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‘General Hospital’ Favorite Kirsten Storms Breaks Silence with New Update on Her Life While Maxie Remains MIA

Longtime General Hospital star, Kirsten Storms, provided her first update on Sunday in over a month via Instagram. Storms took a moment to talk about the shifting and refocusing of her priorities, looking back on how she started her acting career at a very young age, and sharing the she is having an ongoing situation and disagreement with her ex-husband Brandon Barash, but she is looking forward to eventually resolving it. In addition, Kirsten showed off her brand new hair do and hair color.
It was back in June 2o26, when Storms explained, that given everything that has been happening in her personal life, plus the ongoing issues she says she has experienced with her apartment break-in and having her home computer network hacked, that she was not comfortable returning to Los Angeles and back to work at General Hospital. As previously reported in April, Brandon Barash had filed a restraining order against Storms.
Now on July 19, Storm explained the latest in her life. She began, “Despite everything that’s been going on in my life right now (…and I will be honest, it’s more than upsetting) – I still feel that the move to Tennessee was the best choice for me. I might not be at the *best part* of this choice yet, but LA never felt like my real home.”

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FROM CHILD STAR TO THE ROLE OF MAXIE JONES
As a child actress, Storms started working and booked commercials and eventually primetime roles which eventually led to her leading role in 1998 on Disney Channel’s Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century and more, Eventually Storms started her soap career onDays of Our Lives as Belle Black before coming to GH as Maxie. She expressed in her new post, how since working as a child performer, acting was all she had known for most of her life.
“I’m grateful and really f*ing proud of the accomplishments I’ve achieved during my acting career, however my career started before I was out of elementary school. I spent years working nonstop and feeling envious of anyone who lived in “the real world”. **I DO NOT MEAN FOR THAT TO BE OFFENSIVE** My life in California (and work there) was chosen for me at a young age. Have I been lucky to maintain employment in this industry, since my parents relocated us from Florida – with the sole intention that I become an actor? Hell yes. I’m proud of myself for handling the majority of that on my own…but that life became the ONLY thing I knew how to do. Or thought I was capable of.”
MOTHERHOOD AND HEALTH
Kirsten then wrote on how becoming a mother to her daughter, Harper, in 2014 has changed her perspective in life. “Then I had Harper, and how I viewed every single thing in life shifted,” continued Storms. “I swear I’m not going to continue to bring up my medical situation (I’ll make jokes and it will be awkward), but until I began to understand how precious time is and how what we prioritize becomes ALL we have, there was never a thought that my life would ever change. Definitely not in the way I’ve always wanted it to.”

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ASKING TO KEEP COMMENTS SUPPORTIVE
As to her ongoing issues over daughter, Harper with her ex-husband, Brandon Barash, Storms mentioned, “I will briefly acknowledge that there is an ongoing situation with Brandon that will be getting sorted out (soon hopefully). I would appreciate (and encourage) for people on here not to worry about me, or think there is something larger going on, other than 2 ex-spouses dealing with a “disagreement”, that WILL be resolved. I’m not the type of person to come on here and discuss the details of something this personal (or offensive to who I am), however before you guys starting commenting on this, please remember that we are people who are divorced and have a child. I appreciate the supportive comments, but now that my daughter is of the age where she will Google her name while riding the bus to school, I’m asking that the speculation on this issue please stop. ”
She concluded her post noting her hair color and do shown in the selfie accompanying the post, “Also, yes I have black hair and bangs. I’m kinda dig.”

