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Tajh Bellow’s First Role After Being Taken Off Contract by ‘General Hospital’ Revealed

By Michael Fairman

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Tajh Bellow (Dr. TJ Ashford) was officially bumped to recurring status with General Hospital after the airing of the ABC daytime drama series February 21st episode where his name no longer appeared in the closing credits.

The Daytime Emmy-nominated actor had been with the show since 2018 and was eventually upped to series regular status in 2022. He last appeared on the soap opera back in December of 2024. Now comes word of his first role since the change in contract status at GH.

Bellow is heading to South Africa to appear in a new production of the 2002 pulitzer prize winning play, Topdog/Underdog at the iPhulo Premium Drama Festival. The two-person play stars Tajh along with Abraham Amkpa, the weekend of March 14 and 15th at Little Theatre in Athenaeum Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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Topdog/Underdog, written by Suzan-Lori Parks, is a fable of brotherly love and sibling rivalry. In story, Lincoln and Booth are brothers haunted by their past as well as their names. When Lincoln gets a gig impersonating his namesake, Booth takes over his brother’s old racket as a three-card monte dealer. The play has such themes as secrets, lies, and competition, where the stakes get higher and higher.

The South African production is produced by Rebecca Jackson and directed by Niyi Coker. The original Broadway production starred Don Cheadle and Jeffrey Wright in the lead roles, where eventually Mos Def replaced Cheadle.

What do you think of Tajh appearing in Topdog/Underdog? Hoping GH will bring him back sooner or later for some Ashford family drama? Can you ever see TJ and Molly (Kristen Vaganos) reconnecting somewhere down the line? Comment below.

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Tahj is a wonderful actor so congrats to him!

Perhaps Michele Val Jean can scoop him up and give him a role on Beyond The Gates…

I hope the actor moves on from soaps like Chavez did. AIM HIGH and succeed big!!!

I was thinking the same thing.

Tahj was a great actor in the role and I definitely felt there was quite a lot of story still to tell with these two characters. Seeing them come back to one another after Kristina jumped out of the window and killed Molly’s daughter, Irene!

But my question is to Michael Fairman. Why are there no articles on what are soaps doing wrong? Why they have good actors and refuse to write for them? Why black actors disappear while the white ones seem to move onto new story and be involved in more than 1. For every black actor written out we see a new white character brought in. When Isiah came in they disposed of Tahj/TJ so why nothing on that?

Plenty of fluff pieces but nothing critiquing the shows and stories, writers and why fans are leaving the show. Don’t worry, I dont expect any answers.

All other forms of entertainment in Hollywood are subject to criticism from reporters and critics so why do soaps think that they should be exempt. It is time for soap columnists to do the same not just fluff pieces. GH in particular really needs some constructive criticism. The show is really a mess right now. I finally quit watching 4 months ago after watching for almost 45 years.

Paul you raise some excellent questions that I think GH needs to address ASAP. Beyond The Gates is going to crush classic soaps like GH & Y&R in the ratings if neither show doesn’t start using their actors of color—PERIOD. It’s such a waste of talent it makes me sad and furious. There are no excuse for this.

Try as I might I’m just not getting into BTG. I keep trying and happy a new show is back on daytime. It’s not groundbreaking as stated. Doesn’t anyone remember Generations ?

I want answers

Good for him! I’ll miss him on GH. I’m sorry the writers couldn’t find something more for him to do on the show. He IS a member of the Ashford family, after all.

True

Congrates on moving on betters for ✌️‼️

I was hoping that he would of connect back with Molly. He was a great actor.

That’s AWESOME!!!

I was hoping a chance to see him with some better storylines on g h. I hated that they always had him whiny. But it was the lines they gave the man.I believe he delivered them the best that he could. Hopefully, I’ll get to catch him in something else.

Did they end his relationship with Molly, which episode was that because I think I missed it when he left town or just moved on. Please respond

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Brennan’s Eyes Are Opened About Carly and Valentin, Josslyn Finds Herself Locked Up Like Anna

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In a pivotal episode of General Hospital, Monday, May 4 finally blew the lid off of Brennan/Carly/Valentin and showed off Josslyn’s super spy prowess, and Cassius dark side all in one fell swoop!

Here’s what went down: Brennan (Chris McKenna) went ballistic after catching Carly (Laura Wright) after hitting the sheets, only he didn’t know (yet) with whom. The Port Charles WSB Bureau Chief goes in on Carly wanting to know who is it that she is sleeping with.  After his angry demand, Carly tells Jack to “turn around.” Thus, revealing Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) as the other man, who is holding a gun pointed straight at Jack.

