General Hospital
Robin Mattson Returning To General Hospital As Heather Webber!
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She’s baaaaack! As previously reported, General Hospital executive producer Frank Valentini revealed that this fall several male and female villains will be returning to the ABC soap opera, leading to much speculation that perhaps one of the lady baddies was going to be loony tunes Heather Webber!
And as it turns out …. that is the case … as GH long time fan favorite Robin Mattson (Heather) revealed on her facebook that she is indeed returning for another round of causing chaos in Port Charles! Mattson posted: “Heather is returning to GH soon!”
So what will happen this time? Will Heather be mixed up with son Franco (Roger Howarth)? Will she help him seek revenge on Sonny (Maurice Benard) for sleeping with Carly (Laura Wright)? Will she get mixed back up with Fluke/Luke (Tony Geary)? When we last saw Heather, she was going for a stay behind bars!
Share your thoughts on Robin as Heather returning to GH one mo’ time below!
I love robin but so tired of heather
Yes. What a great actress Robin is, and Heather over the years was such a complex character. This regime has absolutely ruined her, turned her into a total joke. The term villain is so overused on GH because everything is black and white and it is one big, campy cartoon. Now Heather is just one more victim of extraordinarily unsophisticated, immature, thin writing that is played for laughs, but isn’t funny.
A great actress like Robin needs great material to exhibit her fine talents and used to have that at GH. Now Heather is just a silly mess, as GH is just that, a silly mess. I really wonder what all these fine actors, actors who previously worked on GH when it was in the hands of truly talented writers and producers, think of this show currently. They know what it is. They know what it has become. It’s all very sad.
I love Robin also. Maybe she has had an exorcism or brain surgery ,just like Franco, and voila’, a brand new Heather. …no more craziness ….the devil/tumor made her do it.
GH50…I agree!!!!! Yes. IMO, Robin Mattson has ALWAYS BEEN such a wonderful actress!!!!! But, in the current sense, those current GH writers have written RM’s character of Heather Webber into such a CONTRIVED CORNER…YIKES!!!!! Bottom Line Here: Robin Mattson deserves W-A-Y BETTER MATERIAL…ASAP!!!!!!!
Of course I agree with you, GH50.
For a villain to be scary they have to have a degree of realism in them–you have to believe this person could really be out there interacting with others while repressing their insane and dark thoughts.
Fatal Attraction’s Alex Forrester ceased being scary when she leaped out of the bathtub brandishing a knife and became Freddy Kruger. As you state, Heather became ridiculous and once that happens the fear factor is erased.
I do not blame Robin, I blame the writing. Once upon a time I loved this character and found her fascinating and frightening and it was her vulnerability which triggered those reactions.
What a surprise GH50 is upset about something at GH AGAIN! I enjoy Robin Mattsona and she portrays her character greatly. I’d imagine since the real Luke is locked up the same place as her that it will probably have something to do with that. So glad that Robin Mattson will be back on screen. For those complaining I hope you complained when she was on back in the early 2000’s and trying to marry Edward because thats when she became the character she is. My advice to those unhappy about her return you have a remote control I am sure you can find something else to watch
Chris, it’s not surprising that I don’t like something about the show and it’s certainly not surprising that what I am once again commenting on here is the writing. I love Robin and loved Heather, but the awful writing has ruined her as it has everything on GH. If one’s position is that the writing on the show is terrible, then it would be hard to like anything about the show because everything stems from the writing. Add very poor pacing, dialogue, continuity (all writing related) as well as poor production/direction and GH is a mess these days and has no redeeming qualities for me.
As for your advice to not watch, I think you fail to understand some things. One, keeping up with GH isn’t really very time consuming and doesn’t take much effort. You really don’t need to concentrate much and usually, people are doing other things while it’s on, so it doesn’t interfere with one’s life and really no need to put anything else on for that hour because it may not be an hour completely devoted to watching TV or any entertainment .I have it on in the background when I’m in my office and when I’m not, I miss it and these days have no interest in catching up online and would not waste my DVR space with it or my time in the evening.
And for me personally, GH is so bad, that I actually get a kick out of it. I would prefer that a show I have mostly loved for 30 years were better, but in its current state, I am amazed that a group of such terrible writers, producers and directors are in charge of a network show. I also enjoy a lot of the people out there who share my view and tweet during the show and after.
