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Kelly Monaco Gives Props to Former ‘Port Charles’ Leading Man, Michael Easton, as He Reflects on His OLTL Debut as John McBain
Michael Easton has played a bevy of roles on daytime dramas and remains one of its most popular all-time stars. While viewers first got to know him as Tanner Scofield on Days of our Lives (1991-1992), he later became more soap-famous when he took on the role of Stephen Clay/Caleb the vampire on GH’s spinoff Port Charles from 2001-2003.
However, Michael’s longest running soap role was that of Llanview’s John McBain when the actor was cast in the role on One Life to Live. He played McBain from 2003-2012, and all the way through to One Life’s final episode on ABC
Taking to his Instagram this week, Easton reflected on his arrival, which was now 21-years-ago, with a clip of his very first scenes with David Fumero (ex-Cristian Vega) and Melissa Archer (ex-Natalie) and Trevor St. John (ex-Walker “Flynn” Laurence – at the time).

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Easton accompanied his post with “Someone was kind enough to send me this clip and remind me that 21 years ago today this character first set foot in the fictional town of Llanview, Pennsylvania. I’m not particularly sentimental but it’s really nice to see the amazing Melissa Archer, David Fumero and Trevor St. John. Two decades later and we’re all still friends.”
Meanwhile, Kelly Monaco (Sam, General Hospital) dropped a comment in Michael’s thread with mad love and respect for the actor and their time together as her leading man on Port Charles, Caleb Morley to her Livvie Locke. Later, they would both reconnect on General Hospital, she as Sam and he as McBain, then Silas Clay and lastly as Hamilton Finn. Sadly, in 2024, both actors are now gone from the ABC daytime drama series after being written-off.

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Sharing her thoughts on working with Michael, Kelly expressed, “Caleb (from Port Charles) will forever hold the number one spot in my heart, John McBain is a close second. But you Michael, you were my first co-star 25 yrs ago. I will cherish our memories and forever be indebted to you for leading me, teaching me, and guiding me through the nostalgia of all my firsts. You are a treasure, the gift that keeps giving. I thank you for sharing all of you. As I celebrate the glorious milestone of being an actor on #GH or the past 21yrs, I could not have done that without your patience and dedication, to making sure I felt safe and seen. Two-plus decades later, your impact has forever made an imprint on my soul. With internal love and friendship, you are adored.”

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What do you think of how Kelly shared how much she valued working with Michael Easton? Hard to believe both ar now gone from GH as well? Is John McBain your favorite soap role of Michael’s? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.
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Would this not be a good time to try a OLTL reboot? After Kristen’s wedding photos, and Michael and Roger now free too… a plentiful cast right there.
Bring Michael back as John McBain and put Kelly back on as Sam and what a great pairing it would be. I’m still upset the show didn’t put Michael and Trevor back in their OLTL roles when that whole mess between ABC and Prospect Park was done with. That’s where the show dropped the ball.
Kelly’s tribute to Michael was wonderful. I must add that the GH writers killed both of their characters through horrible story lines long before they were taken off of the show.
Its s exhausting being a GH fan with all the bad news lately, and it makes it hard to enjoy the good, for me the return of Lucky has been a bust, I really haven’t enjoyed it mainly because it was really badly executed, from Laura originally setting out to look for him and it being switch around to make it a Carly and Jason coming to the rescue mission, so for me 2024 for GH has been not so good, obviously with Finn being written off and now Sam “gettin killed off”.all I can do is be patient stay optimistic and hope that down the line we as fan will get news of these two talented actors making their way back to GH.
No , all you can do is stop watching and supporting the show that’s what I have done after 36 years I’m done!! The way they treat the actors and honestly fans is horrible, they clearly don’t care what the fans like or want. I can’t wait to hear Kelly speak out I know they did her dirty and again us .
I still laugh thinking about Monica’s line to Hamilton Finn after a grueling shift. She told him, “Go get some sleep. You look like a vampire!”
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sonny Tells Dante, “I Don’t Want a Son Like You,” While Michael Tells Brook Lynn to Bide Her Time Till Chase and Willow Have an Affair

On the Thursday, October 1 episode of General Hospital, both Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson) had some things to say and what they had to say didn’t go over well with whom they were talking to!
Sonny had a confrontation with his son, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna), while Michael leveled with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) over Chase (Josh Swickard).
GH is setting up a scenario where everyone is going to make it look like Sonny was responsible for having Sidwell (Carlo Rota) beat up in Pentonville; while viewers already know Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) were behind it.

