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Kathleen Gati Returning to General Hospital as Liesl Obrecht

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Kathleen Gati is making her way back to General Hospital as Dr Liesl Obrecht, as many had predicted, now that her former on-screen daughter Kelly Thiebaud, is also on her way back to play, what many believe will turn out to be a very much alive Britt Westbourne.

At the end of today’s July 12 episode of the ABC daytime drama series, Rocco Falconeri (Finn Carr), who has been upset to learn that Britt actually gave birth to him, not his mother, Lulu Spencer, decides to write an email to Liesl introducing himself as her “grandson.”

That move will soon prompt the start of Gati’s comeback to the screen in a role she has played on and off since 2012. When GH fans last saw the popular Gati, it was over 18-months ago. Obrecht was last seen on the GH canvas in December 2023, when Scott Baldwin (Kin Shriner) attempted to reconcile with Liesl romantically and she turned him down.

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On her upcoming return, Gati told Soap Opera Digest, “The fans have been faithful, loyal, begging me to return, continuously asking when, oh when will I return. I am truly grateful and so happy that I can bring some story and entertainment back to them again through Obrecht! It means a lot to me. This is why I became an actor, to entertain people through story and characters.”

Over the years, the once despicable Obrecht has mellowed (a bit), but she is never too far away from doing something nefarious, out of the ordinary, criminal, or for the love of her children, which brings us to Britt, plus we also learned she had son, Nathan West, played by Ryan Paevey, who was also killed.

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Viewers recall Britt died in her mother’s arms after being stabbed by “The Hook” and poisoned, even when she was suffering from Huntington’s Disease. When Obrecht returns, she will probably not only need to deal with the fact that her daughter passed Rocco of as a baby as “Ben Westbourne,” but if she is responsible for secretly resurrecting Britt from the dead, or what plan may be up her sleeve.

No official first airdate has been revealed at this time as for when Gati will first pop back up on General Hospital, but stay tuned for forthcoming details.

So, excited to hear Kathleen Gati is returning to General Hospital as Dr. Liesl Obrecht? Do you think Liesl somehow brought Britt back to life? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.

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I am ECSTATIC that Kathleen Gati is coming back to GH! I love her and she really is a goddess! Can’t wait for her to appear and I pray she’s with us for a long time!

Not surprised that Dr Ooblech would show up right around the time that her daughter gets paroled from Hell. I hope she also talks to her niece Willow and tells her what a “dumbkopf” she has become.

How Gati hasn’t received at least one Emmy nomination in all these years is a shame. Liesl is the true meaning of a supporting character.

Gati has taken what was intended as a short term role aiding in Robin’s disappearance into a viable long term character with multiple family members added through the years.

Nina needs her Aunt to get the upper hand on Drew. And I wouldn’t doubt Obtecht is involved with Dalton’s research project.

What a wonderful return! Long overdue. Liesl would never go this long without seeing her grandchild, James. Plus, there’s Maxie and her family, Nina and Willow and her children. Liesl was always family centric. So happy she’s coming back, and I hope it’s for a long time.

I forgot about the James connection. It is wild how basically evil Obrecht was at first, and now here we are geuninely rooting for her to reunite with her grandson. Credit to Kathleen and GH.

thank you, one of the most original characters on soaps, a very welcome return

Yay! I wasn’t a Leisl fan at first. But I loved it when she became Scotty’s Schnitzel. I miss that little phase when she and Scotty would make Britt uncomfortable with their canoodling. Lol

That is wonderful news.

So HAPPY!!!

She is needed. Not just due to her talent, her quirkiness and uniqueness but she’s the only way to viably explain how Britt is resurrected from the dead. The intense maternal love and science- fictional aspects of DR O will aid viewers with their suspension of disbelief.

Now bring Scotty back and get rid of Drew, Willow, Christina and Lulu

I totally agree!

Hello I am so Thrilled That Doctor LIESI OBRECHT IS Coming Back To GH She’s An Amazing ACTRESS And I Love her style I Have Been Watching GH for 60 Years.GH FANS NEEDS SOME Spice And DR OBRECHT Will Do IT. I’LL KEEP Tuning IN GH FAN 60 YEARS WATCHING MANY Blessings Maggie

So happy that they’re back. I was hoping that fake Britt death so she nurse her back to health. And a chance that Jason and Britt start their romance. Jealous Carly be furious that would be delicious.

