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Nathan Varni Shares He Is No Longer ABC Programming Exec Overseeing General Hospital

April 11, 2020

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For the last seven years, General Hospital fans came to know Nathan Varni, who was the ABC executive from their programming department who oversaw the ABC daytime drama series for the network.

But news overnight from Varni himself revealed that he will no longer be assigned to GH, but will continue on with other primetime series; several of which he was already working with before his exit from GH. The Executive Director, Current Programming ABC at Walt Disney Television shared his departure from the soap, via social media. Vicki Dummer remains the Head of Current Programming, ABC Entertainment, who is in charge of GH, whom Nathan worked under.

On Varni’s Facebook page he shared the following message: “To the many fantastic General Hospital fans I’m friends with here on Facebook: First, I hope you’re healthy and stay safe during the coronavirus pandemic. I share bittersweet news that I am no longer overseeing GENERAL HOSPITAL for ABC’s programming department. I was with the show for seven years, covering more than 2,000 of its record-breaking 14,600+ episodes. In that time, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting many of you in person, and loved interacting with even more of you online, including here.

I have learned so much from you all, and can’t accurately describe how much I appreciate and admire your collective loyalty to the show. Thank you for your interest, kindness and spirited opinions on the direction of stories. I hope you will continue watching and enjoying the show for decades to come. Additionally, I offer my love and deepest gratitude to GH’s incredible cast, writers, producers, directors and production staff. They are truly the best in the business, and their love of the genre makes my heart full. Until we meet again.- Nathan”

Vanri added what he will be working on with the following: “P.S. I’m still with ABC and will continue day-to-day oversight of other series, including Grey’s Anatomy, The Conners, How to Get Away With Murder and a new show, The Baker and the Beauty, that premieres Monday (April 13) at 10/9c. I hope you’ll tune in and share your thoughts!”

So, share your thoughts on Nathan’s exit overseeing GH for the programming department at ABC via the comment section

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Annie

Get rid of the damn writers!! GH is a Boring and going downhill! Dragging stories out waaaaay toooo looong! ESPECIALLY the stinking stupid annoying nelle CRAP!! I’ve stopped watching after THIRTY FIVE YEARS‼️‼️‼️‼️ SAD❗️

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Boop

I like the Nelle crap. I would have agreed with you if you had said the Sonny , Carly , Jason , and Sam crap!

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Annie

They’re Worth watching, ahole nelle IS NOT

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Boop

I didn’t call you a name because you were expressing your opinion and I respect that. I believe that Nelle is worth watching the same as you believe the others are.

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Annie

Gee, thanks for not calling me a name!!!

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Boop

You’re welcome!

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Patrick

just because.… I’ve “quit” two shows.. in my lifetime… 1. Young & Restless : after Michael Muhney and Sharon Case… broke up, after coming back from New Orlean’. ???? just kaput singled them out… especially, when Michael Muhney was alleged misconduct. have NO interest in going back… till the demise of Victor Newman 2. GH is smothering us with Sonny AND Carly ; Michael, Joss, Jason, Sam, Finn, Franco. just had it. no more… if Sonny and Carly fall on deaf ears… I don’t need to watch I DO HOPE that this guy who quit or is moving on… had… Read more »

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Annie

Sounds like maybe you should find another show!! Sonny & Carly are MAIN CHARACTERS and Definitely worth watching

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Jimh

Did Chloe lanier i hear had the Covid-19 virus?-how she doing now!!!

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clb

Change is always needed at the executive level but the writers have provided some very good material for the actors. Agree that some stories take too long. Move them along and provide better super couples for romance and some mystery storylines. GH will dominate the acting EMMY categories in the coming months.

