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GH’s Eden McCoy Stands Up Against ‘Emmy Nomination Shaming’
The last 24 hours have put an unfortunate spotlight on the Daytime Emmy category for Younger Performer in a Drama Series, after one nominee had to exit the competition and another was singled out on Twitter.
After Days of our Lives’ nominee, Victoria Grace (Wendy) faced heartbreak, when she realized she was ineligible to compete in the category due to its 2023 age guidelines, she pulled herself out of the running.
That left three ‘Younger’ nominees vying for gold when the 50th Annual Daytime Emmys are awarded on June 16th at 9PM ET (delayed in the West at 9PM PT) on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
The remaining nominees are: Eden McCoy, General Hospital along with Cary Christopher, Days of our Lives and Henry Joseph Samiri, The Bold and the Beautiful.
What came next was a Twitter user posting a tweet suggesting that McCoy, 19, should be embarrassed to be competing against “two elementary school kids” in her category. The now deleted tweet read in full, “The Younger performer category just needs to be gone this year. How embarrassing for Eden, no matter what the outcome. If she wins, congrats you beat two elementary school kids. If she loses …lol”
McCoy clapped back and stated: “Oh am I supposed to be embarrassed by my nomination now? Shame on anyone tweeting that. Regardless of the changing rules in the Younger Performer category, I stand by the quality of my work in ANY of my years at GH (going on 8 btw). My two prior nominations were in years where the category was 25 and under. Multiple talented actors my age who did amazing work submitted this year, and these “kids” whose work you were belittling were nominated ahead of them. I’m proud of Henry and Cary. Your lack of respect is what’s embarrassing. The facts are that everybody earned what they got. Do better.”
Eden’s stance has been praised by her GH co-stars, Laura Wright (Carly) and Tabyana Ali (Trina). Ali responded, “SHE SAID WHAT SHE SAID!” Wright tweeted, You tell ‘em !!! You’re a rockstar Eden McCoy ! Love you.”
During the Michael Fairman Channel’s Daytime Emmy Nominations Special 2023, McCoy was one of the guests celebrating her nomination with us. During her interview segment, she also discussed being in the category this year with two younger actors. Eden shared: “Everyone in that category is deserving and everybody works hard and it doesn’t matter and I could lose to anybody in that category.” She went on to say, “The work I am submitting is from when I was 18-years-old. So that work goes in the Younger category vs Supporting.”
So, what did you think of the McCoy’s statement, and standing up for herself and the other nominees in the Younger Performer category? Comment below.
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— Eden McCoy (@RealEdenMccoy) April 29, 2023
She played by the rules and submitted only scenes before she turned 19. Glad that she’s sticking up for herself.
Not the biggest fan of her character, but Eden has proved she’s a talented actress.
The category really should be for anyone under 21.
Looking at GH, for next year, at the <19 cutoff, unless they start focusing on the next generation of teens, who would really qualify?
Who will really qualify, period? Henry and Cary, and a very scant few others. This age requirement is ridiculous! They ought to have kept it at 25, and Nicholas and Tabyana could have competed. I don’t know if William Lipton and Sidney Mikayla submitted as they were eligible since they turned 19 in 2023 but they were both MUCH more deserving than the two cute boys. These rules are awful! But I thought Victoria Grace was older than 19 last year, so it makes sense that she is out of the running (I think Eden will win and that she ought to win too).
Eden is right! There’s always going to be keyboard warriors out there that think they should chime in and say anything that comes to mind, the problem is they aren’t doing the work that Eden and these other talented people are. We all have our opinions but until you do the work keep it to yourself, popping off just makes you look like a hater.
Kathy. This person has a history of lauding Eden as an actress. She was not attacking Eden but attacking the younger actor category. There has been a borderline hysterical reaction to this Tweet that was simply saying that Eden is good enough to compete with her peers.
I would be thrilled to be nominated so good luck and congratulations to all the nominees
You go girl!!
So proud that you stuck up for yourself and the others nominated in the same category.
Hope you win because you definitely deserve it.
If she followed the rules she should be left alone.
So many folks are misunderstanding the Tweet and taking it completely out of context (including Eden, who completely overreacted).The person did not tag Eden nor did she attack her. This came from a viewer who appreciates Eden’s solid work as an actor, and thus, thinks she should be considered for an Emmy alongside of her peers, and not be subjected to sitting at the kiddie table. It was not an attack on Eden but rather an attack on the younger actor category ( the Oscars do not have a younger actor category). Eden tagged the Tweeter and made her out to be a bully or a troll while making herself out to be a victim. Now this person has had to relegate her Twitter status to private after Eden galvanized her fans against her. So who’s the real bully here? This whole uproar has been blown out of proportion. I wish soap fans and soap writers would redirect their ire towards real trolls who attack soap actors on the basis of their race, their age and their body type.
