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Kelly Thiebaud Shares Her Excitement at Former Leading Man, Steve Burton’s ‘General Hospital’ Return
Before Steve Burton (Jason Morgan) exited General Hospital in November of 2021, he was involved in a story with the late Dr. Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud) when they were on the run and she was learning more about her Huntington’s Disease diagnosis.
Before Britt’s untimely poisoning (thanks to “The Hook”) in January of 2023, she believed that Jason had died when the tunnel collapsed on top of him. Now in 2024, poor Britt has no idea that Jason is alive.
Earlier this week, Burton took to his Instagram on March 5th letting all of his fans know that “Today is the day!” Are you ready? My first General Hospital show back!”
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Eagle-eyed fans checked the comment section to Steve’s post on his day back, and there was a reply from Kelly Thiebaud. The Daytime Emmy-winning actress expressed, “I guess I need to tune in today and see where you’ve been hiding!”
From there, several fans wished Kelly could return to GH as well including: Spartee_ 1986 who wrote to Thiebaud, “Wish you could come back too! Smrivera1 responded, “You need to come back. We miss you ❤” while pswhary66 wrote, “Kelly Thiebaud, what would make this so much better is if you two would come back together as a couple! 👏❤❤”
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In story on GH, as Jason returned this week, Dante was shot twice. The FBI and the PCPD think Jason may be the shooter, or working for the organization behind the shooting, and evidence surfaced that he is alive. By Friday, a wounded Jason ended up at Carly’s seeking help.
So, do you wish Britt was still alive so she could be in a relationship with Jason? Share your thoughts below, and in case you missed it, check out our interview with Kelly when she visited the Michael Fairman Channel one year ago after her exit.
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I guess I’m in the minority and I do not want to see her return. I still see her as the villain that stole Lulu/Dante’s baby and was horrible to Emma among other things. Also, I didn’t think Jason and Britt were that special.
I agree with you. I hope GH do not mess up this time by putting Carley with Jason. Frank Valentine change their story for Britt.It will always be Jason and Sam.
It has been made clear over the years that Steve and Kelly Monaco feel that it is best that they don’t work together that closely!
So, you don’t miss Britt & Brad at the hospital manipulating tests and gossiping?!?! I DO!!!
Bring the Britch back with Brad in tote.
I agree 100 percent. She isn’t needed back, and I didn’t care for her with Jason. She was always trying to figure him out and obsess over his thinking.
All these characters have done bad things. I will say that I have never forgiven Sam for what she did to Elizabeth and Jake back in the day and it was so out of character for Jason to even go back with her after that (even Steve thought so)k, so I get where you are coming from. I think everyone was just tired of Jason being with the same women over and over who just hurt him anyway. He didn’t have a lot of baggage with Britt. I was never a fan over, but honestly, it was nice for him to be with someone with a pulse and who was snarky because he and Sam were so boring. She is so morose and he’s quiet so it was like watching paint dry. I enjoyed how she teased him. I don’t know if I could have been a total shipper because she annoys me, but I was just happy that it was someone new.
No, I don’t won’t her to return either.. She wanted to leave to be with her fiance in aother country.. She wanted Britt to die, that’s why they gave her a deadly disease & then poison her with Heather’s hook.. I didn’t like Britt when she came on the first time, she was awful to Emma, Sabrina, etc, that’s why she became known as the “Britch”,lol..THen her stealing Lulu’s embryo, and having a baby that wasn’t hers. I did like her with Julian, for a bit.. But never liked her with Jason..To me Jason cared about her cause of her disease..He got with her on a rebound from Sam.. The only reason Sam broke up with him, is because she was afraid her kids were targets because of Jason mob world.. not because she didn’t love him. I don’t like Carly & Jason being a couple either.. They are better as best friends,
She broke up[ with him because he didn’t include her. Like she didn’t bring danger and almost get Jason killed during that cult storyline. She didn’t care about their safety then or when she was stalking Jason and could have gone back to prison. It was so hypocritical because she knew the danger and was addicted to it as well. She convinced him that she could handle his life and guilted hi into having a child and then in the end, she was just like everyone else.
Steve/Jason is not a big deal..he is way over rated….He is a monotone robot actor…same ol’…
Just because you’re a hater doesn’t make it so. He says more with his eyes than anyone. If you understood Jason, you’d see the character differently. Considering he started out with more personality and then as people he thought he could trust hurt him over and over he put up a wall and shut down. It makes sense to have him only open up to certain people. Even when he does that or even is playful at times, people say he’s a robot. He’s not. The writing was so much better in the beginning and he was fantastic. He’s brain-damaged and a killer. He’s not supposed overly chatty, but he shows anger and vulnerability and is softer with the people he truly cares about. How is that monotone?
