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Emma Samms Returns to General Hospital

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Intriguing news for GH fans! Emma Samms will be reprising her role as Holly Sutton.

The longtime fan favorite who recently returned to play out her original come back storyline, and wrapped her on-screen appearances back at the end of November of 2022, is set for an April return.

According to Soap Opera Digest, look for Emma back on-screen on April 14th.

There is no word yet at this time on just how long Samms will be taping all-new episodes of the ABC daytime drama series.

When viewers last saw Holly, she was being smuggled out of Port Charles with the help of Robert (Tristan Rogers) and Felicia (Kristina Wagner), so she could get out from behind the clutches of Victor Cassadine (Charles Shaughnessy) and go find her son, Ethan.

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As previously reported, Emma has been suffering from Long Covid, and so her last visit to the states from the UK, where she resides, was only for a short window.

Emma first appeared on General Hospital back in the summer of July 1982. She stayed with the show till 1985, returned again in 1992-93, then has made appearances in 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, very briefly in 2020, and as previously mentioned in 2022.

Looking forward to having Emma back on the GH canvas? Will Holly’s return play into the downfall of Victor Cassadine? Would you like to see Holly and Robert romantically involved again? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

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This may be too much for a Devil to hope for, but perhaps this is all leading up to the revelation of the fact that Luke Spencer is not “dead”. Which would be a perfect thing to integrate into the 60th anniversary.

Even better if Jason Morgan is in the same location.

Wow, I’d love to hear that both Luke and Jason are alive. I don’t miss Tony and he has retired but I really miss Burton.

I would like to know that too

I don’t miss Jason at all but I miss Luke, the old Luke, and not that embittered ass whose swan song was more evocative of a tattered old black swan. Make Luke Great Again and let him rid viewers of the bitter aftertaste he left us with . Let him finish his relationship with Laura by letting us know what was in his letter to her. Then he may go but he’s got to fix this.

Preach! 🙂

Harry,
Oh, I agree. I could care less about Jason, at least he escaped Carly and now poor Drew is saddled with her. I know a lot of people do not like him but I think he’s a good guy, trying to do right by everyone, including Carly. I would like to see Luke come back and reunite with Bobbie, and everyone that loves him, but before Victor is taken down, so he can see that ALL his plans failed, especially getting rid of Luke , than they can haul him off, kill him I don’t care, such a horrible person!

As a Luke fan/Tony Geary I agree it would be perfect. I would watch for sure.

Satan
And Tracy to welcome them both!

We already know Tracy will be back for the 60th anniversary, so that’s a very real possibility.

We all want Luke back alive but this april 14 is after the 60 th anniversary and the nurses ball?!

Not all of us want Luke back. If that’s where it’s headed, let it be a merciful short visit.

OG Steve,
I agree, but I do want that horrible Victor dealt with, and maybe that’s how they mean to wrap this up by having Luke return even if it’s just short term.

Not a major surprise since she already listed at the end of the contract section of the cast credits on Friday’s episode.

Still great to have her (and Jane Elliott) back

Love Emma Samms and I’m so glad she is returning as Holly. I can’t wait to see the Robert/Holly scenes!

Me too, Renee. I am happy Holly is coming back and she can circumvent any possibility that Robert and Diane can become a thing. Holly and Robert are classically and timelessly romantic.

I love Robert and Holly. They’ve still got tremendous chemistry. Diane is cute and spunky, but she doesn’t have the heart and soul that Holly still has with Robert.
Too bad Emma lives so far away. She should have made that kiss with Robert her last appearance on the show. She’s already been killed off at least three times.
Disappearing in the mist was so romantic.

Holly back in time for the big 60th and the Nurses Ball! Perfect. In time to help take down Victor. I hope they get Nathan Parsons on as Ethan and we FINALLY learn that he’s actually Robert’s son. If Mac gets a son, Robert should also. It’s only fair. LOL

It’s probably too late to change Ethan’s paternity. We’ve gone through too many paternity storylines recently. And if Parsons does return, it’s likely only for an episode or two.