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MAXIE’S BRIEF RETURN TO PORT CHARLES
Kirsten last returned on-screen on February 12, 2026 episode of General Hospital, after Maxie woke up from a coma at a longterm coma care facility in Boston. The coma story gave Storms her hiatus from the soap opera to move to Tennessee from Los Angeles, and allowed her to come back.
When Maxie woke up, not only was she faced with being away from her children for so long, but that her presumed dead husband, Nathan West (Ryan Paevey) was alive and well (even though he turned out to be his twin Cassius Faison.) As those story beats played out, Maxie chose to stay with Spinelli (Bradford Anderson) and “Nathan” began seeing Maxie’s bestie, Lulu (Alexa Havins). Kirsten only made appearances on the soap for a month before exiting again on the March 13, 2026 episode.
You can view Kirsten’s full post and message below.
So, are you happy to hear from Kirsten and how she is refocusing her life right now, and for her daughter, Harper? It would appear Storms will not be on General Hospital anytime in the near future from this post, but we continue to wish nothing but the best for Kirsten. Let us know you thoughts in the comment section.
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I wish her all the best but they needed to recast her months ago. Her absence has been a detriment to the storytelling. It’s so bad that Cody had to tell James that his uncle was impersonating his father. I’m old enough to remember when Maxie gave her mother the what for at Georgie’s funeral due to her being an absentee mother. Now Maxie is doing the same without rhyme or reason.
With faux Nathan being unmasked, the trauma that caused James and the Deception troubles from being associated with Sidwell, Maxie and Spinelli are desperately needed in Port Charles. TPTB should hire a temporary fill in until Kristen is ready to return to work. I wish Kristen great success in resolving her life issues.
Just recast Maxie with a more competent and confident actor. No shade but if you recast a Drew then a Maxie shouldn’t be an issue.
Recasting Drew probably isn’t the best example. The original Drew was himself a character made up on the spot to salvage a recast which probably shouldn’t have happened. And when Billy Miller left the show in an attempt to find a prime time career, that should have been the end of Drew.
He wasn’t really missed that much. And that’s before the character became a complete asshat.
As far as a Maxie recast goes? Yeah. As long as they can find the right one. As in the third Molly recast, not the two horrible attempts they made before that. They got lucky with the new Mikey right out of the gate. So it’s not impossible.
I enjoy Kirsten as Maxie. I never knew she’s been on TV since childhood. Keeping her and her loved ones in my prayers. Wishing a great outcome for all and wishing them all the best.
Please. So tired of the continuous updates! Everyone wishes her well but they should have recasted Maxie a few years ago. They gave her a coma to buy her some time, and when she finally comes back, she leaves again. It’s nice that TPTB are being extra considerate, however, this special treatment is hurting storylines and eroding character development. In fact, I would say that all the storylines related to Maxie are idiotic at best. This is an example of absurdly bad management. Recast now!
Aren’t you just a ray of sunshine
More like a gloomy cloud.
Some people don’t know the meaning of it. It’s just a soap opera. She doubled down on this rant, which makes it even worse.
As Kirsten appears ready to move on, so should we, the viewers, do as well.
Bring in someone for a few weeks to play Maxie. During that time, have Maxie sell her shares in Deception. Maxie also is shown dealing with the Cassius aftermath. The character can then live on off screen or move out of PC with Spinelli landing an outstanding new job.
Kirsten- live the rest of your life in peace and out of the spotlight. Thank you for your decades of entertaining us. We are now all moving on.
I think Frank Valentini likes to accommodate his actors and that’s a fine thing. But, eventually you have to look at the big picture. How does this affect the show? She paints the picture that there’s a great possibility she isn’t coming back. The character is important to the canvas, so replacing her is valid option.
He does not accommodate he enables he knows who they are and the issues they are having. Bill Bell knew the trouble JC was in he told her sober up or your gone she talked about it in her book and it worked she went on to continue a great character etc.
I love Kirsten ever she played Belle on DAYS but this is dragging on. This isnt like recasting Sonny to where it would just be impossible, we wish her well but there are many talented actresses who could olay Maxie!
My life doesn’t revolve around what happens with fictional characters so I will wish her well.
Baby, bye, bye, bye!!!
God forbid someone shows empathy on here.
with her current situation, either get someone to fill in till she comes back or just have the character move and help james deal with the Cassious fall out, her being away on vaca w/ spinelli and georgi and having poor cody have to break the news to james was not convincing especially since Felicia and Mac were able to come back from France no less while maxie was just somewhere in the U.S. GH is gonna have to do something soon plain and simple.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Who Winds Up Hitting the Sheets First? Jordan and Michael or Curtis and Monet?

After today’s Friday, October 9 episode of General Hospital, Monet Mitchell (Blythe Howard) informs Curtis Ashford (Donnell Turner), that not only is she Jordan’s (Tanisha Harper) half-sister, but the best damn lawyer there is to get him out of spending the rest of his prison sentence in Pentonville. Does he believe her?
If Monet can come through, would Curtis look at her in a whole new light, especially since his girlfriend, Jordan has headed to Europe with Michael (Rory Gibson) to visit the burn clinic to restore her face and remove the scars that have plagued her since the car accident with him?
It appears GH is ready to shake-up the couples and the romance on the long-running ABC soap opera. We already know Tanisha Harper previewed that the series is trying out the chemistry between Harper and her GH co-star Rory Gibson, and that Michael and Jordan might explore their burgeoning feelings for one another since both currently work together at Aurora Media, and understand what the other went through following horrific sets of circumstances that left them scarred.

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As for Monet, she would like nothing more than to stick to her sister as their is still a deep troubled history between the two yet to be fully revealed. It would seem Monet would love to flaunt a relationship with Curtis. And knowing Curtis, he will be so eternally grateful to Monet for helping him gain his freedom that this might be a possible scenario. But the question becomes, who cheats on who first?
Do you think Jordan and Michael hook-up while away from Port Charles? Does Monet take advantage of Curtis, if and when, he becomes a free man? Does Curtis already sense Jordan pulling away from him but is keeping that inside, or will this all come as shocker if he were to learn Michael and Jordan have become closer?

