General Hospital
Max Gail To General Hospital As The New Mike Corbin!
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In a major storyline beginning on the February 5th episode of General Hospital, Sonny Corinthos’ (Maurice Benard) father, Mike Corbin is back in Port Charles.
But this time, he will look different since former Barney Miller favorite, Max Gail is taking over the role from Ron Hale, who played the part from 1995 to 2010. Hale had retired, and Mike checked into rehab in story, and as fans know Corbin had a gambling addiction.
According to TV Line who broke the news, Gail will appear on the ABC daytime drama series for what it being called an “extended arc”.
So, what does Mike’s return mean for Sonny? Share your thoughts on this casting news in the comment section below.
OOH LA LA – only the hottest man during my formative years ! being honest
check him out on you tube. when he was on Barney Miller
HEY – whatabout our Lady Q : “Monica”
hi Patrick ,,
I never heard of a Barney Miller..
I did YouTube him, it was a tv show.
That show was 1974- 4.3 decades ago..
That is 43 years ago, I wasn’t yet born !!
There must be other not yet born, also..
Anyways I checked one episode and I’m not sure which one that man was ..
I could really care less about Sonny’s dad and more Sonny Sonny Sonny. I mean it. They have propped him up as the big star of GH and involved in every nuance in one way or another. Too much of a good thing. Or a bad thing. But too much, either way. I loved Ron Hale on Ryan’s Hope. Hope he is enjoying his retirement. Max Gail-have not seen him since Barney Miller.
Oh yes, Phyllis! Ron Hale as RH’s Roger Coleridge….I loved him, too! Especially with Ilene Kristen’s daffy Delia by his side. Always hoped for a GH reunion between these two soap vets…would have been hilarious to see scatterbrained Dee’s reaction to encountering her hubby’s doppelganger at Kelly’s! Just wasn’t the same when she only had a framed photo at Sonny’s house as a reference point to observe their striking resemblance.
Ron Hale was at his best on Ryan’s Hope as Roger….good actor,
handsome, those eyes….He deserved better than to be the alcoholic
gambling father of Mob boss Sonny C…
CRUSH
Sorry, it involves Sonny; don’t really care. Sigh.
Word!
First we get Stella (Welcome Back Kotter), then Jim (BJ & the Bear) and now Mike (Barney Miller). Why doesn’t Frank realize fans want GH 70’s history (Laura, Monica and Bobbie) over 70’s sitcom actors?
This is why we can’t have nice things!
That is so spot on!!!! Good one! Could not agree more!
“This is why we can’t have nice things….” How perfectly put, Steve!
Perhaps Charo is available to play another of Sonny’s long-lost relatives!
HaHa!
Coochie Coochie!
Let Charo be Sonny’s long lost daughter.
He deserves it.
Why couldn’t they recast Sonny’s father with the actor who played Nick Tortelli from Cheers?
Butch Patrick, where are you?
@Harry….Too obvious???? Louie de Palma would have also worked well…or Reverend Jim!
Perfect comment!
GH is becoming ABC’s modern day version of “The Love Boat” with its galaxy of “guest stars” dating back to the “Disco Era!”
Bah ha ha! Shay, The Love Boat!!! Maybe a little bit like Fantasy Island too.
There’s Sonny, standing on the pier wearing a three piece white suit and while pointing at the sky screams,”The plane! The plane!”
Then after the plane lands an assortment of 70’s characters get off the plane and infiltrate Port Charles.
Maybe KC and the Sunshine Band will play on the Haunted Star? By the way, how in the hell does that business make any money?
That’s the best one yet, Harry! Can you just imagine the cavalcade of characters from the decade that taste forgot deplaning at Pier 52????….Potsie Weber and Ralph Malph, Chrissy Snow, Marcia Brady, Danny Partridge, Johnny Fever and Venus Flytrap, and let’s not forget, JJ Evans and Thelma….DYNOMITE!!!! Too bad “Aunt Esther” has gone to the great beyond….she and Stella would have really hit it off!
@Timmm….”Do a little dance….” As for how the “Haunted Star” makes a profit? Two words: “Cooked books!” (Hey, this was once Luke’s business!)
YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD…..THIS SHOW IS GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.
Bringing back Mike Corbin? Good grief. I’d be more interested in seeing Fran Dreshler play a sister Sonny didn’t know he had.
@Max Daddee….I think she’d be better suited as Olivia’s Bensonhurst cousin, Fran Fine Falconeri Fishbein!
Have to say I have mixed feelings about this one….
Mike Corbin (aka Michael Corinthos Sr.) has long been missed on this show, and the idea of sending him to “rehab” for a gambling addiction was ridiculous (does that even exist??)
Will it be the same without Ron Hale though? He worked great with Sonny, and with Michael, Jason, etc.
Max Gail is a great actor, but time will tell if he’s a good fit for this role. At least we can thank all that’s unholy that they didn’t take the recast from the OLTL pool of unemployed actors.
One of the early episodes of Intervention covered the issue of gambling addiction and the subject of that episode was given the option of going to rehab to address his problem.
What would you do all day at a gambling rehab facility? Obviously, card games would be out. Presumably, no internet access allowed, to keep you away from online casinos.
Would they restrict TV access so you couldn’t bet on sports??
They’d drink.
Right, Satan. I mean, you couldn’t even play Suoo’s favorite game. BINGO!
Thats true, I am sick of Frank bringing in his buddies!
It means more airtime for Sonny and i dont mean that in a good way!….Barney Miller’s Wojo…Mojo…Bojo…watshisname???lol
Maybe he will get involved with Ava and marry her-making Ava Sonny’s stepmobma-lol
Ava would probably get some sick pleasure out of banging three generations of the Corinthos family, so I wouldn’t put it past her.
I doubt Mike would be interested in her though. Especially when he finds out what she did to his grandson.
If only Harris, Fish and Yamana were still alive, they could’ve come along for the ride…with the PCPD down a man, that clueless copshop could have certainly used their skill and expertise!
They could had played his poker buddies…
Hal Linden is still alive.
There is a little bit of six degrees of Kevin Bacon going on here as far as Barney Miller is concerned, Wojo is now on GH and Tony Geary was, ahem, well, extremely close to Ron Glass who I think played Harris on Barney Miller.
OMG, Harry!!! I forget about that particular….um….storied connection! Jackpot!
Why why why why…..so tired of the Sonny show and after the dismissal of Genie Francis I’m done
Me too. Sorry to have not witnessed the great acting by Nathan’s loved ones
Who cares, I’m sick of the Sonny!
An “extended arc” for Mike means lots and lots and lots of more screen time for Sonny.
Smart move, GH — great news like this will have viewers forgetting in no time that you have screen time for just about anyone but Genie Francis…
Instead of bringing in new players or old characters with someone new playing the part how about just putting Genie Back on contract. Been watching since day one but am not liking the new producers or writers past couple years.
Excellent!
Hopefully, back for Sonny’s quick and permanent death scene and funeral.
That would mean the quick and permanent death of General Hospital.
Without Steve Hardy, Luke Spencer, or Sonny Corinthos, this show goes straight to Hell (and not in a good way)
Steve can’t come back, and it’s not likely that Luke will either. Sonny ain’t going nowhere. Nobody’s going to watch the Frodd “Baldwin” show.
I would suggest that by linking the iconic character of Steve Hardy to Sonny, you are committing blasphemy. But I guess that’s what a Satan would do…
🙂
Great one, Charday!
Wojo. Barney Miller. Saw him on an airplane flight on was on, years ago..
Max Gail is good at his craft… could possibly be interesting repartee
between Sonny and Mike, if the writer’s don’t over do Mike’s past vices…
Otherwise father & son will go round in circles (yet again) & get nowhere
fast.
Good actor, should be interesting.
0oooh no!
Sonny has a father!
Sonny has always been my favourite enigma.
aww I’m not into Sonny and daddy issues..
I do not see the importance of bringing daddy in..
Nonetheless, it might be ingesting, it had best be, and there will be hell to pay if the plan is to pansy Sonny into a full-blown eunuch…
Stop messing with my Sonny.. enough is enough !!