He might not have anything better to do at the moment. He had a steady string of prime time gigs for a while, but those were all on the CW network, which basically no longer exists after this current season. One of the many casualties of the Warner/Discovery carnage fests… they cancelled most of their programs and sold it off to the right wing NexStar corporation.

LisaGemini,
It seems to me she’s already taken him down, much to his dismay. I hope Holly takes the credit.

Well, she’s taken part of him “down” at least.

Is this a first for daytime… defeating a villain with a “limp noodle”?

And he’s giving all the credit to Laura. Can you imagine Nosy Nina finding this out, would she tell Ava first?

Ugh ..why ?

I do hope it’s for a longer stay. Maybe a triangle with Robert, Diane and Holly? And I do hope Ethan is in tow. I heard he and Kristina may be heading for a storyline. That would be nice.

Unless Emma has recovered from long Covid, I doubt she’s around for more than a month or two.

Don’t think it’s going to happen, but 12 years after they first tried, Ethan and Kristina could finally work.

Absolutely excited to see Emma returning to GH , it’s about time that we finally see how Emma deals with Victor , it’s time to conclude the story line with Victor and to move on . In honesty can’t wait to see how the righters will put Holly and Robert together finally, they deserve to be together . As in showbiz they are the perfect couple

Robert and Holly forever. Robert and Diane do not make any type of a couple. They need to get RnH back together. The fans would love it. They will never be happy with anyone else. RnH

I would. Love to see holly and Robert involved. And it would be fanastic if Luke and Jason came back. It would be shocking for all the fans. We would be so. Happy.

Yes I most certainly would love to see Holly and Robert back together again they are Awesome together.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Elizabeth Thinks of Dante While With Ric; Will She Leave Her Ex in the Dust?

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Liz, Dante and Ric

Clearly, head nurse Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst) is trying to deny her feelings for Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna) on General Hospital, when she is trying to make up for missed opportunities and dates with her former husband, Ric Lansing (Rick Hearst).

On the Friday, November 6 episode, Elizabeth arrived at the Metro Court for her date with Ric. She made sure she thanked the legal eagle for taking care of her house on Halloween when she was called into work.

However, while telling Ric this, Elizabeth is struck by a flashback of her and Dante baking in her kitchen, where a very close encounter almost led Dante and Elizabeth to kiss. After shaking that image off in her head, she goes back to her date with Ric, who is being very sweet to her.

Elizabeth and Ric

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ELIZABETH HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT RIC

Their date gets interrupted when Lulu (Alexa Havins) shows up at their table asking Elizabeth to convince Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) to drop the libel case against her.

Later, when Liz talked with Willow, and Willow shared she appreciated the head nurse looking out for her, she asks her friend if Ric is the kind of man she wants her life?

Willow is pointing out, as she had in her relationship with Drew (Cameron Mathison), does Ric really love Elizabeth  … or is he using her to get what he wants? That comment puts more doubt in Elizabeth’s mind over reconnecting with Ric, and giving her more credence to follow her feelings for Dante.

So, where is this leading? Will Elizabeth cut things off with Ric? If so, will he snap? Is Ric using Elizabeth? And what about Dante? Are you enjoying the growing closeness between Elizabeth and Dante, or do you prefer Elizabeth with Ric? Let us know in the comment section, But first, check what went down on Ric and Elizabeth’s dinner date which lead to more questions than answers below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Tracy Leaves Port Charles to Help Dillon; Paving the Way for Jane Elliot’s Temporary Exit

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Jane Elliot

General Hospital viewers became concerned when on the Thursday, November 5 episode, Tracy (Jane Elliot) was preparing to leave Port Charles to go help her son, Dillon Quartermaine, who got arrested while trying to film in Thailand.

Tracy informed Jason (Steve Burton), that she had to leave and was counting on him to look after things while she was away. That included: making sure Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and baby Phoebe were safe from the likes of Jude Jax (Wil Traval) as well as the Quartermaine businesses since Ned (Wally Kurth) still can’t overexert himself since his heart attack.

