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GH NURSES’ BALL 2025 PART TWO: Gio’s Performance Wows The Crowd, Lulu Confronts Lois, Curtis and Portia’s Marriage Hits the Skids

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On the Wednesday, May 21st episode of General Hospital, the story continued as part two of the 2025 GH Nurses’ Ball began with Lucy Coe (in dress #1) taking to the stage to welcome everyone, and gave a bit of the backstory of how the ball started 31 years ago to raise awareness and funds to fight HIV/AIDS and how the fight continues today to find a cure.

To kick-things off she makes the case that if one person saves your life, they are your hero, but if they save 1000 lives, they are a nurse. Hit the music – as none other than Madonna’s “Holiday” plays as nurses Amy (Risa Dorken) and Deanna (Dioni Michelle Collins) start to sing and dance joined by Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) and even Dr. Isaiah Gannon (Sawandi Wilson) along with several dancers.

After the performance, talking over her upcoming musical number with Trina (Tabyana Ali) in front of Kai (Jens Austin Astrup), Josslyn (Eden McCoy) spots Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) heading to the ladies room, and so she follows. Once both are inside, Josslyn goes on the attack and tells Willow that she has the nerve to show up at the ball with Drew (Cameron Mathison) and that she will make sure that she never gets custody of Michael’s kids. Just then, Drew knocks and walks in to stand up for Willow. Josslyn is wondering if he’s here to rescue Willow, or score some blow or is he looking for another hooker?

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Next, back inside the ballroom, Lucy (Lynn Herring) introduces Gio Palmieri (Giovanni Mazza), the classically trained violinist. In a real-life moment as art imitates life, Gio performs “Glow,” an original piece that tMazza actually wrote and released when he was only 12-years-old. Many may or may not know, but Mazza often plays at the LA Lakers game and venues around the U.S with his mash-up of classically trained violin skills, combined with the fresh beats of today.

During the performance, snooping Lulu (Alexa Havins) watched Lois (Rena Sofer) from the wings of the stage so excited and proud of her grandson. In the audience, Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) is overjoyed, Olivia (Lisa LoCicero) was in tears, and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) just looked stoic. After Gio came off stage, Lois tells him how everyone from Bensonhurst is blowing up her phone after seeing him on TV. Gio just wished his late mom was here to see it adding that she would have loved the Nurses’ Ball.

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On the patio, Curtis (Donnell Turner) confronts his wife, Portia (Brook Kerr). She finally admits she has been being blackmailed, first by Brad Cooper (Parry Shen) and now by Drew. Curtis doesn’t understand how Portia could put their marriage and their family in this position after everything they’ve been through when the truth about him being Trina’s biological father came out in the open and she promised to never lie to him again. Portia says the reason she did not come forward was because she knew he would be furious. Curtis says she could end up in prison and destroy everything. As he walks away, Portia tells Curtis he can’t throw away their marriage!

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Back at the ball, Carly (Laura Wright) and Olivia introduce a surprise guest along with Anna (Finola Hughes), Lucy and Felicia (Kristina Wagner), who turns out to be Spinelli (Bradford Anderson). The four of them perform to the Nancy Sinatra classic, “These Boots Are Made for Walkin.”  Backstage after the number, Lois is cornered by Lulu who insists she needs to talk to her, Lois asks “What does she want?” Lulu says she wants the truth. She knows Camilla cut her tour short, but didn’t give birth to a son in L.A. Brook Lynn did, and Dante is the father and Gio is their son.

Still at Alexis’ (Nancy Lee Grahn) house, Kristina (Kate Mansi) gets an earful from her mother. She finally learns that Alexis is being blackmailed by Ava (Maura West) and Ric (Rick Hearst), and there is evidence proving she tampered with the brakes to Ric’s car, but intended on harming Ava. Alexis tells her daughter from here on out they will do things her way, to keep this covered up and from ever coming out, because not only will Kristina go to prison, but so too will Alexis.

So, what was your favorite moment in Part 2 of the 2025 GH Nurses Ball? Were you impressed with Gio’s performance? Do you think Portia and Curtis have gone bust? How will Lois keep Lulu’s mouth shut so she can keep the secret of Gio’s true parents from every coming out? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.

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I was disappointed to see Joss revert back to bratty Carly 2.0 getting in the middle of the custody battle. I prefer WSB Joss in spite of that storyline being ridiculous. I was also annoyed with Lulu still playing God. Whatever, hopefully Lulu will be forced to deal with the fallout she causes. I have no opinion regarding Alexis and Kristina and their mess. It’s the same thing it always is with those two. Anyway I liked Gio’s performance and he’s such a good kid.

GIO WAS AWES

I’m no fan of Joss’s but I enjoyed her giving the what for to both Willow and Drew.

Gio’s performance was superb. What an unbelievable talent he is. More, more, more please.

Lulu desperately needs to go back into a coma.

I agree that Gio was amazing. And Lulu is annoying. Why is she so obsessed with Dante’s baby with BrookLynn? Different story line please. I’m so over it.

I AGREE. Sick of her

I knew Gio was talented but wow he was amazing. Add in the choreography.and special effects, it was one of the best ever performances at a Nurses Ball. And I read it was an original song by the actor. He is really talented. The nurses number wasn’t the best they’ve done. Really miss Epiphany’s voice. Bradford and his cowgirls were fun!

Where is Maxie? Did I miss an episode explaning her not being in attendance?

One of the kids got sick.

She’s home with the sick Bailey Lu, hence Spinelli taking Tracy’s place instead of Maxie.

On Tuesday, they explained Maxie was home taking care of a sick Bailey Lu.

Wonder if Kirsten’s absence was planned or a last minute adjustment.

Quite a few of the long time female cast members (Maxie, Laura, Elizabeth, Ava – and now Tracy and Alexis) are missing from the ball scenes. It’s a few extra long days of taping, so maybe the actresses are happy to skip it.

LuLu says it like it is & the truth hurts. But she’s not even 100% fact. Yes Gio might b Dante & BQ son but the 3 don’t know since Lois is the one who took care of it. Dante who would hit harder bcuz how he treated Gio when he also tried to help Rocco. Now let’s see whose in the right.

Poor Dante didn’t even know his teenage tryst with Brook Lynn resulted in a pregnancy.

Never care for Portia and Curtis.I hope she goes to jail.Curtis needs to reunite with Jordan and I think they’re setting it up to put Isaiah with Willow.

The Gio Performance was Exceptional! But, him declaring who his new parents were was Outstanding!

I agree!! Great scene. Pheonamal violinist and even great actor. I was in tears.

Loved all of the performances, but Gio’ s hands down as my favorite. The nurses ball has not been seen in a few years so it was soooo nice to have it back. That being said, I enjoyed all of the performances of this multi talented cast! Wow!

Love Rory as Michael !! The perfect recast !!

Michael’s returned saved a very, very, disappointing Nurses Ball !! Lucky ,desperately, needed to be included in the line up . Missed Maxie !!!! Gio is just another ” who’s your daddy” storyline .

Did they ever officially write Felix out of the series? Would have been nice to see him with the other nurses in Holiday. Maybe he’s traveling with Scotty and Liesl.

Felix appeared so seldomly that he didn’t need an exit line. TJ, however deserves a “since TJ moved to _____” line from Jordan at some point. Eventually, whatever is going on between Frank and Kin will be resolved and Scott will return. Current storyline is ripe for Liesl’s return, but there’s no good reason why we haven’t seen KG in over a year.

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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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