You let 2 great favorites go and bring on a other one i have been watching for 50 yrs and now i am getting disgusted with Genie and not ggiving Ryan a month , I truly see why your Days is catching up to you on the ratings. Better get with it before your CANCELLED
ahhh I never heard of a Barney Miller ..
so, no whoopie for me.. just a HUH?
Hi su0000
Mike Corbin (Sonny’s father) was a very important part of GH and in Sonny’s life. Troubled relationship but underneath it all a lot of love. I know you like Sonny, so you might be interested in googling the history of Sonny and Mike…This was not just a father/dad warm and fuzzy thing…
LOL…meant father/son
Actually, Sonny is tolerable with certain characters – His dad being one of them. I’ll miss Ron Hale, but the character is needed and a good one. And it’s great to have more actors over a certain age getting jobs and characters getting story! And anytime family is built up on a soap it’s a good thing!
How lovely, they have room for yet another character on the canvas and room for another actor in the budget, but no room for Genie Francis. And after a few weeks have gone by, absolutely zero from Valentini, Varni, anyone at ABC with an explanation for why they did what they did. They clearly have no care at all for what the fans think. Until they do, I have no care to watch.
Exactly, Dan! Unfortunately, you are correct when you say: “They clearly have no care at all for what the fans think.”
I – TOO – am – SICK – of Sonny
Patrick!
He’s my Sonny! Be nice to him LOL ..
I – am – SICK – of Jason.
IF I were the writer I’d have Sonny shot Jason dead, then Sonny would be my personal hero !..
Look on the bright side, at least Sonny can stop piggy backing on the back Anna’s stories and get one of his own.
Anna has chemistry with just about everyone. She would have chemistry with a Chia pet. But when she and Sonny are in a scene together? The scene flat lines but I cannot fast forward through it because Anna is in it.
l certainly like Max Gail and fondly remember his work on Barney Miller. I channel the feelings of @Patrick in that regard.
However, what is the thinking?!?! Maurice Benard doesn’t have enough airtime as it is?!?!
Oh, I know. Maybe the thinking is this: “if we put Sonny in scenes with a sympathetic and comic father, perhaps Sonny will become more palatable to the audience.”
How many more years is GH going to continue this bombardment of Sonny and the mob onto the viewers? How many more years are they going to cater to this despicable character? How many more years will they continue to tarnish the legacy of a once great show by their misguided priorities?
This is ludicrous!
I was so taken, no ? rushed to express, then had to read other posts
yes, it’s ludicrous and infuriating
it seems.. now that Frank Valentini agenda, is out of the bag… as it were… he’s gone all Trumpette
no regard for any thing other than… heck perhaps it’s true that the writers themselves had no idea.. reason for Laura 180 degree turnaround. exit
it seems to me that Wes Ramsey is going to get bubblegummed out with Lulu and Maxie. I am sooooo glad that other posts see his blank acting . soooo glad
ie: MORE actors to fill and overload the Corinthos nest. it’s getting sketchy… whatever is going on behind the scenes with Frank Valentini. it’s ruptured and theres no way to get out of this.
Thanks for your reply, Patrick! You certainly add more backup and texture to my points. Thank you for that. I so often feel that my negative, repetitive commentary on Sonny et al. is tiresome for others here. Yet it is the force that beckons me to this site: to give this constant drumbeat of resentment for the misdirection this show has taken for 2+ decades. It invigorates and satisfies me to see so many like-minded viewers here.
Again, I ALWAYS enjoy reading your posts. Your insights and poetry are much appreciated, Friend!
Different producers have sacrificed so many great characters for this on character…..Sonny! I’ve never understood it. They have completely alienated long time viewers, especially with Genie’s dismissal. I miss the show that I grew up on and those characters that made me want to tune in everyday. Yes, some of those characters are there still, but like Anna for example, have thrown away their characters principals, for SONNY! When will it ever end.
Thank you, Justin! You are absolutely right! And, yes, it’s not just the current producer but also his predecessors. It really makes no sense. Glad you feel the same way. Take care, Friend!
