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Genie Francis Names Some of Her Favorite Scenes From General Hospital: What Are Some of Your Top ‘Laura’ Moments?

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General Hospital’s Daytime Emmy-winning star, Genie Francis (Laura), is currently on her annual summer hiatus for the show, while Laura is off trying to find out what happened to her son, Nikolas.

The actress who starting portraying Laura as a teenager back in 1977 has been an integral part of the ABC daytime-drama series for decades, as fans watched Genie grown-up on the soap as her Port Charles alter-ego, Laura married Scotty Baldwin, and later Luke Spencer.

Throughout the years, there have been countless memorable scenes and storylines featuring Francis.  Soap Opera News caught up with Genie while she was appearing with her husband, Jonathan Frakes (ex-Star Trek) at the Terrificon convention in Connecticut over the past weekend.

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When asked to name some of her favorite scenes of all-time, Genie said: “Emily McLaughlin (Jessie Brewer) cleaning Laura up after the rape. Putting a star on top of the Christmas tree with Scotty (Kin Shriner) when she was a little girl. All her hopes and dreams, a perfect ingenue moment. Lucky (Jonathan Jackson) dying, or so we thought. And then there’s lots of things that were just really fun, like dancing in the department store and that kind of thing. That was fun.”

Francis also addressed how through the years in her storylines with Tony Geary (Luke), it often became more one-sided, sharing: “Sometimes they’ll write one side too hard and not write the other side enough. But when we started, it was very balanced. And I think that’s when it was at its best.”

So, now its your turn! What are some of your favorite scenes featuring Genie Francis as Laura throughout the years on GH? Comment below.

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I love the Ice Princess 1 and 2. Especially with Laura (Genie Francis) pass the torch to Trina (Tabyana Ali) it was really beautiful.

She’s right. Those moments with Jessie, Scotty, and Lucky are still etched in my soul.

fer gawsake Luke and Laura were near half a century ago..

it was the best marking ploy to hype them up and yet not many can let it rest lol…..

Laura is 61/62 now and they have her wearing a wig to look like Marsha Brady..

there are very becoming wigs for 60yr old women, just makes no sense to me, nope..

I do wish Luke/Tony would return, he was great..

I hope soon Nikolis will return hmm played by? I think that would wake up Essme..

That’s Genie’s real hair. No wig. No extensions and it looks darned good.

She looks amazing and that is not a wig!Yikes that is the soap history there is a lot of us fans that really enjoyed it!!!

Translation : it was great until JFP thought Geary was everything told Francis she was fat . Blah blah blah all of us who watched it in that era were disgusted. Hey I like TG I think he had some great story but it was not all about him. Hollywood is the problem the audience is just sitting out here to be entertained not lectured to by cue card readers

JFP had issues with all the legacy actresses (except Jane Elliott, probably because of TG’s influence). Laura, Bobbie, Monica and Felicia were all taken off contract during JFP’s reign of terror.

I think at the heart of it, JFP had issues with actresses, period. In her mind, the women on GH were disposable, while the men were sacrosanct. It was under her reign that the women were removed from the intro and it was a just a men vanity intro.

JFP had issues with all the legacy actresses over 40 (except Jane Elliott, probably because of TG’s influence). Laura, Bobbie, Monica, Lila and Felicia were all taken off contract during JFP’s reign of terror.

Who is jfp

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Adam Huss Makes Another Return to General Hospital as Nikolas Cassadine

Nikolas Cassadine will be back on your screens next week but now via Pentonville. That means, that actor Adam Huss is back for a visit for all-new episodes of General Hospital.

In story, Ava (Maura West) comes to visit her ex in the slammer. So, just what does Ava want now? She clearly has been working an agenda on Sonny (Maurice Benard). Is she working with Valentin (James Patrick Stuart)? What will she tell Nikiolas? stay tuned.

Meanwhile, once news of Huss’ return broke earlier on Friday via Soap Opera Digest, he also announced his return on his Instagram expressing, “For all those who’ve been asking, cat’s out of the bag;) Thank you to all my #Nikolas #GH fans for your unwavering support. I don’t take it for granted for a second! (Even when I can’t answer 😊) #generalhospital”

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Huss took over the role of Nikolas back in January of 2023, after Marcus Coloma left the soap opera. Previous to that, Huss filed in for Coloma in September of 2021 and November of 2022. Fast-forward to January of 2024, Nikolas gave Ace to Laura and Kevin to raise, while he eventually turned himself into the police for kidnapping Esme and keeping her hostage while she was pregnant and Wyndemere.

