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GENERAL HOSPITAL: “I Leave it All to the Cherished Sister of My Heart … Ms. Veronica Bard”

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Now that’s a cliffhanger combined with the priceless reactions from two of the greatest of all-time, Erika Slezak and Jane Elliot as Veronica “Ronnie” Bard and Tracy Quartermaine! Seems like the late Monica Quartermaine had several surprises in her will as read by legal eagle Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn) to the Q family on the Monday, October 6 episode of General Hospital.

However, the bombshell revelations of who gets “Monica’s house” leaves the will suspect if it’s actually a forged one or something else is at play here. Let’s take a look at what went down.

Ronnie shows up at the Quartermaine mansion leaving Ned (Wally Kurth), Olivia (Lisa LoCicero), Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Michael (Rory Gibson) puzzled, especially when she introduced herself as Monica’s younger sister. While everyone thinks the timing of her appearance at Monica’s house is questionable, when she didn’t show up for her sister’s memorial. Ronnie says she wasn’t invited to the funeral but she went to pay her respects to her sister inside the Quartermaine crypt when Tracy kicked her out.

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Everyone asks how she knew about the will reading? Ronnie says she got a call from the Miller/Davis law firm to join them at the reading. Sitting down with the family, Ronnie explains how she and Monica grew apart after growing up in foster care. However, Ronnie says she received a letter from Monica recently and the two communicated back and forth, up until she died.

Brook Lynn shares that Monica never told anyone in the family about her. Ronnie says that Monica wrote to her about how proud she was of all of them, as she proceeded to know about Olivia and Ned, Brook Lynn and Michael. Just then, Tracy arrives home and is annoyed that Ronnie is at the will reading and the women’s hatred for each other is visible. Suddenly, Alexis arrives.

As Alexis reads the will, she begins with: the grandchildren and great grandchildren get trust funds, Brook Lynn gets Monica’s pearl necklace, Ned gets her vinyl collection and Olivia gets the gourmet cookware.

Next, Ronnie gets small envelope which contains a necklace with a photo of her and Monica as children before the sisters got separated. Tracy gets a box and when she opens it, she is stunned that its a jar of Pickle Lila relish. The same thing she received at her father’s will reading! Tracy thinks this all must be a joke. Just then, Jason arrives. Alexis tells Jason that Monica wants him to have Alan’s watch to make up for all the lost time they could have had together.

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When it comes to Michael, as he was expecting to be bequeathed the house, instead he gets the horses and the family yacht. Finally, as Alexis gets to the nitty gritty of who gets the house and all the property, she says, “I leave it all to the cherished sister of my heart … Ms. Veronica Bard.” The moment leaves Ronnie stunned, and Tracy dumbfounded.

The episode reminded us of how we missed seeing Erika Slezak on our screens for the last several years.  A great actress, indeed, and having her feud in scenes with the likes of Jane Elliot, is pure genius!

The questions remain: is Ronnie actually Monica’s sister, or a complete phony and an imposter? Did Martin change the will to get back at Tracy and is he in a plan with Ronnie? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.

 

 

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Is Monica punking Tracy beyond the grave Ronnie is in on it?

Erika is so wonderful. I love the new Michael!

agreed and agreed.

Nobody is really going to fall for this dragonshit, are they?

The will is definitely fake. Probably the “sister” is too.

Colonel Sanders Marty is obviously in on it. Not sure if Dragon Chow Drew is or not?

Martin had to forge the will. How did he know that Drew wasn’t mentioned?

Erika Slezak hasn’t missed a beat. Ronnie’s agitation when Tracy started comparing her to a stray dog was perfect.

Lord, please don’t let this be the start of Pickle Lila 3. The last version was cringe-full.

Monica didn’t leave any special donation to the hospital?

As much as I am loving Erika Slezak on GH, it does make me miss OLTL more.

did Monica leave her money too? because there’s no way Ronnie can keep this house and live in it, she won’t be able to afford the basic maintenance so she would have to sell which I’m sure the Q’s can afford to buy.

This storyline leaves me with all kinds of questions. I can’t wait to see what’s revealed. Ultimately, I think the house and all will be restored to the Q’s, but the in between part will be interesting to watch.

Well we all know Erika Slezak has finished filming already so the will is a fake. Sister stuff probably fake too.

This is bs! Monica would never leave “her” house to that phony! And shame on Martin. Do the GH writers really think we are that stupid! I’ve watched gh since the early 70’s! No mention of a donation to the hospital. This is just junk writing on their part!!

Alexis skipped over the portions involving the household staff … she likely passed over hospital endowments as well.

Monica would have left the house to Jason or Michael. This is all a sham.

Ronnie is not Monica’s sister, it’s all a set of Martin because his getting back at Tracy.

If it’s Martin, I hope Laura learns about it and sets her brother straight. I like their sibling relationship and he respects her. He wouldn’t like Laura being disappointed in him. He wouldn’t like Stella being disappointed in him either. If it is Martin, I hope he comes to his senses and rights this wrong.

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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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