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Ilene Kristen Weighs-In on Reprising Her Role as Ava Jerome’s Mother, Delia Ryan Coleridge on General Hospital

By Michael Fairman

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Soap fans will always remember Ilene Kristen bursting on to the daytime scene as Ryan’s Hope Delia Reid Ryan Coleridge. Kristen played the role multiple times through the run of the beloved ABC series.

Kristen appeared from 1975-1978, again in 1982-1983, and towards the end of the show from 1986-1989. Delia definitely stirred the pot in the Ryan family and was responsible for many machinations and issues that she caused the clan; all in her efforts to find love.

Fast-forward, General Hospital viewers were in for a surprise back in 2013.  After years of not playing the role of Delia, GH decided to bring the character back to life and hire Kristen to play the biological mother of Ava Jerome (Maura West). Kristen first appeared on the iconic soap opera back in October of 2013 and later made a few appearances through 2015.

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In story, it was revealed that Delia was Ava’s mother from an affair with mobster Victor Jerome. Eventually, Delia and Ava were reunited in New York. Later, when Ava was presumed dead, she popped up at Ryan’s Bar to tell her mother that she was indeed alive, and the two schemed to hide Ava’s true identity.

During a livestream interview on You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel, Kristen appeared with author Tom Lisanti, in promotion of Tom’s new book, Ryan’s Hope: An Oral History of Daytime’s Groundbreaking Soap  due out on October 24th.

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A fan in the live chat, asked if Ilene might be reprising her role as Delia on GH anytime soon, as they really enjoyed the connection between Delia and Ava.

Ilene answered and shared her viewpoint, “It would be nice if Delia lived for real.  It’s like Delia in people’s imaginations.  We’ll see.  I’m sure I will be making some kind of appearance on that show at some point.  It’s too bad, because Delia could be causing a lot of trouble.  They never exploited it for what it was worth.”

So, would you like to see Delia return to General Hospital to help her daughter Ava ? Perhaps, get mixed up in some scandal? Share your thoughts in the comment section.  But first, in case you missed it, check out our conversation with Ilene and Tom on all things Ryan’s Hope below.

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Absolutely! bring her back
She is always a pleasure to watch.
And give her a long lost twin sister Roxy

That would be great. Enjoyed her as Roxie on oltl.

now that Gladys is finally gone, a Delia return would be great. Much better character than Gladys but still a buttinski

Have to admit that I miss Gladys. She was such an unlikeable character — someone we loved to hate, which says, to me, that Bonnie Burroughs, was really showing her acting chops.You have to be a really good actress to make people dislike your character so much. Very talented woman. Wherever she lands, I wish her well.

And, I also love Delia and hope that she returns to the GH screen. I loved her in Ryan’s Hope, and especially on OLTL. She would be a great addition to the show. She really adds a spark to whatever role she plays, and always makes me laugh.

Delia can return on the condition that Christopher Durham and Ash Adams reprise their RH roles of Dakota Smith aka Ryan and Johnno Reid Ryan Ava has never met her maternal half brother plus it can turn out that Dakota is actually the biological father of Peter August which makes Bailey Dakotas granddaughter and Dex could be Johnnos son Owen Oney Ryan all grown up.

Some interesting thoughts there. IT would certainly give Dex some ties to PC.

Very good!

I respect admiration for former soaps, but the question is… What Port Charles citizens would you take screen time from to give to another show’s characters that haven’t been mentioned in 35 years? And, Dex is in his 20s – too young for the role you mentioned.

They need to bring back Ryan’s Hope.

They need to bring back the 70’s.

YES

Yes l loved the show

Yes, would definitely love to see her back on General Hospital. She is a wonderful actress, and great character.

Yes. It would be great to see her again!

yes yes yes i miss Delia she one of my favorites

have her run Charlie’s or take over Kelly’s when Carly leaves it. She is always a great scene stealer

Would absolutely LOVE for Ilene to show up again on GH as Delia!!!! I’m still waiting to hear what happened to Delia when one of Mason’s associates took her away for the weekend. (Did I miss that?) Plus, she’ so feisty! It would be great to see her causing fun trouble.

Please please please yes.

Kill off Lois. She adds nothing

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Chase Turns a Blind Eye to the Scathing Headline About His Ex-Wife and Runs to Her Defense

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By the end of the Thursday, October 8 episode of General Hospital, we were left scratching our heads at how utterly indefensible Chase’s (Josh Swickard) complete and utter blind eye to his ex-wife, Willow’s (Katelyn MacMullen) actions and his knight in shining armor antics are so misguided.

Let’s break this down! After Lulu’s (Alexa Havins) piece in The Invader has the whole town of Port Charles talking, Carly (Laura Wright) laughs in Drew’s (Cameron Mathison) face about how he was trapped in a wheelchair with a paralytic drug for months, while Tracy (Jane Elliot) filled Michael (Rory Gibson) and Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) in on the article, which to this point they have not seen.

Said article, comes on the heels of Lulu’s little chat with Sidwell (Carlo Rota) in his hospital room. The headline reads: “Motion Denied: Congresswoman Gives Husband Paralytic Drug For Months!”

Michael and Brook Lynn worried that Willow will lash out do something vengeful and blame the Quartermaines for this. They hope that Chase will finally see the light to who Willow truly is.

Willow

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WILLOW CAN DO NO WRONG?

