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‘General Hospital’ Exec Prod Frank Valentini Promises, ‘Big Plans Going Into This New Season’
On Wednesday, General Hospital marked its 63rd anniversary having premiered back on April 1, 1963. The series holds a record 18 wins for the Outstanding Daytime Drama at the Daytime Emmy Awards.
The soap opera’s executive producer, Frank Valentini who has steered the ship in Port Charles for 14 years, took to his account on X to thank the viewers for their unwavering support and their love of the show.
In addition, Valentini teased that as their new season begins, there are major plans in the works. That is good news to GH fans who have been all-in on the recent string of episodes which saw Jason’s (Steve Burton) exit from Port Charles, Marco’s (Adrian Anchondo) death, and the reveal that Ryan Paevey is actually playing Cassius Faison and not Nathan West.

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Valentini expressed, “I would like to take a moment and thank all of the fans who have helped General Hospital reach its 63rd Anniversary. Today is a very special day and celebrating it with all of you means the world to us. We have big plans going into this new season. Stay tuned.”
After One Life to Live (where he also served as EP) was canceled by ABC, Valentini was brought over to General Hospital in early 2012, with his first GH episode airing on February 1, 2012. He had replaced Jill Farren Phelps who held the EP position at the time
In recent weeks, General Hospital has gained traction with its audience and for 12 out of 13 consecutive weeks has been clocking in with over 2 million eyeballs.
So, what big plans to you think GH has in mind for its viewers in their new season? Who and what do you hope to see front and center stage? Let us know via the comment section.
I loved pesky Pascal’s breakdown over Marco. Lucus has a new card to play.
What is up with Pascal? I think he was really in love with Marco and I think he’s treating Lucas like a pile of garbage
I had suspected for a while that Pascal had “feelings” for Marco and was extremely jealous of Lucas’ relationship with him. But I’ll admit I didn’t expect that full on meltdown today.
Ironically, Pascal is every bit as delusional in his blaming of Lucas, as Sidwell is in his blaming of Sonny. Neither of them seem to grasp the reality that their own co-conspirator in the Legion of Dumb, Double Agent Cullum, is the one who murdered Marco.
On the other horn, Lucas has put the facts of Marco’s death together and knows Cullum did it – and has to deal with his own guikt over saving the bastard’s life while Marco was dying two doors down the hall in the hospital.
I don’t know how Lucas is going to keep living at Wyndemere without bringing both Pascal and Sidwell up to speed on who took Marco away from all of them.
Pascal told Cullum about Marco, so it’s his fault that Marco is dead. Even if Lucas convinced Marco to do the right thing, Cullum wouldn’t have known if Pascal didn’t blab. The guilt is getting to him.
I mean, it was kind of obvious that Pascal was in love with Marcos. Even Sidwell knew it.
Ya think?
Yay! I read an article that said all soaps are gaining while primetime and other genres are struggling. Now it seems the shoe is on the other foot.
So happy GH is on a positive ratings and creative streak! May it continue!!
Amen to that…
General Hospital is just the best soap on TV right now and I love the entire cast!!!! Congratulations!
Agree 100% It’s amazing how under Valentini’s leadership, a soap can flourish. I know in the past people have complained, but right now, with this writing team, every day is can’t miss viewing. There never seems to be a slow day on GH.
Totally it’s just the best I love all the stories except the Molly endro whatever but love Cody. Other that that, im glued to my tv
If you or a loved one suffered with endometriosis you’d appreciate GH covering the disease as they do often with relative medical issues.
Good point, Sue. In addition to that, I appreciate the sweet romance that is transpiring between Molly and Cody.
A storyline that raises awareness and helps other women in similar situations is a good thing.
No offence, but this is becoming the Days of Our Lives equivalent of “the plan to save DAYS“. It’s the same song and dance we’ve been told every single year since the sixtieth anniversary.
Unlike when DAYS needed saving (a move to streaming doesn’t really qualify) GH ratings have been up for steady period and it arguably can’t-miss tv
To each their own, I suppose (and this is not me defending DAYS, either).
You lost me at,” No offense.”
I predict someone is going to have a tantrum.
OK. Thanks for letting me know!
I’d love to see Erika Slezak come back for another arc.
I wouldn’t be surprised if she shows up at the Q’s for a a thanksgiving debacle later this year.
I’m sure that’s simmering on the back burner, I’m sure she’ll come back. She’s the reason I started watching GH again, and I’m very grateful that I did.
I’ve been watching ABC soaps since 1968. I loved seeing Erika Slezak on GH. For the Anniversary, I would like to see other ABC from the past on GH.
Keep up the great work❣️
Erika is my favorite daytime actress. Did you ever see Gillian Spencer as Viki and Niki?
He needs to go
Nah, tune in for a week to Y&R. You’ll change your tune. Y&R is so bad, so boring. GH right now on blazing, while Y&R has fallen asleep.
Ain’t that the truth!
Why do folks write such things? Is it just a reflex? General Hospital has been rocking it, and ratings are up. Why does Frank need to go? Be specific.
What’s going on with Anna Devane? It seems like she’s been forgotten. Anna’s an important character in the history of the show. I feel she deserves better than just to be put on ice like this.
