General Hospital
Emme Rylan Shares ‘Disappointment’ and Confirms General Hospital is Recasting Lulu
Many General Hospital fans were hoping that when and if Lulu Spencer finally woke up from her coma that Emme Rylan would pick back up where she left off in the role. Yesterday we shared that GH has put out a casting notice for the role of “Lauren” which sounds exactly like the character of Lulu.
Now, it has been confirmed by Emme Rylan herself (who took to her Instagram Story) that she was not asked back to reprise the role of Luke (Tony Geary) and Laura’s (Genie Francis) daughter.
Emme shared, “Yes it is true. GH has decided to recast Lulu. Although I am very disappointed with their choice, I am glad to finally have closure. (And thank goodness GH brought all of you fabulous people into my life! Love you guys!)”

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Rylan took over the part from Julie Berman and began her run as Lulu from 2013 -2020. It was cut short, when a tragic series of events occurred. Dustin (Mark Lawson) was about to propose to Lulu when there was a bomb blast at the Floating Rib. Dustin was killed. However, Lulu was OK and told her ex-husband Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) she still loved him only to collapse in his arms and land in an life-altering coma for the last four years.

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So, are you disappointed to hear that Emme Rylan is not coming back to GH as Lulu? With that said, who do you think would be a good fit for the part since the show is now set on recasting the part entirely? Comment below.
I loved Emme in the role of Lulu, cast Marci Miller or Martha Madison as the new Lulu. My prediction is Emme will go to Days or The Bold and The Beautiful as Mary recast Sheila’s daughter.
FOR REAL???
C’MON!!!
Who makes these stupid moves?
Bring on Marci Miller – Make it work Mark Teschner. Marci is your best bet!
Super disappointed. I’ve loved her in all of her roles & was so hoping she’d be back as Lulu.
Yes!!
I just never could see her as Lulu. They need to try to get JMB back. Interesting to see who they cast
I agree. I loved Julie Marie Berman as Lulu. But I wouldn’t be surprised if they reached out and asked her to return, but she turned the opportunity down.
agree and that is in no means anything against Emme. She is a wonderful actress, and did a great job. I just always saw Julie in the role.
Yeah like JB has has so many job offers you know people beating down her door. What a joke
Agree loved her on Guiding Light with Tom Pelphrey
I thought she was great as Lulu and I don’t understand why they chose to recast.
Julie Berman will always be the “real” Lulu, but bringing Emme back would make 666% more sense than another recast. Lucky & Lulu back in Port Charles at the same time… at least they should be recognizable as brother & sister. Sadly the opportunity for a real Nikolas return is gone forever now, of course.
Once again GH is dropping the ball here, Emme was more then willing to return, she’s beloved, and other then Julie Bergman returning, why invest on a new actor ? throwing away all flashback scenes they could of used to re intruduce the character back. I love you GH, but a lot of times I just don’t understand you.
This is stupid. Frank likes to find new pets that he loves, but the audience is lukewarm to. Who wants to see a stranger wake up from a 4 year coma?
Emme has been a successful recast as the daughter of three soap power couples! She is arguably the most consistently successful recast in soap history. There are a few others including Robkn Mattson, Judith Chapman, and Kassie DePaiva. First she was Philip and Beth’s girl Lizzie on GL, then as Victor and Ashley’s girl Abby on Y & R, then as the offspring of Luke and Laura on GH.
I hope they rethink this decision and ask her back. They have had her in limbo for 4 years. She would make a great Abigail on DAYS!!
Going to respectfully disagree. Rylan is not in the same league as the three legends you mentioned. Mattson made Heather her own. Also excelled as Janet from another planet. Chapman created Ginny and remains outstanding as Gloria. Kassie was so good, you almost forgot her predecessor was a different race!
Rylan was dropped to recurring on Y&R and eventually dropped entirely from GH. Doesn’t mean she’s a bad actress, but never made long time viewers forget the original portrayer of the characters she played.