I’m super excited Kathleen Gatti is returning to GH. She is sorely missed. Also, instead of resurrecting Britt from the dead, make her a lookalike. (Lookalikes exist in real life). Britt had Huntington’s Disease it would have eventually killer her, but instead, poison did. I know the death means nothing on GH. But I was an All My Children’s fan. I watched it slowly descend into something from the Twilight Zone when that Doctor brought back many citizens from the dead. This includes Dixie, Stuart, Greenlee and others. It was beyond ridiculous.

To the AMC writers credit, those returns from the dead were only done after cancellation was announced to give core families happy endings.

Funny, how Anna and everyone else seems to forget that she kidnapped Robin all those years ago and held her captive. If she is brought back, don’t bring Brit back. Not necessary.

Thank goodness! Liesl has always been such an interesting character. She’s one of my favorites. I’m looking forward to seeing what they have in store for her, although I assume it will have to do with Rocco since he emailed her. Maybe she can knock some sense into her dimwitted niece Willow while she’s at it. lol

Welcome back, Obrecht!

You’ve been missed.

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Kearran Giovanni Debuts on ‘General Hospital’ as Anna Devane’s New Therapist

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If Anna Devane’s (Finola Hughes) new therapist on General Hospital looks familiar to you, it’s because actress Kearran Giovanni, who plays Dr. Nichols, previously played a doctor on One Life to Live!.

Viewers tuning-in to the Thursday, September 10 episode of GH got their first look at Dr. Nichols who has been brought in to help Anna recover from her PTSD and trauma following the reveal that she has been suffering from a break in reality since before being put in mental health facility in France, after being gaslighted by Cullum and company earlier in the year.

One Life to Live fans will recall that Kearran Giovanni played Dr. Vivian Wright in 2009, and it was then she first worked with current General Hospital EP, Frank Valentini, who at the time was at the helm in Llanview.

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WHERE ELSE HAVE YOU SEEN KEARRAN GIOVANNI?

Giovanni appeared on OLTL in the recurring role through 2012 and in the final ABC episode of the beloved series was the the ob/gyn who delivered Destiny Evans (Shenell Edmonds) and Matthew Buchanan’s (Eddie Alderson) baby into the world, whom they named Drew Buchanan II after Bo Buchanan’s (Robert S, Woods) late son. In addition, Vivian has been dating Shaun Evans (Sean Ringgold).

In addition to One Life to Love, Giovanni has very impressive credits having appeared in numerous TV series and motion pictures including starring in the TNT drama Major Crimes from 2012-18, ABC’s Designated Survivor 2017-19, the CW’s Black Lightning from 2019-20. Most recently, Giovanni appeared on the Fox series, The Resident and has a recurring role on the CW’s crime series, Walker from 202-2024.

HEALING ANNA

On today’s General Hospital, after Anna’s harrowing meltdown where she almost shot and killed Dr. Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud) after seeing visions of “Peter August” (Wes Ramsey), Jason (Steve Burton) saved the day and talked Anna down from committing murder. Now, Dr. Nichols was introduced as a valuable staff member at the hospital.  Although, this marked the first time in the history of the show we have heard of her character.

So, do you remember seeing Kearran Giovanni on One Life to Live? Happy to see that Anna may have a qualified therapist in charge of her healing, unless the doctor turns out to be not on the up and up? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Anna Breaks Down in Front of Jason and Britt After Shots Are Fired

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Finola Hughes

The Wednesday, September 9 episode of General Hospital featured top-notch performances by Finola Hughes and Steve Burton, as Anna holds Jason and Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) at gunpoint on Mount Emerson.

Anna is not in her right mind as hallucinations of Peter (Wes Ramsey) overtake her, egging her on to shoot and kill Britt. Jason begs Anna to put down the gun, but it’s clear Anna is speaking to someone who is not there, but in a direction that is just past Britt.

Suddenly, Anna screams at Britt, “You’re just like your father!” Anna also tells Britt that she knew Britt was aware that she was locked up on Spoon Island and did nothing to save her. Britt turns to Jason and tells him she had no idea Anna was on the Island, “until Cullum showed up in Port Charles.” That declaration gave Jason pause.

