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Holly’s Alive as Emma Samms Makes a Return to General Hospital
Friday’s cliffhanger ending of General Hospital revealed that Holly is indeed alive and being held captive, but by whom? Who ever is behind this has her locked away and being watched on a surveillance system.
Viewers saw a hand of someone that is behind the kidnapping, and that Emma Samms made a return to GH in her signature role of Holly Sutton.
Samms, debuted on GH back in 1982, and has come and gone, and come back again to the ABC daytime drama series. She last appeared back on it in 2015.
Nighttime soap fans remember her fondly as Fallon on ABC’s Dynasty and its spin-off, The Colbys.

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Once the secret was out on her appearance at the end of Friday’s episode, Samms shared on Twitter: “She’s alive…!”
So what do you think of the twist? That Holly is alive and that Samms was on-screen? Who do you think has Holly? Share your theories below.
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Great to see her, and to have Tristan Rogers front and center for a while.
As much as some of us criticize Frank and the writers for certain things, the showcasing of veterans over the past few years has definitely improved. First Jon Lindstrom, and now both Tristan and Wally Kurth driving story. 10 years ago, producers would never let recurring actors lead storylines. It’s refreshing nowadays since that rule no longer applies.
Not sure if Emma filmed that scene in LA or back in England. Glad to see she’s recovering from Covid and eager to see more.
Holly is a great character. I hope she gets a front burner long term story that really explores all the layers of the character and redeems her from the previous short and clunky stories she’s had over the last 10 years
I think maybe Peter’s stooges may have her and am also wondering if the body they found might be Cassandra’s?
I hope Cassandra is gone for good
Given her recent disclosures that she’s still dealing with COVID 19 for several months, I didn’t think there was a snowball’s chance in my back yard that we would be seeing her anytime soon.
Could be that all we get is this 2 second appearance for now, and that any further Holly sightings will have to wait until she’s healthy. If that’s the case, I’m OK with it, since it establishes that 1) Holly actually is alive and 2)rumors of a recast were unfounded, thank all that’s unholy!!
Emma Samms – She’s 60 yrs old..
How do all these older people, Anna included, even
work in these power spy/whatever agencies?
There are age limits – 23 to 36 years of age
for special agents enlistment and required to retire at age 50 I believe
and before that time no longer active field agents.
But, then again, Soaps are crazy stuff- they have their own unreality wonderland.. gotta love it..
At least now Scorpio has an age-appropriate side.
It will be good to have him upfront even tho there will be a twist that will un-couple them, for sure.
(haven’t saw much of him.. hmm will Anna be happy??
Robert is back. Who cares ow old he is!!!
I was laughing so hard at BLQ’s miraculous and extra speedy recovery from having her throat slashed! Hours later her makeup was flawless and she had virtually no medical devices hooked up to her. The outrageousness is part of the fun! If only the world was really like that! lol
1. I’m 60. 2. 60 isn’t “older”. 3. Robert, Anna, Holly and I would kick any young person’s a$$ before they knew what happened. LOL. I know you weren’t serious, but I am.
I’d like to know something , I was thinking about this Liv knew who Ethan was. I’m not sure but I don’t recall those two ever seeing each other in as Luck calls it…..Port Chuck. Maybe she saw pics of him but there’s no connection between them …or at least I don’t think so.?
They probably didn’t share a lot of scenes back in the day, but the irony here is……
Nathan Parsons originally auditioned for the role of Dante… so his audition he was actually reading with Sonny & Olivia.
Powers that be didn’t think he was right for the character, but they liked him well enough to write the new character of Ethan specifically for him.
So in other words, Olivia knows him… whether she really should or not. But I’m sure their paths must have crossed somewhere in the past being as the Corinthos/Spencer/Quartermaine/Falconeri clans all intersect 666 different ways.
I sure hope they get robert and Holly back as a couple loved them in the 80s they were such a super couple I quit watching when all the good characters were gone please put robert and holly back together to ride off in the sunset together.
LOVE Robert & Holly. Praying Frank V. Puts them back together.
Anna & Finn are good, Anna & Duke were amazing, just don’t mess with my Robert & Holly, please!!
As Ethan is Lulu’s half-brother and she was married to Olivia’s son, that was one path.
Also, Olivia dated Johnny for a while, who could-owned the Haunted Star, this mingling with Luke and associated crowd.
I was thrilled to see Holly/Emma Samms, wow, she’s so beautiful, she really looked great. I’m so glad they are playing this spy caper, its fun and distraction from Mikes dying on GH,but also where Is Genie Francis? she appeared in the first episodes after the Covid hiatus and haven’t seen her since?? and where’s is Finola Hughes? every time Alex is mentioned and Anna sets to go look for her that only mean Finola Hughes is going on extended leave ala Luke style or Anthony Geary “vacation”. wish is annoying since they’re so long and the show just got back on why is anyone taking vacation now? Genie? Finola?
Peter is behind it. In my opinion
Is Jackie Templeton holding Holly?
Holly’s showing up on GH made me incredibly happy & hopeful for a Robert & Holly reunion. Best super couple ever. Never liked Jackie Templeton. ! RnH forever
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‘General Hospital’s’ Finn Carr Weighs-In on Potential Rocco and Scout Teen Romance