I definitely wanted Britt to be the one that faked her death with Obrechts help and went back to the tunnels to save Jason! I love them and she could be pregnant with his baby!
Honestly, Obrecht secretly curing Britt’s Huntington’s is the only acceptable explanation for dropping out of her grandson’s life.
There’s no cure for Huntingtons. And it’s too late to say it was a misdiagnosis.
Bring back Britt, no way should he be with Carly!!!!!!
If Kelly Thiebaud wanted to come back, I would be happy about GH resurrecting Brit.
Soaps are fiction. When GH writes true medical issues into a story, the actors in the roles do an outreach announcement at the end of those episodes and always provide helpline information. Y & R does this as well.
That said, if they want to write crazy fantasy stories for returning actors, I am all for it.
I am sure there are viewers who can recall the “What If” minuets when ABC had characters from all their soaps “bump into each other” in odd senerios… so… if she wants to return.. great !
I grew to love KT’s portrayal of Britt in her on and off decade on GH. Kelly could pull a Michael Easton or Roger Howarth and come back as a new character. Brit, however is dead-dead. If it wasn’t the hook, she was about to enter a later stage in non-curable Huntington’s disease.
GH is running into a similar situation with Gregory and ALS. No known cure and an onscreen mention of the diagnosis from the Mayo Clinic. Little did the departing writers know that they’d hit gold with Gregory & Tracy. Maybe Gregory has a never before mentioned twin that can be paired with Tracy?
If you want Britt to come back up, give me a call, Frank!
Cute, but Britt had thoroughly redeemed herself and took went north after her passing.
Would love to have her back
Hope Kelly comes back if not as Britt then someone else. They did it with Michael Eastman and Roger Howarth, they can do it woth Kelly Thiebaud!
I want Britt back with Jason them made the best couple so much passion
Bring Britt back!! They had fabulous chemistry ❤️
Time to resurrect Britt. Is it possible that’s who he’s helping by doing this? Highly unlikely it will be Britt but would love to have her back none the less.
I don’t know why everyone is obsessed with who Jason gets with, I mean is it really that important? why is a love relationship so primary for our entertainment? does he really need to be with Carly? I mean her blind faith in him is really more of a turn off then a turn on, I feel Jason could have killed Bobbie and Carly would have forgiven him, pathetic indeed. Sam already said no to being with him, so is she now gonna fall out of love with Dante to be with someone who has misplace loyalty? Sonny is already ready to kill him, What Jason needs to do is concentrate on his two sons, they should be first and anyone else can stand by, Oh, and Michael wondering about what’s up with the tattoo, well that’s simple Michael, uncle Jason midlife crisis finally hit him plain and simple.
The latest ratings are out for the week of October 26-30, 2026 and the big takeaways include: that CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates was separated by only 23,000 viewers behind third place (of the soaps) General Hospital! For the last several weeks, Beyond the Gates has been closing the gap on this year’s winner for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series, and continuing to best GH in the key demos.
According to the latest Nielsen ratings breakdown from Soap Opera Network, the final week of October brought Beyond the Gates 1.790 million on average tuning-in and the show set a season high in total viewers. Meanwhile, General Hospital hit a new season low! The long-running ABC soap had 1.813 million for the week, and once again the series did not go over the 2 million mark.
Meanwhile, in the key Women 18-49 demo, Beyond the Gates was firmly ahead of GH with a rating share of 0.21, while General Hospital had 0.17 rating share.Then, in the key Women 25-54 demo, Beyond the Gates was once again ahead of the ABC soap with a ratings share for that demo at 0.30 while GH came in with 0.26.
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MORE BY THE NUMBERS
In addition and comparatively, Beyond the Gates +22,000 viewers week-to-week, and had the largest gains in viewership year-to-year in daytime TV with +267,000 from this in 2025.. However, General Hospital seems to be going in reverse. The show was down -56,000 viewers week-over-week and down -22,000 year-over-year .
BEYOND THE GATES
Let’s take a look at some of the storylines that had people tuning-in to Beyond the Gates during the ratings week:
Hayley (Marquita Goings) attempted a massive shocker regarding her pregnancy and tried to use it to extract money from Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett). Although, Bill saw right through her game, he demanded a paternity test, and made it clear he has no intention of raising the child—planning instead to pay her off to take the baby and leave. Meanwhile, Hayley confided her plan to her cousin Randy (Maurice P. Kerry).
Jacob Hawthorne (Jibre Hordges) and Naomi Hamilton (Arielle Prepetit) clashed over Jacob’s ongoing investigation into The Impaler, causing significant strain in their marriage. At the same time, Smitty (Mike Manning) considered taking matters into his own hands—including potentially heading to Mexico for evidence—while Martin Richardson (Brandon Claybon) worried about what comes next.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL
Over at General Hospital for the ratings period, the story served up included:
Carly (Laura Wright) and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) teamed up to investigate what really happened to Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna). Later, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) leads them to Jack’s dead body.
