerome (Maura West)?
In the upcoming issue of Soap Opera Digest on newsstands this Friday, Lanier said of jumping back into the role: “I was looking at videos of Nelle online for days, like, ‘It has been two years since I had played this role. What did I even do? What were my speech patterns? How did I walk as Nelle?’
Lanier had previously played Nelle from 2016-18 and again from 2019-20.
So, what do you think will happen when Nelle is back on our GH screens in the days ahead? Share your theories in the comment section below.
The girl that we love to hate and provides a few laughs is back!!
Speaking of girls we love to hate there’s still Esme out there somewhere.
Forgot to add double trouble at GH.
I think the thought of Esme and Nelle teaming up would bring alot of excitment to the show. I can’t wait.
Told y’all she wasn’t down here!
HA!!!
Nelle could try to take custody of Wylie but Sonny would never let her near the boy. In my opinion, Nelle is not fit to raise a child. How shorty of a run will Nelle have?
anne
No run at all if I get my wish. We knew she couldn’t be alive and between Nells dream and Nina’s pipe dream, the whole thing was not only stupid but what did it serve except for Carly to have another go at Nina and this time I had to back her up.
Now—Willow and Michael will have trouble – Nelle is Whiley’s mother…
Blackmail story for sure-
..And– Nina will not be outed as Willow’s mom for a very long time—
it will be another year before Nina knows Willow is her daughter..
Looking forward to having Nelle back..
aha Nina has not one but 2 daughters/children..she’s gonna love that–when it becomes known, but Sonny having Nelle back and involved with Nina, hhhmm not good..
Oh Su000, I can’t wait for Nelle to return. Willow, Michael, and Carly all need a major comeuppance for their holier than thou attitudes. Maybe she and Avery watched “Strangers On A Train” together and decided to do each other’s evil bidding. Either way, glad Chloe is returning.
Soaphound
Sorry, I can’t stand this girl, and you didn’t really mean Avery did you? Maybe Esme?
Violet, I was referring to Esme’s portrayer, actress Avery Pohl. Sorry for the confusion.
Soaphound
Thanks, doesn’t take much to confuse me these days!
I hope you mean Esmae not Avery. Avery is still a very cute innocent little girl !
Do Gh not have enough evil in Port Charles already I’m sick.
Yes, please bring back some good guys. Laura and Kevin?
Laura’s usually back right around the end of September. Didn’t even realize Kevin had left town with her until yesterday when they had Sasha & Brando meeting with a day player shrink, instead of Kevin.
Genie Francis is still on her annual summer break.
BORING!
I’m so excited GH has been so boring! So happy Nell is coming back
Welcome Back Chloe Lanier! Outstanding actress that will stir up Port Charles. GH needs a ratings boost and she is the ticket. Loved her past scenes with Carly!
short term? a few weeks? months ? cause I’m down for that, I can see Nelle coming in causing some damage and the finally paying for her crimes behind bars. We get to see Nina reunite with at least one of her Daughters or Nelle saving her sisters life( unwillingly of course) but is this is a few episodes only then I doubt she’s alive. its probably flashback scenes or she’s in somebodies dream or nightmare depends on who thinking of her.
Dont know and dont care I just cant wait to see her back, I only wish she could stay longer
Seriously, stories like this make GH very amateurish. It was the same way you had bombastic stories like Peter August coming back from the dead and looking as fresh as a petal. Same thing after jumping off a cliff, no bruises, nothing. Plus all the other goofs like traveling to Greece from Port Charles like one traveling from New York to New Jersey.
If you must bring her back, she can return as another character. To bring her back as Nelle is unreal, unbelievable and uninteresting. Fake!
Relax, its a soap!
There’s no confirmation the character “is alive”. Could be a ghostly visit?
No one ever stays dead especially going off a cliff. So Esme is still alive as well. Probably who hurt Ava.
How about Jason? If you want to bring someone back, bring Jason back.
I still say Jason will be home in time to eat Thanksgiving pizza with his family.
I don’t know how in Hell’s name they could rescue Holly from Cassadine Island without Jason being involved, since that was his last known location.
It hasn’t been established that Holly is being held on Cassadine Island. Granted, that’s highly likely. Still not feeling the Jason return possibility. Lulu, almost definitely.
