General Hospital
Roger Howarth Confirms Departure from GH, Shares Appreciation for Daytime Fans: “I Am Deeply Grateful to Each Sparkly One of Them”
Many soap fans are heartbroken following the news that Roger Howarth is out at General Hospital after his Port Charles character of Dr. Austin-Gatlin Holt has been killed-off, marking the end of Howarth’s recent run on the ABC daytime drama series.
On Monday, Howarth confirmed his exit from General Hospital with a touching post on his official Instagram account.
Howarth taped his last episode of GH back in October, and after Monday’s airshow it was revealed that Austin met his maker. Taking to his Instagram, Roger shared several touching word to the fans, the cast and crew of General Hospital, and that he is looking forward to the future.

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In his post, Roger expressed: “Still life with coffee and rabbit ears (referring to his photo).” He then went on to say, “Three things that I know for sure…”

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Number one was, “Daytime fans are lovely and amazing and supportive and dedicated and I am deeply grateful to each sparkly one of them.” The second,”I enjoyed my time at General Hospital and wish the cast and crew the best and continued success. It was a pleasure working with you all.” And the third, “Life is amazing. We just don’t Ever know what’s gonna happen. How great!”
Roger ended his appreciation post with hope for the future, “Turn toward the light. Always. Huge thank you to you all.”

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The actor has had an incredible daytime career appearing on Guiding Light, Loving, One Life to Live, As the World Turns and General Hospital as three different characters (Todd, Franco and Austin) from 2012-2023. Howarth has been nominated five-times for a Daytime Emmy and winning once back in 1994 for his performance as Todd Manning on One Life to Live.
Now the question becomes, will daytime fans get to see Roger on another soap? Share your thoughts on Howarth’s thoughtful and touching farewell to his time on General Hospital via the comment section below.
A class act all the way. Perhaps if corporate charges their minds, Todd could return some day.
Roger’s a leading man who was stuck playing a tertiary character as Austin. A lesser actor would’ve been dropped from the role after 6 months. He was very kind to not chastise the writers for lack of character development. In actuality, other than the moments of spark with Britt, Austin just never fit in.
To Roger’s credit, he took a totally unlikable character in Franco and made him interesting to watch. Chemistry with Stafford, Herbst, Shriner and Robin Mattson definitely helped.
What a shame, Roger is amazing. Mistake on GH to kill Franco off. I actually liked Frano & Elizabeth together with the boys. I love Roger and will miss him – he is a gem of an actor. GH’s loss – though, I never was interested in Austin, but his scenes with Maura West were always magnetic. Such chemistry there and… what a loss for GH.
I am tired of the dud that is Michael Easton. Silas, Hamilton etc etc are all snooze feasts. I don’t like Hamiton with Elizabeth – it’s still forced.
Enter the return as Franco… wishful thinking.
DAYS bring Roger Howarth on as the nu-Peter Blake… get him on contract for anything, DAYS!
You will be missed. Hope to see u somewhere on our screens soon.
Aaawwww sad– I luves Roger…he was given roles on GH well below his talents…
If he had been given an opportunity to have a great character he would have rocked GH and would have become a top-of-the-line character/actor and would be a GH mainstay Star.
Wasted, Roger was wasted- shame on the producers and writers..
Roger is gold and treated as tin…. imo
WTH is wrong with TPTB that they can’t write for this amazing actor?!? I am beyond pis$ed off! Now what are they going to do? Bring him back as another character? Oh, brother! In my opinion, bringing him back as back-from-the-dead-Franco would require a lot of suspended belief ~ though I thought killing off Franco was a BIG mistake. I loved him with Elizabeth and her boys. Bringing him back as Todd would perhaps be interesting but what would draw him back to PC? Carly has moved on with Drew now and Starr is no longer there. It’s just a real shame!
He takes over Aurora Media in hostile bid. He saw how Victor and Vicki (OLTL) maintained the high standards of The Banner and wants to reinvent himself.
Bring him to Days he is awesome
With what budget? DAYS can’t afford to keep their own legacy characters, they certainly couldn’t find the money for Roger.
I’m trying to think of who he could play on Days if they did bring him on. Hell only knows the Horton family has been entirely wiped out. Only two people in the current cast using the Horton name are Lucas – who is stuck in prison and only seen once every 3 months or so, and Sarah, who I don’t think is sticking around long term either, and is not a bio-Horton.
Maybe they could bring him on as a recast of Scotty Banning, who would be Julie’s grandson & Eli’s half-brother? When we last saw Scotty… around 1990 or so, he had been SORASed and was played by Rick Hearst… who of course would later be Ric Lansing on GH.
So he wouldn’t have the Horton last name, but at least he would have some Horton DNA.
Now that said…. I’m not sure I want him on Days, because ReRon would try to make him the star of the show overnight… just like he did on GH.
Someone at Days read this and is saying “Hmmm” right now. I’M saying “Hmmm” right now.
So mad they got rid of roger Howarth!!!!
I have loved him since OLTL. I had the pleasure of meeting him at a Soap Opera function. He is an amazing, multifaceted actor. I wish Y & R would bring him in as a consultant for Sharon’s new business !! These two would have fabulous chemistry !!!
If they’re going to dump every character due to failure on the writers’ part then why not dump Esme, Willow, Michael, Finn and especially, that awful fake Drew? Roger is a gifted and unique actor who was thrown utter crappola. Here’s hoping he moves onward to better opportunities.
General Hospital
GH Alums Kelly Monaco and Greg Vaughan to Reunite for Special Fan Event