So you can invite people to tune out, but I think you miss the point of why some of us are still tuning in. I also keep up hope that it might get better. It doesn’t seem possible with the group currently in charge but you never know. You see I don’t have to tune out and I am allowed to hope for better and to even think that maybe my voice and the voice of others who are dissatisfied might be heard and some of our suggestions may be taken by those at ABC who monitor social media. The ratings aren’t that good, there’s always room for improvement and I think a lot of what I and others point out about the shows problems certainly have merit.
hope its very short term, she’s just too much of the same thing all the time, nothing changes, and its played out way too long and very redundant.
I think she is back for the Fluke storyline…hope she isnt so psycho this time around…
Here is some spoilers: Ned and Olivia fall in love, marry and move into the Q mansion…Tracy remains banned from the mansion and blames Ned and Micheal plus hates Monica for throwing her out…Mysterious attacks begin on Micheals life…Monica invites Micheal to stay at the Q mansion…surveillance cameras are installed at the mansion but soon malfuction…Ava swears to Julian she is not behind Micheals attacks…Micheal tells Kiki he might leave PC…Sonny promises Carly he will kill the person responsible for the attacks with his own bare hands…Alexis dumbs Julian who is framed for one of Micheals attacks…Julian begins dating Skye Quartimaine who returns to PC with daughter Lila Rae…Micheal offers Skye a job at ELQ which angers Tracy…Ned is livid when he notices how jealous Olivia looks whenever Sonny and Carly are together…Spencer continues to help Britt win Nics heart and keeping Liz away from his father…alone at the Q mansion, Monica hears eerie laughter and believes the place is haunted…Ned believes Tracy trying to drive Monica insane for banning her from the mansion…Tracy discovers more than half her savings missing from her savings and accuses Skye who she believes posed as her at the bank…Anna refuses to arrest Skye because of lack of evidence…Olivia becomes ill and Ned realizes she has been poisoned from soup Alice made…Alice dont know how the soup got poisoned…Nathan and Dante rescue Maxie and Lulu but Levi escape…Mac and Felicia shock Maxie when told Levi is Friscos son and Maxies half brother…Tracy worries Lulu when she tells her she hasnt heard from Luke in weeks…Dante and Lulu agree to put off having a baby until Luke is found…Lucky and Laura havent heard from Luke as well…Duke offers to help Dante find the missing Luke…Mac begins to battle colon cancer like his brother Robert had done years ago which concerns Felicia…Sabrina visits baby Gabrials grave and becomes deeply depressed while Patrick slowly becomes an alcholic…Felix is concerned about Sabrinas mental health…Lucys attempts to reconcile with Kevin prove fruitless…Kevin and Alexis begin to date…Heather thinks she sees a familiar face at MsCavige…Bobbi ask Scott to marry her but he gives her no answer…Franco and Ava pretend to fall in love again=Franco to make Carly jealous; Ava to just hurt Carly…Morgan tells Rosallee he wants complete honesty in their growing relationship but finds he is still not over Ava…Nina is hurt by Franco and Ava pretend relationship, unaware its not real…Sonny warns Julian he and Ava better not be behind the attacks on Micheal…mysterious dark figure stalks Skye and Lila Rae…Monica is stunned to see blood coming from Edwards portrait…Tracy ask Nik to finance her new co. but he refuses to get involved in her schemes…Sonny threaten Tracy who he believes might be responsible for attacks on Micheal who was nearly runned downed by a speeding car identical to Tracys…Ned believes Tracy is innocent…Carly blames Sonny for her loosing Franco to Sonny…Kiki and Julian disbelieve Ava who claims to love Franco…Ava gives birth to a baby boy and Morgan is the father much to Rosalee’s chagrin…Sonny is outraged to learn Ava named the baby Deke after Sonnys abusive stepfather…Britt hopes to get pregnant by Nik so she substitutes her birth control pills with asprin…Anna and Duke visit Emma who is sad that Robin hasnt Skyped in weeks…Duke prevents Patrick from drinking too much and Patrick slugs him…Anna tells Patrick to shape up for Emmas sake…a disguised Ric attempts to see Molly on several occasions and is nearly caught by Liz and Alexis…containers