”How embarrassing for Eden, no matter what the outcome. If she wins, congrats you beat two elementary school kids. If she loses …lol”
The ”lol” the ”how embarrassing for Eden” comment was crass and unnecessary. This person could have made the point they were trying to make without the passive aggressive comments toward Eden. This person deserves the dressing down they’ve received.
Really? That line taken out of context doesn’t look good, I admit. This was a reaction to Victoria Grace rescinding her Emmy nomination for younger actor because the committee had changed what constitutes a “younger actor.” VG turned twenty-one before the eligibility period began. The person in question was pointing out the absurdity of the younger actor category and the confusion that arises from the constant changing of the rules. There was a long Twitter thread discussing it and somehow, Eden saw this one little Tweet which is odd because she wasn’t even tagged. But Eden tagged the person behind the Tweet and wrote a long, sanctimonious rebuttal thereby galvanizing her huge league of fans to attack this one person, who had a history of actually praising Eden’s acting prowess. Eden is young but she’s old enough and savvy enough to know that there would be collective and hateful uproar against this person once she named her. She could have voiced her protestation without tagging the person. That Tweet was not an example of internet bullying or trolling. Solid example of that can be found with lovely Cynthia Watros (Nina)seeing Tweets that viscously attacked her looks. Or the beautiful Susan Walters (Diane) seeing Tweets that cruelly attacked her for having the audacity to grow older. Then there’s Tabyana Ali (Trina)who regularly faces hate-filled, racist comments on social media. And there’s plenty of body shaming on social media such as cruel attacks on Kristin Storms (Maxie) for gaining weight while insensitively ignoring the fact that her weight gain is the result of medication that treats a serious medical issue. There’s plenty more cases of real bullying against real actors transpiring on social media that I could cite but mocking the ever changing rules of the younger actor category is not an example of it. Eden overreacted, plain and simple. I apologize for my laboriously long reply but I think it’s important that we are able to distinguish between real bullying and gentle teasing.
Harry I was not going to read the comments but glad I did very well said .
Eden, have the right to it just like anybody else that plays on Soaps. Leave the young lady along and be glad she can be a part of it. Stop hating on her b proud of her for being on for 8 years. Some young ppl. dont make it to a year or two.
Why lower the age? It’s very confusing.
According to official rules for the Daytime Emmys, performers must be “no older than 18 years old on at least January 1, 2022.” Eden met requirements.
Good for her! I don’t get why people think they have the right to rip others apart, especially when they have very little (if any) knowledge of all the circumstances. Eden gave a classy “clap-back” at the haters and I support her.
The way the Emmys have bungled the Younger Performer category over the past few years is totally ridiculous, and is the reason why this has become an issue. I’ve commented on it here several times in the past. They tried to fix something that wasn’t broken.
First of all, they should have never did away with the separate Younger Actor/Actress categories and lumped everybody into one category. Second, they should have never lowered the age limit. It worked perfectly fine for 34 years. There was no reason to change what didn’t need to be changed. And now here we are.
On the subject of Eden McCoy, I’m personally not a fan of the way they’ve written the Josslyn character as of late, but there’s no question that Eden has become a good performer. If she wins this year, good for her, she doesn’t need to apologize to anyone. She should have an Emmy already in my opinion, for the Oscar death storyline. If people have a problem with the category, blame NATAS.
The age for this category was 26 and under for many years. I think 19 is far too young as an age cap. And it does result in children competing against adults.
There should be a Child Category, say 16 and under, and a Younger Lead say from 16-25.
Soaps are different from other genres. They are much more multi-generational and the younger actors play a very important role. They deserve to be honoured too.
A 20 year old is now forced to compete in Supporting or Lead. Its not fair.
Totally Agree with this Post & Suggestions.
I Remember Watching The Daytime Emmys when they had the Younger Male & Female and Think at the Very Least they need to go back to that Separation.
But, I also like the Idea of the Younger Supporting Actor/Actress.
As for Eden McCoy, I Hope She Wins This Year!
I read the twitter comment much like Eden did. So I support her response. If anything I have a problem with the age categories. If they are going to have a younger category start with 10 years and under…next 20 to 10 yrs. These take into consideration the role the actor was playing and their years of experience.
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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
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
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?
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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
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.
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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.
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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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