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General Hospital’s Eden McCoy Shares Josslyn’s Back-to-Back Tragedies Were “Horrendous to Film”
It has not been a good last few months for General Hospital’s Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy). First, she lost her boyfriend, officer Dex Heller (Evan Hofer) under mysterious circumstances. We know he was stabbed by Cyrus Renault (Jeff Kober) and suffered the same fate as Sam while recovering in the hospital – a fatal dose of digitalis in his IV.
Josslyn’s recent demeanor have given pause to her best friend, Trina (Tabyana Ali) and her mother, Carly (Laura Wright), who are worried that the young woman is not coping with Dex’s passing. On top of that, she just learned that her brother Michael Corinthos (Chad Duell) is lying in critical condition at GH; after being severely burned in a fire and explosion at Sonny’s (Maurice Benard) penthouse.
Eden McCoy spoke to Soap Opera Digest about the cathartic moments these stories have provided her as she passed through the one-year anniversary of her real-life mom, Natasha McCoy’s death, and how she was able to pour her grief into these story points.

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“It was a very, very dark few weeks. It was horrendous to film; I did not have a blast filming all of this, shared McCoy. ” She added, “I was already a mess personally, and I was getting called in to work to grieve. I was like, ‘I can’t escape it on either side of my life!’ There were definitely a lot of real moments for me over the course of filming these episodes.”’
In terms of learning Dex would be killed-off the GH canvas, Eden recalled, “I wasn’t scared about where it would leave Josslyn. The scary part was much more personal stuff … it was more like (me being) scared to go to work with the grief of everything that I’m living with as Eden, and having no choice but to access and open up those wounds and those parts of me to do the story justice, because that’s my job.”

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McCoy reflected, “There were so many weird coincidences and back-to-back moments between my life and Josslyn’s life at the same time that I found extremely anxiety-ridden and overwhelming, but also really beautiful. There’s a good and a bad to everything, you know? But it was a challenge to go to work and do all that and then take it home every day for a while there — and then knowing I have to go and do it again tomorrow.”
So, what are your thoughts about Josslyn facing not only the death of her boyfriend, Dex, but the possibility she could lose her brother, Michael? Eden using her own grief and having to access it, to effectively play the scenes that have been scripted for Joss? Comment below.
Don’t care about Joss grief story, Trina didn’t get a proper grief story!! Unlike Joss Trina was off screen for months, then when she was on screen, she was used to prop other actors! Can’t wait for Beyond the Gates!
I know what it’s like to lose your mom. I’m sure it was a tough storyline for Eden. I’m sure she would have gladly passed the storyline to Trina if she could. Who wants to relive grief. Great job Eden. You’re in my prayers
My heart goes out to Eden, my comment was directed towards GH and the writers!
Totally agree
As for these writer’s they are doing such a injustice to those who put them where they are Kelly, Dex, & now Micheal
Their all over the place GH has gone down for sure
Chad Duell decided to leave and is not being killed off, but Kelly Monaco was fired for being a prima donna.
Was she, though? 😉
Debbie my prayers go out to you as well totally agree losing a parent is so hard as you start thinking about everything your mortality
Emotions are everywhere for sure
These 2 young actresses are both outstanding & will go far in whatever they do & continue to do in their lives both so strong and Amazing
Their parents should be commended for their Rounded & Grounded upbringing
Love their on screen collaboration that both jump off the screen Amazing !!
Good for you lady, but wish you would take Trina with you!
I think she is the best actor of her generation on soaps. I hope she submits the scenes with Willow that aired yesterday. She showed strength without hysterics.
I agree Jossyln is a good actress .Put infor the emmys! The face she gave Willow was so real!
100% so sick of how they have made even Willow an unlikable person now
Totally agree
It seemed so real
Good job Eden! No matter what is written, a soap actress will take it and make it real.
I’m not always a fan of Joss and Carly, but I’ve always said Eden and Laura are fantastic actors. And when I learned of Eden’s mother’s passing, my heart ached for her and I have no idea how she kept working. But she is such a pro. She holds her own in scenes against veteran actors. She does a great job. She’s going to have a wonderful career and I wish her all the happiness in the world.
Eden is a fabulous actress!
I can’t believe this is even a discussion Trina was given the time to play out her grieving time what are you talking about? The difference btw storylines that it appears your not informed of perhaps Joss’ actress actually lost her Mom in real life hence that’s why she was off screen
When she returned and assumed her role
Both of those actress’ are phenomenal actresses & thank goodness they aren’t petty like your comment seems to be going there
As for new soap coming on it’s just like the criers to say we aren’t noticed enough
This is why criers are changing so much in iconic movies & all have been flops
The fact that this conversation is taking place yet again just shows how tone death some are stll
Stick to the soap conversations & not petty grievances on whatever all know your getting at
This is 2025 & the last time I new we have had for decades Amazing Performer’s & None Of Them Have Cried About TV time
It’s a TV program
Truth !!!!
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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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