Finn Carr, who delivered powerful performances on General Hospital, when Rocco shot WSB director Ross Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) and its aftermath, may be headed for his first on-screen love story on the ABC soap opera.
Ever since it was announced that the long-running daytime drama decided to age-up Scout Cain, and in a few recent scenes between Rocco and Scout, it’s clear these two share similar interests and like each other.
Scout is now played by Kayden Brenna Tokarski, who made her GH debut back on July 20 as the daughter of Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison) and the late Sam McCall (Kelly Monaco).

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In a newly-released virtual segment with ABC11 North Carolina’s GH virtual insider, Dearon Smith, both Finn Carr and Asher Antonyzyn talked about working on a soap opera, while finishing high school, and teasing what’s ahead for Danny and Rocco. While Finn and Asher couldn’t give too much away, Smith asked Finn Carr if there is something brewing between Scout and Rocco?
WHAT’S NEXT FOR ROCCO AND DANNY?
Carr responded, “That’s an interesting question. Kaden is great to work with, and I love working with her. There definitely is some great stuff coming up that people are going to want to watch. It’s good stuff and really fun.”
Apparently, Danny and Rocco will also find themselves once again in some trouble, but as Finn tells it looks like this time, Danny will take the brunt of it. “We get into a lot of trouble … well, Danny gets into a lot of trouble … but I do a lot though.” Very cryptic indeed!
You can check out the full conversation with Finn and Asher with ABC11 below.
Now, let us know, would you like to see Rocco have a girlfriend, and that it would be Scout? Do you think Finn and Kayden work well together on-screen? Share your thoughts via the comment section.
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Laura Wright Signs New Contract with ‘General Hospital’

While there have been plenty of on-screen newcomers in recent weeks on General Hospital, no need to worry about one of its mainstays, with the news from Daytime Emmy winner, Laura Wright, herself. Wright who plays Carly Spencer on the ABC soap opera has revealed on X, that she just re-signed a new deal with the soap opera to remain in Port Charles.
Wright is the fourth actress to play Carly, following in the footsteps of the OG Carly, Sarah Brown, Tamara Brown, and Jennifer Bransford. In fact, Laura left her major role on Guiding Light as Cassie Layne Winslow to take over the role of Bobbie Spencer’s (the late Jackie Zeman) complex daughter in November of 2005. Now almost 21 years later, Laura has made Carly her own and has delivered memorable performance after memorable performance throughout her run.
When a fans commented on X, “Can I just say if you ever leave General Hospital as Carly I will stop watching the show. I honestly have loved you and think that you are the best person to play Carly,” Laura Wright jumped in to the thread and assured her and other GH fans, that she has no plans to go anywhere else.

