General Hospital
General Hospital’s Sofia Mattsson Reveals Pregnancy
Well, the cat is out of the bag, sort of speak. GH’s Sofia Mattsson (Sasha) took to her Instagram to finally reveal that she is pregnant in real-life!
That comes on the heels of General Hospital fans watching the story unfold on-screen where Sasha learned she was pregnant with Brando’s (Johnny Wactor) child.
Mattsson shared a photo of herself with her baby bump expressing: “BIG things happening!! 🙈 So happy and excited to finally share this (almost ready to pop) bump with everyone!! 🥰❤️.Kept it a secret for a while to not spoil anything for GH viewers, but now that miss Sasha Gilmore’s pregnancy is in full force I can finally share that I’m so grateful to be sharing this pregnancy journey with her! ❤️”
Sofia is married to actor Thomas Payton. This is the couple’s first child.
So, share your congrats to Sofia and Thomas for their baby on the way via the comment section below.
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First, Congrats and Best Wishes to Sofia and Thomas. I really like Sasha now and find her heroic in many ways. Sofia is a terrific actress and meshes well with the other actors/characters especially Chase, Willow, Michael, Nina, and even Cyrus. I look forward to seeing what’s next for her…besides Gladys’ selfish machinations. Talk about a monster-in-law!
Congrats to Sofia and Thomas on your pregnancy. Sofia you will be missed while you’re away – take your time and enjoy your new arrival soon. I kinda figured she was maybe pregnant. Sasha seemed to be showing rather quickly after doing it with Brando. Love Brando and Sasha together…. I hope GH can make them work, and be a new super couple on the show. Much luck and best wishes to you Sofia and Thomas.
Congratulations! This actress has really improved, and in accordance, Sasha has really grown on me. There is just an inherent sense of sweetness, genuineness, and humility which breathes through her character. I’ll take Sasha over that phony, insincere, poser, Willow. I love Brando and Sasha together but Michael and Willow? Suffice to say, Millow makes me Ill- low.
Thank you, Harry. I’m so tired of Michael getting all these women, when Chase is a far better person. Not to mention far more attractive. At least Chase isn’t a typical Corinthos hypocrite. I hate what they’ve done to Willow.
Soaphound, also Harry, SuOOO
Seems like we all agree on this Willow, Michael, Chase fiasco. They should have told Chase about Willow and Michael’s re-newed love, it certainly wouldn’t have killed him back then, but now we also all know that when Finn saves his life as we know now he will, Chase will believe it was all Willow’s love that did it. My God, it’s so predictable. Don’t get me started on Abby and her custom made baby and missing husband, yuk!!
Harry…I really like Willow, have since day one for the same reasons you like Sasha…who I also like. But add her integrity, caring for others, fighting for Wiley, and how she has stood up for herself in a quiet way compared to other ladies in GH since taking on Valentine and Nina when in defence of a student being bullied by their daughter when she was teaching.
Hey Rose! I agree with you. Willow was my favorite new character. The actress is damn good too. I loved her as the dedicated school teacher who was fighting to get her life back after suffering the tragic loss of her baby and her traumatic past with the sexually abusive cult leader Shiloh. And I really, really liked her with Chase. But her coupling with Michael is kind of nauseating to me. It didn’t help that the writers had to constantly have Willow remark on the power of Michael’s sexual prowess. I find Michael to be an incredibly dull character who is played by a lackluster actor. Now, with Willow being all self- sacrificial in marrying an apparently dying Chase, her complexity has been forfeited. And now she’s coming off as an uninteresting Disney Princess. I’ve never cared for Disney princesses.
Harry…I don’t mind Michael, but I think he was better with Sasha. But that boat has sailed. Now I like her better with Brando. But his mom is going to be an expected soap problem. Another thing about Michael I don’t like is how he can be the sooo honorable Q, but at the same time seems okay with Sonny’s business. Big contradiction that even showed up again in his recent conversation with Carly about her holding the Corinthos business together until Jason can take over. But don’t let me get started on that. And I never would want to be a princess, Disney or other.
You too, Harry?
Hi Nancy! Let’s put Willow back in the classroom and back with Chase. Michael is the kids of death for this character.
I knew something was off–
The baby bump is way too big for her GH pregnancy.
And the pregnancy story was noticeably rushed, not a lot of sense to it-
And–
Too many dumb baby stories going on-
Maxie’s story seems to have the most oomph to it-
The barf-bag story is Y&R Abby– that story is sickening.
Y&R supposedly the #1 soap and that’s the best they have to offer, sigh.
((worse than the music box story lol))
Congrats to Sofia and Thomas !
You mean Abby and her invisible husband? I fully expect the Y&R’s casting department to purchase a male mannequin so we can watch Abby make out with it. That’s how bizarre, and yet dull, this whole storyline is. I fast forward through the Abby scenes.
I’m with you here, Su000. Other than some token scenes with Nina, the Abby story is unbearable and feels like it’s gone on longer than four pregnancies! Maxie’s tale (along with some BRILLIANT acting) is far more compelling.
I haven’t watched the soaps for as long as both of you- but
Abby’s baby story has to be the worst/fail soap story ever.
It’s total roadkill..
beyond stupid- it’s a brain bleed.
The writers of that story are chin deep in embarrassment and shame.
(((( It’s worse than Plan 9 from Outer Space LOL
I luv that movi e it’s so horribly bad that it’s totally Awesome! lol
but Abby’s baby story is 100% junk))))
Yay, Su000, I also LOVVVE “PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE”, such delightful fun! My favorite bits are the changes in night and day in the same scene. And Bela Lugosi’s “replacement double” is priceless. How about that makeshift shower curtain in the airplane cockpit? I also get a laugh when I watch “NORMA RAE”, one of my FAVORITE films, and see Gregory Walcott as Sheriff Lamar arresting Sally Field. What fun memories he must have had!
Bah ha ha ha! Soap hound! I see what you did there.
I also think between the three soaps there are too many baby stories going on. With Abby and Chance being the most boring. Sorta feel sorry for Abby starting with the Chance actor having to be switched around, to having a happy marriage but not able to have a baby, to Chance leaving right after the honeymoon and all of the filler space in between.
Congrats. Very happy news.
Best wishes for you, hubby and new baby.I am loving the SL with Sasha and Brando but we know Gladys will be the mother-in-law from hell. I thought Brando was good at reading his mother, but since she got shot, he’s kind of softened towards her.
You got that right, Violet? Did you see that look Gladys gave? She is a snake in the grass, all right!
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Elizabeth Thinks of Dante While With Ric; Will She Leave Her Ex in the Dust?

