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GH’s Cameron Mathison Addresses How Hateful Comments Towards Him Deeply-Affected Daughter Leila, “Remember Everyone, It’s Just a Character and I’m Just Doing My Job”

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Looks like we are back to the age old problem with some soap fans; where they can’t separate fiction from reality when it concerns the actor who portrays a character they detest, such as the case with General Hospital’s Cameron Mathison who has been knocking it out of the park as the despicable Drew Cain.

In recent months, Drew has stooped to all kinds of new lows, most recently, leaving Ned (Wally Kurth) as he was having a heart attack and walking out on him, but that’s just for starters! Mathison shared a very important, touching and eye-opening message this weekend via his Instagram account, where he showed a Facetime moment between his 19-year old daughter Leila Mathison and himself while he was doing cardio at the gym.

What seemed to be just a simple father/daughter check-in, was much more, after Laila had watched a compilation of scenes of Drew Cain where she saw a lot of the hateful rhetoric towards Drew, but also toward her dad, personally, which upset her.

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In his post accompanying the video, Cameron explained, “Leila FaceTimed me after watching a YouTube compilation of some of my character Drew Cain‘s darker scenes on General Hospital. At first, she was troubled by how despicable my character was, but then after reading the comments with so much hate and aggression towards me she needed to FaceTime and talk it out.

The GH star went on to add, “Just posting this as a gentle reminder that when we make comments on social media, these people have kids and families and friends and are real people. Remember everyone, it’s just a character and I’m just doing my job. I love my job and I’m so grateful for all the support that I’ve got through the years believe me. But maybe this post will help keep in mind that there’s other things to consider.”

So many of Cameron’s co-stars jumped into the Instagram thread singing his praises, but so too, did his ex-wife Vanessa Mathison who shared, “Thank you for posting this. I’ve been reading a lot of hate too. To everyone out there writing hate to anyone, please remember that these are human beings that have children who can come across your comment and be affected, just as Leila has been. Please be kind”

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Rory Gibson (Michael) expressed, “The most kind, chill, generous guy on set,” while Maurice Benard (Sonny) said, “If you mess with Cameron, you’re gonna have to mess with me and I don’t think you wanna do that.”

After seeing the heartfelt comments to his post, Leila Mathison jumped back in and expressed, “This comment section restored my faith in the GH watchers!! ❤️❤️ also this video is not my best angle just have to fend for myself.”

You can watch the video and Cameron’s message below. But guys and gals we got to do better here. Cameron is not Drew! He plays the hell out of Drew and makes us hate the guy, but as he said, he is playing a role as is his job. Mathison remains one of the best people we know in the business, personally and professionally.

So, what did you think of Cameron’s post and reminding people to be a bit kinder when commenting on social media posts, where family members of performers, who may not know all the ins and outs of the genre, see hateful comments about their loved ones? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.

 

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For the life of me, I will never understand rabid soap fans who cannot distinguish between fictional characters and the real life people who play them. I’d blame social media except back in the 70s Susan Lucci was told off a few times while shopping for groceries and called every name in the book. Apparently, they really thought she wsd that man stealing, home wrecker Erica Kane. And when Anna Devane came into town with Robert’s secret daughter, Finola Hughes received hate mail, including threats, for creating a division between the beloved couple, Robert and Holly. All I can say is that Cameron is doing such a good job playing the villain, that fans mistake him for Drew.

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Your last sentence says it best. Cameron (somewhat surprisingly) is playing the villain very well.

Unfortunately, there’s a not-too-small segment of “fans” out there with screws that are a bit loose.

If every character on the show was nice, it would be quite boring.

Even before Susan Lucci, Eileen Fulton used to get accosted by wack-a-doodle viewers who couldn’t separate Eileen, the actress, from Lisa, the selfish, deceitful vixen she played on As the World Turns; the show gave her a bodyguard after a deranged woman smacked her with her pocketbook on the streets of New York. Nancy Pinkerton, the original Dorian on One Life to Live, had a woman bust in on her in a stall in a bathroom (in a NYC department store, if I remember correctly) to tell her off. I forget which villainness it was, it might have been Robin Strasser when she played Rachel on Another World, who got an unnerving letter from a viewer that wished for her to be boiled in oil so the letter-writer could gleefully listen to her screams.

Those incidents were 50-60 years ago, and I would have thought we as a viewing audience were a little more sophisticated now and understood the difference between an actor and the character they play. I guess not. Geez. It’s no wonder network execs have so little regard for soap fans; people who do things like this make us look like an unhinged bunch of lunatics.