Initially, Jack thinks Valentin played Carly due to their vendetta, but au contraire! Jack gets an earful about how Carly flew to Steinmauer posing as his attorney. When Jack tried to understand why Carly would betray him in such a way, Carly spelled it out for him.

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Next, Carly let Jack have it for his lies and duplicity about her daughter, Josslyn (Eden McCoy). She knows that Jack recruited Josslyn into the WSB, preying on her grief over Dex’s death to get her to murder Cyrus Renault. Carly adds, you tuned my daughter, “into a lying, murdering spy, like you!” In tears, Carly told Jack that Josslyn will never be the same, because of what he did to her.

SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY AND LIVING TO TELL ABOUT IT

Jack realized, Carly was the one behind getting Valentin’s transfer from Steinmauser. Now on the attack, Jack told Carly she will wind up in prison for aiding and abetting a fugitive. He tells her that Valentin will grab his daughter, Charlotte and disappear, and when that happens he won’t lift a finger to save her, in fact, (he throws in for good measure) that she might get lucky and thrown into a pit with Jason.

Valentin told Jack that if he didn’t help them, he will turn him over to Cullum, who he knows is a double agent and would like nothing better than to make Jack the fall guy for all of his own crimes. Jack apologized to Carly for lying to her, said he still loves her, but that he wonders how long it will be before Valentin betrays her too.

After the scenes aired, Chris McKenna took to X and shared, “And after we finished the last scene I ran over to Laura Wright and hugged her, and then pulled in James Patrick Stuart too. Thrilled to have that material with those legends. Hope you dig it.”

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JOSSLYN LANDS IN A SLEEPER HOLD

In addition, Josslyn and Cassius (Ryan Paevey) had literally, a knock down drag out fight. First, after Cassius grabbed her arm as she was set to leave her apartment, he told her he knew she was WSB! Joss suggested that “Nathan” must be traumatized from years of being presumed dead. She grabs a candlestick and the two go at it complete with kicks, shoves, throws and all; leading to Cassius putting Joss in a version of the sleeper hold and making her pass out.

Later, Cassius calls for Sidwell (Carlo Rota), but speaks to Pascal (Marc Forget), that there is an issue that needs to be dealt with. At the end of the episode, Josslyn wakes up in the same room that Anna was driven crazy in which must be somewhere at Wyndemere, Cassius is seen looking through the one-sided window and we fade to black.

So, what did you think of the Carly and Valentin reveal to Brennan? Did Carly come out the victor in her payback to Brennan? Then, who do you think will figure out Josslyn is kidnapped? Will it be Brennan? Will he help her or use it as leverage against Valentin and Carly? Share your theories in the comment section.

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How ‘General Hospital’s’ Ned and Lois Love Story Moved Rosabel Kurth, Daughter of Wally Kurth and Rena Sofer, to Tears and Served as Inspiration

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In a case of life imitating art, literally, Rosabel Rosalind Kurth, the daughter of Wally Kurth (Ned, GH and Justin, DAYS) and Rena Sofer (Lois, GH) took to her Instagram over the weekend to share her emotional reaction to watching her now divorced parents real life love story play out on General Hospital; beginning in the early 90s when on-screen Ned and Lois were one of the “It’ couples of the show.

As Rosalind explained, it was the Lois and Ned’s love story that impacted her so much that it fueled one of her latest art projects. Here’s the backstory: Rena Sofer and Wally Kurth were married in 1995 after being in story on GH. They had Rosabel in 1996, before divorcing in 1997. The two had gone their separate ways for many years, and in 2023 resumed working together on-screen as exes Lois Cerullo and Ned Quartermaine on General Hospital.

Here’s what Rosabel shared in her post, “In 1993 Rena, my mom, was cast on General Hospital to play Lois Cerulo, a spunky band manager and romantic opposite to Eddie Maine (aka Ned Ashton) played by Wally, my dad. As Ned and Lois fell in love, so did Wally and Rena, following relationship milestones close behind the work of the script-writers. Until Wally and Rena got pregnant with Rosie, me, and the scriptwriters had to write in a new pregnancy and eventually a new character.”

