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On General Hospital … Carly and A.J. Have Sex! What is Your Reaction?

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On yesterday’s episode of General Hospital, Carly (Laura Wright) and A.J. (Sean Kanan) had sex! Yup! This dueling duo for years have hated each other and then all of a sudden their anger and frustration turns to passion and a romp in the hay!
After Carly and A.J. do the deed, the fun really begins when the two of them become unglued at the thought of what they had just done, and that no one can ever find out about it!
So now we pose the question to GH fans, did you like that Carly and A..J slept together? Do you think it makes for intriguing story in the weeks ahead? Or, does it upset you? What did you think about the comedic yet filled-with-angst exchange between Carly and A.J. post-sex?
Watch the clips of Carly and A.J. getting hot and heavy and the fall-out after the jump! And … share your thoughts!
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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom

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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FINOLA HUGHES RETURNS
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

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’

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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I really love RC but I think he got lazy with this one. While it is obvious that the actors have chemistry, there was nothing in the story that would make me believe that Carly would sleep with AJ! She never enjoyed it even when she was married to him and did what she could to avoid it. They hate each other and have for years. Now with AJ, he was hurt, angry and in self destruct mode, but Carly had no excuse. At the very least Carly should have been shown to be all upset about something? She was in her right mind (well as right as Carly gets). Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy writing.
yeah, it seems haphazard….. OK… Carly’s being Carly.
she’s mia in story line….. what with no Johnny and no Todd.
this may be better than listening to her shriek about her coming of age… Michael…. geez! so he’s in pain?.. over the lie Brenda told Mamma….
this didn’t go any where either… listening to her go on and on about Michael and Brenda.
I knew she was going to tell Sonny…. he ignored Carly…. LOL… AJ was all excited.
I believe all the writing is sloppy…The new LuLu …She’s a great actress,but not LuLu,What happened? It came on fire then dies,no plots…
Just a bunch of mumble jumble…Since when would Carly sleep with Aj? What happened with Robin,Fason,That whole story?
General Hospital was never a draggy soap,
There are no story lines…Thats how the same writer lost his other show 🙁
I have always maintain that no soap could keep up that pace of story telling GH had going leading up to their 50th Anniversary. If it seems to be dragging now, it only because they were plowing through stories so quickly that now they are doing what other soaps are doing- it seems slows. I think you guys give the writer a break– not every writer is going to hit out of the park every time. Right now most soaps have filler- or building up for sweeps week and then all soaps will be rev up.
Ron C. was not fired from OLTL. It was cancelled. And when it was cancelled the estimated were very good. In fact higher than GH at the time. Since he and Frank V. came to GH the ratings are really good. He is definitely better than the last writer!!!!
I really enjoyed it! Very unexpected, which I appreciate in storytelling however I think it was true to the characters and the evolution of their complicated relationship and history. they made a child together you know that left some sexual tension between them. Just the fact that they have reproduced together would naturally leave a sexual interest in the back of their minds. Plus I think when A.J. Took care of Carly a few months ago when she had her drunken breakdown that it was a turning point for them and it built a trust and forged a level of mutual reflect. I thought it made complete sense plus I laughed my ass off. Don’t be so critical and enjoy the ride people. Good job RC!
Nice reply Mathew…i agree! Its the best soap now period!
I have to agree with you…for the most part. It was certainly unexpected and I really like the chemistry between Laura Wright and Sean Kanan. I thought it was a little sudden and out of the blue but I didn’t hate it. You are so right that the night that AJ helped Carly with her drunken mess and hair cutting was a turning point for their relationship and it continued with Carly’s obvious concern for AJ this week during his panic attack. The only thing that I am not sure about with this story is the effect it is going to have on AJ and Elizabeth, who I am absolutely loving. I think the two of them could be amazing together and would hate to see AJ’s stupid choice with Carly screw that up. It definitely has me hooked!
I agree that there is no reason why Carly would have sex with AJ! I couldn’t believe she was doing it without be drunk or drugged or held at gunpoint. Initially I thought it was a fantasy…
I was disgusted by them to be honest. It didn’t make any sense for them to sleep together. The setup seemed contrived. The whole AJ/Liz/Nik/Carly storyline is a mess. I am sick of the triangles and quads on GH. It’s really starting to get ridiculous.
Ha! I loved it. These two are amusing together and Sean Kanan & Laura Wright have awesome chemistry… but I still want Roger Howarth back!
I agree.. but want Roger back as Todd.. not too excited about them coming back as new characters…
I agree with that. I wish Roger was Todd too! Not sure what is going to happen there…
I agree!! I loved it…. I cracked up when they were arguing, I like when they argue I can’t stop laughing and they stuff they say to each other, and I think it’s funny that they slept together, they say there is a fine line between love and hate, lol so I think they were caught up in the heat of the moment…. but I do not want them as a couple…. can’t wait for Roger to come back I like her with him, whoever he will play!