of blood have been missing from GH for weeks…Mac survives his cancer scare…Nathan and Maxie become engaged…Felicia worries Levi will return…Nina and Rosalee plot against Ava and plan to frame Ninas mother Madalyn for it…Sam dreams about marrying Silas but the groom turns out to be Jason…Felix urges Sabrina to see Dr.Kevin Collins after Sabrina tells him she heared baby cries coming from empty hospital crib…Lucas suddenly dumps Brad and refuses to say why…Brad accuses Felix of coming between him and Lucas but Felix says he doesn’t give a damn for either one of them…Lucas experiences medical problems from his old gunshot wound which worries Julian and Bobbi…Dante tells Lulu there is no evidence of foul play in Lukes disappearance…Heather tells a disbelieving Scott she has seen Luke at MisCavige but reluctantly decides to check her story out…Skye tells Julian she fears someone is stalking her…Lucy publicly accuses Alexis of preventing her from reconciling with Kevin…Scott tells Bobbi they can live together without getting married…Lucy ask Scott to help her win Kevin back but he tells her to forget Kevin and get a new pet duck…Dr.O mystified by the missing canisters of blood…Dr.O turns down Victors marriage purposal…Lucy tells Anna and Duke she believes the vampire has returned to PC and has stolen the blood from the hospital and Duke remarks to Anna the Lucy has definately gone batty…Monica becomes poisoned by something Alice cooked and Alice is arrested…Ava takes baby Deke to the hospital for a checkup and he is kinapped by an unstable Sabrina who believes he is her dead son Gabrial…Felix finds Sabrina with the baby and returns the child to his mother…Robin and Jason are being held by Victor…Jason has amnesia and no memory of his past life but Robin tells him about Sam and his son Danny…Jason escapes but Victors goons recapture Robin…Carly is stabbed by unknown person near Ava’s apartment…Rosalee tells shocked Nina she stabbed Ava to death and put the knife in Madalyns apartment to frame her but this backfires when they learn she actually stabbed Carly by mistake and Carly survived…Anna knows Alice is innocent and not respinsible for the poisoning of both Olivia and Monica but wonders who is…Sam tells Silas her dreams about Jason and later runs into Jason at the park; he regains his memory of her but she doesnt believe him because of his head to toe reconstructive surgery…Kiki is seriously injured during a knife attack meant for Micheal and is in need of blood which forces Ava to admit Kiki is Ninas long thought dead child…Monica is charmed by Dr.Warren Wakefield(Ron Raines) an old college friend of Alans…Heather finds a drugged Luke at MisCavige but she is knocked unconcious and when awaken Luke is gone and she is locked in a padded room…Skye and Lila Rae is missing and are shown locked in a panic room of an abandon house near the Q estate….a drunken Patrick agrees to get help after accidentally sets fire to the Drake home and a trapped Emma is rescude by Duke and Anna…Silas is framed for the missing blood…Sam realizes Jason is who he claims to be and he is reunited with his son Danny…Lucas is doing well now and reconciles with Brad…Tracy is confronted by Fluke who admits he is an imposter living in a secret room at the Q mansion,making Monica think its haunted, he stole the blood from GH, poisoned Alices food, behind Micheals attatcks ect., plans to take away ElQ and the Q mansion, stole Tracys money, Kidnapped Skye and Lila Rae whom he loves and plans to kill Tracy…he shoves her down the stairs…is Tracy dead stay tuned…/just KIDDING…this is how i wish some of this would turn out….sorry about the length…lol
ERRORS: Franco to Ava, not Sonny…and forgot to add Fluke is Lorenzo Alcazar and thats why he wants Skye and Lila Rae…
Also T.J. has mixed feelings when Jordan and Shaun become engaged…T.J.s father shows up alive just as Jordan is about to tell the truth about herself that Suan is his real dad…editted out by mistake…also mispelled some words…my bad…lol
Are these wishful, spoilers, Jim? Well done.
May we also bring back Robert Scorpio and put him back in his superspy penthouse?
Yes, Harry…these were wishful spoilers…some good, some?…it was my way of showing they could write for Monica too…the original was twice as long with more detail and story but i heavily editted it…a few mistakes remain…i just wanted to write how id like some of the story turn out…all harmless fun!!!
