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‘General Hospital’ Spencer Cassadine Recast Buzz: Costa D’Angelo Responds to Fans Wanting Him To Take On the Role

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Costa D’Angelo is currently starring in season 3 of Hulu’s Tell Me Lies in his breakthrough role of the brooding anti-hero, Alex. The 25-year-old was born in Australia and is of Italian-Australian decent.

Tell Me Lies is based on Carola Lovering’s novel that follows the eight-year, toxic relationship between Lucy Albright (Grace Van Patten) and Stephen DeMarco (Jackson White). Costa D’Angelo’s Alex is a psychology grad student and part-time drug dealer who has a complicated past with Bree (Cat Missal). Although he initially comes off as aloof and borderline rude, it quickly becomes clear that there are hidden depths to him which includes trauma. Alex’s backstory is shaped by foster care and abuse which drives nearly every decision he makes.

While Tell Me Lies current season 3 is currently streaming with new episodes dropping each week, reports indicate that a season 4 is not looking good, and that could be news to General Hospital fans ears, some of which, have been captivated by D’Angelo’s essence, and believe he would make a great fit for a recast Spencer Cassadine, previously played by Nicholas Alexander Chavez.

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In a new interview with The TV Cave, D’Angelo addresses the possibility of coming to the ABC soap opera, and if he has heard the online fervor. Costa responded, “I have seen it,” with a smile on his face. The young star added, “Tell the General Hospital fans I love them and I see them. So hopefully one day I can make their dreams come true.”

D’Angelo is no stranger to soaps having played the role of Eden Shaw in the beloved Australian soap opera, Neighbours. He appeared on the series from October 2023 through February 2024.

The last time GH viewers saw Spencer Cassadine alive was back on the January 31, 2024 episode of the ABC soap opera. In story, Spencer and Esme Prince (Avery Pohl) went overboard while he was trying to save the love of his life Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali). Spencer got injected by a drug from Esme, and tried to fight her off, but they both plummeted into the steely waters below and are both presumed dead.

Nicholas Alexander Chavez played the young adult version of Spencer from 2021-2024 and picked up the his first Emmy in the Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series in 2022. He later went on to star as Lyle Menendez in Ryan Murphy’s limited series, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.

So, is it time for Spencer to come home and be alive and well? Would you be down fo Costa D’Angelo to take on the role? Share your thoughts via the comment section. You can check out Costa in some scenes from ‘Tell Me Lies’ below.

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Visually, I could see him as Spencer, but I haven’t a clue what he’s done.

Turns out I do! He was Eden on Neighbours, so this could be a real solid reset for Spencer.

I can see it. He was great on Neighbours!

At first glance (and before reading his name), I mistook him for Maurice’s son.

I thought the same thing. And, in that case he would even be more miscast. I have no idea who Costa D’Angelo is and don’t know his work but the picture alone I don’t see Spencer.

Why would that be another reason for a miscast? I don’t understand why some here are being so close minded about a Spencer recast. Nicholas Chavez is not coming back, and Spencer needs to come back to the canvas. From what I’ve seen and heard, this young man might be a perfect Spencer recast.

Need someone dark and sexy with character this kid looks too young

Costa is 25 and Nicholas is 26. I found headshots of each and created a side by side collage. They could be brothers. If you’re using just one photo upon which to base your opinion, that is very limiting. Google images of him. There are plenty dark and sexy pics of him.

I think some are forgetting that while Chavez’s Spencer was dark and handsome, he was also comically oafish and clumsy. That’s what made him sympathetic and lovable. Tough shoes to fill for sure but it looks like this kid could do it. I hope Tyger cast him, and I also hope viewers give him a chance. Look at the successful recasts of Molly and Emma.

Oops. Closed, not close.

Chavez is in a show not sure the name some horror something, don’t care because Spencer was a spoiled rotten brat so I don’t follow him and not a great actor.

I disagree. I found headshots of each of them. Created a side by side collage and they definitely look like they could be siblings, if not fraternal twins. Costa is 25 and Nicholas is 26.

he looks kinda like him.

He looks nothing like Maurice Benard’s son Joshua

the look is not enough, don’t see Spencer in him

Give the kid a chance!

I don’t see him as Spencer. I want the last Spencer back. I can’t stand Trina’s new bf. They just don’t have the chemistry of Trina and Spencer. Bring him back, please!

He looks like a younger version of Maurice Bernard.

