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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Ava and Ric’s Confrontation Witnessed by Kristina May Change Their Lives Forever
Appearances may be deceiving, especially how this week’s ABC promo for the action this week on General Hospital plays out. Ava (Maura West) and Ric’s (Rick Hearst) game of one-upmanship comes to a dramatic conclusion right in front of Kristina Davis-Corinthos (Kate Mansi), as did any hope of their relationship, or so we think!
The two have a showdown over their scheme to blackmail Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) while double-crossing each other, plus Ava’s growing jealously of Ric always hovering around his ex, nurse Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst). Fed up, and telling each other how they “betrayed” each other, Ava grabs an ornamental sphere and smashes on to the back of Ric’s head as he goes down to the ground. Kristina is in shock witnessing the confrontation.
But, here’s the thing! Will Ava now be blackmailing Kristina, making it look like she hit Ric, and threaten her with going to the police about Kristina cutting the brakes to her car? Will Kristina blackmail Ava? Will the women work together to dispose of his body? Will Rick pretend to be injured? Stay tuned!

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Meanwhile, in the same promo, Rocco (Finn Carr) and Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) are at the pier, and shout that they think there is a body floating in the water! After that, the preview cuts to shots of guilty looking Port Charles residents, Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn), Nina (Cynthia Watros), Josslyn (Eden McCoy), and then Portia (Brook Kerr) throwing things in another tantrum against her hospital office wall. Did Drew’s (Cameron Mathison) body actually get dumped in the water? Ric? Or someone else completely unrelated to this?

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Now below, check out the official GH spoilers for the week of August 25-August 29.
MONDAY, AUGUST 25
Jason makes a request. Maxie’s loved ones get difficult news. Ric gets a shock. Martin briefs Laura. Alexis loses her cool.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 26
Ava issues a warning. Lucy confides in Sidwell. Brennan is conflicted. Michael meets with Molly. Cody opens up to Dante.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27
Portia doesn’t like what she sees. Willow makes an offer. Gio and Marco find common ground. Molly confronts Kristina. Brook Lynn is encouraged.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28
Sonny offers reassurance. Trina makes a discovery. Gio and Dante connect. Portia crosses a line. Drew puts the screws to Michael.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29
Britt becomes suspicious. Stella shares her fears. Trina asks Kai for help. Elizabeth is taken aback. Carly receives an offer.
Take a look at the new GH video preview below.
Then weigh-in: Who’s body do you think is in the water? What do you think is going to happen between Ava, Ric and Kristina following his being hit in the head? Nothing? Another blackmail? Worse? Share your theories via the comment section.
Guessing the body is not Ric nor Drew. Someone related to a different storyline. Perhaps Professor Dalton or Colette (after finding out she’s a double agent).
Didn’t Ava learn not to use blunt objects when she thought she killed Nikolas? If I didn’t know better, this would be B&B as they reuse plot-lines constantly.
Shooting-wise, we’re at an interesting point where they’re mixing in scenes that were shot 2 months ago (before the July hiatus) and some just 2 weeks ago.
I hope the body is Drew and not Ric.
#Dragon Chow by Labor Day.
We had a deal, Frank! That body better not be Ric Lansing.
I mean yes, he will be here eventually. But that’s not the scheduled arrival this week.
We all know who deserves a reloaction to a much warmer climate.
Ric alive and kicking with stitches I suspect. Person in water is Drew Willow Marco or Sidwell. Most likely Drew but he’s not dead or this is dead Drew who was not real Drew. Cut to 5 Poppies and see Cameron our nice guy real Drew. Just my guesses lol.
Pleased no. One Drew is enough!
Lol, Michael Fairman, I was just watching your interview with Maura West and she was talking about how Ava is a reactive impulsive person, she acts before she thinks, then bang,in todays episode she hits Ric over the head, How the hell is she going to get out of this? Kristina to is very impulsive, these two should be BFF, this is going to be fun to watch, I can’t picture the show getting rid of Ric just yet, ( I no longer put anything pass GH ),but for some reason I don’t think they will, so I don’t think he will be the Dead body found this week, I mean this is Port Charles it could be someone random,The whole show was on fire today, we had Maxies sad send off, Molly catching Cody and Ava, Jason and Britt heavy breathing on each other and Drew serving Alexis papers ( damn, Drew really is piling on the enemies),but the show stopper today was definitely Kristina, Ava and Ric going at it, it was great seeing these 3 Emmy winners chew the hell out of each other but when Ava then hit Ric, show stopper for sure.
The keystone cops run the PCPD
Do we have a The Witches of Eastwick meets Nine to Five situation with the three witches (Ava, Alexis and Kristina) holding Ric hostage in the bat infested shed? What’s their end game?
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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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