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General Hospital’s Cynthia Watros Shares: “I Know That Nina is Not Easy to Love, But She is Lovable!”
Daytime Emmy winner, Cynthia Watros (Nina, General Hospital) did a little video check in with the fans and her followers amid Nina’s latest fall from grace, after it had been revealed that Nina turned Carly (Laura Wright) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) into the SEC.
With Carly and Drew taking over Crimson, Nina out of a job, and her relationship on the skids with Sonny (Maurice Benard) and her daughter, Willow, (Katelyn MacMullen) it will be interesting to see how Nina seeks revenge this time on Carly and Drew, and how she will make amends to those she wants to love her.
In her video message, after asking the fans how everyone is doing, Watros expressed: “Nina has been on some ride these, what, two weeks. Thank you for all your love and support.”
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Watros then referenced and showed the beautiful floral arrangement behind her, which was sent by a group of fans. She left them know how much she appreciated the sentiment, sharing: “You always make me feel like a million bucks and truly loved, and just thank you for being bright lights in my life.”
Lastly, Cynthia addressed her storyline adding, “I wanna say that it’s been a bumpy ride for Nina, but all of you that have supported and loved Nina and me. Thank you.”
She concluded with, “And those of you that are just outraged, thank you! I know that Nina is not easy to love, but she is lovable!” Watros finished the video wishing everyone well.
Check out Cynthia’s video message below. Then weigh-in, what do you hope happens next for, or to, Nina? Do you want her to get payback? Do you think she deserves more heartbreak and suffering for what she has done to several people in Port Charles? Is NonaLet us know in the comment section.
— Cynthia Watros (@watroswatros) January 24, 2024
What a class act! She hit it on the head about Nina not being easy to love, but loveable.
Hopefully the outgoing writers remembered that and put her in some scenes with Maxie or Aunt Liesl to show she has a support network.
I hope the new writers also veer away from the writing template that dictates that Carly must win and Nina must lose. That scene at Crimson was ridiculous as Drew and Carly looked like utter fools. Carly struts in wearing a noxious smirk and a tacky number, and all I could think was,” The Devil Wears Pleather”? Team Nina is trending in Twitter due to Cynthia being able to rise above the lousy writing with her nuanced and brilliant acting.
I nominate myself as team captain on “TEAM NINA!!!!” (; I do hope the new writers understand how much so many of us love her and I know for myself I feel protective of her and that is due to how brilliant Cynthia is in the role! (: (: (:
I am so excited about the emergence of cray-cray Nina who has been pushed too far and has nothing to lose. We haven’t seen her go full tilt coo-coo since she (played by Michelle Stafford) was going to cut Avery out of Ava’s uterus and ultimately stole the baby and ran to Canada with Franco. Cynthia Watros knows how to play soap opera crazy, and I have been waiting for it it. Her portrayal of Annie Dutton on GL was very entertaining for many years!
I definitely saw Annie Dutton (GL) in the restroom mirror…
Hoping that Cynthia gets a chance to go full on cray-cray, but then finds her way back to some element of normalcy.
Will be interesting to see where her character goes with the new writing team.
Cynthia is a fantastic actor and GH has gold with her on their cast.
I agree with this 100%! I posted just this on goldderby the other day after the mirror scene – that was crazy Annie Dutton I was seeing in that mirror!
She is showing signs of crazy Annie Dutton emerging for Nina – I would be aboard for it if they wouldn’t make Carly into Reva and they would allow Nina to win instead of Carly but this show is obsessed with pretending that Carly is the “good one” and the one we should root for – I simply can’t stand Carly and love Nina the most of any character on daytime!
Freeman, I agree with you. The Carly propping is intolerable. She makes these grandiose speeches about how great she is while her adoring followers now down at her feet. But her actions strike a startling disparity with reality. Carly is a hypocritical, smug jerk.
There was no knife involved in the birth of Avery. Nina did not cut the baby out of the womb. That is a myth that won’t go away. Garbage in, garbage out.
Nina was never going to “cut Avery out of Ava’s uterus.” Nina had a breakdown after the trauma of being in that 20-year-coma, the reality of being a 40-something woman instead of in her 20s when she was last conscious, her husband dating Sam, her baby she was told dead. She snapped, and targeted Ava because she had a daughter with Silas: Kiki, and now was pregnant again. Nina just slowly went to the edge, and we saw that when Avery was finally born and she felt she belonged to her. But Nina wasn’t “cutting” anything out of Ava; she induced Ava’s labor with a drug she injected.
I have no desire to see Nina fall back to that stage of her life. That would mean not only did Carly win over her time and time again, but she succeeded in causing Nina to fall back to those days.