When Drew was still being held prisoner on the island, there was a scene where “Nurse Chloe” (the real one, not the fake who delivered Maxie’s baby) was treating his wounds in his cell. They heard a woman screaming from a nearby cell, and one of the guards made some sort of remark that this woman didn’t like being moved to less luxurious accommodations than her previous location. Had to be Holly, right??
Oddly enough.. when all the jail breaking & rescues & tunnel cave-ins happened which eventually resulted in Drew going home and Jason NOT doing so, this woman seemed to have been forgotten. But who else could it have been? And for that matter.. what happened to Nurse Chloe? Not that she was all that important of a character… just odd that she disappeared, like my Former Employer “raptured” her off the island or something??
As far as Lulu’s return, I agree that’s long overdue. Maybe she’ll be a surprise return with Laura, whenever she returns from “summer vacation”.
Could’ve been Holly or Hayden. Less likely Cassandra.
I’ve been thinking the same thing, that Esme is the one who hurt Ava.
It’s either a ghost Nelle or a figment of someone’s imagination. She dead.
No she’s not! Believe me, we all know exactly where she would be if she were dead. And I haven’t seen her down here.
Satan
Well, there’s always that other place, ha, ha.
I can honestly say that MY chances of getting back upstairs are probably better than Nelle’s!
shes the ava attacker and she gets metro court and big winner in revenge
Do we know that Nelle is returning as an alive person and not in some sort of flashback or fantasy sequence? I have read it will be very short-term? I love Chloe and anybody who is able to bring down Carly is alright with me! (: I guess we will find out soon! (:
Did we all forget how she became friends with Ryan Chamberlain???
Sounds like she has re-studied her character from a few years ago, so should be interesting if it is flashbacks with dream scenes, for the flashbacks can be filmed anytime without her return, or if Nelle is actually alive and returns to PC for a short bit. If I recall, Nelle and Ryan connected when they were in Shadybrook, and we currently believe that Esme is Ryan’s daughter, and Ryan is obsessed with Ava, and Nina and Ava are now “besties” even though Nina attempted to steal Avery from Ava at her birth. Oh, and Non and Willow despise each other and Nelle is Wylie’s biological mom. And Avery found the necklace when Nelle went off the cliff.
Lots to figure out. Hope it is some fun and that they do this storyline a better job than they did with the demise of Neil being stuck with a syringe in Alexis’ bed via Harmony and the cult.
Good to see Nelle return and add some life into GH. Too many characters, not enough good writing right now. Having Nelle, Willow, Nina, Carly, Ava and Esme poking around each other will be great! They can all act. It will be exciting. I wish Nelle was long term. That character brings so much drama to each of the other ladies lives. I cannot imagine being able to do a good story in a short amount of time. I do think that somehow Esme meets up with Nelle and they plan to wreak havoc on Ava, Carly and Nina. and if Nelle and Esme are not connected, I do believe it was Esme that slaughtered Ava and she will relish one of her enemies taking the heat for it.
And what will Nelle say happened just before falling over the cliff? And what if she and Willow find out they are sisters and who knew who their mother was? And what happens when Nelle wants Wylie back from her sister? And Michael finds out ghat his Mom knew who his mother-in-law was?
Put her back on contract GH
She’ll probably be a ghost.
I think it is ridiculous to bring back dead characters.
The dead characters were never found, so without a body, just like Sonny did not die even though they had a funeral or Memorial.
Oh this is going to get good but Carly has the key and can’t wait to see Nina find out the truth
Please STOP, please don’t bring ths characters back!!So sickness to think the writer would bring her back, enough is ENOUGH!!!
She’ll be back as a ghost.
Maybe Nelle is Esme’s mother?
While soaps often play loose with ages, the parent/child difference has to be somewhat believable.
On the other hand, as Lisa LoCicero amazingly doesn’t age and Dominic Zamprogna does, someone just tuning in wouldn’t believe they play mother/son.
I don’t care to have Nelle or Esme again. Who stabbed Ava? Why is Sonny so mesmerized with Nina? I hope Carly follows her mind and not get with Drew(for goodness sakes he’s Jason’s brother)! Sasha doesn’t want Help. She enjoys being geeked up. Brando needs to find someone worth living. He is a good guy. Michael needs to let it go him hating on Sonny. If Carly is okay(I know she’s not)then Michael and Joss should get on with their lives. I hope Valentin will partner up with Drew and they put ELQ to rest. I hope Willow will be ok and I hope she NEVER learns that Nina is her mother. This is getting really wild. To much of nothing is going on.
