General Hospital
Kelly Thiebaud Says She ‘Tried’ to Return to General Hospital
Daytime Emmy winner and fan favorite Kelly Thiebaud (ex-Britt Westbourne) is sorely missed on General Hospital. Britt met her demise when she was poisoned by The Hook (later revealed as Heather Webber) in emotional final scenes with her mother, Liesl (played by Kathleen Gati) in early 2023.
Before Britt died, she was becoming involved with Jason Morgan (Steve Burton), but Jason was ‘supposedly’ killed when a cave collapsed on him back in the fall of 2021. When Burton returned to GH in January of 2024, many had hoped somehow they could resurrect Britt, because people were intrigued by Britt and Jason’s on-screen chemistry.
Now, Kelly made a recent visit to Los Angeles and shared some snaps of her trip via her Instagram, along with her dog, Whiskey. When fans commented on being happy to see Kelly back in California in the photos, one fan was sad to hear she was leaving again.
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The fan wrote in the comment section of her post,”I thought you were coming back to GH 😭😭😭”, to which Thiebaud replied and revealed, “I tried.” GH and soaps have certainly come up with ways to bring people back from the dead, and Britt could certainly be in that mix, although they would have to dance around some storytelling and find some holes in to do so.
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Thiebaud joined GH back in 2012, and left and came back to the soap a few times. Her final run was in 2020. She won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series in 2022, and was nominated again in the category in 2023.
So, would you have liked to see Jason and Britt together again on GH? Do you miss Kelly as ‘The Britch?” Comment below.
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I told Frank Valentini I would be happy to send Britch back up, but he never returned my calls.
GH, I hope you try HARDER to bring Kelly Thiebaud back to GH ! I would accept any off the wall storyline if it meant we’d have her back
would love to see her and the great Kathleen Gati back
I wonder was she trying to come back like sign a contract? If so, they need to snatched her back up. But with Jonathan Jackson back on the show there is probably zero room in the budget.
Killing off Britt was a major mistake. She had lots of potential with Jason until he was “killed off” and then was paired with Austin and actually made him likeable! Now that Jason is back, I would love to see them pick up where things left off, and I’m fine with however they choose to resurrect her character. Plus, the hospital needs more staff after the losses of Epiphany, Bobbie and Finn, and Monica’s continued absence.
Kelly Thiebaud asked to be killed off; it was HER decision to exit in that manner. She is the sole reason Britt was killed off.
Is that a wig or a “photo double” in the 2nd picture of her Kelly’s insta? That does not even look like Kelly, she wears her hair a very specific way….
Anyways….
I’d love for Kelly Thiebaud to return to GH, somehow, someway, perhaps, Liesl faked Brita’s death to protect her from another threat and has Brita at the Geneva W.B.B Facility treating her Huntington’s Disease and MAYBE that’s where Liesl has been this whole time! She and Scott broke up, and Liesl vanished from Port Charles. Liesl could have hid Brita in hiding there or somewhere else in Europe. And, the writers could explain that Liesl saved Brita from Heather Webber but there has to be another to hid Brita far away… Perhaps, having something to Jason’s disappearance a few years ago. However, I am not sure, I’d want Brit to be paired up with Jason again. Brita deserves better than Jason. I’d love to see scenes with Brad & Brita again.
Kathleen Gati is definitely missed on GH and perhaps, Muther can bring her Brita back to Port Charles.
She would die eventually from Huntingtons disease. If they decided to take her back in the same role Britt would have to have been whisked off somewhere after she was shot and then found out she was misdiagnosed. But since they had a funeral for her with a body I don’t see it.
Please cast Kelly, as Audra sister on Y&R. Kelly is a wonderful actress.
I left Los Angeles in 2016.. It was a wonderful place though now seems to be extremely challenging. Hoping Kelly finds solace with her new direction.
I’d love to have her back, but only if Liesel returned with her. They were dynamic together!!
Yeah I enjoyed seeing Liesel with Britt. Especially during the phase when Liesel was very happily dating Scott and he referred to her as his Schnitzel.
