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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
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.
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 Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom

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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FINOLA HUGHES RETURNS
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

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’

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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