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Evan Hofer Opens Up on His Final Days as GH’s Dex, “Saying Goodbye to Everyone, I Knew, Was Going to Rip My Heart Out”

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General Hospital fans were in for a shock when on yesterday’s Friday, December 13th episode of the ABC daytime drama series, PDPD officer, Dex Heller (Evan Hofer) went into cardiac arrest and died. Dex suffered what appeared to be the same fate as Sam McCall (Kelly Monaco) and from the looks of it, all signs point to the culprit being Cyrus Renault (Jeff Kober).

The moment ended an almost three-year run of popular actor, Evan Hofer, in the role which saw the character go from working for mob boss Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) to entering the police academy program, and remaining the love interest of Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy).

In a video interview with TV Insider on his departure from GH, Hofer shared some of the things he is most proud of, and some of the things he will take with him from his soap experience and what he will miss the most. The young actor also described the emotional moment of his exit was when the cast and crew found out that he was leaving the show.

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Evan explained, “I didn’t tell anybody, so a lot of the crew found out on my second to last day, ’cause we filmed my death my second to last day. People were coming up to me, like, ‘What’s going on?’ and I was like, ‘Don’t worry about it; we’ll talk on Monday.’ I kind of wanted to kick the can down the road. I love everyone there so much and so saying goodbye to everyone, I knew, was going to rip my heart out.”

On his last day, Evan’s mom was there, and he recalled that it, “Was so wonderful. The crew threw me a party, a going away thing. My mom brought cookies for everybody. It was super beautiful and just great to be able to express that love for everyone there for making that a home for me for the past three years.”

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Hofer also said he would be open to another soap role pending the circumstances, if one of the four other soaps (B&B, Beyond the Gates, DAYS, Y&R) came knocking. He confirmed his interested by sharing, “If the right role and the right story came along, absolutely.”

So, where would you like to see Evan Hofer show up next? Could you see him another one of your favorite soaps? Share your thoughts on his departure from General Hospital via the comment section below.

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He is not only very talented, he has a lot of class. I feel we will definitely see him again somewhere soon

He could go the Hallmark movie route, though I would like him on Y and R to stir up the youth generation – maybe a slightly older guy for Faith (Reylynn is 21 years old), or the MIA Mattie (Lily’s daughter) in California. Evan is 27 years old.

Summer needs a new love though her portrayer Allison is 34 years old. Even Camryn/Mariah is also actually 34 years old.

There is a huge age/generational gap missing on Y and R – the twenty something young adults. And again, it is called the YOUNG and the Restless. Not the Corporate and Greedy.

I call them, The Old and Still Hoping.

I like that:)

Hoping that Y&R wakes up, and gets romantically driven again, thus the twenty somethings. My son is 19 and his GF is adorable, and their love is super sweet. I fell in love with Guiding Light when Beth and Philip and Mindy and Rick all went to NYC. I get that many of the viewers of soaps are of the older generation, and “still hoping”, but there needs to be a youthful energy to instigate that hope, and love, and joy. Unfortunately I am not finding any of the current soaps to be providing hope and love and joy. They used to be an escape but now they all are just not fun at all.

PCPD*

I want Dex to have a twin brother show up in Port Charles on GH and he stays on the show. OR…Y&R.

Dex never talks about his family, like something is not quite right there ? It really would be So-ooo very cool if a twin could come to GH looking for Dex and it would make a wonderful story line for them to go with and build on. Just saying!!! ❤️

GH is the only soap I watch, but I’m sure he’ll land somewhere else soon.

Glad they are replacing Dex for Lucky for his
Port Charles detective or cop.

Sorry you feel like that. Loser Lucky can’t compare to Dex

So disgusted that killed yet another major character . What is going on?????

Dex was definitely not a “major” character.

I loved his character and his relationship and love for Jos, what is the reason for him leaving , have not read a why he left show??

He appears to be a genuinely nice person and has shown true class with this exit. Wish him all the best!

GH screwed up once again. So many others could have been let go instead of him. Now I hear Ava is leaving also.

She’s not.

Mike, GH is not shocking anyone, they are annoying the F*ck out of us with their out of control writers, this show is not being writen by anyone who cares for the show, no writer would let go of so many people and not care that the audience is hating the content they are putting out. Send Drew packing and stop killing off characters. what a horrible year for GH.

Too many deaths or disappear characters lately. Finn, Sam, Dec etc

I watch a lot of “Cop” shows, wouldn’t mind seeing him on Chicago P.D or S.W.A.T., now Blue Bloods, the best has been cancelled, hope to see a good new show.

Blue Bloods series finale aired this past Friday. CBS did not renew it.

How about this is all a nightmare and he comes back to GH?

Frank v made a horrible mistake in letting evan hofer leave GH. He was so worthwhile and do many stories about him will remain a mystery
Frank is.lrtting real talent ho and bringing back has been. So sad. I will stop watching GH after 60 years. Tired of seeing it go downhill. As far as Evan goes wherever he lands, I will watch him.

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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.

Maura West

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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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