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A VISIT WITH DAD
Now, Dante comes to Sonny’s house. He wants to know straight up from his dad if he ordered the attack at Pentonville. Sonny flatly denies any culpability or responsibility, but Dante refuses to believe him.
Dante informs Sonny he has video footage of Sully and Vito at the prison. Sonny explains to Dante he doesn’t know why Sully beat up both Curtis and Dante. Things escalated when Sonny was deeply hurt that Dante refused to believe him. Dante says he was disappointed that his father didn’t respect him enough to be truthful with him!
Sonny asks Dante to consider that he was being set up. He says all he did was to tell Vito to instruct Sully to keep a watchful eye on Sidwell, not to harm him. No matter what Sonny said, Dante continued hammering him with how he knew deep down, even though he said he left the mob, he had to finish off Sidwell for himself.
Next, Sonny explains everything he has ever done was to provide for and to protect his family. Dante fired back that he doesn’t want to deal anymore with Sonny’s half-baked truths. As the two men argue, Gio (Giovanni Mazza) shows up at Sonny’s front door and overhears Sonny losing his temper and shouting at Dante, “Get out of my house! I don’t want a son like you!” The scenes featured an excellent performance by Maurice Benard.

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MICHAEL THE MANIPULATOR
While this is going down, outside the Quartermaine boathouse, Brook Lynn opens up to Michael about living at the Q’s with Chase being there, since he only came back due to legal advice from his lawyer, Monet Mitchell (Blythe Howard).
Brook Lynn questioned whether they should get legally separate. Michael insisted that would be a big mistake. When she asks why, Michael tells Brook Lynn to bide her time until Chase and Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) have an affair; then she’d have full custody of Phoebe.
An angered Brook Lynn pushed Michael into the water and accuses him of moving Willow back into the gatehouse with intent on putting Chase and Willow in closer proximity and sacrificing Brook Lynn’s family in the process. As the two cousins bicker, Chase shows up asking Brook Lynn if she is OK. Michael punctuates their talk with “You know, I’m right.”
CURTIS FIGURES OUT A WAY TO GET OUT OF THE SLAMMER
At GH, Willow visits Curtis (Donnell Turner) in his hospital room. Curtis wants Willow to get him pardoned and keep him out of jail, and in return, he will help her nail Sonny.
Next, Willow tells Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) she wants Curtis held for observation for three more days. He agrees to do so under one condition, that she understands that he may need to call in a favor from a congresswoman.
So, what did you think of how Dante accused his father and refused to believe Sonny’s answers? Is this the end of their father and son relationship for good? Is Michael the most manipulative person of all, except for Willow? Do the two deserve each other? Do you want Chase and Willow to have an affair? And what of Curtis? Does he have many redeeming qualities left? Share your thoughts via the comment section, but first check out the talk Michael had with Brook Lynn.
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GH Alum Tajh Bellow and Y&R Alum Loren Lott Star in New Tiktok and Microdrama ‘Love Island’ Spoof

Two soap opera alums very familiar to fans of General Hospital and The Young and the Restless are paired together in a new short-form digital series from none other than Issa Rae’s production entity HOORAE Digital.
Look for Tajh Bellow (ex-TJ Ashford, GH)) and Loren Lott (ex-Ana Hamilton, Y&R) as part of the cast of The Compatibility Experiment, premiering on October 14, 2026, exclusively on TikTok and its companion microdrama platform, PineDrama.
In the video teaser, it appears that Bellow and Lott play a couple, Kelvin and Camila, set in a Love Island reality show-esque environment trying to win the one million dollar cash prize, only what could go wrong?