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“PETER” TAKES A BULLET

Next, Anna is overcome with angst, filled with tears and screams out, “I won’t let you beat me!” She fires the gun where the imaginary Peter was standing, as Britt screams and Jason dove to cover her. Now completely shaken, Jason took the weapon from Anna and ordered Britt to leave the scene as Anna collapsed in Jason’s arms.

Jason was so concerned for Anna. She reveals she’s been seeing visions of Peter August since France. Jason shared his theory with Anna that she was manifesting her worst fears about Faison. However he knows deep down Anna would never have shot Britt. Jason promises to come back and clean up the area, but would take Anna home first.

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ANNA ADMITS TO EMMA SHE TRIED TO KILL BRITT

At Anna’s, Jason brings her in the front door as Emma is there. Jason tells Emma (Braedyn Bruner) he would like to return and spend the night. A confused and worried Emma get the full story from her grandmother.

Anna explains she tried to kill Britt and she is not as well as she was pretending to be in France. Cut to: Jason cleaning up the site of Anna’s plot against Britt on Mount Emerson. He moves over and finds bullet casings on the ground and examines one of them.

The story climax also signaled the end of the run for Wes Ramsey, who has been showing up on episodes over the last several months as Anna’s dark side conscience. Now that Anna was able to break the psychological hold visions of “Peter” had on her, it ends this latest return of Ramsey’s.

So, what did you think about the scenes between Anna and Jason? Do you think Jason and Britt’s relationship will come to an end now that seemingly Britt revealed she knew Anna was held captive after Cullum came to town? Glad to know Anna won’t be haunted by visions of Peter August anymore? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Did Brook Lynn Deserve Chase Walking Out on Her?

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The marriage of Brook Lynn Quartermaine (Amanda Setton) and Harrison Chase (Josh Swickard) may have come to an end by the conclusion of the Tuesday, September 8 episode of General Hospital.

In story, confronted by Trina (Tabyana Ali), and in front of a room full of Quartermaines, Brook Lynn copped to being the other driver involved in the crash that scarred Jordan’s (Tanisha Harper) face and ultimately sent Curtis (Donnell Turner) to prison.

Chase, who thinks at this point Brook Lynn was covering up her involvement by protecting someone else in the family is shocked to learn it’s Brook Lynn who actually was the driver. Brook Lynn explains she never saw any evidence of a crash when she ran into Jordan’s car, so she didn’t stop to check on anyone. Trina and Jordan are outraged as is Chase.

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CHASE PUTS BROOK LYNN ON BLAST

Soon, it comes out that Tracy (Jane Elliot) was involved in the cover-up, and tries to point out that Brook Lynn wasn’t responsible for causing the accident or Curtis punching Isaiah, but Trina says that Brook Lynn tore her family apart, and her father is in prison without the ability to see his newborn son. Trina storms out with Kai (Jen Austin Astrup).

Next, Chase goes on blast on Brook Lynn in front of her entire family. Chase starts to walk out the front door as Brook Lynn tries to stop him. At this point, Chase is all about being lied to, and he goes in on his wife, that they promised there would be no more secrets between them.

Brook Lynn digs a deeper hole for herself when she explained that she’d had a glass of wine before getting in the car to see Gio (Giovanni Mazza) and Trina perform at Charlie’s. She admits to being terrified that she’d lose any chance of adopting baby Phoebe, if she called the police.

TO THE GATEHOUSE HE GOES

Chase is furious that Brook Lynn framed Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) for what she caused and did. With that, Chase leaves Brook Lynn in the dust and heads straight to the gatehouse door to see Willow!

Cut to: Brook Lynn devastated on the staircase of the Q mansion and her dad, Ned Ashton (Wally Kurth) sitting with his daughter to try to comfort her when she decrees her marriage is over.

Now in the pick-up, take a look at the General Hospital teaser video for today’s Wednesday, September 9, episode below.

So, what did you think of how Brook Lynn’s life just blew up in front of her? Does she deserve to have Chase walk out on her for what she did? Do you want Brook Lynn and Chase to work things out, or are you betting by the end of this week Chase and Willow will have hit the sheets? Share your thoughts in the comment section.

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