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‘General Hospital’s’ Steve Burton Posts Emotional Video Thanking Cast and Creatives for Honoring Leslie Charleson, “We Love Her and We Miss Her”

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As General Hospital airs the second part of Monica Quartermaine’s memorial service and its aftermath on the Friday, September 26 episode of the ABC daytime drama series, two-time Daytime Emmy winner, Steve Burton (Jason Morgan) took to his Instagram and shared an emotional and heartfelt video, filled with “thank you’s” for the show a his co-stars and the production team for honoring the late Leslie Charleson in this way.

Steve has been very vocal about how instrumental Leslie Charleson was in his life at GH and on an off screen over decades. In the video, Steve shared, “Just wanted to check in and say ‘thank you’ for all the kind words. I’ve been getting a ton of messages about this week’s show on General Hospital (and) about everybody’s performances (which) were fantastic.”

“Shout out to the rest of the cast and crew, the writers and producers and everybody who took the time to honor, Leslie Charleson, first and foremost, who played Monica Quartermaine.” As Burton expressed his sentiments, he became choked-up, before concluding with, “We love her and We miss her. Thank you guys.”

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Accompanying his video post, Burton wrote, “I was gonna do another video, but this was real so… I want to thank everybody General Hospital for all of their hardwork to HONOR Leslie Charleson who played my mom Monica Quartermaine. Thank you to the cast, the crew, the writers, the producers, Frank Valentini (EP, GH) and most of all THANK YOU. The fans. Special shout to Aunt Tracy. Jane Elliot. We miss Leslie so much, but Heaven rejoices. God Bless.”

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In an interview with TV Insider, Steve harkened back to his earlier years on the soap with his TV parents, the late Stuart Damon (Alan Quartermaine) and Charleson. “I never had to really prepare my scenes with her because we just had a connection as soon as I came on the show,” Burton explained. “It was very special, and I’ll always cherish my time with her and the Quartermaines. We had so much fun together. She and Stuart always looked out for me and protected me. To have her and Stuart Damon as my parents? I hit the lottery.”

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As for taping Jason’s reactions and speech at Monica’s funeral, Burton said it was not that hard to do, given the circumstances: “Honestly, there was not a lot of preparation. My relationship off camera was great with Leslie, so it wasn’t difficult to get where I needed to be. What you hope for as an actor is you have to control your emotions as opposed to muster them up, so that was the most difficult part, controlling my emotions as opposed to going, ‘Oh, this is going to be a sad scene. I gotta prepare for this and hopefully the emotions come when they roll tape.’ It was actually the opposite.”

Take a look at Steve’s emotional video below as he thanks everyone for honoring Leslie Charleson, and her contributions to General Hospital as Monica Quartermaine, this week in the memorial episodes.

So, what did you think of Steve Burton’s performances as Jason said goodbye one last time to Monica? What are your thoughts on Steve’s deep connection to the late Leslie Charleson and what she meant to him though the years; as he now has to mourn her all over again to portray Jason losing his mother? How do you think GH did in honoring her legacy? Let us know in the comment section.

 

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Steve was fantastic this week and the writers served Jason well with thoughtfully crafted dialogue. He should rightfully submit in the Lead Actor category next year.

Extremely satisfied that they included flashbacks with Stuart Damon and Amber Tamblyn.

I got emotional when they did those final flashbacks near the end. I loved seeing Alan and Monica together. And I love the footage of young Tracy and Monica together. Ok, I’ll just say it: Am I the only one who thinks young Jane/Tracy sort of resembled a young brunette version of Michelle Pfeiffer? Very pretty. Very similar bone structure and features. Not identical… but if you compare young photos of them side by side, one might say they could have passed for cousins or sisters.

As usual the GH cast was great and as an ensemble they are A+, but just a fun harmless jab, come on Steven all you do is get those deep blue eyes all watery and call it a day, I know just like in the real world not everyone could show up, so shout out to the show for at least mentioning for example why one character the late Denise Alexander ( Lesly Webber) wasn’t there and for giving a good reason why the kids weren’t t there either as Elisabeth explained why Jake was not present. still think the older kids could of shown up, but explanation was good enough. Still Alexis should of made an appearance sense they share two grandchildren together, or Anna, or Mac whom both have been part of the show for decades, but like I said even in real life not everyone is able to show up.

