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GH’s Kirsten Storms Admits Her On-Screen Storyline with Greg Vaughan as Lucky Spencer Was a “Rough” One For Her; But Who’s Maxie’s All-Time Best Love Match?

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Kirsten Storms, who has been so unforgettable and beloved as General Hospital’s Maxie Jones, is celebrating this month her 20th anniversary with the ABC daytime drama series.

Along the way, Maxie had had several key romances and husbands, and which is why in her recent interview with Swoon,  she explained, “So many of them are dead. Maxie is black widow-ish.”

One of Maxie’s suitors was none other than Lucky Spencer and at that time in the story back in 2005, it was played by Days of our Lives favorite, Greg Vaughan (Eric Brady). As Storms recalls, “It was weird. I’ve known Greg since I was, like, 14 or 15, and to me, back then, he was a grown-up. So, that was a very interesting experience.” In real-life, Vaughan is ten years older than Storms.

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Kirsten clarified, “Of course, I always thought Greg was a gorgeous guy, but that was a little strange for me. And the storyline was rough because of all the things Maxie was doing just to get him. So, that was a crazy time, and questionable choices were made.”

In the storyline, Maxie used Lucky’s addiction, and bribed him with pain pills so he would have sex with her. Then, even worse, when Lucky he tried to reconcile Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst), Maxie faked being pregnant and faked a miscarriage.

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Over the years, Maxie has had some interesting men in her life, which also included Oscar-nominee James Franco, when he visited GH for a guest arc as the crazed artist, “Franco.” Storm recounted, “I thought he was interesting and unique and his authentic self, if you will. I loved that he was honest about his nerves. He didn’t walk in as the movie star ‘James Franco.’ He walked in as somebody who wanted to learn about how we do things and then was honest about being overwhelmed by the amount of stuff we had to do. And he was humble. He was great to work with. I was nervous to work with him, but it was a great experience.”

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Many GH fans loved Maxie’s romance with her then-husband, Nathan West played by Ryan Paevey, who was sadly killed-off the show in one of the most heartbreaking storylines. Storms shared, “We had times where we really got along, and then there were times I think I annoyed him like a little sister kind of, and those moments only helped our onscreen chemistry, like, the tension, I guess. I always laughed with him, and I enjoyed being around him. And I think that’s one of the best, on a non-humor level, romantic storylines I’ve been able to play with somebody.”

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As for the one that has come back around, over and over again, is fan favorite, “Spixie” – Spinelli and Maxie. On working with Bradford Anderson (Spinelli), Kirsten expressed, “I still enjoy working with him so much. We grew into the adult versions of our real selves together. I learned a lot about what I’m capable of, as far as comedy and stuff in a scene, and so much of that is thanks to him.”

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Along the way, Maxie has had romances with Jesse Beaudry (Matt Marraccini), Cooper Barrett (Jason Gerhardt), and Johnny Zacchara (Brandon Barash). It should be noted that Storms and Barash were previously married in real-life and share a child together, their daughter, Harper.

Kirsten recalled on working with Brandon Barash, “I remember being super excited to have a make-out scene with him. We were good buddies. Even still, our banter is unlike anything else in my life, and we always had that. ”

So, as we celebrate Kirsten Storms 20th anniversary as General Hospital’s Maxie, who is/was Maxie’s all-time love? Share your picks via the comment section below.

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Love, love Maxi with Nathan ( Ryan Paevey)

Yes

Funny this piece doesn’t mention the lackluster pairing with Matt Hunter nor the hated coupling with Peter August.

Maxie & Spinelli are nice together, but domestic bliss with a younger couple usually equates to soap boredom.

Get Maxie a real storyline ASAP. Sadly, she’s been used as filler for about 2 years now.

The full interview does mention Matt, Peter, and even Levi! I like Maxie and Spinelli together, but would love to see a storyline for Maxie.

Thanks. I (luckily) forgot about Levi.

Maxie’s body count is actually higher than Michael’s.

Jesse, Cooper, Levi, Nathan, and Peter all dead.

I feel like Maxie is being groomed to be the next generation Lucy Coe when Lynn Herring finally decides to retire.

The Matt Hunter pairing was an obvious attempt to recreate Shawn & Belle from Days. They had actually pulled this off before, when Stefan Cassadine & Katherine Bell were the literal reincarnation of Steve & Kayla.

Even the first scene with Maxie & Matt bumping into each other at the hospital was a carbon copy of how they first met in Salem. Still with all that, it didn’t seem to work in Port Charles, and poor Matt went to prison for killing Psycho Lisa Niles, who of course nobody on your side of Earth’s crust was ever going to miss, in either case. Though at least she was more entertaining than Whiny Heiny. Still is, actually. I have her on succubus duty down here now.

I loved Greg Vaughan as Lucky.

Totally agree. He is one of the best soap actors we have.

Nathan

Nathan was her great love.

Interesting that there was no mention of Peter August (Wes Ramsey). Her acting during that storyline was among her very best work ever on the show.

I liked (Austin) Roger Hogarth and (Peter August)
Wes Ramsey

Love her just in general. But for me, Nathan was the ultimate. Really Like the ease of Maxie’s relationship with Spinelli, though.

I enjoyed Maxie with Nathan, but Spinelli is my favorite.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom

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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

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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’

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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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