I agree, Steve. Emme was just too perky and bubbly for my taste. She was never Lulu. Now, if they created a role that called for a young woman to own a surf shop called,” Gidget Goes Surfing,” I could see Emme crushing that part!
she may not have made SOME FANS forget julie HOWEVER FOR MANY she surpassed julie. id rather Emme came back and played lulu. she fit perfectly with dante, they had great chemistry. for me and many others Alexis although great as babe on AMC is not lulu. i dont see any chemistry with dante. its hard to want to watch.
Very disappointed! I loved Emme in the role!
I didn’t watch during Julie’s time and I have nothing to go on. I like Emme but I always saw her being a good fit for a different character. I feel bad for her though and I think she’s conducting herself impeccably right now. I agree with those that feel Marci Miller would do a great job playing a Spencer.
I’d love to see Julie Berman come back but GH will never pay her, give her shorter hours, or put in a daycare set for her young kids. Darn them. With that said… it’s sad that GH won’t bring back Emme. She handled herself very well and SHE should be the one to wake up to Dominic (Dante). Yeah… loyalty to some cast members but not to others.
Amanda Setton has young children and is featured in main storylines. Reduced episode count isn’t an issue. Ask Kelly Monaco, who was in one episode the month of July.
I’m team Emme, she was an awesome Lulu, sweet, sassy and great chemistry with Dante! Don’t fix something that not broken!
Totally agree.
This is a big disappointment GH.
While I’m never happy to hear about an actor being out of work, I’m relieved that she wasn’t rehired as Lulu. Emme was never Lulu for me. She was just too perky, bubbly and eager for the role that Julie Berman fleshed out so well. Julia was the perfect mediation of Luke’s gritty cynicism and Laura’s unwavering idealism.
Agree. If Julie wants recurring part time GH should give it to her.
I am definitely disappointed. She knows the part and she meshes well with cast members. So tired of recasts. It takes a long time to accept them if at all.
EXTREMELY unhappy they’re bringing Emme back in the role!!! TPTB are really striking out on this fumbled decision. Emme was wonderful in the role. Having her wake up as Lulu is what we need to complete the circle. Having someone else wake up as Lulu will be just like having a brand-new character we’ll be told to care about but don’t. SMH!
I am very disappointed!!! Wth…Is wrong with them?? Unbelievable….
They do this way too many times. Will DeVry was fired, blindsided, shocked, as was the dearly departed, Stuart Damon, who was left reeling as were the viewers. They fired Marcus Coloma as Nikolas; we still don’t know why and I don’t think he does either. Then Roger Howarth, Michael Easton. Also surprised and blindsided. They kept Emme hanging since her character went into the coma. She told them she’d love to come back if/when Lulu wakes up. No loyalty to their actors at all.
Can’t disagree with any of your points. What is the alternative? Should we all just stop watching and let GH live in our minds like AMC & OLTL?
Television as a whole has rapidly changed in the recent years with people using streaming platforms rather than traditional TV …let alone show moving only to a streaming platform, aka DOOL. So.. if viewership drops to a certain point.. guess the final curtain will draw.. and then what do we do?
There is nothing to do; viewers will be annoyed and keep watching or not. It’s an individual decision. Last I read ratings were down, which is why they keep playing musical-writers chairs until/if they can bring them back up again if that’s their goal. I only still watch GH, so I don’t really know what the other three remaining are doing (although I really like DAYS and hope to get back to it). But my feeling is that soaps used to always be about continuity; legacy families with multiple generations throughout the years. Viewers who went way back still had their familiar favs, and as newer viewers came aboard they caught on quickly to the central families, grew to love the older and younger generations of these core families. But on GH, they destroyed the legacy families. There’s barely any left of the Quartermaines; only Ned (who’s never on), Tracy (who thankfully came back; let’s hope she stays), Brook Lynn and Jason who hasn’t even been to to the Quartermaine house since his return. They could have kept AJ, they could have kept Dillion, they might have tried to bring back pseudo Q, Skye, they could have had Jason return to the fold…but instead we get Olivia, Leo, Chase, Sasha, Cody, Joss, and Trina filling up the Quartermaine space…
We no longer have the Cassadines. Nikolas should be back, Victor shouldn’t have been killed off, Valentin should still be on, and Alexis should have still been part of Cassadine stories…
Newer viewers don’t even know the legacy characters; or care. Younger viewers have no interest many times in older legacy characters they never “knew.” If GH had kept the legacy families intact as much as possible, each new generation would be more invested.
