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Joshua Benard Makes a Return to General Hospital
The week of September 11th will bring with it another appearance by Joshua Benard on General Hospital. The son of three-time Daytime Emmy-winning star, Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos), is back reprising his role of Adam.
Adam is a classmate of Josslyn’s (Eden McCoy) and he will be back on campus and when we last saw him in 2022, he made an off-color comment to Josslyn after the sex-tape of her and Cameron went viral (thanks to Esme). He later realized he was being a complete jerk about it and apologized to Joss.
What will Adam’s demeanor be like in the fall of 2023? Stay tuned. Soap Opera Digest mentioned in their fall preview for GH, that Josslyn gets closer to a schoolmate. Might that be Adam?
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Meanwhile, the younger Benard continues both his acting and music career, frequently posting videos on Instagram.
Last year, Maurice has his son, on an episode of his You Tube series, State of Mind, where the two did a deep-dive into Joshua’s passion for acting and music. You can check that out below.
So, looking forward to seeing Joshua back in Port Charles? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
Can we please cut out the nepotism on this show? This character adds nothing to the already bloated canvas.
So we now have Gregory Harrison’s daughter, Josh Swickard’s wife and Maurice Benard’s son? (To be fair, so far I really like Gregory’s daughter as the surrogate.) But seriously in any other industry, this much blatant nepotism would be grounds for an investigation!
And don’t forget Kin Shriner’s gal pal and the four insufferable years of the guy from the parking lot.
Oh, I don’t count Wes Ramsey in this group. As you (maybe) could tell from my username, I was a longtime “Guiding Light” fan and knew Ramsey’s work. He’s an established actor with actual soap cred. I didn’t object to his performance like others do though I believe he was poorly directed to camp it up more than necessary. Playing Peter was not indicative of his other soap and movie work.
I really liked his work and character on GL, what a difference huh, from playing pukey Peter?
Let’s look at this as the youngsters learning from the older actors.
Aren’t fathers suppose to help there children?
Most definitely
Their children
Shh … shush .. shush..
“Shh…” Not sure what your intent is with that.
Joshua is a cutie like his father. If him on the show as Adam means less Joss and Dex nauseating scenes that I have to fast forward through, I’m all for it. I hate the way they’ve written Joss since she got together with Dex. I liked her with Oscar, liked her with Cameron, can’t stand her these days.
Agreed. Another holier-than-thou, missy—like the character’s mother, Carly—follow the leader.
I still think there’s a familial link between Dex and Sonny.
I felt from the beginning that Dex might be Sonny’s son but there have been so many rumors claiming otherwise Jason for one, that I’ve just given up guessing.
I know, Violet—but even if Dex is Jason’s son, there would still be a link between him and Sonny.
What’s puzzling is the fact Dex had all this unleashed rage for Sonny, for a long time—-working for Michael to destroy him. Perhaps, Sonny is his father and Dex resents him for abandoning whoever his mother is?
I don’t know where this rumor started that Dex was “Jason’s son”, but there’s no way on Earth or in Hell that’s even a remote possibility.
We know where Jason Morgan was from the time of his brain scrambling in 1996 to his first supposed “death” in 2012. During that time he fathered two children. Jake with Elizabeth, and Danny with Sam.
Dex appears to be roughly the same age as Morgan Corinthos. Yeah, SORASing messes with ages all over the place, but if we assume the age to be correct, then the only woman Jason was with around that time period was Courtney Matthews (Sonny’s sister). And Courtney only had one child, Spencer. She literally died the day he was born, due to a bioweapon-caused pandemic.
I suppose they could really stretch reality and claim that Jason fathered a child somehow when he was a drugged up zombie, held prisoner in Russia. But that child would be younger than Danny, so that couldn’t be Dex.
The most obvious explanation for Dex is that he’s a brainwashed & facially reconstructed Morgan Corinthos… even with the obvious “ick” factor that he’s been banging his own sister for several months now. It’s not like that’s never happened on daytime TV before (see Tommy & Marie Horton or Tony & Renee DiMera on Days of Our Lives, for example). Yes, the whole family will probably need therapy once this secret comes out, but in context, it’s exactly the type of thing a sadistic criminal like Lorenzo Alcazar would do, as part of a revenge plot against the Corinthos family.
Hey Satin
Here’s a new rumor about Dex I just read last night. Chew on this one and let us know what you think.. They say he’s an undercover cop, how about that?
I was not surprised today when there was no evidence against Sonny. I had also read that the crates were full of coffee, and also Sonny wasn’t in the least worried about his fate.