As usual, I enjoyed reading your post, jimh…yes, all of it. Don’t you feel much lighter on your feet after getting all that off your chest?…lol
I really love Robin but looneytunes Heather has outstayed her welcome on GH. Either cure her or drop her!
A little Heather goes a long way… I vote for electro shock therapy and viola! you can write newer/better material for her!
I figure she’ll find the real luke in her current residence.
whoopie!!
Robin Mattson (Heather) is a dark yet fun character..
We have not seen her fully interact in a story with Franco and Scotty…
I am looking forward to see how Heather will be written this time .. 🙂
(she is not always the same)
No one plays cray cray like Robin as Heather. So happy to have her back in PC
Please take Nina, Britt & her mom, & Heather to the loony hospital and throw away the key!!!
She must be mixed up with Fluke since her or his goons got real Luke to Miscarviage when he came upon her in the boathouse. Most likely will be a part of that story line and finding out who Fluke is.
Yeah, good thought, Mary. Perhaps she’s the one who is giving Levi his orders, as per Fluke. Is she back because she is meeting with Levi? I really think there is more to the Aztec jewels story.
Looking forward to her return, so excited! 😉
OH those GOOFY writers at GH!! What will they think of next??? HOPEFULLY SOMETHING THAT MAKES SOME DAMNED SENSE…ooops was that all CAPS…so sorry…
CAPS were GOOD for that statement! lol
Love Robin Mattson, she’s one of the best. Always glad to have her back on GH, raising some hell. I just hope they involve her in some different stories this time. Heather trying to kill Carly is played out. Hopefully she gets to work with Tony Geary some more, because those two always have a great chemistry. Would also love to see her and Michelle Stafford share the screen together, and see who can out crazy the other, lol.
I think she’ll be the one to save Luke…I’m thinking she wasn’t aware of the switch, somehow finds out and schemes to get him out. Shouldn’t be too much of a problem since she waltzed in and out of there like a cuckoo clock…ahem. If she can just get his brain cells back to working order should be a done deal!
I’ve proposed the same notion, rebecca1. I think it would be rather awesome if (for once) Heather became a bit of a heroine, particularly after her last dud of a “Carly Caper.” That was the first time I could honestly say that the BLT Queen’s antics just did not thrill me to no end!!! (P.S. Maybe she’ll try to convince RealLuke that they actually are married and spring him from the nuthouse for a riotous roadtrip!)
I want a kick ass Heather Webber…no one messes around with her man or her BLT’s…Heather needs to somehow rescue RealLuke and have Fluke take his place at MisCavige where all kinds of horrible experiments are performed on Fluke and drugs given to him that Fluke ordered to be done with RealLuke…KARMA!…i can see Heather keeping RealLuke in hiding to protect him and nursing him back to health with BLT’s from Kelly’s…lol
Just wanna say..
RC and FV have twitter accounts and email..
They seem to like to the fans opinions..
( when they are not full of hate and being big mouthed bitter bashing crazies .. 😉
RC has every one with a negative reaction to his writing on block and FV keeps his Twitter account on automatic pilot.
Everyday he Tweets,”GH as you know it will never be the same!” And it always is.
I think she wasn’t aware of the switch, somehow finds out and schemes to get him out. Shouldn’t be too much of a problem since she waltzed in and out of there like a cuckoo clock…ahem. If she can just get his brain cells back to working order should be a done deal!
That’s the problem, how on EARTH was Heather able to escape Miscavige time and time again with such ease?! It’s supposed to be maximum security, and yet, she walks in and out as if it’s Kelly’s and she’s ordering a damn BLT!
Thats what i’d like to know too, Jimmy…how did Heather get out of a mental hospital under tight security…when i was in a nut house years ago it was impossible to escape…i had to pretend i was sane before they let me out…and that wasnt very easy for me to do…lol
Well, she could have been friends with the same guard that was holding Luke captive (not knowing that he’s a slime that was also helping Fluke). Maybe somehow she paid him off (oh paleeeez let it not have been with sexual favors).
By him I mean Luke! (kinda forgot to put that in my comment…long night!)
That’s OK…you did mention Luke in the comment at 9:22. As well as the rest of your statement! LOL
It MUST have been a long night!