Kelly demanded that her chracter be killed off to negate any possibility of return. Then Steve Burton came back and she changed her mind and wanted to come back. Sorry, but this is on her.
And you know this how?
I’m always so impressed on how all these viewers have insider information behind the scenes and are always in the know as to what’s going on..
I have often wondered about that too
She stated it, herself, that it was a decision between her and Frank Valentini. She has direct hand in how Britt exited the canvas.
To Soap Opera Digest:
You know, I had serious talks with Frank about wanting to leave. He is a wonderful boss, very compassionate and understanding and I am so, so grateful to him and what he did for me, from hiring me to letting me go on to this new chapter in my life. In the soap world, you can still come back after you die and who knows what will happen in 10 years, but for me, really wanting to move on in my creative experiences and in my life, I needed to feel like this was the end, and that’s why we all kind of decided on her dying.
Oy vey.
This would have been perfect if Britt was back in Port Charles. I can’t believe they didn’t jump at the chance to bring her back!
Every times she’s there she tells them she only wants a short stint. If she came back this would be the third time she said she’s done with soaps; it was never her career goal and last time she left she was pretty adamant she’d never want to return which is why she was good with them killing Britt off. I suspect though, that she hasn’t gotten the career she thought she’d have and figured steady work and paycheck looks pretty good again. The icing on the cake could be because Steve Burton is back. She said last time that she would have stayed longer if he hadn’t left; she loved working with him and loved the Britt/Jason pairing.
I can’t see them bringing “Britt” back. Not only did she die from the hook she was already dying from Huntingtons (another cheery story I say with full sarcasm). So if they ever do bring her back, I’d assume it would be a new character.
NO!
No! I look forward to the day that they kill off Britt’s mother!
No need to kill off a character they’ve exiled to never mention land.
Liesl is off reanimating Britt’s body.
It would be beyond preposterous to bring Britt back, to be honest. Her time has come and gone. As I recall, the actress was in favor of a final exit at the time because she knew she was moving overseas and wouldn’t be around.
I would LOVE to see Jason and Britt together again! And definitely miss Kelly.
They should’ve brought her back
I grew to really like Britt as a character (and Kelly’s performance). That said, it was Kelly’s decision to leave again. She also indicated it was a permanent choice.
Even if Britt miraculously survived Heather’s hook, she still had an incurable disease which was confirmed numerous times.
Maybe somewhere down the line she can play a new character, but for now with the budget forcing Frank to cut some cast, Britt will remain dead-dead.
I would love to see her come back. I love her and Jason together!!!
I don’t miss the Britch. I don’t miss Kelly and I think she had zero chemistry with Steve. GH doesn’t need Britt. It would be ridiculous of GH to bring Britt back given the way she died. Britt needs to stay dead!
Would love to see a Britt return – but she did die on screen. Just to set the record straight – Kelly Thiebaud left and wanted GH to KILL her off because (her words) she was upset with the fact Jason was off screen and she had no intention of returning. I was one of the ones super upset that she was leaving.
Burton is smart – he had said he learned to “never totally shut any door that may be open to you in the future”.
Might be the reason Liesel has been gone for so long. Britt found she had a misdiagnosis for MS. Her results had been tampered with by Victor. Although so soon after Gregory – it might be a slap in the face for the Harrison clan. I can see why Valenti turned her down at this point.
Also – unlike Jason – she could have told people she was alive. There may be a few folks upset with Brit for faking her death.
Britt had Huntington’s Disease, not MS. It’s more debilitating and fatal than MS.
I wish they would bring her back I liked her and Jason
miss her and Kathleen Gati
I preface my response in stating: I like Kelly Thiebaud, and enjoyed the majority of her last stint as Britt Westbourne.
However, I am happy her request was declined. Actors need to learn to shut their mouths when exiting, and not make statements about their future(s) with the soap(s) they are on, because when they come back just over a year later and state they wanted to return, it shows a major… face slap to audiences. It’s the same thing I’ve said about Michelle Stafford in her exit and return to The Young and the Restless.