General Hospital fan favorite Kelly Monaco (ex-Sam McCall) will be making a rare public appearance teaming up with her longtime friend and former leading man, Greg Vaughan (ex-Lucky Spencer), at a special fan event.
The announcement came from the stars on their social media accounts, but you can circle, Sunday, December 13, at Uncle Vinnie’s Comedy Club in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey as the spot to see Kelly and Greg at this meet and greet.
As General Hospital viewers know, Monaco spent 21 years as Sam McCall before being killed-off on the October 30, 2024 episode. Before that, she had become soap-famous for her dual roles as Livvie and Tess on the GH spinoff, Port Charles.

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Vaughan is currently appearing on daytime’s newest soap opera in the recurring role of Dr. Kial Rollins, a role which he debuted back on December 8, 2025. Throughout his daytime career, Greg has appeared on The Young and the Restless (ex-Diego), Days of our Lives (ex-Eric) and as GH’s Lucky.
SAM AND LUCKY
It was back in 2007 that in story, Sam started pursuing Lucky (then played by Greg Vaughan) as a form of revenge against Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst). Sam was furious after learning that Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) had a child with Elizabeth while Sam and Jason were broken up. That child was Jake. Eventually, Sam and Lucky became a hit with viewers and would continue to cross each other’s paths.
Uncle Vinnie’s comedy club took to their Instagram and shared, “The fans asked and we always deliver!!” Tickets going fast! Order on our website.”
In addition, Shanna Moakler, who is in a relationship with Vaughan, took to the comment thread and exclaimed, “My two favorite people.” Moakler and Monaco had previously announced in March of 2025 the start-up of their podcast called Bad Bunnies. It was expected to cover pop culture, personal stories, and Hollywood secrets.
Then, in July 2025, it was confirmed that Kelly Monaco would no longer be participating. At the time, she stepped away due to personal family matters, focusing on maintaining a private life, and new work commitments.
So, would you love to see Kelly and Greg together again? Happy to see that Kelly is making a public appearance for her fans? Let us know via the comment section below.
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General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Brook Lynn and Chase Hesitate to Sign Divorce Papers, Elizabeth Reveals Aiden’s Leaving For Paris, Willow Flashes Back to Her Crimes

As the week came to a conclusion on the Friday, October 23 episode of General Hospital, Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) wrestled with becoming an empty-nester, while Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) and Monet (Blythe Howard) conspired to keep Lulu (Alexa Havins) and Ric (Rick Hearst) at legal bay, and Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase’s (Josh Swickard) frozen relationship thawed, but how much?
Let’s take a look! First, in a moment that was written to bring Liz and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) closer, the GH head nurse is wistful over the fact that she just learned that her talented bakery chef son, Aiden, secretly earned his GED and got into a prestigious pastry school in France and to top it off received a scholarship to attend the school.
Liz is concerned that allowing him to go wasn’t the smartest move because of his young age. Dante suggested that maybe it’s her fear of being alone that is causing her to feel hesitant for Aiden to go abroad. He shared a story about the support her received from Olivia when he moved away from home for the first time; that he understood mothers and sons are close, but she needed to let him go build his own life.