Yes he does like his son who has been on the show

Joshua played a young Sonny a couple of times and played a jerk when Joss was in community college. He apologized for being a jerk. He’s a great actor but a better musician and singer which is his passion

no he doesn’t at all. Also Maurice Benard didn’t start until he was 30 years old.

“….Alex is a psychology grad student and part-time drug dealer…”????????? I wonder what the character’s career goals are? I am so old.

Why not have him come as Morgan ???

If they wanted to bring back Morgan, they would ask Bryan Craig. Sonny’s got too many offspring on the canvas already.

Jason will be back soon. They don’t need to replace him. Bite your tongue. I don’t want to lose Steve Burton again.

Huh? Who said anything about replacing Steve Burton?

No only the real Morgan can play that role and he is available by the way GH just aint called him.

There is no such thing as the “real Morgan.” You must be referring to Bryan Craig, and trust me, he can easily be replaced. He wasn’t that good.

I would prefer that they bring Nicholas Chavez back. He was great but as things go, there’s always a change. I don’t know anything about D’Angelo. It’s always hard to see someone else playing a role that you’ve been accustomed to seen forever, but change has to come one way or another. Why can’t they bring Chavez back?

Because Chavez has moved on to MUCH bigger (not always better) things.

Ok since he cannot come back then yes I definitely think they should bring this new young man to general hospital. I think he would be a good fit

Ok since he has moved on bring this young man on G H I think he would be great for the part
Loyal fan of GH for years

I also would have Chavez to come back

Why can’t they bring Chavez back?

Because he doesn’t want to come back and has made that pretty clear?

I want Chavez to come back. He was Spencer Cassadine. ❣️

I would love for him to play Spencer if the character is coming back. I vote yes.

Why not, I think he will make a good Spencer…thats what acting is all about, sometimes you have to give a person a chance to see what they are all about.

I LOVE him in Tell Me Lies! I’d welcome hom as Spencer on GH for sure.

Me too!

Please bring back the real Nicholas Cassidine. Find him and bring him back. Maybe he can get his island home from Sidewell (that crook).

No !

Yes!

I think Nichols looks better as Spencer so bring him back and leave Esme in the water.

Why do people keep repeating this silliness? Chavez left. He doesn’t want to come back. Geez, people, get real.

On a soap no one is ever really dead

It would be great to have Spencer’s character back on gh…yes!!!

Yes bring back Spencer’s character to gh…yo…youngsters…replacing characters on all past soaps has always, always been the norm…this is not new…

He’s very cute and would probably make a good fit for Trina

Bring back the original Spencer.

No like the old spencer

I didn’t think Nicholas Chavez’s Spencer could be recasted. But looking at the pictures featured and the descriptions of De Angelo’s acting style, I think he might be able to pull it off.

Well, if the role does return, it is likely to be a recast. Also, “recasted” is not a word, jsyk.

My sincere apologies. I took a liberty for the sake of conversational flow by changing “recast” to “recasted.” While it may bend the rules, language evolves precisely because people are willing to stretch it. English is, after all, a living, breathing organism. Anyway, unless you’re an anal retentive nitpicker, it’s unimportant.
In addition, you missed my point. Of course, it would be a recast if Spencer returned, played by an actor who is not Nicholas Chavez. My point is, I always thought that Chavez’s shoes would be very large, if not impossible, to fill. From what I have seen and heard about D’Angelo, I think he is the actor who could actually pull this off. I hope it happens.

I’d rather get or try to get Nicholas back he’s great. But I’m willing to give him a chance. It’s time for Trina to get on with her life.

No recast leave him dead if your going to recast

This guy is nice looking enough. My point is bring Spencer back! He should have been recast by now! Chavez has no intention of returning! Look at how well the Michael recast and Lulu recast are doing! Spencer is a vital character on the GH canvas ! If not this guy find a look alike somewhere! Chavez was not the 1st Spencer nor should he be the last! Recast ASAP!

I want Nicholas Chavez back as Spencer & Sydney Mikayla back as Trina. Nothing like the originals.

Except Sydney Mikayla is not even the original Trina, nor was Nicholas Alexander Chavez; neither are coming back.

No way don’t replace the original with a weak imposter.

Yes I think he would be great as Spencer. Just don’t bring Esme back!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE

Unfortunately< i think the return of Esme is already planned. it can’t be a coincidence that Kevin took “Ace” to Ireland. Where Esme’s nanny (who practically raised her) happens to live.

