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(INTERVIEW) Evan Hofer Opens Up On Dex’s Deathbed Scenes, His Final Moments at GH and Co-Stars: Eden McCoy, Finola Hughes and Maurice Benard

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General Hospital saw yet another exit in recent weeks, when in a “storyline-dictated” move, Evan Hofer was killed-off as Dex Heller, marking the end of his three-year run with the ABC daytime drama series.

While what really happened to Dex (although it’s looking eerily reminiscent of how Sam McCall died) has not been revealed, all signs point to foul play by Cyrus Renault (Jeff Kober), who wanted to silence Officer Heller for being able to pinpoint him at the hospital on Halloween; the same night Sam died.

While Hofer knew for sometime he was departing General Hospital, ahead of his on-screen alter-ego’s demise, nonetheless, it still came with some emotional moments for the young actor, especially when it was time for him to say goodbye to the show, cast and crew, many of whom have become lifelong personal friends. During a livestream interview this week on You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel, Evan spoke on some of the hardest parts on leaving the ABC soap and taping his final moments while looking forward to what’s next in his career.

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Many actors face that moment when their character has died, and they are still laying in a hospital bed, while others act around them in grief. When Eden McCoy (Josslyn), who played Dex’s girlfriend, learned he had died, she had a tearjerker of a monologue to perform while Evan had to lay still. He shared on that moment, “I will say that was really hard to not react too, if that makes sense. It was really hard to hear all of what Joss was saying and not feel something about it. During rehearsal, I think I might’ve cried. I was like, ‘That’s so sad.’ Eden was amazing, as always. When she was doing that monologue, and it’s a long monologue, I was laying there, and at some point I definitely gulped for air, and they yelled, “Cut!” My friends on the crew are laughing and I was like, “They can probably cut around it. Right?”‘

Hofer also recalled the moments when he found out that Dex would no longer be working for Sonny as his henchman, and how that affected him, personally. “I loved working with Mo so much … that was heartbreaking. I remember I called my mom crying one night because Dex and Josslyn broke up even though it was for like two weeks, and then Dex and Sonny broke up all at the same time!”

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However, when Dex wound up on the PCPD police force and began working more closely with Finola Hughes (Anna), Hofer shared that was also one of the greatest gifts during his time on GH. “Getting to work with Finola was an incredible opportunity,” expressed Evan. “I was like, ‘I don’t get to work with Mo as much and that sucks, but I get to work with Finola now. So, that’s not a bad pickup for your boy.”

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Evan’s final scenes were shot out of order than how they aired.  Dex had already died in the hospital, and then Evan had to go back and tape the moment Dex actually gets stabbed, which completed his time with the show. He recalled, “I was tempted to do the Irish goodbye, fade off into the sunset, into the abyss. But, it was really hard. We finished that last scene and everybody came out and they started lining up to give me hugs. My whole goal for that last day was to just make sure I got to express my love for everyone and to soak up all that love from everyone. I’d already packed up my dressing room on purpose. (That way I was able) to say my goodbyes … Priscilla, my makeup artist was my very first friend at GH. Saying goodbye to all the wonderful people there, was definitely, definitely the hardest part.”

You can check out the full live conversation with Evan below.

Now let us know, what did you think about the sentiments shared by Evan on his co-stars, and emotional final days on GH? Do you hope the soap might bring him back as Dex’s twin or another character completely, some time down the road (which had been discussed by fans on the livestream)? Share your thoughts in the comment section.

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What a sweetheart!!
Good luck in all you do, Evan.
That last scene on yesterday’s GH with Joss at Rice Plaza had me in tears.
You are missed!!!

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Sad and disappointed, It was nice hearing how lucky he felt to work with Finola Hughes, she’s one of my fave people on GH. sad to see him go and sooooooo dissappointed with GH this year, which for me has been its worst year in my 30years of watching the show. As a fan its hard to say GH was the worst soap of 2024 especially since I don’t watch the other 3 to compare and make a fair assessment, still for a show to be bad the whole year is something else an that’s what GH has been this year. The writers need to be fired, Elisabeth Korte who the actors praise as knowing the show history and being there for so long is surprising considering this year the show killed off and let go of so many people and gave us pairing we don’t like (willow and drew), kissing cousins, killer sonny, (the shows real serial killer,) surprise offsprings (Sasha “scorpio”) and underwhelming returns, with Lucky and Lulu, and how the show has Jason saving everyone, and Anna one of my fave characters now needs his help for everything, I mean really?

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

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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

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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’

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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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