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The Compatibility Experiment loglines share that it brings a fast-paced, relationship-focused reality check—much like Love Island with a twist. The show takes a participant’s current relationship, introduces them to a potentially more compatible partner, and forces them to navigate the differences with life-changing money on the line.
The new series is part of a groundbreaking content deal between HOORAE Digital and TikTok to develop premium short-form storytelling. The ensemble cast also features; Ayona, Reggie Luck, JaNa Craig, Tosin Morohunfola, Jessica Jacoby, Georgia Warner, and Nick Cassidy.
General Hospital fans know Tajh Bellow for his performances as TJ Ashford, and who earned two Daytime Emmy nominations along the way during his run. Bellow took over the role in 2018 and last appeared on the ABC daytime drama series in December of 2024.
Loren Lott first appeared as Devon’s (Bryton James) sister Ana Hamilton on The Young and the Restless from 2018 to 2019; making a brief return in 2024. She has continued to perform on the stage and screen with recent credits including: Bel-Air, Cherish the Day, and All American: Homecoming.
Check out the trailer for The Compatibility Experiment below and let us know what you think of its concept and if you are glad to see Tajh and Loren again? Hoping they might return to daytime in their GH and Y&R roles at some point in the future? Weigh-in via the comment section.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ava and Drew Revealed to be Behind Framing Sonny for Sidwell’s Prison Beatdown

If you thought that the person responsible for the Pentonville brawl that saw Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and Curtis (Donnell Turner) taken to General Hospital was Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) or even Sidwell himself, you were dead wrong! On the Wednesday, September 30 episode of GH, it turned out that the culprits were actually Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison).
In story, Drew apparently bankrolled the attack on Sidwell and framing Sonny. He told Ava their planned worked (she came up with it!) but was horrified when Drew informed her that Curtis got caught in the crosshairs. Ava is visibly upset because of her longtime friendship with Curtis’ daughter, Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali). Drew tried to make Ava see the bright side. Curtis was witness to it and his presence will cast doubt on Sonny’s claims to that he had gotten out of the mob and gone legit.
Later, Vito shows up at Drew’s. They informed him that his guy on the inside of the slammer made a big mistake by hurting their friend and ordered him to leave town.

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BOATHOUSE BRAWL
In other major developments, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) and Rocco (Finn Carr) have a blow out fight as Danny blames his “brother” for the reason Charlotte was sent off to boarding school.
Rocco told off Danny for Charlotte’s (Bluesy Burke) reckless behavior and he explains he had to protect his sister. He went in on Danny saying that his mother Lulu (Alexa Havins) has been right to send Charlotte to boarding school and far away from Danny.
However, Rocco went a bit too far when he shouted, “And if your mom was alive, she would send you away too!” Next, Danny punched out Rocco, leading to a terrible brawl. An angered Danny yells at Rocco to, “Stay away from me and everyone in my family. And don’t you ever mention my mom again!” Danny storms off.

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Now alone outside the boathouse, Rocco flashes back to his first kiss with Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarksi), hoping that his fight with Danny will not escalate and ruin their budding romance. Meanwhile, a bloodied-mouth Danny heads over to Sonny’s and Jason (Steve Burton) is there at the same time. He then admits that he has a bad fight with Rocco and they are both beaten up.
WILL SCOUT WISE UP?
At the end of the episode, Scout, who had a fight with Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) over Drew, and who keeps telling everyone how good a man her dad truly is, comes upon a suspicious scene.
Scout hides behind the wall outside Drew’s. She sees her dad, Ava and Vito talking. Next, Scout seems to overhear Vito assuring Drew and Ava that their business dealings are done, and he’ll be leaving Port Charles for good.
So, what did you think of the reveal that Ava and Drew were behind framing Sonny for the prison beatdown of Sidwell (and Curtis)? Do you think Danny and Rocco’s relationship can be repaired, or do you think the teenagers will continue to be at each other’s throats? Finally, do you hope Scout gets a clue and stops thinking her dad walks on air? Weigh-in via the comment section, but first check out how Ava and Drew conspired below.
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