Carly has wronged Nina time and time again. Many have: from her mother to Harmony to Valentin and Sasha, to Carly trying to keep her from ever knowing that Wiley is her grandson and Willow her daughter. It’s Carly’s who’s malicious and vindictive, and unfortunately all the writing teams keep giving Carly a pass, keep giving her a supportive, loving, group around her, while Nina has basically stood alone while Sonny, while claiming to love her showed no rage to Carly for what she did to Nina (even when to Willow and Michael’s wedding without her), Sasha, who claims to love Nina as if she truly was her mother, was as friendly as ever to Carly even though she knew that Carly had tried to prevent Nina from knowing about Willow. Same with Maxi, Nina’s sister-in-law and aunt to James. The character Nina has had to face the wrath or the disloyalty of many while Carly basks in love and family no matter the rotten things she does.
I’m only looking forward to Nina’s “revenge” if she does so while maintaining her mental stability and beats Carly and Drew at their own game. Let her start her own magazine, bring Crimson down, and FINALLY gain the love of her daughter, because Willow’s constant rejection makes absolutely no sense and is obnoxious to watch.
You said it for me, Rebecca! Nina did not plan on cutting a baby out of anyone’s womb. D she did NOT give Avery away to be raised by Bigfoot either. I swear, the myths attached to this character are through the roof.
Hi Harry; long time! I know; the same stuff keeps getting repeated about Nina over and over again. And let’s not forget how the Nina “haters” keep obsessing back to when Nina was, in their words, “mean to Willow” when she was Charlotte’s teacher, lol. As IF that’s a valid reason for Carly to keep the truth from Nina, which is only topped by the brilliant, “Carly was keeping her word to Harmony. Ya; keeping her word to a murderer; who drugged Willow so that Shiloh could rape her, killed Neal in his sleep while lying next to Alexis, killed his brother, stuffed Carly in the trunk (THAT part I applauded) and was planning to kill her and Alexis, is admirable to them.The Nina haters are praising Carly for keeping her word to Harmony, who warned that Nina would “smother Willow with LOVE.” The writing is stupid; and some of the viewers reactions…well, ummmmm…’nuff said.
It’s been very hard to support Nina with all the bad decisions she has made starting with Valentin and that brat Charlotte which she gave Willow a hard time in school when she acted the monster kid to her own cousin. Her loyalties have always been on the wrong side , there being only one side, hers.. I’m not a Carly fan, but she is at least not sneaky, always lurking around ,seeing what she can find out about someone to use to her advantage. Snoopy woman and that makes her loveable?, ha, ha.
Carly not sneaky? For an entire year she kept the identity of Willow’s biological mother secret and that included repeatedly blackmailing a woman to lie to her idiotic boyfriend Drewfus. She also ordered an unauthorized DNA test and kept the results secret. And Michael, Willow and Sonny were a tad bit irritated with her for two minutes. Can you imagine the hell storm that would have rained down upon Nina had she done the same thing? No. There is a different code of conduct for this Carly- centric show. Nina is Charlie Brown trying to kick the football while Carly is Lucy whipping it away.
I’m sorry that CW is portraying a character everyone hates because she is a very gifted actress
Extremely talented! Side note, I actually like Nina. Watros makes likeablr for me. I cannot help but feel for her. I hope Emmy finds her eventually like it did on Guiding Light! Also she most definitely is a class act.
Everyone does not hate Nina. There are many of us who love Nina and detest Carly. I’m one of them and you can see from this page there are others.
Nina has done things that made me realize that she is her own worst enemy and I have groaned at some of the things she’s pulled but I do like the character all the same. Without characters like Nina, the soaps would be boring.
Totally agree. It’s a testament to Cynthia Watros’s talent that she’s made this character likeable (or her motivation relatable) because Nina could so easily be a one dimensional Disney villain if played by a lesser actor. There are many excellent actors at GH & Watros is one of the best. Glad Nina is going to lose her sh** now!
I wonder if the constant berating of her character by Carly is starting to get to her as an actress.
Cynthia is a wonderful actress who could run circles around laura wright if given the chance. Hopefully with the huge changes afoot at GH we will finally be able to see Cynthia as she should!!
Mr Fairman, perhaps you could do an interview with Laura Wright and Cythnia Watros.
They both were on The Talk’s soap episode last summer and stated they are personal friends outside of the show. Many comments seem to mix her real life with the character she plays.
complex character,and she plays her her to the hilt
Nina is a great actress, but I want Sonny and Carly Together again! They are the Best!!!
Cynthia Watros is a very good actor, but I can’t stand Nina. She’s doing her job if she makes you love the character and can hate her actions.