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Satan

I don’t think anybody is supervising GH right now. I realize they’re trying to squeeze out as many episodes as they can before they run out entirely, but when you only have 35 minutes (minus commercials) to work with it as it is, and then literally every scene is now padded with a ridiculous number of flashbacks, it’s really killing the continuity of the episodes. I think we’re going to have to start producing network programming here in Hell where the coronavirus is not a factor, because there will literally be nothing on TV if this dragonshit lasts much longer.… Read more »

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General Hospital’s Sofia Mattsson Reveals Pregnancy

June 14, 2021

Well, the cat is out of the bag, sort of speak. GH’s Sofia Mattsson (Sasha) took to her Instagram to finally reveal that she is pregnant in real-life!

That comes on the heels of General Hospital fans watching the story unfold on-screen where Sasha learned she was pregnant with Brando’s (Johnny Wactor) child.

Mattsson shared a photo of herself with her baby bump expressing: “BIG things happening!! 🙈 So happy and excited to finally share this (almost ready to pop) bump with everyone!! 🥰❤️.Kept it a secret for a while to not spoil anything for GH viewers, but now that miss Sasha Gilmore’s pregnancy is in full force I can finally share that I’m so grateful to be sharing this pregnancy journey with her! ❤️”

Sofia is married to actor Thomas Payton. This is the couple’s first child.

So, share your congrats to Sofia and Thomas for their baby on the way via the comment section below.

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GH’s Kirsten Storms Shares More Details on Her Brain Surgery and Recovery

June 7, 2021

On Sunday, Kirsten Storms (Maxie, General Hospital) posted a follow-up message on her Instagram account to her friends and followers on how she is doing following her brain surgery, and to answer any questions that may be out on there; so she decided to share further details.

Storms expressed: “First, thank you for all of the well wishes I’ve received over the last few days. 🥰 Little bit of info for those who are wondering.. I spent the last few years having random health issues that I disregarded as side affects to my medications or just something I was experiencing due to age. When I went to get an MRI for some severe neck pain I have been experiencing for the last few months (I assumed this neck pain was also causing my frequent “migraines”) my amazingly thorough orthopedist ordered an MRI of my head just to be on the “safe side” – even though that isn’t his area of expertise. Truly a great doctor. That’s when we stumbled upon a rather large, very full of fluid, cyst that was attached to the lower portion of brain. I feel very fortunate that my situation wasn’t more serious and that I had a wonderful neurosurgeon who immediately knew how to fix it. I’m not gonna lie, brain surgery had me nervous, but I’m immensely thankful to my family, friends, and incredible “work family” who have been supportive, kind and loving during a time when I’ve been feeling a lot of emotions. Work is a great place to be everyday and for the 2 months leading up to my surgery I found a lot of comfort being around the people I’ve worked beside for so many years. I’m excited to get back to it after my recovery. (Yes, they shaved a portion of my head, so please no comments if you don’t like my hair. It’s temporary.). Again, thank you to everyone for sending positive vibes my way. It’s not gone unnoticed. ♥️

Fun fact: I now firmly believe the new plates in my brain will give me some sort of special ability. Fingers crossed I can suddenly knit a sweater in 1 day. Ooo maybe 1 hour. 😮”

Please continue to send well-wishes to Kirsten via the comment section below as she is on the mend, and we look forward to her return to GH when she is recovered.

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GH’s Ingo Rademacher Becomes a Dad for the Third Time

June 7, 2021

Congratulations are in order for General Hospital’s Ingo Rademacher (Jax) and his wife, Ehiku, who just welcomed their new baby girl into the world!

Ingo announced the wonderful news over the weekend on his Instagram account, sharing: “Happy to announce the birth of our daughter ‘Iwa (pronounced Eva) Lehua Rademacher 6/5/2021 Born at home, very very early in the morning on Saturday. We’re all super tired but Baby and Mom are doing awesome. Another successful Home-birth…. my wife @ehiku is an absolute champion. 🙏 of course there is a much longer middle Hawaiian name that tells her story.”

The Rademachers are already proud parents to their sons Peanut (who will be 13 in July) and Pohaku who is 9.

Check out Ingo’s post with his new baby girl in his arms below.

Now share your congrats and well-wishes to Ingo, Ehiku, and the new addition to their family, Iwa, via the comment section.