Karen
Nothing going on you say? You need to reread your comment which really says there’s a hell of a lot going on. Maybe, it just doesn’t interest you.First of all what does Jason being Drew’s brother have to do with the two of them being together? Sasha needs help more than she knows, she’s just fighting it because she’s full of drugs. Sonny likes having Nina with him because she feeds his ego. Michael hates his father because he’s an ass that can only see his mother’s side of the story. I can only assume that Joss will eventually fall for Dex who is a man and not Cam who is really still an immature boy.
They found Nell’s body and buried her. How can she come back. Enough is enough.
They found A body. Which nobody apparently bothered to properly identify. Even though the detective they sent to pick up the corpse was somebody who had literally seen Psycho Nelle naked while she was alive (though a few years earlier).
Decomposing mortals lose their looks after a while. Particularly when they decompose in water.
My own theory is that Nelle killed some poor unsuspecting tourist who was driving down whatever scenic highway is closest to Sonny’s cabin & the cliff that she fell from. The driver would have been a woman with a body type close enough to Nelle’s to “pass” for her, under the circumstances of decomposition. As I said above, it would appear nobody really checked all that closely… probably because they were all so glad to be rid of Nelle that they didn’t question it.
Which of course, is never a good idea when you’re dealing with a psychopath. Never assume they’re dead without 666% certainty!!
I hope today wasn’t it. Bring her back full time.
So it turns out that the version of Nelle that lives in Nina’s head is even crazier than the real thing.
Who could have seen that coming?? Yeah… of course I did.
I knew Nelles little visit was just a dream/nightmare one character was going to have and that this big hyped announce return was gonna be really “short term”. so much social media hype, well done.
All I know is that if there is going to be another evil person at GH…dream, alive, dead, or not…I way prefer Nelle over Esme. And probably because as an actress I have admired Chloe since Fluke days. But only for a little while. Like another commenter said we don’t need more evil in Port Charles. I want to add I think Esme is a very good actress or I wouldn’t dislike her character so much. Nelle and Nina were great playing off each other at the cemetery. But I didn’t like that Wiley was frightened in his sleep by what seemed like random Nelle influenced dreams floating around. And secondly, Carly opening her big mouth as usual, never acknowledging all the trouble she has caused.
rose
Iam sick of Esme who I’m pretty sure we’ll be seeing more of, and most likely pregnant in the near future.I didn’t like the Whily sequence either, especially since he doesn’t know or have any remembrance of Nelle. This show loves evil characters so I guess we have to go with the flow.
She’s a good actress, but I hope it’s just to give Willow a kidney and then get out.
Wait! Is she even eligible to give her a kidney since one of hers isn’t really hers?
You just never know when one of your favorites from a soap opera will pop on TV on another show! Such was the case on the Tuesday, October 6 episode of the number one daytime game show in America, The Price is Right on CBS!
Hudson West, who has played Jake Webber on General Hospital from 2016-2019, and then has been recurring since 2021 and used very sporadically in story, was in attendance in the audience for a taping of The Price is Right. He wound up selected as one of the players and eventually won a car.
Here;’s what happened: West bid $3,000 on a five-night stay at the Bandon Marina Inn in Oregon. His opponent, Charles, bid $4,550, which was too high, so West got the chance to play the game “Any Number” for a prize.
Photo: ABC
The drama became intense as West picked the numbers needed to win a new car with host Drew Carey presiding over the game play. After he won, Hudson fell to the floor in shock before getting up and running in excitement towards his new car!
Later in the show, Hudson got the opportunity to spin the wheel to try to advance to the “Showcase” round, but his opponent named Jenny spun a higher number to qualify, ending West’s run in the game. But, he came away with the new car.
Apart from his role on GH, TV fans have seen West on NCIS: Los Angeles, Dancing with the Stars: Juniors and Grace and Frankie to name but a few.
You can check out what happened when Hudson won a car on The Price is Right on the video below.
Now let us know, what did you think of Hudson’s big win? Do you hope that GH finally has Jake back in story since he is the son of Elizabeth and Jason? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
The Tuesday, October 6 episode of General Hospital kicked-off with Serena Baldwin (Kelly Kruger) literally turned upside down and stuck on the Quartermaine roof in front of Jason (Steve Burton), who came to her rescue.
This marked the first time that Kelly Kruger and Steve Burton shared any substantial screen time together since Kruger debuted on the ABC soap opera back in July.