The coffee beans in the crates were so obvious I saw that coming from 666 miles away. Basically what happened here is that Sonny and his “technical advisor” Brick ran a sting operation of sorts, using that fake “evidence” they planted on Sonny’s laptop for the fake nanny “Betty Rutherford” (probably not her real name) to find, and turn over to her bosses in the Pawtuck Mafia.
Cyrus took the bait… sent the fake “evidence” to the Feds (apparently with the assistance of the prison warden) and the Feds were gullible enough to believe it was real.
Where Dex fits in to all of this… I’m not sure about that one yet. He sure looked disappointed… maybe even a bit angry when Sonny walked away from the bogus charges. I don’t think he’s an undercover cop though, because he’s already proven on multiple occasions that he can’t properly use a gun. Which is also why I don’t believe he’s an actual military combat vet, and was probably brainwashed with that backstory.
It’s time for you to finally give up on the Dex is Morgan theory. Maybe Dex is just another Sasha – no real connection to the canvas.
Except this guy shows all the signs of a brainwashed plant, embedded deliberately into the Corinthos organization to cause chaos. His alleged backstory of “military combat vet” doesn’t hold up at all, as he’s very sloppy with guns, and got knocked on his ass at least twice now by Spencer, who’s basically a spoiled rich kid with no formal training.
He doesn’t necessarily have to be Morgan, but I can’t think of anybody else who could be used by this yet unseen enemy so effectively to infiltrate the Corinthos clan from within. As I said, this would be exactly the type of thing Lorenzo Alcazar would do, and I still say he’s the one behind “Pikeman”.
Well, I for one can’t wait to find out and somehow I don’t think he’s a bad guy. I like him and am hoping he’s one of the good guys. Thanks for all your input by the way.
If the writers can make Cody Mac’s son even when we saw Dominque during the entire time she was supposed to be pregnant, they could shoehorn Dex to be AJ and Courtney’s son. Just as long as she never returns as a regular character. Before Heinrik, she was the one character who should’ve departed years before they finally finished her off. If Dex is the offspring of AJ & Courtney, he’s be both Michael’s bio brother and (adopted) cousin. Just don’t make him Jason’s son as there’s no payoff in that and Jason never had time for his other 2 sons.
Of course if Dex were Courtney’s son, he would also be Spencer’s brother, and they already hate each other, so that would be a standard soapy trope thing.
Only problem is that Courtney was in Port Charles the whole time she was with AJ and then with Jason and wasn’t pregnant. At least with Dominique she was supposedly locked up in the nuthouse when she was pregnant, so it’s remotely plausible… in the same sense that Susan Moore having twins was plausible, because nobody actually saw Jason being born.
If Courtney had a child which was stolen by AJ, she definitely would have told Sonny & Jason about it.
What if Dex turns out to be Karen and Jagger’s son???? That would be a pretty big grudge against Sonny for turning his Mom into a stripper and drug addict. And I know that Karenand Sonny and Jagger hugged it out on GH and Port Charles but a long lost kid….
Would he have that role if he had no family on the show? I doubt it. Not fair to the other struggling actors who have no family connection. Should be no family rule like many businesses have.
Give the young man a chance! How do you know he’s only on the show because of his father? What if he is by recommendation of his father? He’ll still have to prove himself anyway.
That’s right
I think it depends on what role his father played in Joshua’s hiring. Is GH aware of Joshua because Maurice, but did he then have to audition along with other actors? I think that’s okay because people hear about jobs in all sorts of ways, including family and friends. Did they just hand him the role without requiring an audition? That leans more toward your concerns.
Also, most businesses rule about family is that one family member can’t directly supervise another. But many, many businesses have more than one family member working for them.
B&B should hire him as Jack Marone, Brooke’s son with Nick. He would be excellent as a rival for his half-brother, R.J. (who is in desperate need of a story).
R.J is helping his Granddad out with his designing, SL will be interesting I think. I also think it will be as a last resort if they ever bring Jack into the show, it’s like he never existed. Poor guy, it was only a mistake that they used Brooke’s egg, creating Jack.
OMG, here we go again. Related or not, if a person can do the job well, what’s the harm? My Granddaughter and her husband own a pretty big business and wanted nothing more than for their children to join and maybe someday run the company. My Grt.granddaughter was hired and much to her own surprise is doing great and my Granddaughter’s brother is also part of the Co. .also doing a great job. BTW, there do not seem to be any resentment s among their co-workers.
I actually like him—something very endearing about him. Absolutely simpatico .
Me too Celia, he’s a doll!
Back to GH. I got so scared today when Jake wanted to hang back at Carly’s place. Thought he had his eyes on Esme but it turned out to be Charlotte.
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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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