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Kassie DePaiva Brings Blair Back to General Hospital
Soap fan favorite, Kassie DePaiva is making a return to ABC’s General Hospital in her role as Blair Cramer from One Life to Live.
A rep for the daytime drama series confirmed to TV Line that DePaiva will begin airing in September. DePaiva appeared as Llanview’s Blair before on GH.
After One Life to Live ended in 2012, and in March of that year, GH kicked-off a crossover story that featured DePaiva along with Roger Howarth, formerly Todd Manning on One Life and GH.
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While Howarth has remained at GH in other roles over the years including as Franco Baldwin and Austin Gatlin-Holt, DePaiva has also been playing Days of our Lives’ Eve Donovan on and off. She recently appeared on the Peacock streaming soap opera earlier this month when she reprised Eve for a short stint.
DePaiva recently spoke to Soap Opera Digest saying she would love a chance to back to GH and reprise Blair, but she added, “I guess Todd is not Todd, right?’ So if I was to go back on that show, he probably wouldn’t recognize me. But I could go,‘You’re hot. You look like somebody I used to know.’”
Looking forward to seeing Blair on GH again? What story would you like to see her involved with? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.
Great news!!!!! Kassie DePaiva IS Blair. I have loved her as Eve on DAYS and welcome her back in her iconic role. As for Roger Howarth… honestly… none of his GH roles has really jelled. He has been an ill-fit who has been shoe-horned into many character’s lives without real success. SO… let Dr. Gatlin-Holt turn out to be Todd Manning! Stranger things have happened!
I Hope Dr. Gatlin-Holt Turns Out To Be Todd Manning And I’m Glad Blair Cramer Is Returning To GH
I have been aching for that to happen as well as Finn being turned back to John McBain
Yes. My thoughts too
Bring back one life two live
It failed. You just have to deal with it. They didn’t cancel OLTL because it had too MANY viewers.
So true!!! Great show!!!
For Hell’s sake….
When is Frank going to admit that his decade long attempt to turn GH into his dead show has FAILED??
No more Blair. No more Todd/Frodd/Austin…. next time he gets killed off, leave it that way.
Finn is at least tolerable… though now that they dropped the pet lizard, there’s nothing really different between Finn and his previous incarnation of Silas Clay.
If they even think about bringing back the whiny completely void of talent twit, that better be the week GH is preempted for one of Cheeto’s trials. And just dump those episodes entirely… don’t play them later.
You sound like a satanic twit so just go back to hell where you came from, don’t need your nastiness.
Go “back” to Hell?
I’ve been here a while now.
Sorry but we love Todd and Blair. You need to watch another soap. Some of us are excited about a Todd and Blair reunion, even if it’s a Austin and Blair reunion.
Todd and Blair have NOTHING to do with the proper history of General Hospital. Never did, never will.
OLTL never aired in Hell, so I know next to nothing about their story other than what was forced on us in 2012. Sorry for you mortals who are still grieving a show that was cancelled in 2011. Maybe they got a raw deal from ABC, no denying that.
But that still doesn’t mean GH has to roll over and let them in.
Satan, I usually agree with everything you say.. but strongly disagree on this. Blair Cramer gets very huge and joyous welcome back. I
Agreed!! Love Blair and Todd—Austin? Not sure—Please don’t laugh, but could Pikeman be Helena ( who never actually died? —-or maybe reincarnated? Not too far fetched for a soapy soap—-maybe Ms Wu ( s?)?
Helena is definitely dead. And we have enhanced the security around Hell’s version of Cassadine Island (located in the middle of the Lake of Fire).
She’s not getting out again. Nor is Victor or Stavros. As for Mikkos… he wouldn’t want to leave anyway. The guy’s making one Hell of a living installing air conditioners down here, based on the same technology he used to freeze Port Charles in the middle of August way back when.
How is it a “welcome back” when she never belonged in Port Charles in the first place?