James…HELL YEAH this is ludicrous!!!!! I (also) fondly remember Max Gail from the Barney Miller days. But…I am NOT FOOLED HERE!!!!! I mean…this is just an excuse (or whatever) for GH to give that scummy Sonny yet more airtime!!!!! ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!
Later, Brother.
You’ve got to be kidding me. This is ridiculous, your adding another member to sonny’s family BUT we lost Genie Francis. Come on GH fans STOP watching and let ABC know we are not happy and we mean business. No explanation from Frank Valentini and top brass at ABC about Genie yet…this is pathetic!!
Excellent points, Carla!
Remember him well from Barney Miller. Will be interesting to see how he works with Maurice.
I liked Ron Hale as Sonny’s father. I believe that he has retired from acting. This will just give “The Dimpled Don” more air-time. The Faison storyline has somehow become all about Sonny and Jason (oh, and Laura Wright’s boyfriend). As much as I like Sonny, I always have, it’s just a bit too much. Nothing seems to change, however.
I wonder if this guy was hired in a parking lot too?
I love Max Gail, but to echo many other comments, this means even more Sonny and that’s bad.
Very bad.
Max Gail is best known for his comedic work and rightly so….Thus, are we supposed to believe that Mike Corbin has suddenly become a laugh riot??? I really cannot reconcile soap vet Ron Hale’s serious portrayal of this character with that of an actor otherwise regarded as Wojo, and that is no slam to the talented and highly-amusing Mr. Gail, but since Hale is apparently unavailable to reprise his role, then why is it even deemed necessary to bring Mike Corbin back at all??? Seems like just another lame excuse to spotlight Sonny….for the thousandth or so time!
Amen, Shay!
Exactly, boes!
Cool, then bring on “The Fonz” as Sonny’s long-lost cousin and Mrs. Cunningham as his grandma….Chachi…not so much.
Or “Boom Boom Washington” for Aunt Stella….
Ha ha! I remember when the actress who plays Stella used to deliver her lines without SCREAMING!!!
Hey Shay…GOOD ONE…HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
I like Max Gail
I miss Ron Hale
Just cool your angst
And watch the tale!
But a story with Sonny
Can’t help but be scummy
Even with his Dad
You know it’ll be bad.
Haha my dear Boes
I hear what you say
If we could we would
Push the Son far away
Good advice, my Friend, and indeed quite funny
But no one could ever pay me enough money
To watch with disdain and suffer the pain
Of even more screen time for Sonny! 🙂
I hear you my friend, I do feel your pain
What good does it do, To be filled with disdain
Let’s watch and first see, Let’s give it a whirl
Perhaps there’s no need for dismay to unfurl
The writing so clever
The story so rich
Lamenting not needed
No reason to switch…
The channel!
😉
This has been fun, Rebecca! 🙂 Take care.
ahhhh…gave up so soon!!!! you’re quite the rhymin’ simon! 😉
Does anyone have any solid proof ABC put Laura on recurring because of the budget? NO! She would have still been on the show occasionally but she decided against it. Quit blaming every actor on the show or a new guest actor just because you are bitter that the show had no long term plans for the character of Laura.
There was a long term plan for Laura. She was set to become mayor after a campaign against another beloved legacy character. The writers had to suddenly change the storyline.
Fans are not blaming the actors, but they are holding the EP accountable for casting ang budget decisions.
If Frank hires some dude in the parking lot and instructs his writers to create story for him, then yes, fans can speak up.
So Steve, Laura wins the election, then what? There is no drama in that. Who the hell tunes in and wants to know what is going on in the mayor’s office today! I suggest watching “Spin City.”
Steve, great insight, I hadn’t heard that anywhere before. I thought Genie was at the end of the 3-year deal she signed in 2015. That makes it even more egregious, in a very public and jarring way to the viewer, the EP scuttled two stories midstream, if you count Rebecca’s hasty exit, forcing the writers to piecemeal something together on the fly.
Physicians have their Hippocratic Oath of “first, do no harm” and I have to believe there are a set of precepts guiding executives and managers in their roles—even a crass “try not to f*%$ it up” would do—but I should not even know Frank’s name, if he’s doing his job right. Not impressed. Barbara Bloom, bide your time and you’ll get a crack at this soon enough. All we ask is that you observe the above advice (that Frank can’t seem to heed) and not pull a “CBS” on us…we’re kind of used to having our show around.