well, we don’t know why she left and that’s what they need to tell us.
No they don’t.
So True. Frank needs to get Finola back ASAP. Genie needs to.be released from Sonnyville too. Please dont put her with Ezra. Get Elizabeth a decent love interest please. A few things he can fix
Finola quietly let her contract expire. She’s likely taking a few months off.
Omg I wanna know what’s going on with Anna too, what’s going on with Finola Hughes? she’s no longer in the closing credits on Fridays, and no real follow up with the character, only Emma seems to care about her grandmother and its frustrating seeing Felicia treat Emma like an 8 yo and shoot down any attempt when Emma brings up Anna..Also on another note, when Laura said she would check with Robert for his WSB connection to see where Jason could be, has Laura forgotten there’s also Frisco who might of bee iced out of the WSB but I’m sure he still also has contact and doesn’t;t Laura also know Annie Donely who if I remember is a WSB agent? wish they bring her in.
Laura and Frisco never really crossed paths. She was gone from PC when he first came on the scene in the 80s. By the time she returned in the 90s, he was mostly gone.
My Fuzzy Devil Memory isn’t recalling all the details, but weren’t Luke & Laura part of the whole “Aztec Treasure” story with Frisco & Felicia back in the early 80s?
I’m no saint, but I do recall Luke playing a roll there but no memory of Laura. Regardless, if Laura wanted Frisco’s help, she’d go through Felicia or Robert.
After Laura’s famous return from the dead at the mayor’s mansion in 83, she made sporadic guest appearances until her permanent return with Luke in 93. The Aztec storyline involved Frisco, Felicia, Sean Donnelly and Robert and occurred in 84-85. Luke became involved but he mistrusted Robert’s WSB friend, Sean. So to make a short story long, Laura really didn’t cross paths with Frisco.
Wrong. Luke & Laura were close with Mariah (Felicia’s grandmother) and lived on her ranch with her. When the Aztec treasure storyline climaxed in the Fall of 1984 it took Frisco, Felicia, Robert, Holly and Sean to Texas and on location with some great shoots. Luke and Laura were involved in that storyline. Genie had a terrible perm at that time. This was when it was announced that Laura was pregnant (that baby would end up being Lucky) introduced on camera in 1993. Luke and Laura met Frisco and Felicia then.
Damn. Pascal really and I mean really wanted to bottom for Marco!
Lmao he isn’t the only lmao
Stop that!
Oh dear God.
Ha ha! I mean, right?
Pascal’s gone all Mrs Danvers on Lucas.
Jason must return. He left once for Y&R. I started watching that. He left quickly. Back to Gh best actor interesting role
We want Diane back.
Watching (Sonny) podcast on YouTube . He said Jason will return in June.
The writing has greatly improved the last several months, in particular for Van Hansis (Lucas), and Kelly Thiebaud (Britt). The veterans always bring their A game and the young adults and teens are extremely talented. Keep it up GH…
Van Hansis’ acting made me cry again. His eyes look bloodshot when he was talking to Sidwell. He is VERY believable in this role. I hope nobody is thinking of ending his storyline as well.
Omgosh hes so good I love him
I think that might really be his don
Marco might be his son
I hope Frank Valentini plans to find a way to bring Marco back it will be ratings gold.
The role of Conor is being played today by Monique.
Ha!
Ha! ha! I had to think about that for a second before I caught your reference.
Does anyone know what’s up with Kirsten Storms? She hasn’t been on much since Maxie woke from the coma and she wasn’t on the closing credits Friday. I hope she’s not leaving GH!
Somewhere there was a mentioned that she taped for a week in January (and all those episodes have aired). Supposedly, she’ll be back on set this month for episodes airing in May – but nothing was announced.
Wouldn’t worry about the contract situation. Even if she’s recurring, in recent times, GH has shown they will center story on non-contract performers (i.e. Lucas these past few weeks).
Hoping the plans are as big as hyped . Plots have been so predictable. I knew Nathan was a fraud on day 1 etc. and storylines drag out so long anymore. I have been a loyal follower of GH, AMC & One Life since I was a teenager (now 60’s) so excited to see some freshness . ❤️ GH
Think they should bring Jason back and have a romance should continue Abd have Carly and sonny get back together have Jence Sitwell torture Ross Cullum the WSB agent
Drew goes back to normal and goes after Sitwell .,Jack bernnan gets demoted
Sonny has a shoot out with Sitwell and fight
Cody and Molly get married.
Anna is back in port Charles
How about we get Emme back to play Lulu, cannot stand this one. Did she attend ANY acting school? She was ok playing Babe I guess, but she’s ALL WRONG FOR GH.
Wow. I so disagree. Alexa Havens has nailed the part of Lulu. She is a strong actress.
You’re probably gonna have a hard time finding many to agree with you on that.
Alexa Havins, along with Van Hansis and Rory Gibson are three great recasts of legacy characters.
There’s a reason Rylan wasn’t asked back. Havins has made the character prominent again and has a darned good chance of securing an Emmy nod for her work.
I’ve loved Alexa in this role.
Been watching GH since 1963 love it
Quit watching 3 months ago after 30 plus years.. Characters were meh.
Frank, i love you! but you have been breaking our hearts. last year was terrible. we hung in there. please give us better!
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Britt and Rocco Say Their Goodbyes, Then She Gets Arrested; Anna Reveals “Nathan West” is an Imposter