They are pretty damn funny together, but you’re right, I don’t necessarily want them as a couple. I swear Laura Wright has chemistry with everyone; she is so versatile as an actress!! AJ brings out her worst and it’s fun to watch though but I want Roger back… he’s been missed so much. Is it me or has the show been a bit slowwwer without Roger on the canvas. Can’t wait for his return!
Ces, i agree plus i liked how Monica was caught in the middle of it all!
yeah, when Elizabeth knocked on the door, the look on Monica’s face
was priceless. haha
that was great Monica going on and on!!! I swear I laughed through that whole thing…… you are right about Laura, I do just love her with everyone!! I read online then we should see Roger some where around the week of May 20th…. I hope so…. can’t wait to see him!
it was bound to happen –
that being said…. Carly really hasn’t had a story… not since Johnny… and MIA Todd.
so… this does add melodrama….
I’d prefer the triangle of AJ/Nicholas/Elizabeth.
I hope Carly gets pregnant … She needs another baby.. she’s a good mama!.
me that
I don’t really see Carly becoming a part of the triangle/quad. I think she could serve as a spoiler for the AJ/Elizabeth romance by Elizabeth being hurt over AJ sleeping with Carly. Who know how long Nikolas is going to stick around. Maybe I am just hoping AJ and Elizabeth will end up together because I love them together.
I liked it.. I do like them together …
sheeekkk !1
the kissing was smacky loud, yuk..
SMACK SMACK slobber..
As irritating as when your glass is empty and ya keep sucking on the straw..
lol…
Reall passion… lots of noise
It got me feelin nasty and I’m not complaining.
I like these two together, they have chemistry and do great bickering and humor. But the scene felt off to me. Something was missing…
perhaps chemistry? lol.
My reaction to Carly and A.J. having sex….
BARF !!! PUKE !!!! UGHH ..
I hope I never have to see that again, never ..
FF at the ready!
I agree. Surely Carly would have grown from the last time she had sex with AJ. This was a real setback for the character. Poor writing. They may have chemistry, but I would hope Carly would have some self control. And in his mother’s house??? come on!
Not sure why the writers chose to go there after carefully rebuilding AJ, it was a giant step back to the previous regime’s character assassination. Thanks to Sean Kanan, I’ll buy that AJ was hurt and self-destructive, but it still stretches credibility. And what was Carly’s reason? The whole thing looked thrown together without any real motivation for either of them, obviously a plot point to provide contrived angst for the AJ/Elizabeth story that had been developing so beautifully and naturally. Of course, Carly will wind up pregnant, another plot point so obviously set up in the hospital scene when Carly threatened AJ with the scissors. Sloppy writing.
I agree 100% . Well said.
Lori, a beautiful love story? Really???? When A.J. set up Sonny and Michael at the boxing ring, sent Duke to steal Tracys jar of relish, this is the man in ur beautiful love story? Do you hate Elizabeth that much? That you would pair her with this sleavy, lying, man? Really????
I thought it was way hotter than the fantasy scene between Nicholas and Elizabeth.. i would never want AJ and Carly to actually become a couple. It’s their hate/hate relationship that keeps them interesting together.
that wasn’t a fantasy scene between liz and nicholas, he was remembering when they actually hooked up. and had their brief affair.
Keep in mind that Sonny and Carly started as hate sex. That said, Carly and AJ were actually friends at first before she decided she wanted to get back with Tony, when that did not work she turned to Jason, and then Sonny. Carly finally seemed to have a somewhat stable relationship with Jax. I used to like AJ and Carly before it got really hateful. I liked AJ and Hannah. They were good, but that story fell flat too. Hey, I hope if AJ and Carly decided their rumps are fun, power to them, and might just be fun to watch too? Time shall tell.
i love it and hate it at the same time, i hate that a j cheated on liz, but i love this group of actors in same storyline, i just hope that liz isn’t made to look like an idiot and when she does finds out, really gives carly the bitch slap she deserves.
That was an interesting twist. Carly will probably end up pregnant now. lol
I really hope that doesn’t happen.
While I was really looking forward to an AJ/LIz pairing…I LOVE the chemistry between Laura Wright and Sean Kanan. They are hilarious together…and I think they’re in a love/hate thing…though not to that extreme. I don’t think there’s any love…not at this point…but they’ve been thrown together since his return. He pretended to be her lover when she wanted to make Todd jealous…she helped him out when he had his panic attack…they’ve somehow managed to confide and co-exist thru their disdain. Interesting to see where this will go…and where Liz and Nick fit in to the picture. We have no idea how long Tyler Christopher is staying this time so once again…where would that leave LIz…interesting/fun storyline!
Post Nurses Ball the new plot lines have some poor writing. I guess an AJ /Carly pairing is mean tto be comic relief. ??? But it appeared to be unprotected sex and give me a break- can’t the women of this show ever learn about birth control and protection-.
