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James Patrick Stuart Back Taping at General Hospital
Valentine Cassadine is in the house! News on Thursday from James Patrick Stuart himself is that he returned to General Hospital today to start taping all-new episodes of the ABC daytime drama series.
Stuart had taken a short break to film his new Disney+ series, Villains of ValleyView.
James shares his return on Twitter expressing: “After weeks of filming Disney’
s new “The Villains of Valley View,” blessed to be back on the “General Hospital” stage this week. LOVE that place. Amazing and gracious people who achieve the impossible all day long. @finolahughes @watroswatros @NancyLeeGrahn @valentinifrank”
So, glad to hear James is back at GH? What do you hope happens next in story for Valentin? Comment below.
He has been missed.
Very glad he is back !
0ooh good1 so- I won’t have him on my screen for uuumm 4 weeks?
I can hope now that Victor is back that Valentin will be the one
that Helena feared—
Valentin hasn’t even represented a true Cassadine-
He has been written as a cuddly teddy bear and not
as the most feared of them all.
Ahha! remember when Valentin 1st entered GH?
He was portrayed as a 1940’s villian-
dark black hair and mustache dressed in black
and evil menacing-looking-
but quickly turned into meek and mild teddy bear– lol
SuOOO
I remember first seeing Valentine on Cassadine Island. Gosh, he looked so violent, almost like a pirate.All the fighting with everyone, culminating with Valentine tossing Nicolas out the window, supposedly killing him. Those were fun times, huh?
Hi Violet 🙂
I know!!! I was excited to have an evil Cassadine back to
give me chills and thrills-
but that lasted about 30 days LOL
Writers did a 180 and turned Valentin into a wimpy Cassadine.
Now that Victor daddy is back- hopefully Valentin will
become the one Hellena feard or at least a true Cassadine–
(( stay well !)
Su000, I really didnt even notice Valentin’s absence! Victor IS a true, evil Cassidine! Valentin was supposed to be the worst of the worst Cassadines! I fear Epiphany more than I would ever fear Valentin. He is a bust! A wussy!
Hi Timmm-
It’s been a while 🙂
We were riped-off!
We were excited to have the most feared Cassidine on screen-
And were given a powderpuff pppfffttt!
I do hope that Victor and Valentin will give us some chills and thrills!
ooh shouldn’t Valentin be getting the Cassidine estate back?????
yes! Epiphany could take both Victor and Valentin down, no problem!!!
The writers need to wake up and give us some hardcore drama!
Take care be well 🙂
I’m glad he’s returning. There are several stories that could benefit from his superior sarcasm. And the battle with Victor Cassadine already needs resuscitation.
Soaphound
I never cared for he and Nina’s relationship, but like he and Anna together. Iam not crazy about the older Charlotte. She sure isn’t as bratty as the original.
Soaphound
Yes, no one can deliver such sarcasm as he does in such soft, sexy tones, and then be such a bastard. He’s really talented. No wonder Su likes him so much.
yes, he’s the man! I Remember not liking the character, all that changed I don’t Remember when, but he’s top dog in my book, love his pairing w/ Anna, glad he’s still a Cassadine, love his brotherly w/ Alexis, he’s just so cool, both a bad boy and good guy, take him any day over Sonny and Jason that’s for sure.
So do I , Aria! I agree with almost everything except: I liked him from the beginning , and I don’t like his pairing with Anna.
Agreed, Boop. Anna isn’t lucking out with anyone. I would love for Valentin to get back with Nina and kill this fascination with Sonny/Mike—-so sick of this continuous agony.
Looks like my guess that Willow is Nina’s ( possibly Nelle’s twin) may be true?
Willow fainted—so, she may have a blood disorder and is in need of blood ; asap—–a rare blood type, that is—-Enter Nina!!
Celia, my dear, you hit it right. I couldn’t figure out the point of Willow’s nose dive… figured it would expose Harmony. But Nina being the savior makes good sense. Oh this Sonny nonsense. Now he’s added “sudden screaming” to his acting repertoire, eh? Wow! Start engraving that Emmy. Can’t think of any other reason for this up and down silliness. Remember just a few years back when we could gaze upon Billy M.’s blue eyes, blonde hair, and deep seductive voice? Other than Chase, the only thing seducing me these days is the fast forward button.
Right there with you, Soaphound. Let’s get off the Sonny kick, for the love of Mike–LOL.—it is absolutely confounding to me—what compels the writers to put Sonny on such a pedestal. He is so passed his prime to be entangled in a “love triangle”—please!! Then, along comes the virago, Carly.
Nina is passive compared to that shrew—not that Nina is submissive, but going mano a mano or faccia a faccia with Carly is like “Jumping Into The Fire”— great Nilsson song, BTW. LOL
Billy, oh, my Billy—-Look who took his place. Makes me want to cry!!
Boop
OK, if you had a choice, who would you pick for Valentin? There aren’t many choices now. I can’t really see him romancing any of those GH ladies. Anyone care to chime in here?
wonderful news
Val the Bastard seems a little less like a bastard these days, but I’m guessing now that he’s back in town, he’s going to end up in the middle of whatever agenda his daddy Victor is up to. If they wanted to get all really soapy with the writing, they could always have him be the one who discovers who Esme’s parents are, which would of course lead to Val having a reconciliation of some sorts with his relatives Nikolas & Spencer.
Hell, maybe he’ll even take Nina back and keep her away from Sonny & his family. At least Nina functioned as a mostly rational human being when she was with Val.
the “prize” for – SEXUAL – frequency… senses whet , arousal ON
dag! Mr. James Patrick Stuart, is doing IT… keeps @General Hospital ALIVE
ARGH… just knowing that @Finola Hughes made it out of the stink on shit pairing w/Wes Ramsey and Michael Easton… WOW , now that the stench is clearing… Valentin is.
purr your kittens
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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom

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

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’

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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