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Nicholas Chavez Confirms Exit From General Hospital

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On Friday May 3rd, it was confirmed by Nicholas Chavez that he has indeed left his role as Spencer Cassadine on General Hospital.

Taking to his account on X, Chavez shared some heartfelt goodbyes to the cast, the creatives and the fans of the ABC daytime drama series. This comes after months of speculation and reports that Chavez is not returning to his Daytime Emmy-winning role.

Chavez left the soap to go film his leading role in Ryan Murphy’s Netflix limited series, Monsters: The The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, and in story on GH, Spencer went overboard on a boat, when he was drugged by Esme (Avery Pohl) on the Seine River in France. His body and Esme’s thus far have never been found.

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In his heartfelt message on X, Nicholas expressed, “I’m so appreciative of the opportunity that GH gave me, and I wouldn’t be as busy as I am professionally if it weren’t for the talented producers, writers, directors and fellow actors. Frank Valentini is a mentor and a friend, and we’ve had some pretty extensive conversations about my future on the show.”

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Sharing his thoughts on if the would ever come back to GH, Chavez added, “While there are no current plans for me to return, we are still talking very openly about future possibilities for Spencer in Port Charles.”

Finally, Nicholas shared,”Beyond the people I’ve already mentioned, I want to take some time to thank and honor the GH fan base… especially the Sprina fans… who must be THE most loyal and kind fan base in the universe of entertainment. Words fail to show the depth of my gratitude, thank you, I love you all very, very much.”

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Nicholas took over the role of Spencer previously played by Nicolas Bechtel, in July of 2021, and his last episode aired on January 31st, 2024.  In April, reports surfaced that the actor was not returning to GH after all.

What do you think about Nicholas Chavez farewell message? Are you sad that he has confirmed his exit from GH, or were you expecting it? Comment below.

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Too little, too late. His “exit” was confirmed weeks ago when ABC removed him from the contract players’ credits.There really wasn’t any other confirmation needed after that, lol.

No surprise when Netflix got a hold of him! Guess another daytime Emmy is not in the cards. Thanks for the GH memories! Appears the new head writers have their work cut out for them.

Nicholas Chavez will be missed, but I knew when he won his first Emmy a few years back and how as portrayal of Spencer he would be noticed and he was for the Netflix project. I see him doing great things. Maybe someday he will be back, but I think that is doubtful. Best of luck to you, Mr. Chavez!

I won’t miss him. I wish him well but there are plenty of young actors who would appreciate having a job.

God bless all you do GH hs truly paved the way for you to embark on new exciting things your future holds for you.

I wished that Chavez was coming back he will be greatly missed from GH may God bless him Hope he will come back

Should come as no surprise. Seems like the new writers don’t care to write for the cassadines anyway

I’ll miss the chemistry between him and trina it seem real ,good luck Nicolas (Spencer).

yeah, he’s not returning GH let him take time off for this extra project and he didn’t commit to finishing his contract, so he can spin it anyway he wants but he was not grateful enough to honor his contract.

We don’t know what happened; if it was his decision or the new writers. Seems like he left the door open. Either way, it’s not like GH has loyalty to their actors; they and other shows break contracts all the time. Coby Ryan McLaughlin who played Shiloh signed up for a three year deal. After they wrote him into a corner as a manipulator who slept with his drugged followers, they painted him into a corner and let him go after nine months. Maybe they should have saved that part of the story toward the end of his three years; but they couldn’t care less. On a related note, I loved “Shiloh!” (not the rapey part). I thought Coby was a great actor and Shiloh was a great villain that could have gone in a lot of directions until they turned him completely diabolical. But I digress….

His character was based on a Really Story. So there wasn’t much that they could have done w/Shiloh. Yes they could have dragged it out longer but I’m tired of them dragging out Stories for over a year or more. Yes some stories do need to take time to get to the point.
The one thing that I do like about GH is that they do deal with real life Diseases.Like w/Sonny having Bipolar and Bringing that into his character. The way they did with a few characters having Diabetes both young and old. I’ve been watching GH since 1975 & the Diseases they did are Very good to see. I believe it helps people that watch find out that they should be tested for different Diseases.
I do Hope that they do recast the role of Spencer. I also Hope that they find away to bring back Hayden(Violet’s Mom & Elizabeth’s sister). I Hope that they keep the Role of Dex on the Show. Also I think that they need to stop playing the game of mixing up the Medication aka Sonny’s Meds. I also think that Sam is Wrong in the way she is going about how she’s dealing with Danny and Jason. She’s acting like she is the Goofy to Shoes which she isn’t. When she came on the Show she was a Con-Artist who was involved with Sonny and got Pregnant only to lose the baby in the end & Jason was there by her side. Also I Hope they don’t plan on having Christia keeping the baby she’s carrying for TJ and Molly. I’m so over with they baby drama. Who is the Daddy/Mommy. I also would Love to have Morgan come back. Also what about the baby that Ava’s brother Jolene had with Oscar’s Mom. Bring in some New/Old People.

As a long time fan of the show I’m disappointed that he won’t be returning after he said he would after doing the Netflix movie. I’m TIRED of characters being replaced over n over. The chemistry he n Trina had was spectacular. He won for his character n now he just abandons the show n his fans. I certainly hope that if he doesn’t come back that they just let the character remain dead/missing. STOP replacing with new people.

Recasts have been happening on soaps since the way early days. Monica, Ned, Carly (to name a few vets) were all recasts. It’s something soap viewers are accustomed to.

Nicholas Chavez will be missed. I thought his role as Spencer was absolutely wonderful. I heard about the Netflix series Nicholas was playing and I am so happy for him. Sometimes you need to spread your wings. I wish you Nicholas Chavez the best. You will be missed but, I will be watching the Netflix series. Good luck and I know you will do great.

I’ll miss him, and wish him luck but there are MANY young actors who could use a break and I think GH SHOULD recast Spencer. GH has cast other relatively unknowns and they became superstars on the show. Time to give someone a chance and I liked the Spencer character and there is so much more to his story.

I hate to see you go but wish you nothing but the best in the future! You have been a pleasure to watch on GH.

I feel bad that I feel this way, but I’m mad that he’s not coming back. I have never felt this way before when an actor left. But somehow, with this, I just saw so much potential with the Sprina pairing and what it could mean for GH and thought it would end differently.

Conflicting feels, for sure.

So, I will also wish him well as I learn not to take this so badly. Ha!

I agree that there is so much more to Spencer’s story, Laura, Ace, Nicholas, Trina, Sonny and even Ava all have unfinished storylines with him, so a recast would make sense. And we are definitely in low supply of Cassadines. They are also a pivotal PC family.

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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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