And i have to say, though it’s not on topic, the new Lulu is not a good actress, and is not at all cute.
A.J. and sex in the same sentence is enough to make me gag! He is such a liar, bkackmailing, thief. Why would anyone want him with Elizabeth? Doesnt she deserve better? He will never change, why do fans think he will?
It totally grossed me out to be honest although the scenes afterwards were funny. Carly & AJ just have a sleazy vibe to me not a forbidden hot one also, I really liked Liz & AJ and this pretty much put an end to that for me but I also love Liz & Nik so if it ends up giving me Nik & Liz together, it will be worth it! I did think it was poorly set up though especially Carly’s motivation since she didn’t seem to have any.
While I have to reluctantly admit that Laura and Sean have made Carly and AJ have crazy chemistry and lots of it… that is just good acting. I did not like seeing Carly and AJ together without there having been something like being drunk to explain it. Yes… I know it was anger and some past history but… She never should have let it get beyond the initial clutch and kiss! I hope we all can forget it ever happened… but we know that will not happen. I thought the evolved Carly would never do that without being drunk or drugged or held at gunpoint. Can’t wait for RH to get back into Carly’s orbit! That’s only because we can’t seem to have Jax in her orbit.
Being new to the show I don’t have the problem as other posters with this turned of events. I do know there is a fine line between anger and passion, so I can see how two people who hate each other can end up having sex– and that is all it was sex– not love. I don’t see them being a couple–
And this is a storyline? Y&R has been doing the same thing meaningless sex if this continues on all remaining 4 soaps you will be on the chopping block.
I personally loved the scenes between Carly and AJ. As one poster mentioned, at one point Carly and AJ were friends before she got pregnant with Michael and tried to hide the fact that he was the father by drugging him and making him think he’d had a relapse. Yes, AJ has done some horrible things but so has Sonny. For some reason, people don’t seem to have a problem with Sonny’s misogyny, but AJ gets dumped on repeatedly not just by the characters on the show but by fans. When AJ kidnapped Michael, Morgan and Kristina, he was desperate. After years of being treated like dirty by his own family, Sonny, Jason, Carly, he finally snapped and wanted revenge. Rick locked Carly in the panic room, gave Elizabeth birth control pills behind her back, and tried to steal Carly’s baby, yet he went on to marry Elizabeth yet again, and Alexis. There seems to be a double standard at the way people judge the male character’s behavior on this show.
I enjoyed it. It was funny, amusing and so unexpected. Isn’t that what soaps are about? Anything unimaginable and unexplainable can happen. It’s an escape from every day. I’ve been really loving GH lately. Glad to see them bring back all the old characters especially Lucy. Hope she stays on. I forgotten how utterly delightful and zany her character can be. Good for Carly– she got hers.
I really wanted to vomit. I can not stand AJ. I sort of felt sorry for him when he first came back. But his reation to Michael faux sleeping with Brenda. That totally screamed sleaze! It was a stupid plot twist. Compiled with AJ/Carly sex. It seems like the writers are just throwing shit out to see what gives a reaction. Sloppy sloppy sloppy. I’ve been watching this show for over 30yrs! I remember history well. SO the whole thing was just Stoopid! I can really see Liz and Nic hooking up. But after Liz walked away from Nic to chase after AJ then that makes them perfect for each other. If she chooses to stay then she deseves it! Idiot writers should know its not a move Carly would make, she has done some pretty wild things in the past. But this is not one of them!
I was surprised by this! But pleasantly. I think the fallout is funny and I will enjoy watching them both squirm.
LOVE it!!!! The thin line between love and hate is present. I like the humor it brings to the show too. Now out of nowhere I’m hoping it continues and we see a relationship with Carly and AJ. Thanks writers!
Hilarious stuff with Monica Quartermaine. Wish she was on the show full-time.
Those two, very funny, as was the fire control scramble.
Love it love both AJ and Carly .I like AJ with Liz but this was a hoot.Next Carly will wind up pregnant again lol
not surprised… but… yuck!
I love the chemistry between them !!
They are way better than her and Todd
That just gross !! but he is rocking OLTL
And needs to stay with Blair !! Period
Glad to have gotten a break from OLTL
For a while !!! Go Carly & AJ !!
Liz is to boring for him lol
The scene was oh so predictable. Also sends absolutely the wrong message. Maybe the writers/TPTB think this is what fans want–that it is “soapy” and entertaining. I have been a fan of GH since its inception, and I am not amused. Today, unfortunately, GH characters have SEX, but where is the romance, the LOVE? This state of affairs is not unique to daytime drama; it happens in the movies, etc., also. Too bad–and really sad. And the nadir was the next day when Carly was rubbing the sanitizer on herself. Distasteful and playing to the lowest instincts. Like those “frat” movies. Women deserve better.
AJ and Carly had sex and slept together and they both belong together AJ still love Carly they both had long cmestry together and they both have son Michael need to be there for him.