Hahahahhahaha…
A) It was!
B) But in truth, my computer betrayed me; told me the first time it didn’t “send” so I hit send again. I hang my head in double post shame…
(Doesn’t mean it won’t happen again. Forgive me in advance.)
😉
I, am, so, glad
if they could just get her back to, say: Janet Green, AMC
oh she staggered, fretted, angst up, teetered for all she’s worth… that conundrum… betwixt in the know and nut up… superlatively
just redeem, in the mix, and know … Robin Mattson, will pull, drive, and catapult a whole new arena
I LOVE Heather, can’t wait to see her again 🙂
Thank the soap gods! I know she is over the top but people, she can act! Watch her act! Speaking of acting, how about Levi’s partner in crime, Scribner. He was on the show for like 5 minutes and him lying there gasping for air after he was shot was 10 times better acting than Ryan/James/Tinman! My point, GH has way too many people who cannot act. Lets enjoy Robin!
I agree, if they plan to keep Nathan around as a long-term character, they need to do 2 things – first, pick a name and stick with it. Either Nathan or James, because this back and forth with Nina and Liesl calling him James and everyone else calling him Nathan is annoying. Second, they need to recast the role and hire an actor who can actually act, like maybe Mark Lawson or John-Paul Lavoisier from OLTL? Either way, Ryan Paevey has to go.
Yes. This character has scenes with heavyweights and its annoying to watch him read his lines like he is in a school play! Yes he is handsome but who cares, even women will admit that they want actors who can act. Plus this character is going to be a Cassadine and anyone of the Cassadines, take your pick, are awesome actors. He will fail miserably up against Helena, Victor, Starvos, or Stephan.
Lavoisier is too old to play this role. Protagonist is supposedly in his late twenties, as is Ryan/Nathan.
aww c’mon..
Nathan/Ryan is doing a good job… he is better in some scenes than others..
Not everyone can be a great actor..
ie( Robin/Kim is a bad actor but a good director..
So, Nathan/Ryan is OK too ..
(and a hunk lol ..
So agree with you Timmm. Jamil Walker Smith aka Scribner was part of the TV series “SGU Stargate Universe”…. Also directed and starred in ” The American Dream”. –incredibly gifted actor from Nyawk (NYC)… Yeah !!!
True, dat–Mr. Timm. She is a very good actress. And as Forrest Gump used to say.’That’s all I have to say about that.’
I love the comedic timing and chemistry that Robin has with most actors on the show: Tony Geary, Roger Howarth, Kin Shriner, and Jane Elliot. Robin is a great actress! Love her comedic flair!
NOT happy about this news!!!! her character turned into an annoying cartoon.
GH Has gone downhill lately and now we have to see more Heather???
yawn
There are no cartoons in the soaps…
Heather has been written a few different ways..
She has been written with humor and dark..
I feel this time Heather will again be different..
looking forward to Heather’s return 🙂 and interaction with Franco and Scotty..
No cartoons in this soap?
Evidently you missed the scene where Heather tried to pour Acme cement over the road runner.
That’s what some of us are discussing and would like to see a phenomenon happening……..the emergence of a cured, reborn and conformed Heather. Lol. As Shay suggested; it would be great if Heather were applauded as the heroine and save the day. I, for one, would love to see Robin dressed in full acting regalia as a normal person. Maybe they’ll keep her on a permanent basis. It was done with Dr. O, …so, why not Heather?
I agree with you and Shay…would love to see Heather change for the better and save the day…hope she is the one who rescues Luke and takes Fluke down…maybe she’ll give Fluke a taste of his own medicine…drug Fluke and have him take Lukes place at MisCavige…she’ll keep the real Luke in hiding to protect him and nurse him back to health…no one messes with Heather’s man or her BLTs or they’ll be sorry…lol
I am hoping the fact that heather is so in love with Luke that she HELPS him in some way. What concerns me is that TG is tired of the Luke character and has asked for hi to be killed off last year. I realize this crazy character of Fluke is much more fun to play, but maybe they will find some way to re-energize both Luke and the actor. We have all watched Luke grow to a likeable human being, flawed but likeable. Over the years, he has become a HO HUM …I welcome some changes…he deserves it….TG and Luke that is!