I feel now we have many older viewers invested in the GH we remember, and newer viewers feeling this version is GH. It’s not; it’s almost a different show with the same name.
I feel my point was missed. Lack of viewers will eventually mean GH will be cancelled.
Unless of course you have some way to be hired as a writer
Your point wasn’t missed. You’re concerned that people will stop watching and we could lose the show. My point was that’s the reality. Those who are unhappy with certain things will continue to complain and some will come to a point where they will stop watching. Others might not be happy, but will still watch. In the end it’ll come down to whether the show is still cost effective for ABC to keep producing it.
I just added my thoughts as to why I think viewership is down which is more than dropping fan favs, recasts, etc. My hope is that if and when it gets cancelled, maybe it’ll run on Hulu (for a small subscription fee) since Hulu is a streaming service owned by Disney, which also owns the ABC network.
Hulu is not available in Canada. Many American streaming sites are.. but no Hulu.
A little confused as to if ABC did cancel GH, why would Hulu pick it up? Isn’t Hulu owned by ABC/Disney? Seems like a far reach to expect that would happen. Wouldn’t increased viewership of GH be better?
I will say thou… better writing is clearly needed… this entire Willow and Drew situation totally turns my stomach and If they do end up in bed… it may be enough to lose me after all these years.
Yes, yesteryear shows were much better.. a character with class such as Lila is needed… fast. Add some real drama rather than constant affairs.
Hulu picking up GH would be the equivalent of Peacock picking up Days of Our Lives. They already stream the show. Only difference is it would go to “streaming only”, like Days did.
The CBS soaps could arguably do the same thing with Paramount + though this seems less likely now that CBS is actually adding another daytime soap (The Gates) next year.
Plus.. I have watched faithfully since 1978 when a Betamax arrived in my home.
This is a terrible decision. GH casting and the producers need a reality check because they could’ve easily recasted Emme Rylan. The only other person that can or should please Lulu is Julie Berman. It’s obvious that their casting sucks because look at who they casted for Nicholas. And they’re actually bringing this guy back too! That’s what they need a casting call for! Who’s making these lame decisions??? Someone needs to be fired immediately!
Adam Huss is a terrific actor. He depth and emotion that parallels the late Tyler Christopher.
Not even close. He seems like a nice guy but he doesn’t compare to Tyler Christopher. If they bring Huss back, maybe he’ll improve as he goes.
If GH gave Adam Huss a solid contract, and allow him the time to make the role his own, granted Tyler Christopher WAS the best Nicholas, rest his soul, I am certain you would see what I see in Adam Huss.
Unfortunately GH seems to use him only for drop in appearances.. which is not the best.
So glad she is not coming back. Never liked her as Lulu. She made Lulu unlikable
The role should not be recast if you cannot get her back just let it go
Bring back the real Lulu, you put her in the coma. Why would you bring back somebody different? Your viewers want the real person that you put in the coma not somebody different!
Emme Rylan, herself, was a recast. The “real” Lulu, to use your vernacular, was Julie Berman. Please don’t claim to speak for all viewers. There’s likely many that are intrigued by what a new actress can bring to the role.
Yes! Disappointed to get a new Lulu. Loved both Emle and Julie. Would have been happy with either one but NOT a new one. Familiar face is the true joy of bringing a character back.
So dumb of these people (men lol)who probably make these decisions! We want the actor who experienced the actual trauma on the show, to make a full recovery and see everyone happy. Not some random person who didn’t perform the scene! Not to mention Emme is a great actor and Julie is on a show already. She would be the only other acceptable replacement. Come on!
Extremely disappointed that the writers of GH are not bringing back Emme.
I think the writers are making poor choices .
Storylines are hideous. so many characters that don’t have an actual storyline should be let go but instead are still on the show .
Why is Alexis still there she has the most boring storyline and Lois also and Eva enough with her getting away with everything . Your storylines are so boring and repetitive.
Why isn’t GH bringing Emme Rylan back as Lulu, perfect opportunity to bring some continuity & chemistry!