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The return of Huss comes on the heels of multiple reports that his on-screen son, Nicholas Chavez is not returning to the show as Spencer Cassadine, while in story Spencer is believed to have drowned int the Seine River after falling off a boat in France, when drugged by Esme.

So, looking forward to seeing Adam Huss back as Nikolas? Do you think GH will eventually have him more full-time? Comment below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sonny and Jason Trade Threats on Each Other

The love affair that once was mobster Sonny (Maurice Benard) and hit man Jason (Steve Burton), and having each others back, is now apparently over! On the Thursday April 25th episode of General Hospital, an increasingly paranoid Sonny is confronted by Jason.

Jason wants to talk to Sonny about a “family matter”, but Sonny says they aren’t family now because he’s working with the Feds. Sonny goes on to say how he cannot trust Carly (Laura Wright) or Jason and he knows about Jason buying back the Metro Court for Carly from Nina (Cynthia Watros).

When the conversation turns to Josslyn (Eden McCoy) and Dex (Evan Hofer), Jason informs Sonny that Kristina (Kate Mansi) knows Sonny ordered a hit. Jason is worried about Dex’s safety. He tells Sonny that if he does something to Dex, Kristina will figure out that he is responsible.

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Sonny goes on to say how much he loves his kids and how he will protect them. He then tears into Jason for abandoning his sons, Danny and Jake, for two years and how he has no right to stand there to tell him what to do.

Jason warns Sonny again to leave Dex alone or he’ll personally stop him. Sonny snaps at Jason, countering, “You’ll die trying!” And at that point, Jason walks out and Sonny slams the door behind him.

What do you think about this split in the longstanding relationship of Jason and Sonny? Do you like Jason and Sonny at odds? Will Kristina be the person to ultimately figure out what is happening to Sonny, or it might it be Nina, who knows Ava (Maura West) is up to no good? Share your thoughts in the comment section, but first watch this clip from part of the Sonny/Jason scenes below.

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REPORT: Nicholas Chavez Not Returning to General Hospital

For those who were holding out hope that Daytime Emmy winner and fan favorite, Nicholas Chavez would be returning to General Hospital after filming his leading role in Ryan Murphy’s Monsters anthology, it looks like those hopes have been dashed.

According to a report from TV Line, although unconfirmed from General Hospital or a representative for Chavez, the actor will not reprise his role as Spencer Cassadine on the long-running ABC soap opera and continue the love story of Sprina opposite Tabyana Ali (Trina, GH).

Chavez was cast as Lyle Menendez over the the summer of 2023 for the second season of Murphy’s limited Monsters series on Netflix. In the upcoming season, the series will focus on the the case of Lyle and Erik Menendez, the two well-to-do Beverly Hills brothers accused of murdering their parents in 1989.

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After word from Chavez casting was revealed, GH fans were concerned over the fate of the Sprina story, a spokesperson for GH shared,  “We support Nicholas’ endeavors and look forward to having him return to General Hospital once this project is wrapped.”

In story, the series “killed off” Spencer when he went overboard with Esme to the steely waters below after being injected with a drug, thanks to Esme and falling into the Seine River in France. However, his body was never recovered, and believed to have drowned or washed away. Thus, leaving an opening for Spencer to return in the form of Chavez or be recast down the line.

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TV Line shared that ‘multiple sources’ are confirming that Chavez is not returning to the ABC soap opera, which is what many had suspected might be the case once he left for this major starring role in a Ryan Murphy project. Chavez has been relatively quiet on social media for months.

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The Michael Fairman Channel spoke with Nicholas Chavez for a virtual interview when he first joined the show in 2021, and spoke to him right after when he won the Daytime Emmy in 2022 – you can see those below.

No word yet on when Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story will debut on Netflix, but it is assumed later this year.

So, what do you think about the news of Nicholas Chavez not returning to his role as Spencer Cassadine on General Hospital? Comment below.

 

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