I look forward to her scenes with Franco as well as Nina…. they each have that crazy comedic edge to them that could be dynamic….Imagine Nina meeting Heather…LOL!
usually we can send the “end game” when it comes to the pairings of certain characters…. but right now all these couples seem to be in limbo…..seems as though the writers are testing the chemistry of certain characters….
The big question is what happens if GH gains the rights, once again, to the characters of John McBain, Todd ( I only pray he comes back) , and Starr who really is the same person….?? Todd and Carly were magnificent! Carly and Franco not so much.
Any word on Billy Miller as Jason?
Word is Billy Miller will not be playing Jason, or any other character for that matter. He wants to branch out of soaps and, while he was apparently courted by GH, he isn’t signing a contract as Jason. This is disappointing because I love Billy Miller, he’s a fantastic actor and he is so deeply missed on Y&R. I think he’d make a great Jason.
Also, I agree with you about Carly and Franco, I’m really not feeling it, mostly because Roger Howarth as Franco just doesn’t work for me. It’s really awkward seeing him call Kin Shriner “dad.” When they brought Roger Howarth back, they should have cast him as Jimmy Lee Holt, not Franco.
Carly and Franco worked for about three seconds when he was having his issues with his tumor, having attacks of conscience along with doubts that this amazing woman would be attracted to him, while she felt she could love him into being this great guy. But once they got together and he became this immature, insecure jealous jerk and she didn’t need to “heal” him anymore their chemistry fizzled big time. Let Carly go back to Sonny and let Franco find out he was brainwashed by the real Franco into thinking he Franco and let’s find another character for Roger to play
I love Robin Mattson but Heather’s last visit in Port Charles was a complete joke, she has become the epitome of cartoon villains. I really hope she’s back for the Fluke/Luke story, but seriously, if she’s the same over-the-top-crazy as she was last time, then she’s already overstayed her welcome. I used to love Heather as a villain but the writing for her has becomes so thin and weak, she comes off as a total cartoon and the whole thing becomes a joke. Hopefully that isn’t the case this time.
One thing I would love to see though is some Heather & Liesl scenes, I have no doubt that Kathleen Gati and Robin Mattson would be pure gold together!
Cannot wait for Franco to have a family picnic with Heather and Scott! What I see happening is Heather will discover Luke and Fluke before anyone and try and tell anyone who listens but they will dismiss her discovery because of her craziness. I do hope they lighten up her character a bit and she is ultimately responsible for saving her Lukey Pie!
Whenever Heather comes back, there is such excitement. I have a feeling she is going to find Luke and elude to them he is there. I feel that Anna owes Heather, because Heather tried to tell Anna Robin was alive in Ferncliffe, but Anna refused to believe her. SO I am hoping there is a connection to that this time, with Anna believing her. And yes———Heather was RIGHT that Carly would hurt Franco someday. Free Heather, cure her, have her run Kelly’s and be the center of all things Port Charles, like Ruby, Rose, Bobbie, etc.. If there is ever a time for Heather to make good , it is NOW.
Love Heather. Love Robin. Welcome Home! Glad you could join us.
Love me some crazy ole Heather. Wonder if Steven Lars will return? heh
When Heather returned in 2012, the baby switch storyline with the One Life To Live characters was brilliant, classic soap opera storytelling at it’s best. After that, Heather should have left, because the recent returns have been nothing but foolery. Here’s hoping that they redeem Heather this go around
Wish Heather was back to the 80’s version. Guza ruined her with her obsessed with Luke and a crazy murderer. The 80’s Heather was misunderstood and tried to kill Diana, Susan etc, but in a comedy of errors was unable to achieve. Hoping she will be cured and go back to Scotty and compete with Lucy and mentor Nina!
I agree with mk.The writers need to cut down on the lunacy where Heather’s concerned but keep her as the manipulative,conniving vixen she’s always been.It seems unlikely that she and Scotty would rekindle what they had back in the day.It seems like Scotty has washed his hands of her(unfortunately).
Wonderful actress but horrible character!
You were My favorite Heather back when I watched soaps in the 80’s! So cool now we’re about the same age too long live the famous drama diva! Love ya!)