Stafford swore up and down, in interview after interview, she was “done” with the role of Phyllis and wouldn’t be returning. Cut to 2019, and she’s announced her return six-years after her “done” exit. And this is the same thing with Thiebaud. She had a hand in how Britt exited the canvas (ie: the death of Britt), and trying to go back now? It’s laughable to me.
In her exit interview with Soap Opera Digest, she stated:
Digest: You’ve come and gone before, but this exit is scripted to be permanent, as Britt died on camera. Did you have an opinion about that?
Thiebaud: You know, I had serious talks with Frank about wanting to leave. He is a wonderful boss, very compassionate and understanding and I am so, so grateful to him and what he did for me, from hiring me to letting me go on to this new chapter in my life. In the soap world, you can still come back after you die and who knows what will happen in 10 years, but for me, really wanting to move on in my creative experiences and in my life, I needed to feel like this was the end, and that’s why we all kind of decided on her dying.
So, as you can see (despite many disputing), she had little intentions of going back. She wanted out, permanently, and she got what she asked for. Done. Period. Now deal with that.
No glad she is gone and thank God she took her horrible talking, not able to understand mom as well
Longtime General Hospital favorite, Kelly Monaco (ex-Sam McCall), took to her Instagram on Tuesday, September 15 and shared that she is six months, seven days sober from alcohol. Monaco played Sam for 21 years on the ABC soap opera.
Accompanied by a screenshot from the I Am Sober app that tracks the progress of anyone struggling with or trying to not drink, Monaco wrote, “Now the whole 6/7 thing makes sense! #duces.”
Monaco has kept a very low profile since her final episode on General Hospital aired back on October 30, 2024, when Sam had a shocking heart attack and died. It was later revealed that Daytime Emmy nominee, Jeff Kober (ex-Cyrus Renault) injected Sam’s IV with a fatal dose of digitalis.
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KELLY MONACO HAS KEPT MORE TO HERSELF SINCE LEAVING GH
This year, Kelly has posted on her Instagram account a total of four times, most recently to celebrate her mother, Carmina’s birthday, who turned 70 just four days ago.
Jumping into the comment thread on Kelly announcing her sobriety were several of her former GH co-stars including Brandon Barash (ex-Johnny, GH) who shared, “Love this. Congrats! 👏👏👏,” Ingo Rademacher (ex-Jax, GH) who just posted the hands up and heart emojis, and Lexi Ainsworth (ex-Kristina, GH) who wrote, “So proud of you 👏 badass.”
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DANCING WITH THE STARS BEGINS NEW SEASON; KELLY WAS THE SEASON ONE CHAMP
With this season’s Dancing with the Stars about to kick-off tonight, in which Kelly was the first-ever celebrity winner in season one and returned for an All-Star version, might we hear from her on her picks or thoughts on this year’s batch of contestants?
One thing has remained a constant with Kelly’s unwavering fan base, they want her back on General Hospital, because as we know in the soaps, many characters somehow come back from the dead, so why couldn’t Sam?
Share your thoughts for Kelly and her six months of sobriety via the comment section below and if you would still like to see her back on General Hospital or even another soap opera within the next few years.
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Soap Alums Remembered During In Memoriam Segment at 78th Emmy Awards; Patrick Muldoon Omitted
During last night’s 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony, as it does every year, the television academy paid tribute to those in the industry that they’ve lost over the last year; since the previous Emmys held each year in September.
Starting with an emotional tribute to the late Catherine O’Hara by three of her co-stars, Schitt’s Creek’s Annie Murphy and Dan Levy and Home Alone’s Macaulay Culkin, the segment then dovetailed into Noah Kahan performing “Bridge over Troubled Water” as the faces and the names of those being remembered were shown on the screen.
Daytime soap alums, who either stayed in the genre for the majority of their career, or went on to primetime success as well, were honored including: Anthony Geary (Luke, GH), Hayden Panettiere (Sarah, OLTL, Lizzie, GL, Juliette, Nashville), James Van Der Beek, (Dawson, Dawson’s Creek, and Stephen, ATWT), Gil Gerard (Alan, The Doctors), June Lockhart (Mariah, GH), Patricia Crowley (Mary, Port Charles and GH), Randolph Mantooth (Clay/Alex, Loving and The City, and Richard, GH) and Jon Cypher (Alex, ATWT and Arthur, Santa Barbara).