On the Friday, June 26 episode of General Hospital, emotional moments, a new duo on the run, the end of the line for Britt and an eye-opening moment between Anna and Felicia were the order of the day. Let’s take a look at what went down, but first let’s give a round of applause for Kelly Thiebaud (Britt) and Finn Carr (Rocco) on their goodbye scenes.
In the story, Rocco insists to his parents, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) and Lulu (Alexa Havins) that he wouldn’t leave Tortola without Britt. Dante is getting impatient because Britt brought all the trouble in recent months to his son. They need to protect him and they can’t if he stays with Britt. Lulu tells Britt she is the only one who can do the right thing, right now.
Britt explained it is too dangerous for Rocco to stay with her. She was very selfish and made a lot of terrible decisions along the way and Cullum is tracking her down because she did not finish the project he enlisted her for. She convinces Rocco to go with his parents and gives him a little token of something that reminded her of when he was a baby which is a bottle to blow bubbles with.

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TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
Rocco makes Britt promise to take her medication to ward off her Huntington’s disease symptoms and to keep changing locations so she is not caught. The two share a final hug as both are in tears. Dante makes a call. While in the car ready to leave Britt behind, Rocco says he will never forgive himself is something happened to Britt.
Back inside, Britt is ready to inject herself with her medication but is unaware that Cullum has now tainted it with poison! But she is saved from that, when two police officers burst through the door to arrest her for kidnapping charges! Did Dante call the local police? Is he doing this to keep her safe or to pay her back?
In Port Charles, Charlotte (Bluesy Burke) arrives at Crimson, completely unaware that the man in the elevator is following her. Nina (Cynthia Watros) and Charlotte have an argument about Willow (Katelyn MacMullen). Suddenly, Willow calls her mother that she is being questioned by the PCPD, and Nina learns, it is as a suspect for being the other driver that left Jordan and Curtis injured by the side of the road on Route 91.
ARRIVALS AND DESTINATIONS IN QUESTION
Chase (Josh Swickard) comes to Willow’s rescue much to Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Justine’s (Nazneen Contractor) chagrin. Willow learns Lucy and Drew are the supposed witnesses against her. Chase figures out when Joe (Jonathan Bennett) was alone with Drew, he got him to blink in a way that implicated her. However, in a shocking moment, Justine reveals that the trip log from Willow’s BMW SUV placed her at the scene of the accident just second before it occurred.
Meanwhile, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) comes by Crimson to see Charlotte. He says he broke into the WSB office to get info to expose Cullum as a double agent. Charlotte blows a gasket! She can’t believe that he would do something so stupid that it could have gotten him killed. She firmly tells Danny that best thing he can do to help Jason is to stay out of things. Danny storms out, but notices the stranger in the elevator who now steps into the Crimson lobby.

