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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Is Sonny About to Be Framed for Natalia’s Murder?
If the final moment of Friday’s June 27th episode of General Hospital are any indication, things are looking very bleak for Natalia Rogers-Ramirez (Eva LaRue), who has become even more of one of t most disdainful characters on the canvas of late.
Natalia has demonstrated her bigotry towards her gay son, Marco (Adrian Anchondo) and her gay daughter, Alison aka Blaze, and she was secretly formerly married to a very bad man in Jenz Sidwell (Carlo Rota). Recently, she basically blackmailed Sonny (Maurice Benard) about ADA Turner (Nazneen Contractor) wanting her to tattle on the mobster, and we know see she’s a drinker, who has two DUI’s on her record. All this, is not boding well for the character sticking around.
In recent scenes, Sidwell would not lift a finger to help his ex-wife after her argument with their son, Marco, and viewers know he wants to bring Sonny down! What better way than to have her killed and put the blame on Sonny! To that point on Friday’s episode, while Natalia was throwing back drinks, Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) shows up at her hotel room at the Metro Court.
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Natalia warns her that Deception is in danger. Natalia says she tracked down a clerical error in Sonny’s funds, and how one of his investments doesn’t look clean and above board. She gives advice to Brook Lynn, that if she can get Sonny to divest his interest in the company, it might not ever come out. At that moment, Brook Lynn realizes something is off with Natalia.
Meanwhile, ADA Turner shows up to Sonny’s with a box as a gift that has a baseball glove in it. She thinks he sent to her and she can’t accept bribes. They trade barbs. Later, while at the church for Daisy’s christening, Sonny tells Jason (Steve Burton) about his visit from Turner, and so he is changing plans. He is sending Paul to pick up Natalia.
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At her room, Natalia is looking at photos of Belize when there is a knock at the door and it’s Paul. He tells her there has been a change of plans, and she is leaving for Belize now, not tonight. She says she wants to wait for Sonny, and if he needs to take a red-eye, she can do that. Paul lowers the boom and says Sonny isn’t joining her. She’s going alone because Sonny is at his granddaughter’s christening.
Natalia is blindsided as she thought Sonny was coming with her, but Paul admits that was never the plan. Natalia tells Paul she needs an hour to pack, so he says he’ll be back for her. Now by herself, Natalia breaks down as she realizes she is cornered. Sonny isn’t coming with her, and she has no future of a new life. She calls Sonny a bastard for abandoning her and wanting her gone.
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Acting swiftly, Natalia grabs her purse and goes to the door to make sure Paul isn’t there and she makes an exit. Back at the christening, Brook Lynn tells Chase (Josh Swickard) that Natalia just told her that Sonny’s second investment in Deception wasn’t clean. Chase stops her, because he cannot talk about this due to his conflict of interest with the PCPD.
At Anna’s (Finola Hughes) office, Turner is called in immediately, because Anna is on to the fact that Turner has been running an investigation through her office without her knowledge. Turner says the reason is, because when it comes to Sonny, Anna cannot be objective. Anna tells her to take her issues to the Internal Affairs division.
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As the episode comes to a conclusion, and just as Daisy’s christening is about to start, Natalia shows up and plants herself in the back pew of the church. Sonny glares at her. Taking this one step further, GH spoilers for next week indicate that on the Tuesday, July 1st episode share, Anna and Chase rush to the scene of a crime. Will it be Natalia’s dead body?
So, what do you think will go down? Will Jenz Sidwell murder his ex-wife Natalia and frame Sonny for it? How do you think Eva LaRue might make an exit? Disappear, be killed, or neither? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
For Natalia, as the old saying goes – don’t go away mad, just go away.
Would serve Sonny right to face prison time for a murder he didn’t commit, while he never paid the consequences for Jagger’s cold-blooded killing.
If Jenz does kill Natalia – let’s see it on screen to show he’s not just a mustache twirling villain.
I got the impression Natalia was playing everyone against each other.. She appeared to “claim” loyalty to Sonny, Sidwell, the DA, and Marco. Then how she told Brooklyn that Sonny’s investment was dirty money.. so I now hope we do see Natalia’s demise.. much like John Cates.. shot dead and gone and not a soul cares.
If I didn’t know better, I’d think that Jill Farren Phelps was writing the send off for Natalia. It has her certain, ahem, flair.
Jill never hired women over 39 so Eva wouldn’t have been cast. She kept Jane around because she needed someone to play off of TG.