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LAURA WRIGHT STAYING PUT AT GENERAL HOSPITAL AND FANS ARE HAPPY SHE’S STICKING AROUND
Laura expressed, “I’m not going anywhere, just signed a new contract!!!” Since she made her public statement, many GH fans were thrilled with the news with comments such as: “I would’ve been devastated if you weren’t sticking around. You’ve truly made Carly your own after so many years, ” and “Happy to hear this, I always enjoy #GH more when Carly is on,” plus “So glad you’re sticking around as Carly. Love Carly and can’t wait for more #Caradine and #Jarly”
One fans hopes Laura will be on for years to come a la Jane Elliot’s tenure as Tracy Quartermaine saying, “Awesome. It’s so fun getting to see the full life of a character. Hope you stick around for many more years. I think Carly will be a hoot in her Tracy Quartermaine era.”
Laura Wright’s road to General Hospital started back on ABC’s Loving when she first played Allison “Ally” Rescott on Loving (1991 to 1995) and then its spinoff The City (1995 to 1997). She later joined Guiding Light as Cassie, who was revealed to be the sister of Reva Shayne played by Kim Zimmer. She played the part from 1997-2005. From then on its been all GH scoring a Lead Actress Daytime Emmy win in 2011, along with eight total nominations throughout her daytime career.
Currently, Carly is involved in a romance with Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart), but it’s on shaky ground with Anna Devane back in the picture not so happy to see the two canoodling, and Carly having been warned by Sonny that Valentin is not trustworthy.
However, after seeing Laura’s post that she has signed on to stay at GH, James Patrick Stuart commented on X reacted by stating, “Phew!”
So, happy to hear Laura has re-signed with General Hospital and will continue her role as Carly Spencer? Let us know via the comment section below.
I’m not going anywhere ❤️❤️ just signed a new contract !!! ✨✨ https://t.co/GfTSt53xFQ
— Laura Wright (@lldubs) August 8, 2026
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Willow Feels The Effects of Jacinda’s Drugs; Josslyn Find Out She’s CEO of Jasper Jacks Enterprises

On the Friday, August 7, episode of General Hospital, Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) unknowingly has put her children Amelia and Wiley in danger, Drew (Cameron Mathison) and Ava (Maura West) appear to be in collusion against Sonny, and Josslyn (Eden McCoy) and Hudson (Troy Lennon Appel) get off to a rocky start (which as you know in soaps could be a love match down the line!).
Here’s what went down as most of the action took place at the Metro Court pool area: First, Josslyn meets with Hudson, who reveals himself to be none other than the VP of Operations for JJE (Jasper Jacks Enterprises). Hudson tells Josslyn he was sent to Port Charles from Australia, while her dad was sailing around the world as he had named her the new CEO of his company.
Josslyn immediately puts her foot down and tells Hudson she is not accepting the position. He asks, why? She informs him that she works as a WSB agent. Hudson seems stunned and his interest is piqued.

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HUDSON DOESN’T KNOW WHAT TO MAKE OF JOSSLYN
In turn, they get into a tiff, where Hudson is annoyed that he flew all the way around the world and wasted his time. Meanwhile, Josslyn is annoyed that her father didn’t even bother to ask her if she wanted to run the company. In the end, Josslyn tells Hudson to get her a list of qualified candidates, one of which she can sign the company over to. She then storms off.
However, Hudson spots Ava Jerome, whom he knows was speaking with Ethan in Norway, and who knows about Ethan’s involvement with baby Phoebe. Ava is busy talking with Drew on how they mutual disdain of Sonny, and it should be the driving force for them to work together to take him down. Ava wants no more threats over her head of having Avery taken away from her by her father. Drew is all ears!
Michael (Rory Gibson) meets up at the pool with Jacinda. She shows him the restraining order that Willow got from the courts against her to stay away from the children. Michael promises to get his lawyers to fight it.
However, Michael knows something is up when Jacinda said, “Willow is about to make a public mistake,” hoping that pills she put in Willow’s iced coffee have begun to spin the congresswoman out of control. Michael demanded to know what Jacinda had done to Willow.

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WILLOW’S ABOUT TO GO FOR A DANGEROUS DRIVE
Elsewhere at Nina’s, Willow got a surprise when Amelia and Wiley showed up. Now, she will have them for the afternoon and decides they are going to have fun day. After a slight scare when Wiley picked up her iced coffee, Willow told her son to put down the drink because it has caffeine in it. However, then Willow began to drink it herself unaware that Jacinda spiked it with drugs.
In the final moments of the episode, Willow’s behavior changes as she is now over-excited about taking the kids to the arcade. A drugged Willow grabs her car keys, and she and Amelia and Wiley head out to the car. We fade to black.
So, did you feel on-screen chemistry between Hudson and Josslyn? Do you like Drew and Ava teaming up? Do you think Willow gets into a car accident with Amelia and Wiley in the car, which in turn, will kick Jacinda to the curb with Michael? Share your thoughts on what happens next and more in the comment section below. But first for some clues, take a look at the General Hospital preview that aired for Monday’s August 10th episode during the closing of today’s GH.
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