Clearly, head nurse Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst) is trying to deny her feelings for Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna) on General Hospital, when she is trying to make up for missed opportunities and dates with her former husband, Ric Lansing (Rick Hearst).
On the Friday, November 6 episode, Elizabeth arrived at the Metro Court for her date with Ric. She made sure she thanked the legal eagle for taking care of her house on Halloween when she was called into work.
However, while telling Ric this, Elizabeth is struck by a flashback of her and Dante baking in her kitchen, where a very close encounter almost led Dante and Elizabeth to kiss. After shaking that image off in her head, she goes back to her date with Ric, who is being very sweet to her.

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ELIZABETH HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT RIC
Their date gets interrupted when Lulu (Alexa Havins) shows up at their table asking Elizabeth to convince Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) to drop the libel case against her.
Later, when Liz talked with Willow, and Willow shared she appreciated the head nurse looking out for her, she asks her friend if Ric is the kind of man she wants her life?
Willow is pointing out, as she had in her relationship with Drew (Cameron Mathison), does Ric really love Elizabeth … or is he using her to get what he wants? That comment puts more doubt in Elizabeth’s mind over reconnecting with Ric, and giving her more credence to follow her feelings for Dante.
So, where is this leading? Will Elizabeth cut things off with Ric? If so, will he snap? Is Ric using Elizabeth? And what about Dante? Are you enjoying the growing closeness between Elizabeth and Dante, or do you prefer Elizabeth with Ric? Let us know in the comment section, But first, check what went down on Ric and Elizabeth’s dinner date which lead to more questions than answers below.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Tracy Leaves Port Charles to Help Dillon; Paving the Way for Jane Elliot’s Temporary Exit

General Hospital viewers became concerned when on the Thursday, November 5 episode, Tracy (Jane Elliot) was preparing to leave Port Charles to go help her son, Dillon Quartermaine, who got arrested while trying to film in Thailand.
Tracy informed Jason (Steve Burton), that she had to leave and was counting on him to look after things while she was away. That included: making sure Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and baby Phoebe were safe from the likes of Jude Jax (Wil Traval) as well as the Quartermaine businesses since Ned (Wally Kurth) still can’t overexert himself since his heart attack.
In Tracy’s final scenes, for now, she tells Gio (Giovanni Mazza) and Emma (Braedyn Bruner) to be there for Brook Lynn while she is going through her ordeal after divorcing Chase (Josh Swickard) and Jude trying to claim baby Phoebe.