I guess what I’m talking about is JFP’s propensity to send actresses she didn’t care for packing with a side order of humiliation. For example, shortly after JFK arrived as EP of Y&R, the character Genie Francis was playing, Genevieve, suddenly was confronted with one humiliation after another and then she was just written off with no fan fare. I mean, it was wince inducing to watch for us Genie Francis fans. Anyway, while I’m just kidding, kind of, that same pattern of humiliating the character/ actress before killing them off seems to be replicating itself with Eva La Rue’s Natalia. Suddenly she is Alex from Fatal Attraction saying,” I’m not going to be ignored, Sonny?”
Ah, I get what you’re going for. JFP did that a few times on GH as well – notably to Genie again – with the horrid retcon of Rick Webber followed by Laura’s catatonic years.
Exactly. JFP tended to escort out the actresses she didn’t favor with gross indignities. I forgot Genie Francis’s 2 characters under JFP suffered a less than graceful exit two times! Natalia, suddenly suffering from grand illusions in thinking Sonny was going to run away with her and live happily ever in paradise, was completely delusional especially considering they haven’t exchanged so much as a kiss or romantic murmurings. And now it looks like her death is the result of suicide, not homicide as predicted leaving both Sonny and Marco to wallow in guilt.
Do you think they’ll pitch it as a suicide or was it an accidental overdose? Yes, she was depressed, but she was still (slowly) packing. Either way, it’s a sad ending that we haven’t really seen in soaps in a long time.
If she had just taken one dose of pills and washed them down with booze, it could have been an accident. But she went back to that pill bottle two or three times after that. Hard to interpret that as anything other than intentional.
They kill her off, but leave Drew??
Yeah, when I told Frank Valentini I would be willing to send Britt back up as long as I got a soul in return, Natalia was NOT who I was expecting to come down right away.
I mean everybody in Port Charles would really rather see Hallmark Drew headed this direction, am I right??
You are so right!!
Right with you Lew S. Natalia is a useless, whining annoyance who needs to go to prison for her repeated DUI episodes. Drew is a destructive, poisonous snake that spews his venom all over town. It would be a lot more beneficial to immediately rid the world of the poisonous snake. And, I nominate Willow to do the honors since she is the most contaminated by him.
Personally, I’d like to see Wiley be the one to pull the trigger on “Uncle” Drew! What do you think, Satan?
While it might be amusing to see, I really wouldn’t want to put all that on a kid. I mean Joss is in her early 20s, and I think it’s 666% unrealistic that she’s NOT having serious mental “side effects” from taking out Cyrus the Virus, even though she was completely justified in doing so.
Definitely wouldn’t want to see Wiley traumatized for life because he sent “Uncle Drew” to Hell.
I agree that we don’t need to see Wiley traumatized, but attempting to off his not-so-great uncle would be following in his dad’s footsteps – when young Michael was shown attempting to suffocate AJ with a pillow. Luckily they realized it’s not a good look for a soap to have children kill.
Oh, I am right with you! The only problem would be Nina taking the fall for Willow, because she has to protect her daughter! Give me a break!
Oh I would love Nina to take the fall for Willow in a Mildred Pierce kind of move. Not only would it absolve her in Willow’s eyes for sleeping with Drew, it would deliver a terrific character driven, classic, soapy storyline. Let’s serve up Nina with a side of fried chicken and waffles( now if you have not seen Mildred Pierce starring Joan Crawford, you will have no idea what I’m talking about).
I know exactly what your talking about and it would be a hoot! M Mildred Pierce is a classic!
All you “let’s kill Drew” are sooooo short sided. Not every “annoying” person should be murdered. These characters create drama on these shows referred to as daytime, oh what is the word? Oh yeah, dramas.
Yes. I pretty much agree. I love hating Drew and his cheery, Pat Boone demeanor makes his villainous behavior kind of enjoyable.
Drew is more than just annoying. He has been turned into a villain. Annoying is Amy, Lucy and sometimes Cody. They have moments where the can drive you over the edge. Annoying isn’t someone purposely saying something that could hurt a child (Wiley). That is pure mean-spirited and evil.
Neither. I want Eva to stay
WHY?
Eva LaRue did what she could with an unsympathetic, worthless character, but it’s time to say goodbye. Drew will get what’s coming to him, but not yet.
Why would Sonny be guilty for Natalia’s death? He didn’t kill her. Anna even said, that it looked like an accidental suicide (or intentional suicide?)
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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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