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After coming to terms with it, she revealed that Aiden is leaving in four days and had to make cupcakes for the Halloween party, Dante offered to help her do the baking. They smile. So, what this means to GH fans? All of Liz sons: Cameron, Jake, Aiden are all now officially off the canvas!
WILLOW VS. LULU
At Miller & Davis, Willow strolls in to meet Monet to go over their strategy in their meeting with Ric and Lulu. While discussing their next move, Willow flashes back to the night she shot Drew (Cameron Mathison) twice in the back, and then later, how she first stuck a needle in his neck to use the paralytic drug that kept him in a locked-in state for months.

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When Ric and Lulu arrive, the four end up in a stalemate. Willow refused to drop the lawsuit, and Lulu refused to retract the story on her. Willow’s stance is that Lulu had been manipulated by the Quartermaines, who wanted to take her children away, so Michael can have sole custody of them. Lulu fired back that she was doing her job as an investigative reporter to expose crimes perpetrated by a congresswoman.
Now at an impasse, Ric and Lulu tell Monet and Willow they will see them in court as now a judge will hear the case. Not what Ric wanted that to happen, but now he tells Lulu, they will figure out a way to bring Willow down.
DIVORCE BLUES?
Finally, Chase and Brook Lynn head to the Dominican Republic to get a quickie divorce after how their lawyers dredged up awful things about both of them in Port Charles. While on the plane, the two discuss that they still want each other to be happy.
Once in front of the judge in the Dominican Republic, he asked if the two were mutually consenting to this divorce, but instead, the two sang each others praises.
This left the judge to ask if the two wanted to go through with ending their marriage and he left the room. Later, when he returned with the divorce documents to sign, Chase and Brook Lynn stared at each other hesitating to sign on the dotted line.
So, what do you think will happen next? Will Brook Lynn and Chase end their marriage, or decide to try to make it a go? Is it upsetting to you that all of Elizabeth’s sons are off the canvas? Should the soap recast them all, like they did with Alexis’ daughters and restart the story of these young men? Do you think now will be the time that Willow’s crimes will be publicly exposed, and she will lose her kids and her seat in a congress? Weigh-in via the comment section.
Breaking News
53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Presenters Announced

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) revealed on Thursday, the lineup of presenters for 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards taking place on Friday, October 30, 2026, at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California.
The ceremony will stream live on the NATAS YouTube channel at YouTube.com/@theemmys and watch.TheEmmys.tv.
Scheduled to present from the current soaps are: Katelyn MacMullen (Willow, General Hospital), Delon de Metz (Zende, The Bold and the Beautiful), James Preston (Nick, The Bay), Paul Telfer (Xander, Days of our Lives), Tamara Tunie (Anita, Beyond the Gates) and Susan Walters (Diane, The Young and the Restless).

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In addition soap alums, Crystal Chappell, Lesli Kay, Joe Lando, Eva LaRue, who is also a nominee this year, A Martinez, Juliet Mills, and Alicia Leigh Willis, will also be on hand to present.
The ceremony which celebrates nominated lifestyle programs and dramas will also include presenters: Eva zu Beck (Superskilled with Eva zu Beck), Danielle Chang (Lucky Chow), Sunny Hostin (The View), Derek Hough (Extra), Pati Jinich (Pati’s Mexican Table), Star Jones (Divorce Court), Michael Jr. (Stand Up and Do Something), Judge Greg Mathis (Mathis Court with Judge Mathis), Keke Palmer (Glam Through the Ages), Nischelle Turner (Entertainment Tonight), and Andrew Zimmern (Andrew Zimmern’s Wild Game Kitchen).
The 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards will bring together an exciting mix of presenters representing the full spectrum of daytime television,” said Adam Sharp, President & CEO of NATAS. “From familiar faces in daytime drama to the personalities and creative voices behind talk shows and lifestyle programming, this year’s lineup reflects the breadth of talent that makes daytime so special. We look forward to celebrating the people who continue to shape the genre.”
Matthew Hoffman (Love Island USA, Cheap A$$ Beach Houses) will serve as the ceremony’s Voice of God, bringing his signature comedic narration to the evening’s celebrations. As previously announced, Lifetime Achievement honoree Genie Francis (Laura, General Hospital) will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by her husband, Jonathan Frakes.
So, what do you think about the list of presenters for the 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards? Let us know who you are looking forward to seeing via the comment section below.
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