I get that OLTL had their fans and that they miss their show. It never aired in Hell, so I don’t miss it at all. Y’all have every right to be pissed off at ABC for their boneheaded decision to cancel the show & AMC and replace them with a crappy cooking show and the other failed replacements that didn’t last very long. And then of course, the Prospect Park streaming “reboot” which was pretty much a dragonshitshow from day one, in terms of how they handled it.
The problem is that GH has an already bloated cast and has a hard time finishing their own storylines and keeping actual GH characters on the screen. And then that has to all be pushed aside so they can bring in characters from these other shows that a good portion of the GH audience doesn’t know or care about.
But as I said elsewhere, there MIGHT be a valid reason for this Blair visit, if indeed she’s coming back to pick up that ball that ReRon dropped in 2012, and get to the revelation that Lorenzo Alcazar is indeed the guy behind the Pikeman mercenary group.
If that’s the case bring it on. And then get back to GH characters & storylines… which are already moving slow enough as it is, due to the apparent “restrictions” on what the scab writers are allowed to do.
They are bringing her on to MOVE a story along, it’s a short stint. Instead of spewing your hatred why don’t you let some of us who are going to enjoy her presence on the show in peace. Kassie is a wonderful sweet actress who does not need that kind of welcome. We enjoy her, Let us do that because it sounds to me like You’re getting butthurt that someone got a job. It doesn’t make you look good. It makes you look like an idiot.
Church of RoHo???
Yeah, that’s appropriate because you and a few others here come off like some sort of bizzare cult, on the level of MAGAtt/Qanon types. As in “everybody must bow down to what our weird little fringe group wants, and we don’t care how much damage it does”
General Hospital is under no obligation to reanimate the corpse of One Life to Live, and GH fans are not obligated to accept OLTL (or AMC, for that matter) taking up valuable airtime that should be given to actual GH characters, some of whom have been around for decades.
Get over yourself.
Oh Satan, perhaps I’m at a disadvantage only being an occasional OLTL watcher. But from what I’ve seen on GH, Blair is synonymous with bore. The only thing I will say, on a superficial level, is I found Howarth’s Todd really sexy…maybe it’s the blonde highlights. He was ok as Franco but this Gatlin gobbledygook is a disaster for me. It’s got enough plotholes to drive a fleet of Winnebagos through, and it feels longer than a root canal. Right now, I’m only paying attention when the great Maura West is on, or when gorgeous Spencer is free of Trina. We’re in pretty bad shape right now. Isn’t there a limit to how many stories include Carly and/or Sonny? I’m surprised they’re not in the Molly surrogacy tale… yet.
YES!!!
Bring it on!! Can’t wait—it’ll be such a drastic, but sunny change from the Curtis-Mrs Robinson-Trina-saga—so boring!! Who cares?? I completely FF their scenes. Uffa!!
Maybe Blair is PikeMan ?
There’s not a snowball’s chance in my backyard that she could be in charge of Pikeman.
Having said that though…. Pikeman COULD have something to do with why she returns.
Probably the last thing that aired during the OLTL invasion phase of GH – before the Prospect Part lawsuit forced an abrupt end to it – was Carly & Blair discussing how much Lorenzo Alcazar resembled some guy named “Thomas” from OLTL.
Supposedly Blair took off to investigate this mystery, but then the legal red tape kicked in. Todd became Frodd and none of this was ever spoken of again.
But now we have Pikeman… a shady mercenary organization known for weapons smuggling and doing “black ops” with rogue elements of intelligence agencies all over the world. Which is exactly the type of things Lorenzo Alcazar used to do.
I’ve been predicting for months now that Alcazar would be revealed as the leader of Pikeman. Maybe Blair is back to announce this fact to somebody? Other than that, I cannot imagine any valid reason for her to be in Port Charles.
Doubt it.
I’m thinking the same thing..but I hope they give Sasha a mother.
Love Kassie she is a wonderful actress, sign her to a contract on GH as Blair Kramer. She is 62 years old and gorgeous as ever.
Nah. There are others more integral to the canvas that should be series regulars.
A short visit is fine, but there are characters more critical to GH history in that age group that should be on contract or have more story than Blair.
Please let us know the dates that Blair will be on GH. I absolutely love Kassie DePaiva and Blair Cramer. I don’t want to miss her episodes.