In story, Serena was trying to save the peregrine falcons’ nest that Tracy (Jane Elliot) wanted exterminated. Jason agreed to help Serena relocate the nest to the nature preserve. Said relocation would be put in the preserve adjacent to the property, think where Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) buried Brennan (Chris McKenna)!
Later, when they returned to the Quartermaine mansion, the two have more banter where Serena told Jason they should both check themselves for ticks. Serena has done a full body check in the bathroom, but then asks Jason to go through her hair and look for any signs of ticks. Clearly, one or both may have ticks prompting suspicion if they wind up at GH with Dr. Isaiah Gannon (Sawandi Wilson) as their doctor who previously treated Ava for the tick stuck in her hair!
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ROMANCE SWITCH-UPS
While initially General Hospital fans suspected that the character of Serena was being brought back to the canvas in the form of Kruger as a love interest for Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson), in recent weeks and in admission by Tanisha Harper, it appears that GH is teasing a Michael and Jordan romance. The two have been spending more time together at Aurora, and Michael helped her get accepted into the burn clinic in Germany to treat her facial scars from the car accident.
Meanwhile, after Steve Burton returned to GH after his extended hiatus this June, it was clear that the writers were heading in the direction of a Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) and Jason break-up.
Eventually, a few weeks ago, the duo called it quits after Anna (Finola Hughes) tried to kill Britt, and Jason would not help Britt press charges against his friend, who was suffering from delusions after being mentally gaslighted by Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) and Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and company.
So, what did you think of the scenes between Jason and Serena on today’s GH? Do you think Kelly and Steve have on-screen chemistry that you would be open to be seeing how it plays out? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
It’s hard to believe it’s been two years since Van Hansis made his debut as the recast Lucas Jones on General Hospital. It was back on October 4, 2024 that GH fans got their first look at the former As the World Turns (ex-Luke Snyder) favorite in his new soap role.
Hansis became the fifth actor to play the role of the adoptive son of the late Bobbie Spencer and Tony Jones, and the biological son of the late Julian Jerome and Cheryl Stansbury. Prior to Van, C.J. Thomason (2002–2003), Ben Hogestyn (2005–2006) Ryan Carnes (2004–2005, 2014–2020, 2024) and Matt Trudeau (2020–2021) had played the part.
When Van left daytime after As the World Turns sadly went off the air in 2010, it would be 14 years until he stepped back into the updated frenetic pace and grind of acting on a daily soap opera.
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LUCAS CAME HOME TO PORT CHARLES
Since Lucas has been back in Port Charles, he fell in love with the late Marco Rios (Adrian Anchondo) who was murdered, moved into a new apartment with his current roommate (soon to be love interest?) Joe Fitzpatrick as played by Jonathan Bennett, has become best buds with the “Britch” Dr. Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud), and has found himself involved in multiple other storylines. However, now that Van is firmly implanted on GH, might Lucas get a leading storyline of his own? Stay tuned.
In the meantime, to acknowledge his two-year anniversary at General Hospital, Hansis shared via his Instagram a photo montage and some heartfelt “thank you’s’ and words. “Two years ago yesterday, Lucas Jones came home to Port Charles looking a little different. Looking exactly like me.” began Hansis.
“When I took on the role, I was told it would be a heavy recurring for a few months and then we’d see where it goes – being based in NYC at the time, I thought it would be a fun little gig that would bring me back to my old stomping grounds of daytime for a bit.”
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GENERAL HOSPITAL HAS BEEN LIFE-CHANGING FOR VAN HANSIS
Next, the longtime New York-based actor confirmed he has now moved to Los Angeles as this new chapter of his life has unfolded, and how grateful he is that the show’s writers and producers have continually given more for Lucas to do.
Van explained, “But then they kept writing for me more and I fell in love with Lucas, and everyone around him (in front of and behind the camera). I wanted to stay a while and am so grateful I have. Being a part of GH these last two years has been life changing. Literally. My family and I are Angelenos now, I’ve made incredible new friendships and have been able to revisit old ones.”
The five-time Daytime Emmy-nominated actor concluded with, “Thank you Frank (Valentini, executive producer, GH), thank you Mark (Teschner, casting director, GH), for inviting me to the party. You throw a great one. ”
So, happy to know Van is sticking around General Hospital for some time to come? What has been your favorite Lucas Jones moment over the first two years of Van’s run? Let us know via the comment section below.
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