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While much of this is speculation, it does seem like the trajectory of the storyline; given that Michael’s recent love interest Jacinda (Paige Herschell) was written-out of the story, and it appears that Serena Baldwin (Kelly Kruger) is now being put in the romantic path of Jason Morgan (Steve Burton).
GH spoilers for the week of October 12-16 indicate that on Wednesday, October 14, Michael reflects on his past, while on Thursday, October 16 Monet advises Curtis.
So, do you think that Jordan hits the sheets with Michael, and Monet and Curtis will hook up? Or, do you think it will all be a giant tease? If it becomes true, who would you be rooting for to end up together? Any of them? Let us know in the comment section below.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Chase Turns a Blind Eye to the Scathing Headline About His Ex-Wife and Runs to Her Defense

By the end of the Thursday, October 8 episode of General Hospital, we were left scratching our heads at how utterly indefensible Chase’s (Josh Swickard) complete and utter blind eye to his ex-wife, Willow’s (Katelyn MacMullen) actions and his knight in shining armor antics are so misguided.
Let’s break this down! After Lulu’s (Alexa Havins) piece in The Invader has the whole town of Port Charles talking, Carly (Laura Wright) laughs in Drew’s (Cameron Mathison) face about how he was trapped in a wheelchair with a paralytic drug for months, while Tracy (Jane Elliot) filled Michael (Rory Gibson) and Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) in on the article, which to this point they have not seen.
Said article, comes on the heels of Lulu’s little chat with Sidwell (Carlo Rota) in his hospital room. The headline reads: “Motion Denied: Congresswoman Gives Husband Paralytic Drug For Months!”
Michael and Brook Lynn worried that Willow will lash out do something vengeful and blame the Quartermaines for this. They hope that Chase will finally see the light to who Willow truly is.

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WILLOW CAN DO NO WRONG?
Meanwhile, Chase is meeting with his lawyer Monet Mitchell (Blythe Howard) to discuss his separation from Brook Lynn, when he suddenly gets a text from Tracy. He opens it up and tells Monet he has to bolt. Something has come up. So, Chase being Chase, shows up in the Quartermaine kitchen and blames Brook Lynn, Michael and Tracy for a hit piece on his ex-wife.
The three deny involvement. But Chase being Chase, doesn’t believe a word they are saying. He then makes a VOW to stop them from trying to destroy Willow’s reputation any further! After he storms out, Brook Lynn is angered and devastated that no matter what, Chase is standing by his ex, and not trying to save his marriage to her.
FRIENDLY SUPPORT INTERUPPTED
Meanwhile at the gatehouse, Willow is opening up to Britt (Kelly Thiebaud), who came by to see her to offer her support. Willow admitted the story is true and that Sidwell gave her the paralytic drugs to use on Drew, in return for having her implanted in congress to do his bidding and to take Drew’s seat. Willow’s concerned that the mere existence of this article will cause massive problems with her political career and the custody arrangement over her children she has with Michael.
As Britt tries to help Willow figure a way to save herself, Chase arrives fuming mad. He tells Willow he is absolutely sure that Brook Lynn, Michael and Tracy were behind the article and he knows exactly how they could fight back.
So, does it seem to you that even if Willow admits to Chase to what she did to Drew is true, that Chase will just feel bad for her and not see anything but desire for her? Is Chase going to continue to be the dumbest male character in daytime? Weigh-in via the comment section, but first, check out the scenes between Britt and Willow below from today’s GH.
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‘General Hospital’s’ Hudson West Wins Big as Contestant on ‘The Price is Right’

You just never know when one of your favorites from a soap opera will pop on TV on another show! Such was the case on the Tuesday, October 6 episode of the number one daytime game show in America, The Price is Right on CBS!
Hudson West, who has played Jake Webber on General Hospital from 2016-2019, and then has been recurring since 2021 and used very sporadically in story, was in attendance in the audience for a taping of The Price is Right. He wound up selected as one of the players and eventually won a car.
Here;’s what happened: West bid $3,000 on a five-night stay at the Bandon Marina Inn in Oregon. His opponent, Charles, bid $4,550, which was too high, so West got the chance to play the game “Any Number” for a prize.

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The drama became intense as West picked the numbers needed to win a new car with host Drew Carey presiding over the game play. After he won, Hudson fell to the floor in shock before getting up and running in excitement towards his new car!
Later in the show, Hudson got the opportunity to spin the wheel to try to advance to the “Showcase” round, but his opponent named Jenny spun a higher number to qualify, ending West’s run in the game. But, he came away with the new car.
Apart from his role on GH, TV fans have seen West on NCIS: Los Angeles, Dancing with the Stars: Juniors and Grace and Frankie to name but a few.
You can check out what happened when Hudson won a car on The Price is Right on the video below.
Now let us know, what did you think of Hudson’s big win? Do you hope that GH finally has Jake back in story since he is the son of Elizabeth and Jason? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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