General Hospital
‘General Hospital’s’ Jonathan Bennett Receives 3 ‘Critics Choice Real TV Awards’ Nominations for Hallmark Series, ‘Finding Mr. Christmas’
Many things are coming up roses for Jonathan Bennett! On the heels of the news that he is set to debut this month in the role of Joe Fitzpatrick on General Hospital, who is rumored to be a new love interest for Lucas Jones (Van Hansis), comes the news that Bennett’s reality series, Finding Mr. Christmas has received 3 nomination for the Critics Choice Real TV Awards.
Bennett’s Hallmark Channel series finds itself in tough competition alongside fellow nominees: RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV), Squid Game: The Challenge (Netflix), Survivor 50 (CBS), Top Chef (Bravo) and The Traitors (Peacock). In addition, Jonathan himself is nominated for Best Show Host and the series participants as the Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series.
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) revealed the nominees for the eighth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards on Thursday, which recognize excellence in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. Winners will be announced online at CriticsChoice.com on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 9:00am PT/12:00pm ET.
Photo: Hallmark
Taking to his Instagram to celebrate the nominations, GH’s Bennett, enthused, “3 Critic Choice Nominations! I’m so proud of the FINDING MR CHRISTMAS and to be in the company of all the legends in all these categories is so surreal! Congrats to Hallmark Channel and to our nominated cast and nominated show and everyone who made this magical show possible. This is crazy! This gives FMC 6 Critics Choice nominations in 2 years. Not bad for a little show on Hallmark Channel. What are your thoughts on our show?” Jumping first into the comment thread was one of his new GH co-stars, Dominic Zamprogna (Dante) who expressed, “Yeah buddy!!!🔥🔥”
In the series, Bennett, the host and co-creator spends eight weeks guiding 10 aspiring actors through a series of “festive face-offs” and acting challenges alongside actors like soap opera notables, Hunter King (ex-Summer, Y&R) and Alison Sweeney (Sami, DAYS). Along the way, they develop their skills and a bond with one another. The show, which is available on Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Plus, highlights LGBTQ+ representation with openly gay contestants vying to be the next Hallmark star.
It should be noted that Traitors received the most Critics Choice Real TV Award nominations with 6 nods, followed by Dancing with the Stars with 4.
Bennett is very familiar to daytime fans having started his career as JR Chandler on All My Children in 2000-2001, before landing the part of Aaron Samuels in the motion picture, Mean Girls in 2004 starring Lindsay Lohan, which would become his breakout performance.
You can check out the full list of Critics Choice Real TV Award nominations here.
So, excited for Jonathan Bennett’s General Hospital debut this month? Have you ever watched Finding Mr. Christmas on Hallmark? Let us know via the comment section below.
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General Hospital
‘General Hospital’s’ Kelly Thiebaud on Britt and Cassius Sibling Drama, But Who Will Ultimately Blow His Cover?
On the April 30 episode of General Hospital, Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) had some choice words and warning for her brother Cassius Faison (Ryan Paevey) who has been masquerading as his twin, the very dead, Nathan West.
As the story has unfolded, viewers learned that Britt knew all along that when “Nathan” showed up in Port Charles seemingly resurrected with a missing 7 years of his life unexplained, that Cassius was taking his place.
Now in developments on today’s GH, Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy) is figuring out that this guy pretending to be Nathan is someone else, and Cassius learns from Britt, that Joss is not just a ditzy sorority girl as he claimed, but a WSB agent! The moment stuns Cassius. Are the walls about to close in on him and his charade?
Courtesy/ABC
Daytime Emmy winner, Kelly Thiebaud spoke to Soap Opera Digest, about the story point and getting the opportunity this time back at GH to work with Ryan Paevey, when she hadn’t had the chance to before.
BROTHERLY LOVE?
Thiebaud expressed on sharing scenes with Ryan Paevey, “It’s just been so wonderful to have him back and to actually work with him! When he first came onto the show (as Nathan at the end of 2013) I was kind of heading out — it was right towards the end of my contract, so we didn’t actually work together a ton. It’s been really refreshing and so much fun to really spend time together and get to know each other and work together. I think we have really great on-camera chemistry and banter with each other. I really enjoy working with him.”