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THOSE HONORED AND THOSE WHO WERE NOT
However, in a glaring omission, the producers of the In Memoriam failed to include Days of our Lives beloved star, Patrick Muldoon who played the OG Austin Reed and also Richard Hart on Melrose Place. Muldoon passed away in April of this year at 57.
After Kahan concluded his performance, a special tribute to Rob Reiner began with Jamie Lee Curtis taking to the stage to share some warm words about her late friend.
In a ironic and sad twist, Curtis shared ,“Last week, Robbie won an Emmy for guest actor in a comedy series for his beautiful work on The Bear, and he now holds the record of 48 years for the longest gap between acting Emmys, which was previously held by his father Carl Reiner, at 37 years.”
Reiner, who along with his wife, Michele Reiner were killed by their son, Nick Reiner, is currently awaiting a decision if he will stand trial. Prosecutors on Tuesday, shared they will not seek the death penalty if he is convicted at trial, but instead life in prison. Curtis said of Rob, “He was generous and kind and funny as hell, and a friend to all. We all miss Rob and Michele and all those we lost this year.” The Emmys then faded to black and went to commercial break.
So, were you happy to see those who you know from their work in soap operas included in the 2026 In Memoriam tribute at the Primetime Emmys? Share your thoughts in the comment section. But first, in case you missed it, you can watch it below.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Jason and Britt Break Up After Realizing They Can’t Trust Each Other
Trust issues were cited as the reason for the break-up of Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) and Dr. Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud) on the Monday, September 14 episode of General Hospital, ending the their complicated romance once and for all.
The episode began with the pick-up of Jason and Britt’s argument over Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) at the Quartermaine boathouse. Britt is in disbelief that Jason continues to take Anna’s side, and that he will not back her up as her witness, as she wants to report Anna’s attempted murder of her to the PCPD.
Jason tells Britt that Anna had been pushed to the brink through the mental torture she’d endured while held captive at Wyndemere, and accused Britt of doing nothing to save her, when she knew exactly what was going on as she was at Wyndemere as well. Britt told Jason that she’d been a victim of Sidwell and Cullum too, and by the time she figured out what was happening to Anna, they had moved her somewhere else.
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BELIEF SYSTEM BROKEN
Then, Jason clearly lets Britt know he doesn’t believe her version of what transpired. An enraged Britt fires back at Jason in disbelief, that he is siding with Anna instead of her, when he was on Mount Emerson and saw for himself how Anna was planning to kill her. Suddenly, Britt wants to know if Jason would have helped Anna cover her tracks, if Anna had killed her.
Next, Jason argued that Britt seemingly needs to believe Anna would have killed her when he knows deep down Anna would never have murdered her. Jason thinks Britt is trying to absolve herself of her own guilt and complicity in keeping Anna locked up.
Britt shouts “You need to believe that! Otherwise, you’d have to admit that your friend is unhinged and dangerous. And she would have killed someone you say you love!” Now at a complete impasse, Britt walks out on Jason realizing they don’t trust each other and calls it quits.
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PICKING UP THE PIECES
Later, Jason finds Carly (Laura Wright) at the Metro Court, and while in an elevator fills her in that he doesn’t trust Britt, and that as much as he loves her, he doesn’t trust her like he does Carly. Britt is back at the hospital.
A concerned Tristan (Dean Geyer) tries to talk to her about what transpired with Anna. However, Britt clams up and walks away from any discussion.
Now in the General Hospital teaser video for the action on Tuesday, September 15, Jason ask Carly (over beers and a game of pool) “When you lie for a living, how long before you start lying to yourself? Take a look at that below.
Let us know, are you glad that Jason and Britt finally called it quits? What about the reason that the couple broke-up, over Britt knowing about Anna being locked-up at Wyndemere and Jason not willing to back Britt about Anna trying to kill her? Is Tristan the next man for Britt? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section.
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