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Lexi Ainsworth Addresses Her Exit from General Hospital: “I Know That This Has Ultimately Freed Me For What I’m Meant to be Pursuing”

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Thursday night on her Instagram, Lexi Ainsworth addressed her followers and General Hospital fans on the news from earlier today that Kate Mansi would be taking over the role of Kristina Davis Corinthos. The role of Kristina had been played by the Daytime Emmy Award-winning, Ainsworth, on and off since 2009.

From the sentiments expressed in her video, Ainsworth, who has been working on other aspects of her career and interests, shared it is one of the reasons she is leaving the ABC daytime drama series, but that is was also a decision between her and the show.  In addition, Lexi revealed there is a major upcoming storyline for Kristina that she will not be a part of.

Lexi shared: “I wanted to let you guys know that after 10 transformative years, both personally and for my character, that I will be leaving General Hospital. I was looking forward to this upcoming storyline because it was inspired by a personal experience of mine. But I’m currently working on my own story from my point of view which has been thus far cathartic and hopefully inspiring to other women.”

The popular actress also noted, “While General Hospital has remained a top priority, I have been interested in pursuing new career opportunities that align with my evolving interests and goals.  I’m confident that this mutually beneficial decision will lead to new endeavors where I will continue to grow and expand my talents beyond the industry.”

She ended her video thanking the fans for their enduring support, and added, “As I leave General Hospital, I will continue carving out a space for myself where I am an active part of the creative process.  As much as it is hard to say goodbye, I know that this has ultimately freed me for what I’m meant to be pursuing.”

In speaking on what immediately comes next, Lexi revealed, “I have an episode of NCIS that will be airing this month on May 22nd.” (Programming note: CBS has confirmed that Lexi’s episode actually will air this coming Monday, May 8th)

Watch Lexi’s special message on her GH departure below.

Now, share your well-wishes and thoughts on Lex’s departure from GH in the comment section.

 

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I guess I’m a little dense. Is she leaving on her own accord or were she and the show unable to reach an agreement for her to continue as Kristina? It wasn’t clear in her statement.

I will miss her and wish her well.

It sounds like a bit of both. Lexi clearly wants to pursue other endeavours, and since it sounds like GH will be utilizing Kristina more in the coming weeks/months, Lexi probably didn’t have the time/willingness to commit to a heavier workload that would prevent her from other projects. It sounds mutually beneficial, although I will definitely miss her portrayal of the character.

You’re not dense. She’s being diplomatic and professional (how refreshing) so it’s not 100% clear. But at least it seems obvious she wasn’t fired. It sounds like they couldn’t agree on terms, possibly the time commitment required for the story, so they mutually parted ways. It happens with no bad guy on either side. Appreciate her saying anything (since the show can’t comment on personnel issues) and look forward to her future projects.

supposedly it’s mutual but probably has to do with her outside projects.

I feel slightly a little better after hearing her address the situation, nevertheless I’m still sad to see her go and hope she returns one day down the line.

Lexi’s very careful with the wording. “Mutually beneficial” does not mean it was a mutual decision.

Lexi & Maurice play so well off each other. We’ll see if Mansi can have that same appeal.

Assuming Mansi will be on contract. History can repeat itself. Mandi might grow tired of the role and Lexi will come back to make sporadic appearances.

I wish her the very best in all her future endeavors. She did a great job on GH!

Bless her heart she is from my home state she will be fine she has a great future and the best thing that ever happened to her was putting GH behind her!

Loved her as Lexi, she was “Daddy’s girl” I hope the best for her , at her age, she’s got the world in front of her.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom

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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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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

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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’

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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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