Meanwhile, Chase is meeting with his lawyer Monet Mitchell (Blythe Howard) to discuss his separation from Brook Lynn, when he suddenly gets a text from Tracy. He opens it up and tells Monet he has to bolt. Something has come up. So, Chase being Chase, shows up in the Quartermaine kitchen and blames Brook Lynn, Michael and Tracy for a hit piece on his ex-wife.

The three deny involvement. But Chase being Chase, doesn’t believe a word they are saying. He then makes a VOW to stop them from trying to destroy Willow’s reputation any further! After he storms out, Brook Lynn is angered and devastated that no matter what, Chase is standing by his ex, and not trying to save his marriage to her.

FRIENDLY SUPPORT INTERUPPTED

Meanwhile at the gatehouse, Willow is opening up to Britt (Kelly Thiebaud), who came by to see her to offer her support. Willow admitted the story is true and that Sidwell gave her the paralytic drugs to use on Drew, in return for having her implanted in congress to do his bidding and to take Drew’s seat. Willow’s concerned that the mere existence of this article will cause massive problems with her political career and the custody arrangement over her children she has with Michael.

As Britt tries to help Willow figure a way to save herself, Chase arrives fuming mad. He tells Willow he is absolutely sure that Brook Lynn, Michael and Tracy were behind the article and he knows exactly how they could fight back.

So, does it seem to you that even if Willow admits to Chase to what she did to Drew is true, that Chase will just feel bad for her and not see anything but desire for her? Is Chase going to continue to be the dumbest male character in daytime? Weigh-in via the comment section, but first, check out the scenes between Britt and Willow below from today’s GH.

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‘General Hospital’s’ Hudson West Wins Big as Contestant on ‘The Price is Right’

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You just never know when one of your favorites from a soap opera will pop on TV on another show! Such was the case on the Tuesday, October 6 episode of the number one daytime game show in America, The Price is Right on CBS!

Hudson West, who has played Jake Webber on General Hospital from 2016-2019, and then has been recurring since 2021 and used very sporadically in story, was in attendance in the audience for a taping of The Price is Right. He wound up selected as one of the players and eventually won a car.

Here;’s what happened: West bid $3,000 on a five-night stay at the Bandon Marina Inn in Oregon. His opponent, Charles, bid $4,550, which was too high, so West got the chance to play the game “Any Number” for a prize.

Hudson West, General Hospital

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The drama became intense as West picked the numbers needed to win a new car with host Drew Carey presiding over the game play. After he won, Hudson fell to the floor in shock before getting up and running in excitement towards his new car!

Later in the show, Hudson got the opportunity to spin the wheel to try to advance to the “Showcase” round, but his opponent named Jenny spun a higher number to qualify, ending West’s run in the game. But, he came away with the new car.

General Hospital viewers know that Hudson’s Jake Webber is the biological son of Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst) and Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) and became the legal son of Lucky Spencer (Jonathan Jackson).

Apart from his role on GH, TV fans have seen West on NCIS: Los Angeles, Dancing with the Stars: Juniors and Grace and Frankie to name but a few.

You can check out what happened when Hudson won a car on The Price is Right on the video below.

Now let us know, what did you think of Hudson’s big win? Do you hope that GH finally has Jake back in story since he is the son of Elizabeth and Jason? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Did the ABC Soap Opera Just Tee Up a Jason and Serena Pairing?

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The Tuesday, October 6 episode of General Hospital kicked-off with Serena Baldwin (Kelly Kruger) literally turned upside down and stuck on the Quartermaine roof in front of Jason (Steve Burton), who came to her rescue.

This marked the first time that Kelly Kruger and Steve Burton shared any substantial screen time together since Kruger debuted on the ABC soap opera back in July.

In story, Serena was trying to save the peregrine falcons’ nest that Tracy (Jane Elliot) wanted exterminated. Jason agreed to help Serena relocate the nest to the nature preserve. Said relocation would be put in the preserve adjacent to the property, think where Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) buried Brennan (Chris McKenna)!

Later, when they returned to the Quartermaine mansion, the two have more banter where Serena told Jason they should both check themselves for ticks. Serena has done a full body check in the bathroom, but then asks Jason to go through her hair and look for any signs of ticks. Clearly, one or both may have ticks prompting suspicion if they wind up at GH with Dr. Isaiah Gannon (Sawandi Wilson) as their doctor who previously treated Ava for the tick stuck in her hair!

Serena and Jason

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ROMANCE SWITCH-UPS

While initially General Hospital fans suspected that the character of Serena was being brought back to the canvas in the form of Kruger as a love interest for Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson), in recent weeks and in admission by Tanisha Harper, it appears that GH is teasing a Michael and Jordan romance. The two have been spending more time together at Aurora, and Michael helped her get accepted into the burn clinic in Germany to treat her facial scars from the car accident.

Meanwhile, after Steve Burton returned to GH after his extended hiatus this June, it was clear that the writers were heading in the direction of a Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) and Jason break-up.

Eventually, a few weeks ago, the duo called it quits after Anna (Finola Hughes) tried to kill Britt, and Jason would not help Britt press charges against his friend, who was suffering from delusions after being mentally gaslighted by Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) and Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and company.

So, what did you think of the scenes between Jason and Serena on today’s GH? Do you think Kelly and Steve have on-screen chemistry that you would be open to be seeing how it plays out? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

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