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GH’s Alexa Havins Teases Lulu’s State of Mind, “She is Picking Up Right Where She Left Off”
Now that Lulu Spencer (Alexa Havins) has finally come back to life after four years lying comatose, she has some major obstacles in front of her. Not only is Cyrus Renault (Jeff Kober), her mother’s half-brother, trying to silence her, but we still don’t know what Lulu fully remembers, and from the sounds of it in a new interview with Alexa Havins, she may be stuck in 2020.
Speaking with Soap Opera Digest, Alexa spoke about her return to ABC daytime. The former All My Children actress, where she played Babe Carey Chandler from 2003-2007, shared how she gleaned insight into the role of Luke (Tony Geary) and Laura’s (Genie Francis) daughter and how she prepped for her General Hospital debut.
Alexis recalled that she spoke with GH EP Frank Valentini, casting director, Mark Teschner and co-head writers, Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten, all about Lulu’s history: “They were filling me in overall about where she is in her relationships. That, to me, was a priority – where was she with Dante (Dominic Zamprogna)? Where was she with Tracy (Jane Elliot)? Where is she with Laura?”

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Then, Havins revealed, “Because in Lulu’s mind (given that she’s been unconscious for nearly four years), she is picking up right where she left off.” That means that soon, she will see that everyone has moved on with their lives but she is stuck in 2020. Will she believe she is still married to Dante?
As her storyline kicks-off, Alexa added, “I feel like there’s so much to explore with Lulu, so many places to go. She’s got to pick up the pieces. How does she move forward? Where is her heart, what is her love going to be other than her children and her family? I’m excited to find out where the writers take me.”
Will Lulu remember her entire life before the blast that took her out for years? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.
Abdolutely the most ridiculous story written. Coming out of a 4 year coma as if she caught a 15 minute cat nap. Gh must really think the viewers are idiots. Going to be canceled soon if they don’t do something about the writers.
I couldn’t agree more. I KNOW it’s a soap, and the same soap that froze the world and had an Alien living in Anna Devane’s garage, but even with those caveats this is beyond stupid.
Agree with both comments. I doubt she could get dressed and escape after waking up from a coma. And what’s up with Cyrus? He wouldn’t contact his “dear sister” Laura to let her know that he’s been visiting Lulu? Security is very lax at the place she had been moved to. Stupid story line.
How lucky that bag had shoes that fit! Plus, didn’t she walk past a phone at the front desk? Still intrigued – just annoyed.
Months of family members keeping vigil with the hand model and nobody (except Cyrus) is at Turning Woods – which is in PC.
I must have been in a coma, because I never saw or heard of her being transferred to Turning Woods until I saw Cyrus the other day, running his big mouth about being in charge, et,etc??
How convenient that Lulu found all she needed to get dressed, including the rubber band for her hair. I really like this gal and you can tell how fiesty the character still is, as Lulu. So, who do we think will be the lucky guy, this go’round, Cody or Dante?
Hey Violet – Portia mentioned transferring Lulu to Turning Woods a few weeks back. It was kind of a throwaway line – so I can see how it was missed.
Well.. part of the blame I’d on us viewers for sticking with a show that is highly unbelievable.
Stories move so fast now they never allow any development.
It is a soap opera. They do things different than our lives. I must say it is taking a strange turn of events.
Couldn’t agree more on Lulu. Yeah, it’s a soap opera, and we’re supposed to suspend our disbelief. But you gotta have some degree of realism in there when it’s a medical story. I said this somewhere else, Lulu snapped out of that 4 year coma faster than I get out of bed on a Monday morning, lol.
And once again, where is Genie Francis? Can we get a missing poster with her face on it. It’s ridiculous that her daughter wakes up from a coma after 4 years, and Laura is nowhere to be found. At least when her and Kevin disappeared without a trace for months while looking for Lucky, it was understandable cause Genie was on her annual vacation, but this vanishing act makes no sense.
Agreed. Plus, when you have a transplant you’re on anti rejection drugs which you need to take every day from day one. Is she going to have a medical emergency where she ends up in the hospital again? This whole storyline really sucks. Come on writers… You can do better that this!
Well look how Nina was after 20 something years in a coma. She pretended she couldn’t walk. Then did parquet around the room. When she was alone. It’s a show.
And if they had her slowly recovering for a week or so, you’d complain that they were dragging it out…
How was she able to walk that soon after being in bed for four years. Did she hear everything people was saying to her while she was in the hospital like some people in a coma..will that be mentioned.
I’m sure Cyrus will claim that his prayers healed her. And obviously, I’m being sarcastic here, because my Former Employer is more likely to take a prayer request from ME more seriously than one from Cyrus!
Yes…things are really getting out of hand and not believable! Please take it back to normal (I know it is a Soap, but get real). I go back to 1963 and is a bit much and so does birth control!
I like Lulu and Cody, chemestry right off the bat, those were some lolllypops!
The new actress who is playing Lulu is doing an amazing job so far. All positive outlook.
When is Lulu going to collapse because she needs drugs after her transplant or a tube feeding?
This woman hasn’t eaten, spoken, opened her eyes, walked or even moved in years. She would not be able to move about, much less be able to chat with Cody and eat a lollipop.
I know it’s a soap, but there need to be a
She has so many shocks awaiting her. Her dad and Grandma Bobbie are dead, Dante moved on, Maxie lives in her house, and her daughter is nowhere to be found. But wait until she finds out that the twice impeached, disgraced former president with 34 felonies is heading back to the WH.
Somebody needs to tell Ingo that Steve case is different because Steve didn’t try to sue the network. Therefore, it didnt ruin his chances of him coming back to the show in the future.
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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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