Esme showing up in ireland just in time for St. Patrick’s Day might be the answer to some “filler stories” they can bring in to compensate for the temproary loss of Jason.

No no Nicholas Chavez is Spencer

O heck no I want the other Spencer he’s the one with the chemistry with Trina so GH writers plz listen to the fans and the viewers give us what we want

But the writers don’t hire the actors. And Nicholas Chavez is not interested in coming back right now. So viewers need to move on and either be willing to have a new actor or give up on the role. They can’t force Nicholas Chavez back, it’s his life.

Hi,
Loved Nicholas Chavez in Monsters, started watching GH loved him here too.
I met him last year- so nice and kind.

I have been waiting for Spencer to return to General Hospital but I want the actor who truly nailed it Nicholas Alexander ChavezHe is the one who needs to come back and claim his live Trina PLEASE!!!

Demi Moore, John Stamos, and Ricky Martin aren’t returning either.

No want spencer cascadine

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‘General Hospital’s’ Finn Carr Weighs-In on Potential Rocco and Scout Teen Romance

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Finn Carr, who delivered powerful performances on General Hospital, when Rocco shot WSB director Ross Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) and its aftermath, may be headed for his first on-screen love story on the ABC soap opera.

Ever since it was announced that the long-running daytime drama decided to age-up Scout Cain, and in a few recent scenes between Rocco and Scout, it’s clear these two share similar interests and like each other.

Scout is now played by Kayden Brenna Tokarski, who made her GH debut back on July 20 as the daughter of Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison) and the late Sam McCall (Kelly Monaco).

Rocco and Scout

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In a newly-released virtual segment with ABC11 North Carolina’s GH virtual insider, Dearon Smith, both Finn Carr and Asher Antonyzyn talked about working on a soap opera, while finishing high school, and teasing what’s ahead for Danny and Rocco. While Finn and Asher couldn’t give too much away, Smith asked Finn Carr if there is something brewing between Scout and Rocco?

WHAT’S NEXT FOR ROCCO AND DANNY?

Carr responded, “That’s an interesting question. Kaden is great to work with, and I love working with her. There definitely is some great stuff coming up that people are going to want to watch. It’s good stuff and really fun.”

Apparently, Danny and Rocco will also find themselves once again in some trouble, but as Finn tells it looks like this time, Danny will take the brunt of it. “We get into a lot of trouble … well, Danny gets into a lot of trouble … but I do a lot though.” Very cryptic indeed!

You can check out the full conversation with Finn and Asher with ABC11 below.

Now, let us know, would you like to see Rocco have a girlfriend, and that it would be Scout? Do you think Finn and Kayden work well together on-screen? Share your thoughts via the comment section.

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Laura Wright Signs New Contract with ‘General Hospital’

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While there have been plenty of on-screen newcomers in recent weeks on General Hospital, no need to worry about one of its mainstays, with the news from Daytime Emmy winner, Laura Wright, herself. Wright who plays Carly Spencer on the ABC soap opera has revealed on X, that she just re-signed a new deal with the soap opera to remain in Port Charles.

Wright is the fourth actress to play Carly, following in the footsteps of the OG Carly, Sarah Brown, Tamara Brown, and Jennifer Bransford. In fact, Laura left her major role on Guiding Light as Cassie Layne Winslow to take over the role of Bobbie Spencer’s (the late Jackie Zeman) complex daughter in November of 2005. Now almost 21 years later, Laura has made Carly her own and has delivered memorable performance after memorable performance throughout her run.

When a fans commented on X, “Can I just say if you ever leave General Hospital as Carly I will stop watching the show. I honestly have loved you and think that you are the best person to play Carly,” Laura Wright jumped in to the thread and assured her and other GH fans, that she has no plans to go anywhere else.

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LAURA WRIGHT STAYING PUT AT GENERAL HOSPITAL AND FANS ARE HAPPY SHE’S STICKING AROUND

Laura expressed, “I’m not going anywhere, just signed a new contract!!!” Since she made her public statement, many GH fans were thrilled with the news with comments such as: I would’ve been devastated if you weren’t sticking around. You’ve truly made Carly your own after so many years, ” and Happy to hear this, I always enjoy #GH more when Carly is on,” plus “So glad you’re sticking around as Carly. Love Carly and can’t wait for more #Caradine and #Jarly”

One fans hopes Laura will be on for years to come a la Jane Elliot’s tenure as Tracy Quartermaine saying, “Awesome. It’s so fun getting to see the full life of a character. Hope you stick around for many more years. I think Carly will be a hoot in her Tracy Quartermaine era.”