Timmm, appreciating your candor, as always. We’ll never get the whole story. A 1/27 EW.com story cites unnamed network executives about how contract renewals can go down and how the backlash by fans will likely yield nothing. Totally get the business side—planning, budgeting, projecting the story lines many months out—however, neither Genie’s impending story, nor contract status were sneaking up on anyone, so this still has all the earmarks of a major blunder by TPTB. With scenes taped generally six weeks in advance of airing, to allow the story to progress without having Genie locked in is squarely on management and was terribly disruptive to the entire production and ultimately the audience.
Conversely, without knowing the details of Genie’s on-again, off-again relationship with the show, it seems to have worked for her to come and go over the years, knowing that she always had a place to call home. It’s great to know you can “go home again” and nowhere is that more possible than in daytime. It’s just too bad that this time around the terms were going to be less favorable to the actress. It takes two to make a s-storm, and in no way did Frank help himself, but to be blunt, we weren’t renewing Susan Lucci or Erika Slezak, the heart and soul of their respective former shows. Beloved, iconic, a wonderful actress and human being, yes, Genie is all of those things, but her character had been neglected for too long and relegated to middling story at best. That things should pick up for her at contract time was fortuitous for her and a problem of their own making for management. Good for Genie for playing hardball but did it need to end that way? What kind of negotiation was this? It nearly degenerated into a Tyler Christopher fiasco where you had to recast to wrap the story. Still finding it difficult to believe it couldn’t have been handled better by both sides. And it’s never a good thing when the most compelling drama is going on behind the scenes.
Reed, thank god someone gets me! I love Genie. I want Genie on GH. BUT, what will she do? Okay, she wins the election. Then what? Her and Kevin are great together but where is the drama in that relationship? Lucky is not there. Nicholas is not there. Lulu is a train wreck! What do you do with Genie? Yes, she is daytime royalty BUT she doesnt anchor the show. She hasnt for 28 some years! Like you said, she isnt Lucci or Slezak. That is a fact. Take care.
It wasn’t even contract renewal time for Genie. Frank told her they were using an out window (i.e. network option) in her contract. Soap actors traditionally sign contracts that bind them to the show for a set number of years. The producer/network usually has 13 or 26 (veterans) week windows to cancel a contract at their whim. Genie didn’t have a choice to negotiate.
The same option period cancellation happened with Rebecca Budig and Robert Palmer Watkins.
I know I am going to come across crabby, but I never understand, in a time when there are only 4 soaps on the air, casting directors not seeking out soap alum for roles. Ron Hale was great as Mike. He also played on Ryan’s Hope for its entire run before GH, which I would say only helped him. I can think of so many actors- Kale Browne, Justin Deas, Jerry ver Dorn, and Dennis Parlato to name a few- who would have the acting chops to share scenes with Maurice and Laura, as well as daytime experience that could (and most likely would) bring in some former soap viewers. I am sure Max Gail is a talented actor. I just think GH would have served itself better to have a soap actor in the role.
While I agree that soap vets are usually better casting choices, the great actors you mentioned would steal the scenes from Maurice. Ron Hale started as Mike before Sonny/Maurice became the omnipresent character that he is today. Brown and VerDorn would drink MB’s milkshake.
I liked Ron Hale, from the ’90’s. I think he did a great job in the role.
Ron Hale retired from acting, I believe-unfortunately. He was great in the role.
Yes, that’s why he left the role in 2010. Frank (and the writers) knew this and they still went ahead with this storyline. It will lack the heartwarming effect that would’ve been there if Hale was still in the role, or if Gail had been on the show for a year or two.
The same thing happened last year with the recast Larry Ashton. Having a newbie in the role during Tracy’s departure took away from the story.
Just noticed your post, Steve, stating that Max Gail’s role as Mike will “lack the heartwarming effect”…he couldn’t BE more heartwarming! He is completely, totally endearing in this role and he melts me each time I see his worn, weathered, worried face. He’s really stepped into the role and made it his own.