Jude (Wil Traval) dropped a bombshell claim to Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn); that he is Phoebe’s father, while Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase (Josh Swickard) signed their divorce papers.
Then, Danny caught Rocco (Finn Carr) and Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarski) sharing a kiss, plus the shocking return of Heather Webber (Alley Mills) capped the week.
Now the questions become; without having much promotional synergy in the ABC day-part to draw more eyeballs it is not helping but hurting General Hospital. It seems Beyond the Gates is also a benefactor of a one-two-three punch of CBS soaps (Y&R, B&B and BTG) and promotion.
However, that still doesn’t take away the fact that Beyond the Gates is close to besting GH in all ratings category as they go head-to-head in some markets across the country.
So, are you excited to see Beyond the Gates climb in the ratings? Are you concerned for General Hospital? Do you think they can stave off Beyond the Gates in total viewers or will the upstart soap overtake them in the next ratings report? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
Antonio Sabáto Jr., the former Jagger Cates of General Hospital and GH: Night Shift, and the former Dante Damiano of The Bold and the Beautiful has issued his first public statement since the incident involving his son, Jack’s arrest in Alaska for a fatal hit-and-run.
Jack is the son of Sabáto Jr. and Oscar-nominated actress Virginia Madsen, and according to court documents obtained by KTUU Jack, was allegedly driving a white Chevy Tahoe when he hit and killed Carl Simmonds, 42, near an intersection in Anchorage around 5:35 a.m. on Monday, November 9.
The reports indicated that Jack fled the scene — but later decided to called the cops to say he hit “something” that “suddenly appeared in the road” while he was “doing late-night DoorDashing.”
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Now, Antonio has taken to his Instagram breaking his silence on the situation, sharing, “At this time, my family and I are navigating an extremely sensitive and deeply personal matter.”
He added, “As a father, my love for my children remains unconditional, and my priority is the well-being of my family. We ask that the public and members of the media honor our privacy during this difficult time and keep us all in your thoughts and prayers.”
The soap alum concluded, “I also wish to extend my heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones of the gentleman who tragically lost his life. My thoughts and prayers are with them as well. We sincerely appreciate your compassion, understanding, and respect for the privacy of everyone affected.”
Jack Sabáto was arraigned in court on Tuesday, November 10 with bail set at $5,000, and a no-driving order and the potential of $5,000 penalty fees if he fails to attend future court appearances.
Antonio is the father to Jack, 34, daughter, Mina Sabato, 24 and son, Antonio Sabáto III, 15.
This is a developing story. You can check out Antonio’s official statement below.
So, let us know your thoughts on this tragic hit-and-run, which claimed the life of another man, and Antonio’s statement, via the comment section below.
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Sonny (Maurice Benard) and Ava’s (Maura West) daughter Avery looks quite different, starting on today’s November 9 episode of General Hospital. That’s because GH has made Avery into a full-blown teenager and the role is now being played by actress Alya Bullington.
In her debut, the Tennessee native was thrown into the deep soap waters with Daytime Emmy winners, Maurice Benard and Eden McCoy (Josslyn). Bullington weighed-in to TV Insider about her first scene which featured Avery overhearing a fight between Sonny and Josslyn.
She explained “It was something I have never done before, I did not have a lot of experience with the screaming and the crying stuff, but I got my first script, and I was like, ‘OK, this is a huge opportunity to learn so much about how that stuff works and to become this character that I have never even tried playing before.’”
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THE TEENAGED VERSION OF AVERY WILL HAVE A LOT TO CONTEND WITH
Speaking of working with McCoy, Bullington shared, “She’s incredible. I remember her just laughing and making jokes on set, and then the minute that they started taping, she just locked in and she cried immediately, and my first thought was, ‘I want to be able to do that.’
The soap opera newcomer added, “I think she just inspired me so much because she is so great and she can just lock into whatever character she wants to in the moment.”
The character of Avery was born back in 2014, but as recently as the October 8 episode of General Hospital, the character was suddenly referred to as a teenager. This is the second young female character in recent months to be aged up following the casting of Kayden Brenna Tokarski as Scout Cain.
As for her take on Avery and what’s ahead, Alya said,“She’s emotional, and she’s curious, and she’s a really fun person to play because so much stuff is happening in her life. I think she’s kind of confused about what’s happening and what to believe.”
So, what do you think about General Hospital making Avery a teenager? Are you excited to see the conflict between Sonny, Ava and Avery now that they have aged up the character? Share your thoughts and welcome Alya to GH via the comment section below.
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