She should come back as Monica’s long-lost sister.
A bit fuzzy on 40-year old storylines, but Monica was adopted as a young child. They gave her a cousin, Lorena Sharpe who came to PC to open the infamous spa.
Kassie is playing Blair Cramer, who the backstory is clearly established.
Sadly, will it really matter? What purpose? Half the audience do not even know who Blair is and are we to believe after a decade she hasn’t settled down and living happily after with Todd or Victor? And please don’t have a line like “:Haven’t I seen you before?” if she and “Roger” meet?
What if in the 10 years we’ve seen her, Blair married and divorced Martin? Not sure I could see her paying him $50k/month for alimony though.
She’s a super talented actress. Can’t wait to see her, I just hope it’s a long term return for her! Blair and Todd, now that would be amazing!
Blair Cramer one of my favorite all time daytime Diva’s ❤️❤️❤️❤️
She is related to gaitlin holt and helps save him
Blair Cramer is back on GH that’s super awesome but I hope Starr returns with the very much alive Cole and Hope also did Blair ever find out who her biological father really is.
I’d rather sit through a 666 hour church sermon by Pat Robertson & Jerry Falwell than ever see that whiny little untalented twit on GH again.
We can arrange that.
I could arrange that myself, now that Pat & Jerry are both down here. But why would I torment myself like that?
I think Blair is coming back because she is the one suing Deception for stealing her “idea” because Blair does own a cosmetic company called Melador and Tracy is in league with Blair and Dorian or maybe she is Martin’s third ex wife.
What an unexpected treat this is. Love the actress and the character.
I love Kassie. She could be involved with Pikeman OR maybe Tracy’s partner in trying to have Deception fail? Either way, she would be with Roger or Jane. Who are both great!
Another interesting return.
Would love to see Finn turn back into the vampire what walked out of the morgue many years ago. Where has he been hiding? Probably in clear sight! Lol
Vampire doctor cures his father’s ALS… by turning him into a vampire??
I mean… it’s not really any more ridiculous than anything Nina or Gladys is involved in, is it?
YES, that would be great, I miss seeing her face.
Since Robert Howarth is currently playing Austin I would love to see Trevor At John back in action as Todd and it would be nice to see Jack, Star, Danielle, and Hope grace our screens on GH. NOW THAT WOULD BE DREAMY
My first thought too!!!! Need some TSJ back. He is the best!!!!!!
Yeah…”dreamy” … in the Freddy Krueger sense.
I just got chills and nauseous, anxiety seeing someone is on here using that evil enemy’s name and it’s allowed on here. I can’t wait for satan,who doesn’t deserve a capital at the beginning of his name to finally be thrown in the pit of hell once and for all and I hope this person using his name doesn’t have innocent children in this world. That just ruined any fun of talking about our favorite actors and characters and soaps.
I’m not crazy about the OLTL invaders either, but calling them “evil enemy” is a bit much, ain’t it?
That is not going to happen. Can you all imagine Todd Manning as a doctor. Austin is too calm to be Todd.
Just sayin’ , Kassie and Roger have always had great chemistry onscreen. I hope that that the storyline has them involved in some sense. Not necessarily as lovers, but in some way. Maybe she is involved somehow with his family, pikeman or both. Maybe she’s Cyrus’ daughter. Though I loved OLTL, this has nothing to do with that. So don’t get your panties in a bunch ” Satan “.
Never really like her when she was on befor sorry
Don’t forget one life to live was canceled because of the ratings
There were quiet a few reasons it was cancelled, but as mentioned before, OLTL had higher ratings than GH at that point in time.
As Howarth wife with 2 young high school children that he hide from his blackmail life. In OLL they had good parenting repor with each other.
It would be nice to see positive parenting skills for viewer’s of high school children,such as suicide,children falling behind with their school work because of covid. More social and emotional concerns.
Just my thoughts.
Thrilled to see Blair making a comeback on General Hospital. Loved her on OLTL. Hope she stays with GH for a long, long time! Congrats Kassie DePaiva!!!!
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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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