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Rosabel continued the real-life back story, “My mom left the show to have me, and shortly after the love story stopped writing itself my parents divorced. For 27 years my mom and my dad had minimal contact at best, tense contact at worst… until 2023 when Rena was recast to return as Lois on General Hospital to help Eddie (Ned) with identity recall after a bout of amnesia.”

Next, Rosabel revealed the key scene between Lois and Eddie (Ned) in which she noticed it also seemed like a breakthrough moments for her parents, “Two years ago, at 27 years old, I turned on General Hospital to watch Lois and Eddie rehash the past, but what I really watched was Rena and Wally having a conversation, making eye contact and even smiling at each other in the same room at the same time. When I turned on this episode of GH I didn’t know that I’d get to see a flashback sequence encapsulating Lois and Ned’s entire love story in under 2 minutes and I certainly didn’t know it would move me to tears the way it did.”

The art project the talented Rosabel is working on she shared is called, “The Honeymoon Period.” It is the first part of what she imagines to be a years-long investigation of love and fantasy through the lens of my parents’ scripted romance.  Kurth added, “I’m still gathering the courage and figuring out what this body of work will look like, how it will affect my relationships, and how I will share it with you all in the end and in the meantime.”

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As a proud mama, Rena Sofer jumped into the comment thread and expressed, “Awwwww my love!!! I love this journey for you both as an artist and a daughter!! You are so lucky to have all of this on tape to watch and experience for yourself!! And equally as lucky to have your mother and father here to guide you through any questions that may come up!! I am immensely proud of you!”  As soap fans know, Rena is also an artist having been making ceramics, pottery and the like.

You can watch the montage of Ned and Lois scenes below in Rosabel’s touching post below.

Now let us know, was Lois and Ned’s love story one of your all-time favorites on General Hospital? Are you glad that Rena and Wally got some closure from their 2023 reunion on-screen? What do you think of the artistic talents of Rosabel Rosalind? Let us know via the comment section below.

 

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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Brennan, Cassius and Dante Discover Bombshell Revelations

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This week on General Hospital, several men in Port Charles are about to find themselves in major confrontations as secrets are revealed! In the newly released promo for the daytime drama series in episodes airing May 4-8, first, Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) talks to Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) about the night that Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) was shot.

Dante believes someone else got their hands on the gun that wasn’t Jason (Steve Burton). Elizabeth says she thinks she knows who it is. Will she explain her theory that Dante’s son, Rocco (Finn Carr), was the shooter given the teenagers injured hand, even though the news will devastate the acting police commissioner?

Then, in the pick-up from last Friday’s cliffhanger, as Josslyn (Eden McCoy) went to exit her apartment, Cassius (Ryan Paevey) grabbed her arm hard not allowing her to go anywhere. Suddenly, we now see she is armed with a candlestick and is ready to club him! But is she able to succeed? Or will she wind up knocked out herself and taken captive to Wyndemere?

Finally, in the showdown that has been a long timing coming, a fuming Jack (Chris McKenna), who has storm trooped into Carly’s (Laura Wright) bedroom, finds her in between the sheets, but the person she was with was not there at the time.

Now in the pick-up, a spiteful Carly tells Jack to turn around, where it would seem he will see his nemesis, Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart), as the man sleeping with his supposed girlfriend.

In addition, take a look at the official GH spoilers for this week below.

MONDAY, MAY 4
Michael James Scott from Broadway’s Aladdin performs at the Savoy. Josslyn is in danger. Lucas is threatened. Brook Lynn is moved. Trina and Kai get amorous.

TUESDAY, MAY 5
Ethan delivers intel to Sonny. Ric is tested. Elizabeth makes a request of Laura. Chase and Brook Lynn discuss their future. Curtis confides in Jordan.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6
Britt is floored. Dante seeks out Liz. Ethan covers his tracks. Laura tries to protect a loved one. Sonny faces a dilemma.

THURSDAY, MAY 7
Carly gets alarming news.  Valentin makes contact with Nina. Willow is confident in her plan. Trina and Gio make a pact. Molly is suspicious.

FRIDAY MAY 8, 2026 
Sonny takes extreme measures. Carly makes an announcement. Dante is flabbergasted. “Nathan” puts pressure on Lulu. Felicia supports Lucas.

Check out this week’s GH spoiler video below entitled “Can’t Let You Go” below.

Now let us know, what do you think will happen to Josslyn in her confrontation with Cassius? Will Jack seek revenge on Valentin and Carly once he finds out she has been sleeping with the enemy? Will Dante get a clue his son shot Cullum? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

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