Laura Wright’s road to General Hospital started back on ABC’s Loving when she first played  Allison “Ally” Rescott on Loving (1991 to 1995) and then its spinoff The City (1995 to 1997). She later joined Guiding Light as Cassie, who was revealed to be the sister of Reva Shayne played by Kim Zimmer. She played the part from 1997-2005. From then on its been all GH scoring a Lead Actress Daytime Emmy win in 2011, along with eight total nominations throughout her daytime career.

Currently, Carly is involved in a romance with Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart), but it’s on shaky ground with Anna Devane back in the picture not so happy to see the two canoodling, and Carly having been warned by Sonny that Valentin is not trustworthy.

However, after seeing Laura’s post that she has signed on to stay at GH, James Patrick Stuart commented on X  reacted by stating, “Phew!”

So, happy to hear Laura has re-signed with General Hospital and will continue her role as Carly Spencer? Let us know via the comment section below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Willow Feels The Effects of Jacinda’s Drugs; Josslyn Find Out She’s CEO of Jasper Jacks Enterprises

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On the Friday, August 7, episode of General Hospital, Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) unknowingly has put her children Amelia and Wiley in danger, Drew (Cameron Mathison) and Ava (Maura West) appear to be in collusion against Sonny, and Josslyn (Eden McCoy) and Hudson (Troy Lennon Appel) get off to a rocky start (which as you know in soaps could be a love match down the line!).

Here’s what went down as most of the action took place at the Metro Court pool area: First, Josslyn meets with Hudson, who reveals himself to be none other than the VP of Operations for JJE (Jasper Jacks Enterprises). Hudson tells Josslyn he was sent to Port Charles from Australia, while her dad was sailing around the world as he had named her the new CEO of his company.

Josslyn immediately puts her foot down and tells Hudson she is not accepting the position. He asks, why? She informs him that she works as a WSB agent. Hudson seems stunned and his interest is piqued.

Hudson

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HUDSON DOESN’T KNOW WHAT TO MAKE OF JOSSLYN

In turn, they get into a tiff, where Hudson is annoyed that he flew all the way around the world and wasted his time. Meanwhile, Josslyn is annoyed that her father didn’t even bother to ask her if she wanted to run the company. In the end, Josslyn tells Hudson to get her a list of qualified candidates, one of which she can sign the company over to.  She then storms off.

However, Hudson spots Ava Jerome, whom he knows was speaking with Ethan in Norway, and who knows about Ethan’s involvement with baby Phoebe. Ava is busy talking with Drew on how they mutual disdain of Sonny, and it should be the driving force for them to work together to take him down. Ava wants no more threats over her head of having Avery taken away from her by her father. Drew is all ears!

Michael (Rory Gibson) meets up at the pool with Jacinda. She shows him the restraining order that Willow got from the courts against her to stay away from the children. Michael promises to get his lawyers to fight it.

However, Michael knows something is up when Jacinda said, “Willow is about to make a public mistake,” hoping that pills she put in Willow’s iced coffee have begun to spin the congresswoman out of control. Michael demanded to know what Jacinda had done to Willow.

Josslyn

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WILLOW’S ABOUT TO GO FOR A DANGEROUS DRIVE

Elsewhere at Nina’s, Willow got a surprise when Amelia and Wiley showed up. Now, she will have them for the afternoon and decides they are going to have fun day. After a slight scare when Wiley picked up her iced coffee, Willow told her son to put down the drink because it has caffeine in it. However, then Willow began to drink it herself unaware that Jacinda spiked it with drugs.

In the final moments of the episode, Willow’s behavior changes as she is now over-excited about taking the kids to the arcade. A drugged Willow grabs her car keys, and she and Amelia and Wiley head out to the car. We fade to black.

So, did you feel on-screen chemistry between Hudson and Josslyn? Do you like Drew and Ava teaming up? Do you think Willow gets into a car accident with Amelia and Wiley in the car, which in turn, will kick Jacinda to the curb with Michael? Share your thoughts on what happens next and more in the comment section below. But first for some clues, take a look at the General Hospital preview that aired for Monday’s August 10th episode during the closing of today’s GH.

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