TPTB paid a beautiful tribute to Leslie Charleson/Monica Quatermaine. Everything was first rate which is as it should be. Tracy’s farewell was so very moving. Jason standing on the staircase saying “I love you, Mom.” tore me apart. The flashbacks of Monica throughout her life were beautiful. It was wonderful seeing her with Alan and Emily again. Oh, the memories. I loved the scene of the staff gathered around Monica’s photo on the hospital memorial wall. Rest in peace dear Leslie Charleson/Monica Quatermaine.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sonny Tells Dante, “I Don’t Want a Son Like You,” While Michael Tells Brook Lynn to Bide Her Time Till Chase and Willow Have an Affair

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On the Thursday, October 1 episode of General Hospital, both Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson) had some things to say and what they had to say didn’t go over well with whom they were talking to!

Sonny had a confrontation with his son, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna), while Michael leveled with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) over Chase (Josh Swickard).

GH is setting up a scenario where everyone is going to make it look like Sonny was responsible for having Sidwell (Carlo Rota) beat up in Pentonville; while viewers already know Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) were behind it.

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A VISIT WITH DAD

Now, Dante comes to Sonny’s house. He wants to know straight up from his dad if he ordered the attack at Pentonville. Sonny flatly denies any culpability or responsibility, but Dante refuses to believe him.

Dante informs Sonny he has video footage of Sully and Vito at the prison. Sonny explains to Dante he doesn’t know why Sully beat up both Curtis and Dante. Things escalated when Sonny was deeply hurt that Dante refused to believe him. Dante says he was disappointed that his father didn’t respect him enough to be truthful with him!

Sonny asks Dante to consider that he was being set up. He says all he did was to tell Vito to instruct Sully to keep a watchful eye on Sidwell, not to harm him. No matter what Sonny said, Dante continued hammering him with how he knew deep down, even though he said he left the mob, he had to finish off Sidwell for himself.

Next, Sonny explains everything he has ever done was to provide for and to protect his family. Dante fired back that he doesn’t want to deal anymore with Sonny’s half-baked truths. As the two men argue, Gio (Giovanni Mazza) shows up at Sonny’s front door and overhears Sonny losing his temper and shouting at Dante, “Get out of my house! I don’t want a son like you!”  The scenes featured an excellent performance by Maurice Benard.

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MICHAEL THE MANIPULATOR

While this is going down, outside the Quartermaine boathouse, Brook Lynn opens up to Michael about living at the Q’s with Chase being there, since he only came back due to legal advice from his lawyer, Monet Mitchell (Blythe Howard).

Brook Lynn questioned whether they should get legally separate. Michael insisted that would be a big mistake. When she asks why, Michael tells Brook Lynn to bide her time until Chase and Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) have an affair; then she’d have full custody of Phoebe.

An angered Brook Lynn pushed Michael into the water and accuses him of moving Willow back into the gatehouse with intent on putting Chase and Willow in closer proximity and sacrificing Brook Lynn’s family in the process.  As the two cousins bicker, Chase shows up asking Brook Lynn if she is OK. Michael punctuates their talk with “You know, I’m right.”

CURTIS FIGURES OUT A WAY TO GET OUT OF THE SLAMMER

At GH, Willow visits Curtis (Donnell Turner) in his hospital room. Curtis wants Willow to get him pardoned and keep him out of jail, and in return, he will help her nail Sonny.

Next, Willow tells Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) she wants Curtis held for observation for three more days. He agrees to do so under one condition, that she understands that he may need to call in a favor from a congresswoman.

So, what did you think of how Dante accused his father and refused to believe Sonny’s answers? Is this the end of their father and son relationship for good? Is Michael the most manipulative person of all, except for Willow? Do the two deserve each other? Do you want Chase and Willow to have an affair? And what of Curtis? Does he have many redeeming qualities left? Share your thoughts via the comment section,  but first check out the talk Michael had with Brook Lynn.

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GH Alum Tajh Bellow and Y&R Alum Loren Lott Star in New Tiktok and Microdrama ‘Love Island’ Spoof

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Two soap opera alums very familiar to fans of General Hospital and The Young and the Restless are paired together in a new short-form digital series from none other than Issa Rae’s production entity HOORAE Digital.

Look for Tajh Bellow (ex-TJ Ashford, GH)) and Loren Lott (ex-Ana Hamilton, Y&R) as part of the cast of  The Compatibility Experiment, premiering on October 14, 2026, exclusively on TikTok and its companion microdrama platform, PineDrama.