I don’t hate Nina’s actions. What has she done that wasn’t a direct result for what Carly has done to HER? Why would you hate what Nina’s done? It’s Carly who’s despicable and keeps getting away with her despicable actions. The only thing I was upset about was that Nina didn’t announce to all of them that she called the SEC. Carly and Drew deserved it, and she should have stated it proudly. FINALLY able to get them back for what Carly did to her with Nelle, Wiley, and Willow, and Drew for being okay with it all once he found out and having the nerve to lecture Nina on how to be a good parent; the man who just chose Carly over his own daughter, and who showed Nina not one ounce of compassion when she was cut out of her dying daughter’s life, even though he went through a similar thing with Oscar. Both Carly and Drew are vile. The shame is Billy Miller’s Drew was the exact opposite and these writers ruined the character just to have him date Carly.
You are truly a Nina fan. It will.be interesting to see where the new writers take things.
Carly is dirty–she schemed, lied, deceived kept Nina’s children from her, recalling back in time–
Carly kept Michale from his father and took Michale’s heritage, bringing a Q, away from him and as always she had someone else (Sonny) do most of the harm—
She always had a man pay for her dorty deeds (Drew doing time for her crime)
Jason was also Carlys’ fixer….. Dirty Carly is 100 worse than Nina, the thing is her crimes and dirt deeds have been pushed onto others to carry..
I not only love Nina she i my favorite character on the show and Cynthia is for me the best actress (along with Maura West) on all of daytime! I am team Nina 100%! I do wish they would let Nina win and not Carly – TPTB just love that awful Carly and prop her up and tear down my Nina all the time and it’s just plain wrong!
I am a bit biased since I went to college with both Cynthia and Maura! (;
It’s ridiculous; seems like Cynthia has believed the anti-Nina rage from unhinged Carly butt-kisser viewers. Nina is “not hard to love.” So I’m not sure if Cynthia actually feels that way or felt like she had to appease viewers who don’t understand what they’re watching.
I know it’s a soap, but I didn’t like the scene where Carly and Drew ousted Nina. I didn’t like how Carly entered the room. I didn’t like how Nina clapped. It was so Dynasty Crystal-Alexis. Maybe that was their intention, to pay homage to them. I imagine it was fun for them to play the scene though. I’m ready to see something more original. Maybe the new writers will deliver.
I keep hearing that this is an excellent actress, but I don’t see it on the show… michelle staffords Nina was believable as a fashion icon and she was a great actress. I don’t see Cynthia watch rose is being amazing and I think it’s terrible that we still have to see her in spite of the fact that her story is really over and done with multiple times.
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‘General Hospital’s’ Cynthia Watros Honors Former ‘Titus’ Co-Star Stacy Keach Following His Passing
General Hospital star Cynthia Watros, who can currently be seen in on the ABC soap opera in the role of Nina Reeves, has had a enduring career in television. That included her time on the 2000-2002 Fox sitcom, Titus.
In Titus, Watros starred along with Stacy Keach as Erin Fitzpatrick and Ken Titus, respectively. After the November 10th news that Keach had passed away at 85 while living in Poland, Cynthia took to her Instagram on Thursday, November 12 to pay tribute to the great actor.
Watros expressed, “My first prime time show was along side Stacy. I loved him instantly. What an amazing talent and man.❤️”
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In Titus, Stacy played stand up comedian Christopher Titus’ heavy-drinking, chain-smoking, five-times-divorced father who frequently pulled cruel pranks and tried to toughen his kids up. Cynthia played by Christopher’s level-headed, big-hearted girlfriend trying to build a normal life with him. In fact, Cynthia’s role on the sitcom was first series regular role after her Daytime Emmy run of Annie Dutton on Guiding Light which ran from 1994-1998.
STACY KEACH’S WIFE ON HIS PASSING
Keach’s wife, Malgosia shared the news of the actor’s death publicly in a statement with PEOPLE. Malgosia expressed, that Stacy had, “a long and difficult battle with a serious heart condition and heart failure.”
She added, “Stacy peacefully departed this world. He fought for so long, with extraordinary courage, determination and strength. He was a true warrior, facing his illness with the same remarkable spirit and resilience that defined his life.”
Małgosia continued, “Stacy was not only a legendary actor, admired and loved by audiences the world over, but also my beloved husband, my companion and the heart of our family. His passing leaves an immeasurable emptiness in our lives. But his extraordinary spirit, his unforgettable voice and the love he gave so generously will remain with us forever.”
Now, let us know do you remember when Cynthia made her sitcom debut in Titus? Share your thoughts via the comment section on Cynthia’s many TV roles and the passing of Stacy Keach in the comment section. But first, check out the very first episode of Titus with Cynthia Watros below!
The latest ratings are out for the week of October 26-30, 2026 and the big takeaways include: that CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates was separated by only 23,000 viewers behind third place (of the soaps) General Hospital! For the last several weeks, Beyond the Gates has been closing the gap on this year’s winner for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series, and continuing to best GH in the key demos.