If you saw the conversation between Dante & Tracy in the hospital chapel and “read between the lines” it was pretty much an admission that Emme Rylan’s version of the character was a total mistake and she didn’t resemble Luke & Laura’s daughter at all.
Now the hopeful interpretation of that would be that they’re bringing Julie Berman back. But I wouldn’t bet your soul on that happening just yet.
I think it is a shame that G.H is not bringing back Emme. Where is the loyalty! I wish her well.
No I’m not disappointed in them giving the part to someone else! I loved Julie as lulu and not emme! I’m not gonna watch it Anymore since they are killing Sam off but I might change my mind if they bring Brit back to Jason!
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Josslyn Learns She’s Been Kidnapped by Cassius Faison
Now it’s sink or swim time for WSB agent Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy)! Can the skills she learned training under Agent Vaughn and being lured into the world of being a spy by Brennan, help her survive being locked up in the same room Anna Devane was? That is the latest wrinkle to her reality that kicked off on the Thursday, May 7 episode of General Hospital.
In story, after having a knockdown drag out fight with “Nathan,” eventually Josslyn is left unconscious and wakes up in the same room that Pascal and company had tormented Anna in for weeks. When she comes to, Josslyn is in a panic and does her best by breaking a hanger, (there are nice clothes left for her on clothing rack, and some snacks) and attempting to unlock the door to her freedom.
Enter, the ominous Cassius (Ryan Paevey). Believing he was still “Nathan” who has developed some sort of psychotic mental break, she pleads with him to let her help him. It’s at that moment, Agent Jacks gets an earful. Cassius reveals he is Nathan’s twin, Cassius Faison.

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THE BIRTH OF CASSIUS
Josslyn tries to figure out how Liesl would not know she gave birth to twins. Cassius tells her Liesl believed he’d died at birth. It was his father, Cesar, who arranged the entire thing when he was born.
Next, Josslyn wondered how Nathan’s body could be gone from his grave, if he wasn’t still alive. Cassius shared he arranged to have Nathan’s body removed, and then hacked the PCPD database to replace Nathan’s fingerprints with his own. He gloats that no one would suspect him, since he is known as the good-guy cop at the PCPD.
Then, in a real kicker to Josslyn, she leans that Britt is the one who told Cassius she was a WSB agent, and then the lightbulb went off that Britt and Cassius are working alongside Sidwell and Cullum. Insisting he and his sister wanted out from under Sidwell and Cullum, and that he doesn’t want to have to kill Josslyn, Cassius warns her that her best shot at surviving is to do as he tells her and not cause trouble.
NO ONE WOULD SUSPECT
Josslyn says people will come looking her for, but in a smug manner, Cassius says nobody will ever suspect that “Nathan” would have anything to do with her disappearing. As she pleads, he walks out and locks her back in the room and regains his composure before he leaves.
Eden McCoy spoke with Soap Opera Digest about Josslyn’s shocking new predicament and shared, “I think Josslyn’s whole journey here is walking the line between being really vulnerable and really, really scared in this situation, but not being able to show that because it’s her job not to react that way. She’s trapped, she’s been kidnapped by a stranger and now she has to work overtime not to give in to her instinct to be scared. Instead, she’s got to incorporate her new training (as an agent).”
So, who will find Josslyn? What will happen when she comes face to face with Pascal again? Are they leaving just enough room for Cassius to come out of this without being a total “bad guy,” so when this storyline ends, it keeps Ryan Paevey on the canvas? Weigh-in via the comment section. In case you missed it, watch the moments below where Josslyn learns her captor is Cassius Faison!
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ethan Burns Delilah’s Photo with a Promise in Touching Turn from Nathan Dean
General Hospital fans were reminded on the Wednesday, May 6 episode of the ABC daytime drama, just why Nathan Dean’s Ethan Lovett always had a special place in our hearts. After all, not only was he the son of the iconic Luke Spencer and Holly Sutton, but Ethan was always the guy who was great at running a con, but with a heart of gold. It was on full display in key scenes that locked Ethan back into a major storyline since Dean’s return.