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HOW LONG WILL JANE ELLIOT BE GONE FROM GENERAL HOSPITAL?
However, GH fans! Have no fear. Tracy’s exit was written into the show to facilitate Jane Elliot’s annual vacation. Same time last year, Elliot exited the canvas around this time after the entire Ronnie Bard/Martin Grey debacle; where they conspired to make it look like Monica left the Quartermaine mansion to her sister, Ronnie (Erika Slezak) instead of Tracy. In that storyline, Tracy took off for a spa in France for some much-needed R&R.
Now, according to Soap Opera Digest, while viewers are just seeing the beginnings of Jane Elliot’s temporary leave, the soap opera confirmed that the long-running star is already back taping new episodes. GH roughly runs about six weeks ahead of air in its production schedule.

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ALL ABOUT JANE
Jane Elliot started her GH journey back in 1978, and has come and gone a few times including an announced retirement back in 2017, only to eventually come out of retirement a few tines, and rejoin the show full-time in 2023.
Along the way, Elliot has won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress back in 1981, and in 2025 was honored for her 50 years of excellence in daytime television becoming a Gold Circle honoree from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Michael Fairman TV spoke to Jane at that time, immediately after receiving her honor on-stage. You can check out that interview here.
Now below, watch scenes from Thursday’s GH where Tracy informs Jason she has to leave the country and go help her son.
Then let us know, with the mention of Dillon Quartermaine on today’s GH, will the soap opera FINALLY recast the role? Will you miss Jane while she is off-screen? Glad to know she is already back taping all-new episodes of the ABC daytime drama series? Let us know in the comment section.
General Hospital
GH’s Finola Hughes and Laura Wright Tease Anna/Valentin/Carly, “It’s Not Your Typical Triangle, We’ll Say That”

On General Hospital, Carly (Laura Wright) and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) are now dealing with the fallout of their discovery, the dead body of Jack Brennan. While Carly became a suspect, now the two need to figure out just who was responsible for the former WSB Port Charles Bureau chief’s sudden ending.
Meanwhile, Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) is trying to put her shattered life back together, after almost killing Dr. Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud), hallucinating she was seeing a dead Peter August (Wes Ramsey) and trying to shake off years of trauma at the hands of Cesar Faison (Anders Hove).
While it has become apparent that Valentin and Carly love each other, the same holds true for Valentin and Anna, but is it differently, now that the former lovers are apart? However, it appears when Anna is in trouble, Valentin shows up to save her. That is not lost on Carly, who up until now has tried to be adult about the whole situation, but how long will that last?

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Michael Fairman TV caught up with both Daytime Emmy-winning Lead Actresses on the red carpet at the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards and asked them to weigh-in on what viewers can expect, and what’s it has been like working with leading man, James Patrick Stuart.
Laura Wright explained, “James is hilarious. I would say most of our dress rehearsals are laughing it out because we’ve got to show up for taping, but he’s very funny.” Finola Hughes echoed that with, “He’s a very funny person, always,” adding, “I couldn’t be in a scene with him and Amanda Setton (Brook Lynn, GH). It was him, me, and Amanda one time. We couldn’t get through the scene!”

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The discussion turned to if GH viewers will see Anna and Carly fighting over the love of Valentin. Laura Wright shared, “Not in the way you would think. It’s not your typical triangle. We’ll say that.” Finola Hughes concurred, “It’s not your typical triangle!”
Watch our chat from the red carpet with Finola and Laura below, and make sure to check out all the moments from Michael Fairman TV at the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards here.
So, do you think Valentin will be caught in an actual love triangle between Anna and Carly, or will he be fully in his relationship with Carly, only to find himself constantly coming to the rescue of Anna Devane, causing an ultimate riff in his relationship with Carly? Who would you like to see Valentin with … Anna or Carly? Let us know via the comment section below.
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