According to the latest Nielsen ratings breakdown from Soap Opera Network, the final week of October brought Beyond the Gates 1.790 million on average tuning-in and the show set a season high in total viewers. Meanwhile, General Hospital hit a new season low! The long-running ABC soap had 1.813 million for the week, and once again the series did not go over the 2 million mark.
Meanwhile, in the key Women 18-49 demo, Beyond the Gates was firmly ahead of GH with a rating share of 0.21, while General Hospital had 0.17 rating share.Then, in the key Women 25-54 demo, Beyond the Gates was once again ahead of the ABC soap with a ratings share for that demo at 0.30 while GH came in with 0.26.
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In addition and comparatively, Beyond the Gates +22,000 viewers week-to-week, and had the largest gains in viewership year-to-year in daytime TV with +267,000 from this in 2025.. However, General Hospital seems to be going in reverse. The show was down -56,000 viewers week-over-week and down -22,000 year-over-year .
BEYOND THE GATES
Let’s take a look at some of the storylines that had people tuning-in to Beyond the Gates during the ratings week:
Hayley (Marquita Goings) attempted a massive shocker regarding her pregnancy and tried to use it to extract money from Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett). Although, Bill saw right through her game, he demanded a paternity test, and made it clear he has no intention of raising the child—planning instead to pay her off to take the baby and leave. Meanwhile, Hayley confided her plan to her cousin Randy (Maurice P. Kerry).
Jacob Hawthorne (Jibre Hordges) and Naomi Hamilton (Arielle Prepetit) clashed over Jacob’s ongoing investigation into The Impaler, causing significant strain in their marriage. At the same time, Smitty (Mike Manning) considered taking matters into his own hands—including potentially heading to Mexico for evidence—while Martin Richardson (Brandon Claybon) worried about what comes next.
Photo: ABC
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Over at General Hospital for the ratings period, the story served up included:
Carly (Laura Wright) and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) teamed up to investigate what really happened to Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna). Later, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) leads them to Jack’s dead body.
Jude (Wil Traval) dropped a bombshell claim to Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn); that he is Phoebe’s father, while Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase (Josh Swickard) signed their divorce papers.
Then, Danny caught Rocco (Finn Carr) and Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarski) sharing a kiss, plus the shocking return of Heather Webber (Alley Mills) capped the week.
Now the questions become; without having much promotional synergy in the ABC day-part to draw more eyeballs it is not helping but hurting General Hospital. It seems Beyond the Gates is also a benefactor of a one-two-three punch of CBS soaps (Y&R, B&B and BTG) and promotion.
However, that still doesn’t take away the fact that Beyond the Gates is close to besting GH in all ratings category as they go head-to-head in some markets across the country.
So, are you excited to see Beyond the Gates climb in the ratings? Are you concerned for General Hospital? Do you think they can stave off Beyond the Gates in total viewers or will the upstart soap overtake them in the next ratings report? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
Antonio Sabáto Jr., the former Jagger Cates of General Hospital and GH: Night Shift, and the former Dante Damiano of The Bold and the Beautiful has issued his first public statement since the incident involving his son, Jack’s arrest in Alaska for a fatal hit-and-run.
Jack is the son of Sabáto Jr. and Oscar-nominated actress Virginia Madsen, and according to court documents obtained by KTUU Jack, was allegedly driving a white Chevy Tahoe when he hit and killed Carl Simmonds, 42, near an intersection in Anchorage around 5:35 a.m. on Monday, November 9.
The reports indicated that Jack fled the scene — but later decided to called the cops to say he hit “something” that “suddenly appeared in the road” while he was “doing late-night DoorDashing.”
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Now, Antonio has taken to his Instagram breaking his silence on the situation, sharing, “At this time, my family and I are navigating an extremely sensitive and deeply personal matter.”
He added, “As a father, my love for my children remains unconditional, and my priority is the well-being of my family. We ask that the public and members of the media honor our privacy during this difficult time and keep us all in your thoughts and prayers.”
The soap alum concluded, “I also wish to extend my heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones of the gentleman who tragically lost his life. My thoughts and prayers are with them as well. We sincerely appreciate your compassion, understanding, and respect for the privacy of everyone affected.”
Jack Sabáto was arraigned in court on Tuesday, November 10 with bail set at $5,000, and a no-driving order and the potential of $5,000 penalty fees if he fails to attend future court appearances.
Antonio is the father to Jack, 34, daughter, Mina Sabato, 24 and son, Antonio Sabáto III, 15.
This is a developing story. You can check out Antonio’s official statement below.
So, let us know your thoughts on this tragic hit-and-run, which claimed the life of another man, and Antonio’s statement, via the comment section below.
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