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Erika Slezak Pens Annual Holiday Letter: Reflects on Time on ‘General Hospital’ Shares, “It Would Be Fun” to Return, and Mourns the Loss of Tony Geary

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Every year during the holiday season 6-time Daytime Emmy winner, Erika Slezak (ex-Viki, One Life to Live, Ronnie, General Hospital) sends out a heartfelt letter to her fan club taking a look back at the year that just past and looking forward to the year that lies ahead.

2025 marked Erika’s return to daytime drama since the end of One Life to Live in early 2012, when she took on the role of the sister of the late Monica Quartermaine (Leslie Charleson), Veronica “Ronnie” Bard on General Hospital, in a short-term run that ended on-screen in early November. However, Slezak went over so well with the audience and the GH cast that everyone at the ABC soap opera hopes next year might bring the return of Ronnie to Port Charles for another story arc.

Erika, who lost her beloved daughter Amanda Davies in 2024 at the age of 42, continues to live her life in Connecticut with her family and certainly has faced challenges throughout 2025, but the year also featured the opportunity for her to act again on a soap again, and for all of us, and viewers everywhere, the ability to see, yet again, why she is considered by many as one of, if not thee, greatest actress of the genre.

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As she began her holiday letter, Erika expressed, “I am sending good wishes to all of you and health and happiness in the New Year. It’s been a busy and difficult year for me, but I really enjoyed going to General Hospital, and working with their wonderful team. I’m so grateful to everyone who wrote in and sent messages to Facebook and to the website. It meant so much to me to hear from so many of you.”

Speaking on her time on General Hospital, and sharing scenes with the mighty Jane Elliot (Tracy Quartermaine), Erika shared,  I’m so glad you enjoyed Ronnie Bard.  I certainly found it quite a change from Victoria Lord, but it was so much fun to work with the actors on GH and in particular, Jane Elliot. I have always admired Jane, but now I absolutely love her!”  And in some great news, Erika said that she would be open to a return to General Hospital, down the line, noting, “I have no what the future will bring, but if more GH comes along, it would be fun.”

This year, Erika Slezak fans were treated to a brand new redesigned website with all things Erika through the decades and so much more, championed by Erika’s trusty and longstanding fan club president, Walter Miller. Giving props where they are due, Erika gave kudos to Miller. “Walter has been very busy redesigning the website, and it’s quite spectacular. I have no idea how he managed to put so much together from so many years. I am enormously grateful and proud that 55 years ago (next October) he approached me and asked if he could organize a fan club for me. I really had no idea what that would entail, but I have certainly learned over the years. He has put so much effort into the website.”  The iconic star also thanked others behind the scenes who helped on the technical aspects and with the archives of photos and more to help make ErikaSlezak.com a go-to website.

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As her holiday letter came to conclusion, Erika took a moment to pay tribute to the late, great Anthony Geary (ex-Luke Spencer, General Hospital). Geary died on Sunday, December 14 in Amsterdam from complications from a medical procedure (no further details have come to light on his passing), but he leaves behind his beloved husband, Claudio Gama.

Acknowledging her admiration for Tony with whom on many occasions she would present the Lead Actor in a Drama Series Award to him at the Daytime Emmy Awards, as he would  do the reverse and hand the Lead Actress Daytime Emmy to her, Erika said,  “On a sad note, we just learned of the passing of Tony Geary. I liked him so much personally and loved watching him as Luke Spencer, as his work as extraordinary. And I am very glad that he got to spend the last few years with his husband in Amsterdam.”

As her holiday letter 2025, came to a close, Erika expressed, “I wish all of you, most sincerely, a blessed and Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and the Best in 2026. I am truly honored to be your friend. With love and thanks, Erika”

What did you think of the sentiments in Erika’s holiday letter on being open to return to General Hospital down the line, mourning the loss of Anthony Geary, and giving high-praise to GH’s Jane Elliot? Let us know via the comment section below.

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In the spirit of of Christmas our savior came to forgive our sins and give us grace ! So let’s all try to forgive each other as he has forgiven us! Have a blessed Christmas

I miss her and OLTL so much, so it was great and fun to see her on GH! I would love to see her return periodically to GH, as she had great chemistry with the cast, especially with Tracey!

As always, Ms. Slezak is gracious, classy and always eager to give credit wherever and to whomever it is due. What a lovely tribute she gave to Tony Geary. I would love to see Ms. Slezak return to GH as a recurring character. What a treat to see have seen her act with pros like Jane Elliot, Genie Francis and the many other seasoned actors (including her OLTL pals) but also with newer actors.