I do blame social media for giving nutcases like these a place to feed off on one another. Individual cases are bad enough, but groupthink insanity is far more frightening.

I’ve known Cameron Mathison since he was on AMC. I loved him on that show and met him a few times at Soap events. He was (and still is) a very sweet, cool person. Yes, the character of Drew is horrible but not Cameron. That’s what makes him a great actor!

We must remember its reel life, not real
life. Please be kind.

I’ve said since they turned Drew so dark they should of never cast Cameron in that role they should of given him his own character a new character someone that no one else ever played he deserved that and Billy Miller deserved for Drew to have died with him. I am one who doesn’t like this character anymore and I know that Cameron is a great actor and is doing his job.. just wish it wasn’t so evil as they made Drew Cain. I hate that your daughter got hurt because people shouldn’t make a child feel bad.

I agree the Drew character should have stayed gone since Billy was off the canvas. And then when Billy died it all just felt so dreadfully wrong. It’s too bad Cameron wasn’t given a different character from the beginning. I don’t like this version of Drew Cain but I concede Cameron is more interesting as a bad guy. I could be wrong but I’m guessing he enjoys not playing Mr. Nice Guy all the time. Too bad he couldn’t have been brought in as a different bad guy from the start.

Billy Miller is my Drew but I understand he is not the guy he’s protraying

It’s truly mental disease. No sane person should confuse an actor with the person they are playing on screen. Actors play murderers, rapists, molesters, etc. Just because you see a particular actor on screen several times a week all year round, doesn’t change that. Hate the character. Respect the actor. Though we see plenty who like to bash actors as well. Sadly…

I like Cameron but I hate Drew’s guts. But that’s the emotion that we’re supposed to get from this character.

Of course its the character and not the person It means they are doing a good job at making the fans believe in the character. i guess there are some cant separate When i see him elsewhere he is Drew. Well played.

I am disturbed to find out that cam is a republican. He made a statement which is well documented saying that Trump is way better than Hillary! I am not surprised at this as he joined Candace Cameron Buere On her new network. She is known to be homophobic and that says a lot about Cameron as a person.

I am from Saskatchewan Canada where Cameron has family I know people who have worked with and know his relatives. So his political views really disturb me considering Trump’s attack on Canada. Wonder how Cameron’s family here in Saskatchewan feel about all that!

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‘General Hospital’s Kayden Brenna Tokarski Featured in Cast of Biopic ‘Bruton’

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Kayden Brenna Tokarski, who thus far has been impressive as the aged-up Scout Cain on General Hospital, has also been busy over the last few year working in Indie films and more.

Now comes word that Kayden is part of the ensemble cast of the new biopic Bruton based on the life of Bryan Bruton, who was sentenced to a decade in a Florida prison for an unintended crime and briefly escaped. The film is set to bow in August at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland.

According to the loglines per Deadline, Bruton follows a “charismatic hustler whose life is upended after one devastating mistake lands him in a Florida prison. Behind bars, he transforms incarceration into an economy all its own, building businesses, navigating impossible circumstances, and discovering the cost of a life spent chasing the next score. Blending humor, heart, and high-stakes drama, the film offers a fresh take on one of America’s most unforgiving systems.”

WHO IS IN THE CAST OF ‘BRUTON’ ALONGSIDE KAYDEN BRENNA TOKARSKI?

Tokarski is part of the cast which also features: Theo Rossi in the lead role plus  Aya Cash, Tammy Blanchard (ex-Guiding Light), Tony Hale, Ronnie Gene Blevins, and Aaron Quick Nelson.

Taking to X when seeing the news on her upcoming film performance made public, Kayden expressed, “Couldn’t be more grateful to be part of this movie and for the world to see it!”

Bruton is produced by Demetrius Stear of A Mind’s Eye and Ryan J Francis of EverBright Pictures, with Colin Bates, Kris Dorrance, Vincent Grashaw, and Nicholas Carmona rounding out the production team.

Tokarski made her GH debut just over a week ago on the July 20th episode as the daughter of Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison) and the late Sam McCall (Kelly Monaco).

So, intrigued to see more of Kayden’s work in different roles too, now that you have seen her for a bit as General Hospital’s Scout Cain? Let us know via the comment section.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Drew Emerges from Nina’s Murder Attempt Ready to Confront Willow

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At the conclusion of the Monday, July 27 episode of General Hospital, Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison) showed up at the front door of his house much to the shock and dismay of his wife, Willow Cain (Katelyn MacMullen). 