In Tracy’s final scenes, for now, she tells Gio (Giovanni Mazza) and Emma (Braedyn Bruner) to be there for Brook Lynn while she is going through her ordeal after divorcing Chase (Josh Swickard) and Jude trying to claim baby Phoebe.

Brook Lynn and Tracy

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HOW LONG WILL JANE ELLIOT BE GONE FROM GENERAL HOSPITAL?

However, GH fans! Have no fear. Tracy’s exit was written into the show to facilitate Jane Elliot’s annual vacation. Same time last year, Elliot exited the canvas around this time after the entire Ronnie Bard/Martin Grey debacle; where they conspired to make it look like Monica left the Quartermaine mansion to her sister, Ronnie (Erika Slezak) instead of Tracy. In that storyline, Tracy took off for a spa in France for some much-needed R&R.

Now, according to Soap Opera Digest, while viewers are just seeing the beginnings of Jane Elliot’s temporary leave, the soap opera confirmed that the long-running star is already back taping new episodes. GH roughly runs about six weeks ahead of air in its production schedule.

Jane Elliot

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ALL ABOUT JANE

Jane Elliot started her GH journey back in 1978, and has come and gone a few times including an announced retirement back in 2017, only to eventually come out of retirement a few tines, and rejoin the show full-time in 2023.

Along the way, Elliot has won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress back in 1981, and in 2025 was honored for her 50 years of excellence in daytime television becoming a Gold Circle honoree from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Michael Fairman TV spoke to Jane at that time, immediately after receiving her honor on-stage. You can check out that interview here.

Now below, watch scenes from Thursday’s GH where Tracy informs Jason she has to leave the country and go help her son.

Then let us know, with the mention of Dillon Quartermaine on today’s GH, will the soap opera FINALLY recast the role? Will you miss Jane while she is off-screen? Glad to know she is already back taping all-new episodes of the ABC daytime drama series? Let us know in the comment section.

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GH’s Finola Hughes and Laura Wright Tease Anna/Valentin/Carly, “It’s Not Your Typical Triangle, We’ll Say That”

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Finola Hughes and Laura Wright

On General Hospital, Carly (Laura Wright) and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) are now dealing with the fallout of their discovery, the dead body of Jack Brennan. While Carly became a suspect, now the two need to figure out just who was responsible for the former WSB Port Charles Bureau chief’s sudden ending.

Meanwhile, Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) is trying to put her shattered life back together, after almost killing Dr. Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud), hallucinating she was seeing a dead Peter August (Wes Ramsey) and trying to shake off years of trauma at the hands of Cesar Faison (Anders Hove).

While it has become apparent that Valentin and Carly love each other, the same holds true for Valentin and Anna, but is it differently, now that the former lovers are apart? However, it appears when Anna is in trouble, Valentin shows up to save her. That is not lost on Carly, who up until now has tried to be adult about the whole situation, but how long will that last?

Carly and Valentin

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Michael Fairman TV caught up with both Daytime Emmy-winning Lead Actresses on the red carpet at the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards and asked them to weigh-in on what viewers can expect, and what’s it has been like working with leading man, James Patrick Stuart.

Laura Wright explained, “James is hilarious. I would say most of our dress rehearsals are laughing it out because we’ve got to show up for taping, but he’s very funny.” Finola Hughes echoed that with, “He’s a very funny person, always,” adding, “I couldn’t be in a scene with him and Amanda Setton (Brook Lynn, GH). It was him, me, and Amanda one time. We couldn’t get through the scene!”

Valentin and Anna

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The discussion turned to if GH viewers will see Anna and Carly fighting over the love of Valentin. Laura Wright shared, “Not in the way you would think. It’s not your typical triangle. We’ll say that.” Finola Hughes concurred, “It’s not your typical triangle!”

Watch our chat from the red carpet with Finola and Laura below, and make sure to check out all the moments from Michael Fairman TV at the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards here.

So, do you think Valentin will be caught in an actual love triangle between Anna and Carly, or will he be fully in his relationship with Carly, only to find himself constantly coming to the rescue of Anna Devane, causing an ultimate riff in his relationship with Carly? Who would you like to see Valentin with … Anna or Carly? Let us know via the comment section below.

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