With the stakes at an all-time, Thiebaud explained how she views her on-screen alter-ego’s involvement with her more hot-to-temper sibling and why Britt revealed the truth about Josslyn to him. “People finding out about Cassius would expose what she’s involved in and what she agreed to do,” explains Kelly “And now Josslyn is digging around, and she’s connected to Carly (Laura Wright) to Jason (Steve Burton) and that whole dynamic! It’s messy!”
BRITT’S MURKY FUTURE
Britt has currently also reached her breaking point with Jason being carted away by the WSB, Rocco (Finn Carr), the child she gave birth to, shooting Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) to protect her and Jason, Marco (Adrian Anchondo) being killed after trying to help her, and Cullum holding over her head getting her Huntington’s disease medication to control her symptoms, while blackmailing her into finishing the research on her father, Cesar Faison’s, final project. Thiebaud summed it up best for Britt right now, sharing, “It’s been a really tough time for her.”
So, who do you think will be the person to blow Cassius’ cover? Will it be Britt herself? Josslyn? Liesl? Brennan? Nina? Lulu? Rocco, Maxie, Cullum or someone else? Let us know your pick in the comment section.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Michael Reveals His Plan to Set Up Chase and Willow to Have an Affair
After the Wednesday, April 29 episode of General Hospital, it’s clear outside interference and other circumstances are set to blow Chase (Josh Swickard) and Brook Lynn’s (Amanda Setton) marriage sky high, as Michael (Rory Gibson) reveals his plans to entrap Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) and use her relationship with Chase to do it!
In story, Michael dropped by unexpectedly to Carly’s (Laura Wright). A plotting Michael reveals his plan to nudge Willow and Chase into having an affair. Michael hopes it would create both a political and personal scandal, where Willow would lose her seat in congress. In the scenario, she would be having an affair with her ex-husband, while taking care of her supposed disabled husband, Drew (Cameron Mathison), who cannot speak and is confined to a wheelchair, which in turn will look horrible for Willow’s character.
Carly asked does he really want to destroy his cousin, Brook Lynn’s life in the process? Michael goes in on Chase’s holier than thou attitude, and says he is going to set-up the circumstances that would lead Chase and Willow to betray their spouses, and hit the sheets together. Michael swears to Carly what the two of them do is up to them, but he’s going to go on the offense with this.
MICHAEL HAS BACK-UP
Later, Jacinda (Paige Herschell) is talking with Charlotte (Bluesy Burke) at Crimson and how much she dislikes Willow because of what she has done to Michael. Just then, Michael shows up and tells Jacinda privately, he’s figured out a way to fight Willow. Looks like Jacinda might work with Michael to bring down Willow and use Chase as the person to do it!
At the hospital, Lucas (Van Hansis) tells Josslyn (Eden McCoy) that Carly is cheating on Jack, but he doesn’t know with who. Josslyn suddenly flashes back to the moment she found her mother harboring a fugitive, Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart), in her attic, and as figured out that her mother is sleeping with him. She heads out.
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BRENNAN IS ABOUT TO LEARN ABOUT CARLY
Next thing you know, Josslyn has showed up inside Jack’s (Chris McKenna) hotel room at the Metro Court and when he enters his room, he is shocked to find her there. He lays into her for not keeping his distance and that Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) will have no problem killing her if he knows she’s WSB. Josslyn fires back that he is only concerned about that because his relationship with her mother depends on her being safe. But then, she lays the boom, and tells Jack, Well, you’re too late. You already lost her.”
LULU GETS A GLIMPSE OF CASSIUS’ TEMPER
In addition, Lulu (Alexa Havins) sees a different side of “Nathan.” Since she is unaware that the man before her is his twin, Cassius Fasion (Ryan Paevey), he tells her that Rocco (Finn Carr) blabbed that he shot Cullum to Britt (Kelly Thiebaud), and now he thinks they should send him away to stop him from talking to everyone else. This concerns Lulu, who rails at Nathan for telling her what to do with her son and that she isn’t going to abandon him. With “Nathan’s” outburst at her on the matter, will she finally get a clue this is not the man she thinks it is?
So, what do you think of Michael’s plan to push Willow and Chase into an affair? Will it work or backfire? Do you think Joss will reveal that Valentin is the man sleeping with Carly to Brennan, which will send him in a rage? Will Lulu continue to be clueless about “Nathan?” Weigh-in via the comment section below. But first, take a look at the GH video tease for today’s April 30 episode.
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