The major turn of events, where for the first time in months, Drew is no longer in a locked-in state thanks to the paralytic drug that Willow and her mother Nina (Cynthia Watros) have been serving him, could mean the end for Willow, but will it?

Viewers learned that as Nina was in freak-mode with Jack (Chris McKenna) after pushing Drew in his wheelchair into the lake surrounding the Quartermaine boathouse, that Gio (Giovanni Mazza) found him in the water and saved him. Nina is mortified.

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Meanwhile, Willow has just returned from the PCPD where she was brought in for questioning by Chase (Josh Swickard), about her dealings with Jenz Sidwell (Carlo Rota), just as she was trying to sneak out of town with Amelia and Wiley in tow.

As Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) and Molly (Kristen Vaganos) question Willow on her involvement with Sidwell, Willow gets mighty defensive and offended, while putting on her game face. After she walks out on the interrogation, she heads back to her home, so she can gather her belongings and flee the country.

Little does Willow know, Jack made a deal with Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart), and recovered the missing black box which contains the dossier on Drew so he, Nina and Willow, all have leverage to hold over Drew.

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Back at the Cain residence, Willow is gathering things off the living room floor when she sees muddy footprints. Suddenly, the front door opens and shuts. Willow turns around and see a soaking wet Drew with rage all over his face! We fade to black.

Today in the official GH preview of the Tuesday, July 28 episode (see below), Drew says to Willow, “I am so excited about what comes next.” Plus, look for Jason (Steve Burton) and Carly (Laura Wright) to finally see each other after Jason’s captivity by the WSB for months.

So, what else will Drew say to Willow? Do you think he has been affected by the long term use of the paralytic drug? Does he have amnesia? Does he know full-well everything Willow and Nina did to him, and will tell Willow how he is going to destroy her life? What do you hope goes down? Let us know you thoughts via the comment section below.

 

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‘General Hospital’ Ethan Lovett Recast: Christian Howard Replaces Nathan Dean

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General Hospital fans knew something was up when in the closing credits of the July 24 episode of the ABC soap opera, Nathan Dean’s name was removed. Fast-forward to the Monday, July 27 episode and Christian Howard has replaced Dean as the recast Ethan Lovett.

When Howard made his first on-screen appearance, the soap opera made no bones about the fact that this was not a temporary fill-in when in a voice-over announce they shared ‘The role of Ethan Lovett is now being played by Christian Howard.”

This marks a quick ending to Dean’s return to GH after six-years away as Luke (Anthony Geary) and Holly’s (Emma Samms) wayward son. In the spring, Nathan shared to TV Insider, that he settled on a short term four-month run in the part for 2026. Nathan debuted in the role of Ethan Lovett back in 2009 and played the part until his exit in 2012. He then made brief comebacks in 2013, 2015 and 2020.

Nathan Dean, Maura West

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WHERE DOES ETHAN LOVETT’S STORY GO FROM HERE?

Dean’s recent GH comeback began on the April 17, 2026 episode, where viewers eventually learned that Ethan had a connection to the mysterious Delilah Wilson (Lily Cardone), who died giving birth to a daughter.

That said daughter, wound up as Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase’s (Josh Swickard) foster child who they are hoping to adopt. Initially, Ethan claimed to be the baby’s father, but later changed his tune when trapped with Ava Jerome (Maura West) after being shot. He admitted he is not baby Phoebe’s father.

On today’s July 27 episode, Christian Howard’s first scenes were at the Metro Court Pool with Maura West. In the scenes, Ethan continues to flirt and fight with Ava. His goal was to make sure she never told Brook Lynn and Chase, he is not Phoebe’s bio-dad so that their adoption can go off without a hitch.

This is not the first time, Dean has been recast as Ethan. Back in 2023, Ethan suddenly had blonde hair as played by James Ryan for a couple of episodes.

As for Howard, he has a very large background as an action-adventure actor and stuntman, Christian was born in the United Kingdom, and can be seen in episodes of Street Fighter: Resurrection, and Lucifer, among others.

It should be noted there is no word yet if Christian Howard is just finishing up scenes of Ethan Lovett, but will also exit shortly, or if his casting is for any substantial length of time.

So, what do you think about the sudden replacement of Nathan Dean as Ethan Lovett? If you caught GH today, how did Christian Howard do as his successor in the part? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below.

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