Here’s what went down in the pick-up: Ethan is chatting with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase (Josh Swickard) after having met baby Phoebe. The couple explain what happened to the woman they found needing medical attention, Delilah. Brook Lynn goes to explain how they tried to track down Phoebe’s family, but it proved fruitless, and now after becoming Phoebe’s foster parents, they have hopes to adopt her.
When Brook Lynn revealed how they found the unconscious Delilah, a devastated Ethan, who is trying not to let on he has any tie to the woman, asks if she had been attacked. Chase said she had no identification in her purse, but he couldn’t shake the feeling that she was hiding something.

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WHAT HAPPENED TO DELILAH?
As Ethan subtlety tried to nudge Chase for more intel, he reveals that the PCPD found Delilah’s luggage, and it was full of high-end clothes and a list of art galleries, but her fingerprints did not show up on any database. Chase is convinced that Delilah was covering her tracks.
Poor Ethan is gut-wrenched as he looks at baby Phoebe, after hearing how Delilah’s life ended, and when Brook Lynn and Chase talk about how thrilled that baby Phoebe just dropped into their lives, considering they were considering adoption anyways. Ethan says, while struggling to hold back tears, that it’s very clear how much Brook Lynn and Chase love Phoebe. Later, after Ethan left, Brook Lynn tells Chase she is scared that the state will take Phoebe away from them. Chase assures her that won’t happen.

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TEARS AND A VOW
Then, in the heartbreaking conclusion of the episode, an emotional Ethan heads back to the pier. In tears, he pulls a photo of Delilah out of his pocket. He cries that she should have been there for her and he apologizes, crying that his hope was for her to be safe in Port Charles.
Ethan tells Delilah that he’d seen the baby, and she is beautiful. Next, Ethan takes out his lighter, and sets fire to Delilah’s photograph promising her that he’d keep their secret to himself and no one would ever have to know.
So, what do you think the connection is between Ethan and Delilah? Was she working with him on a con? Were they at one time lovers and she had his child? Are they related? What did you think of the performance of Nathan Dean in the emotional scenes? Let us know in the comment section, but first, you can watch it again below and then weigh-in.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ethan is Rocked at News of Delilah; Is Baby Phoebe His Child?
The return story of Ethan Lovett (Nathan Dean began to unpeel itself on all new episodes of General Hospital, when on Tuesday May 5, he is seen on the pier talking on his phone and clearly calling a woman named “Delilah,” and in what seems like concern for her, tells her on voicemail, “you need to show up.”
As viewers know, Delilah (played by Lily Cardone) was the pregnant woman that Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase (Josh Swickard) found on the side of a road and managed to get her to the hospital. Once at GH, Delilah died, but her baby was born. Brook Lynn and Chase then went to efforts to become the little one’s foster parents, since no other family ties for the baby girl have been found.
Their happiness at finally having a child, may be very short-lived. First, Brook Lynn is a key suspect as the other driver that may have caused the accident that burned and put disfiguring lacerations on Jordan’s (Tanisha Harper) face. At that time, Brook Lynn had a bit of wine with Lucy (Lynn Herring), and had rushed out of the Quartermaine mansion to try to get to Gio’s (Giovanni Mazza) performance with Trina (Tabyana Ali) at the reopening of Charlie’s.

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Fast forward to now. Ethan turns up at the Quartermaines and runs into Brook Lynn and Chase along with baby Phoebe. Brook Lynn introduces Ethan to her husband and then they explain they are foster parents to Phoebe.
Brook Lynn then tells Ethan, that sadly, Phoebe’s mother had died, and all they knew about her was her name: Delilah Wilson. As soon as Brook Lynn mentions Delilah’s name, it’s clear Ethan is stunned, although he tries not to let on anything to Brook Lynn and Chase. Previously, Brook Lynn told Chase that it was recommended to her that they try to search on their own for Phoebe’s family. Well, is this her dad starring her in the face?
All this begging the questions: What is Ethan’s relationship to the deceased Delilah? Were they working on some kind of con together? Were they in love? Is Ethan the biological baby-daddy to Phoebe, which would really throw a wrench into Brook Lynn and Chase’s dreams of starting their own family? And, will all of this dovetail into Michael’s plan to get Chase and Willow to hit the sheets? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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