In the video teaser, it appears that Bellow and Lott play a couple, Kelvin and Camila, set in a Love Island reality show-esque environment trying to win the one million dollar cash prize, only what could go wrong?

The Compatibility Experiment

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The Compatibility Experiment loglines share that it brings a fast-paced, relationship-focused reality check—much like Love Island with a twist. The show takes a participant’s current relationship, introduces them to a potentially more compatible partner, and forces them to navigate the differences with life-changing money on the line.

The new series is part of a groundbreaking content deal between HOORAE Digital and TikTok to develop premium short-form storytelling. The ensemble cast also features; Ayona, Reggie Luck, JaNa Craig, Tosin Morohunfola, Jessica Jacoby, Georgia Warner, and Nick Cassidy.

General Hospital fans know Tajh Bellow for his performances as TJ Ashford, and who earned two Daytime Emmy nominations along the way during his run. Bellow took over the role in 2018 and last appeared on the ABC daytime drama series in December of 2024.

Loren Lott first appeared as Devon’s (Bryton James) sister Ana Hamilton on The Young and the Restless from 2018 to 2019; making a brief return in 2024. She has continued to perform on the stage and screen with recent credits including: Bel-Air, Cherish the Day, and All American: Homecoming.

Check out the trailer for The Compatibility Experiment below and let us know what you think of its concept and if you are glad to see Tajh and Loren again? Hoping they might return to daytime in their GH and Y&R roles at some point in the future? Weigh-in via the comment section.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ava and Drew Revealed to be Behind Framing Sonny for Sidwell’s Prison Beatdown

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If you thought that the person responsible for the Pentonville brawl that saw Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and Curtis (Donnell Turner) taken to General Hospital was Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) or even Sidwell himself, you were dead wrong! On the Wednesday, September 30 episode of GH, it turned out that the culprits were actually Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison).

In story, Drew apparently bankrolled the attack on Sidwell and framing Sonny. He told Ava their planned worked (she came up with it!) but was horrified when Drew informed her that Curtis got caught in the crosshairs. Ava is visibly upset because of her longtime friendship with Curtis’ daughter, Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali). Drew tried to make Ava see the bright side. Curtis was witness to it and his presence will cast doubt on Sonny’s claims to that he had gotten out of the mob and gone legit.

Later, Vito shows up at Drew’s. They informed him that his guy on the inside of the slammer made a big mistake by hurting their friend and ordered him to leave town.

Maura West

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BOATHOUSE BRAWL

In other major developments, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) and Rocco (Finn Carr) have a blow out fight as Danny blames his “brother” for the reason Charlotte was sent off to boarding school.

Rocco told off Danny for Charlotte’s (Bluesy Burke) reckless behavior and he explains he had to protect his sister. He went in on Danny saying that his mother Lulu (Alexa Havins) has been right to send Charlotte to boarding school and far away from Danny.

However, Rocco went a bit too far when he shouted, “And if your mom was alive, she would send you away too!” Next, Danny punched out Rocco, leading to a terrible brawl. An angered Danny yells at Rocco to, “Stay away from me and everyone in my family. And don’t you ever mention my mom again!” Danny storms off.

Rocco

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Now alone outside the boathouse, Rocco flashes back to his first kiss with Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarksi), hoping that his fight with Danny will not escalate and ruin their budding romance. Meanwhile, a bloodied-mouth Danny heads over to Sonny’s and Jason (Steve Burton) is there at the same time. He then admits that he has a bad fight with Rocco and they are both beaten up.

WILL SCOUT WISE UP?

At the end of the episode, Scout, who had a fight with Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) over Drew, and who keeps telling everyone how good a man her dad truly is, comes upon a suspicious scene.

Scout hides behind the wall outside Drew’s. She sees her dad, Ava and Vito talking. Next, Scout seems to overhear Vito assuring Drew and Ava that their business dealings are done, and he’ll be leaving Port Charles for good.

So, what did you think of the reveal that Ava and Drew were behind framing Sonny for the prison beatdown of Sidwell (and Curtis)? Do you think Danny and Rocco’s relationship can be repaired, or do you think the teenagers will continue to be at each other’s throats? Finally, do you hope Scout gets a clue and stops thinking her dad walks on air? Weigh-in via the comment section, but first check out how Ava and Drew conspired below.

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