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The man tells Charlotte he is Agent Mark McKay with the WSB and he has orders to bring her in. When she resisted, he was about to chloroform her, when Danny knocked him out and took off with Charlotte.
ANNA PUTS HER TRUST IN FELICIA
In France, after having some private time with Emma (Braedyn Bruner), Anna (Finola Hughes) wants to talk to Felicia (Kristina Wagner). She tells her best friend she was trying to figure out what memories of her past with Faison, she could trust and not trust. Since Felicia knows her best she is hoping she can believe what she is about to tell her.
It is then that Anna says, “Nathan West (Ryan Paevey) is not who he says he is.” Felicia looks dumb-founded. Will she believe her friend … or think she has drummed this all up in her mind? Stay tuned.
So, what did you think about the goodbye scenes featuring Finn Carr and Kelly Thiebaud? Did you reach for the hankies? Do you believe that soon, Cassius will be caught for his duplicity and the truth about Britt’s “illness” will come to light? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below. But first check out the scenes featuring Anna on her road to recovery in France
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‘General Hospital’ Alum Chad Duell Drops First Single EDM/Dance Track ‘If You Need Me’

Last weekend, we shared the news that General Hospital alum and Daytime Emmy winner, Chad Duell (ex-Michael Corinthos) was releasing his first single today on June 26th and it has indeed dropped! And for those readers who guessed that Duell’s first track out of the gate was going to be an EDM/Dance/House track … you are correct, sir!
The song entitled, “If You Need Me” is perfect for the late night clubs and can be found on Spotify and other major streaming platforms! Duell is noted as the performing artist, but as the composer/ lyricist and the beatmaker of the track. For his music projects, Chad is going solely by the name of “Duelly” which has been his social media handle for years.
Taking to his Instagram on Friday, Duell explained his deep dive into making music, expressing, “I’ve wanted to make music for a long time… I just never did it. It always felt like this huge, overwhelming thing to learn. All the technical side of it, the programs, everything that goes into actually building a track… it was easy to keep pushing it off. A couple months ago I finally just decided to go for it.”

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BIT BY BIT PUTTING IT TOGETHER
Chad added, “Since then I’ve been putting in a lot of time learning, experimenting, figuring things out, and slowly starting to find a sound I’m really proud of. This first release is more of a dance/EDM vibe, but I’ve also been working on a lot of different styles behind the scenes that I’m just as excited about. At some point I realized I could keep holding onto everything trying to make it perfect… or I could just start putting music out and grow as I go.”
Stepping out of his own way, Duell firmly says, “So that’s what I’m doing. My first track “If You Need Me” is out now. More coming soon… this is just the beginning.”
As GH viewers know, Chad made the decision to step away from General Hospital after a 15-year run with the series where his last episode aired in January of 2025. By May of last year, the role was recast with Rory Gibson debuting in the part.
Give a listen below to Duelly’s “If You Need Me,” and let us know what you thought of it via the comment section below.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: What Did You Think of the Return of Anna Devane, and What’s In the Letter?

Finola Hughes made her dramatic return on-screen on the Wednesday, June 24 episode of General Hospital. Viewers will see Finola as Anna Devane again on tomorrow’s June 26th episode.
In the story, while in the French mental health facility, Anna has a session with Dr. Laurent. She tell her she now knows she was never kidnapped and that Cesar Faison is dead.
As she continued with her ruse, she went on to say she understands she was enlisted back into the WSB on a secret mission, and through that she relived all the trauma she endured by Faison, which caused her to have a psychotic break. Anna promises Dr. Laurent that her treatment plan had helped her so much in figuring out what was real, and what was in her imagination.

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ANNA’S GOT HER OWN PLAN TO ESCAPE
In a smart move (hopefully) Anna told Laurent if she could talk to someone else who had known Faison that it might aid in her recover. She was given the phone and she called Felicia (Kristina Wagner), who agreed to fly to France in the morning. Dr. Laurent claims she is pleased with Anna’s progress, but that they still have a very long long way to go.
Now by herself, Anna pulled out a packet of letters from a bedside table. There is one in particular that she is fixated on. What does it contain? Is this all a part of her escape plan? Will she warn Felicia that “Nathan” is really Cassius (Ryan Paevey)? If so, will Felicia even believe her?
In a summer preview with Soap Opera Digest, GH co-head writers Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten shared, “We’ll see echoes of Anna’s earliest incarnation as she returns to Port Charles with deadly intentions.”
So, were you happy to see Anna Devane back on your screens? What do you think is in the particular letter she was staring at? Will Felicia help Anna escape or not believe a word she says? Weigh-in via the comment section. But first, you can check out some of the scenes from Anna’s on-screen return below.
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