After gracing us with over 40 years on OLTL, fans are still clamoring for more of Ms. Slezak. That says it all!❤️

Very well said Stephen Schofield. I couldn’t agree more.

Love her so much

Just love her

Erika IS, as you stated, THE greatest female actress in daytime right there with Genie Francis! We were honored to have Erika Grace our screens live from Port Charles! She has been sorely missed since OLTL was terribly and unnecessarily cancelled. We love you, Erika and you are now a member of General Hospital!
Love you!

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sonny Tells Dante, “I Don’t Want a Son Like You,” While Michael Tells Brook Lynn to Bide Her Time Till Chase and Willow Have an Affair

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On the Thursday, October 1 episode of General Hospital, both Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson) had some things to say and what they had to say didn’t go over well with whom they were talking to!

Sonny had a confrontation with his son, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna), while Michael leveled with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) over Chase (Josh Swickard).

GH is setting up a scenario where everyone is going to make it look like Sonny was responsible for having Sidwell (Carlo Rota) beat up in Pentonville; while viewers already know Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) were behind it.

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A VISIT WITH DAD

Now, Dante comes to Sonny’s house. He wants to know straight up from his dad if he ordered the attack at Pentonville. Sonny flatly denies any culpability or responsibility, but Dante refuses to believe him.

Dante informs Sonny he has video footage of Sully and Vito at the prison. Sonny explains to Dante he doesn’t know why Sully beat up both Curtis and Dante. Things escalated when Sonny was deeply hurt that Dante refused to believe him. Dante says he was disappointed that his father didn’t respect him enough to be truthful with him!

Sonny asks Dante to consider that he was being set up. He says all he did was to tell Vito to instruct Sully to keep a watchful eye on Sidwell, not to harm him. No matter what Sonny said, Dante continued hammering him with how he knew deep down, even though he said he left the mob, he had to finish off Sidwell for himself.

Next, Sonny explains everything he has ever done was to provide for and to protect his family. Dante fired back that he doesn’t want to deal anymore with Sonny’s half-baked truths. As the two men argue, Gio (Giovanni Mazza) shows up at Sonny’s front door and overhears Sonny losing his temper and shouting at Dante, “Get out of my house! I don’t want a son like you!”  The scenes featured an excellent performance by Maurice Benard.

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MICHAEL THE MANIPULATOR

While this is going down, outside the Quartermaine boathouse, Brook Lynn opens up to Michael about living at the Q’s with Chase being there, since he only came back due to legal advice from his lawyer, Monet Mitchell (Blythe Howard).

Brook Lynn questioned whether they should get legally separate. Michael insisted that would be a big mistake. When she asks why, Michael tells Brook Lynn to bide her time until Chase and Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) have an affair; then she’d have full custody of Phoebe.

An angered Brook Lynn pushed Michael into the water and accuses him of moving Willow back into the gatehouse with intent on putting Chase and Willow in closer proximity and sacrificing Brook Lynn’s family in the process.  As the two cousins bicker, Chase shows up asking Brook Lynn if she is OK. Michael punctuates their talk with “You know, I’m right.”

CURTIS FIGURES OUT A WAY TO GET OUT OF THE SLAMMER

At GH, Willow visits Curtis (Donnell Turner) in his hospital room. Curtis wants Willow to get him pardoned and keep him out of jail, and in return, he will help her nail Sonny.

Next, Willow tells Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) she wants Curtis held for observation for three more days. He agrees to do so under one condition, that she understands that he may need to call in a favor from a congresswoman.

So, what did you think of how Dante accused his father and refused to believe Sonny’s answers? Is this the end of their father and son relationship for good? Is Michael the most manipulative person of all, except for Willow? Do the two deserve each other? Do you want Chase and Willow to have an affair? And what of Curtis? Does he have many redeeming qualities left? Share your thoughts via the comment section,  but first check out the talk Michael had with Brook Lynn.

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GH Alum Tajh Bellow and Y&R Alum Loren Lott Star in New Tiktok and Microdrama ‘Love Island’ Spoof

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Two soap opera alums very familiar to fans of General Hospital and The Young and the Restless are paired together in a new short-form digital series from none other than Issa Rae’s production entity HOORAE Digital.

