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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 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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