I really like seeing General Hospital day in and day out. My biggest beef with seeing the show is when channel 7 chooses to interrupt the show for the dumbest reasons, short of world war three. Now to Max Gail taking the role of Sonny’s father that’s great and I watched most of Barney Miller so I know Max Gail can carry the role of Mike Sonny’s father. I believe this role gives the two actors Mr. Bernard and Mr. Gail a wonder chance to soar with their acting abilities. And I saw the show on 02/06/2018, I think this particular show could be one where Sonny not only finds the money he thinks Mike stole, but I think this could lead to Mike going through the beginnings of dementia. If this is something the writers could think about and use that would be wonderful. Of course there are other themes they could send Mike and Sonny through. I hope the dementia idea could be a consideration, anyway just a thought.
Judy
It seems as though the show will be touching upon Alzheimer’s/Dementia. The Young and the Restless did an amazing job tackling this medical issue. Unfortunately, I don’t have the same confidence in the writers at General Hospital. The writers constantly introduce new characters, then drop them, create storylines based on important social issues, then drop them (gay marriage/adoption, drug addiction, wounded heroes, etc.). Although, this storyline will include The Dimpled Don, so it will probably be given full attention. Somehow, it will revolve around Morgan’s death, like every other scene does-UGH.
I didn’t know that they might be doing a dementia story with Sonny’s father. That makes me sad. Mike was always such a great character and if they go this route it means the eventual loss of the character and many emotionally heavy scenarios which I’d rather not see. I LIKE escaping into the relationshiips on GH as well as the madness…but I don’t want to feel depressed. (although Nathan’s death certainly did the trick and gave me a good cathartic cry!)
Max Gail is fitting beautifully into this role. He’s not the Mike we’re used to, but when I saw his warm, friendly face smile at Sonny he melted my heart. I’d rather see them get closer…not because of illness but just because Mike has recovered from his addiction and can be more actively involved with his famil.
But now it all makes sense. Calling Carly Courtney. Probably never delivered the money but thought he did? Ugh. I’m already depressed thinking about the direction this is going…
“…I saw his warm, friendly face smile at Sonny he melted my heart ”
ditto
I thought the same … and yes… it validated my admiration of his acting and presence.
i’m glad the “girlfriend” is staying back. I didn’t get the chemistry thing.. but they had to present him somehow.
I was a little off put that Sonny…. after 5 years … would be “so , angry” after all this time. REALLY? have to power punch your worth, already ?
I – certainly – was not… put off from this new brand father and son.
Max Gail is charismatic enough to see this out.
hope he’s liking his new gig. like you… I hope he makes his way throughout ALL of Port Charles. let this man roam and randy about
as long as it’s not about Sonny – calling – all the shots
shoot.. I hope your last para isn’t happening that quickly. we need more moments and time of lucidity. I don’t’ know… more time to actually see Sonny in tender scenes… Carly sure can’t act that. here’s hoping … @Maurice Benard does with this opportunity.
I just don’t get how fans can truly see any real moments of sincere emotion out of either Sonny – or – Carly. where’s the fun and serial in these two.
let’s see Sonny open
I don’t know how long they’re going to run this story Patrick but I’m not a fan of it. Too depressing. I don’t mind if they show illness in a hospital story if the person eventually recovers; Anna comes to mind. Not that I like that they gave her an illness at all. I don’t. They also gave Alexis cancer. Thankfully both recovered and it’s barely mentioned. I don’t think escapism needs fatal illness. HATE IT!
So. I think this is going to be another tearjerker. Mike will come and stay with Sonny, they’ll get closer, there’ll be tender moments and gradually both Sonny and Carly will realize something’s not right. Then they’ll get the diagnosis and ugh…did I say…HATE IT!
With that said, and AS said, Max has already captured my heart…which will make it that much tougher to watch.
Ding! Ding! Ding! Is it too late? Can they say that Mike was slipped some hallucinogens…that one of Sonny’s enemies planted Mike’s girlfriend there and she is tampering with his mind??? And, then, in a true fairy tale ending all is right with the world????
Doubt it. 🙁
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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Breaking News
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.
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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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