Look for Tajh Bellow (ex-TJ Ashford, GH)) and Loren Lott (ex-Ana Hamilton, Y&R) as part of the cast of  The Compatibility Experiment, premiering on October 14, 2026, exclusively on TikTok and its companion microdrama platform, PineDrama.

In the video teaser, it appears that Bellow and Lott play a couple, Kelvin and Camila, set in a Love Island reality show-esque environment trying to win the one million dollar cash prize, only what could go wrong?

The Compatibility Experiment

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The Compatibility Experiment loglines share that it brings a fast-paced, relationship-focused reality check—much like Love Island with a twist. The show takes a participant’s current relationship, introduces them to a potentially more compatible partner, and forces them to navigate the differences with life-changing money on the line.

The new series is part of a groundbreaking content deal between HOORAE Digital and TikTok to develop premium short-form storytelling. The ensemble cast also features; Ayona, Reggie Luck, JaNa Craig, Tosin Morohunfola, Jessica Jacoby, Georgia Warner, and Nick Cassidy.

General Hospital fans know Tajh Bellow for his performances as TJ Ashford, and who earned two Daytime Emmy nominations along the way during his run. Bellow took over the role in 2018 and last appeared on the ABC daytime drama series in December of 2024.

Loren Lott first appeared as Devon’s (Bryton James) sister Ana Hamilton on The Young and the Restless from 2018 to 2019; making a brief return in 2024. She has continued to perform on the stage and screen with recent credits including: Bel-Air, Cherish the Day, and All American: Homecoming.

Check out the trailer for The Compatibility Experiment below and let us know what you think of its concept and if you are glad to see Tajh and Loren again? Hoping they might return to daytime in their GH and Y&R roles at some point in the future? Weigh-in via the comment section.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ava and Drew Revealed to be Behind Framing Sonny for Sidwell’s Prison Beatdown

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If you thought that the person responsible for the Pentonville brawl that saw Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and Curtis (Donnell Turner) taken to General Hospital was Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) or even Sidwell himself, you were dead wrong! On the Wednesday, September 30 episode of GH, it turned out that the culprits were actually Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison).

In story, Drew apparently bankrolled the attack on Sidwell and framing Sonny. He told Ava their planned worked (she came up with it!) but was horrified when Drew informed her that Curtis got caught in the crosshairs. Ava is visibly upset because of her longtime friendship with Curtis’ daughter, Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali). Drew tried to make Ava see the bright side. Curtis was witness to it and his presence will cast doubt on Sonny’s claims to that he had gotten out of the mob and gone legit.

Later, Vito shows up at Drew’s. They informed him that his guy on the inside of the slammer made a big mistake by hurting their friend and ordered him to leave town.

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BOATHOUSE BRAWL

In other major developments, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) and Rocco (Finn Carr) have a blow out fight as Danny blames his “brother” for the reason Charlotte was sent off to boarding school.

Rocco told off Danny for Charlotte’s (Bluesy Burke) reckless behavior and he explains he had to protect his sister. He went in on Danny saying that his mother Lulu (Alexa Havins) has been right to send Charlotte to boarding school and far away from Danny.

However, Rocco went a bit too far when he shouted, “And if your mom was alive, she would send you away too!” Next, Danny punched out Rocco, leading to a terrible brawl. An angered Danny yells at Rocco to, “Stay away from me and everyone in my family. And don’t you ever mention my mom again!” Danny storms off.

Rocco

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Now alone outside the boathouse, Rocco flashes back to his first kiss with Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarksi), hoping that his fight with Danny will not escalate and ruin their budding romance. Meanwhile, a bloodied-mouth Danny heads over to Sonny’s and Jason (Steve Burton) is there at the same time. He then admits that he has a bad fight with Rocco and they are both beaten up.

WILL SCOUT WISE UP?

At the end of the episode, Scout, who had a fight with Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) over Drew, and who keeps telling everyone how good a man her dad truly is, comes upon a suspicious scene.

Scout hides behind the wall outside Drew’s. She sees her dad, Ava and Vito talking. Next, Scout seems to overhear Vito assuring Drew and Ava that their business dealings are done, and he’ll be leaving Port Charles for good.

So, what did you think of the reveal that Ava and Drew were behind framing Sonny for the prison beatdown of Sidwell (and Curtis)? Do you think Danny and Rocco’s relationship can be repaired, or do you think the teenagers will continue to be at each other’s throats? Finally, do you hope Scout gets a clue and stops thinking her dad walks on air? Weigh-in via the comment section, but first check out how Ava and Drew conspired below.

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