General Hospital
B&B’s Scott Clifton Opens Up On If A Return to ‘General Hospital’ and Reprising the Role of Dillon Quartermaine is Imminent
Soap fans first became acquainted with Scott Clifton when he played the quirky Dillon Quartermaine on ABC’s General Hospital. Clifton played the role from 2003-2007, before heading from Los Angeles to New York to take on the role of Schulyer Joplin on One Life to Live from 2009-2010.
Scott’s next stop was The Bold and the Beautiful and since 2010, he has been playing Liam Spencer for all he is worth and then some winning three Daytime Emmys along the way and becoming the first actor to win gold in the three main acting categories: Younger, Supporting and Lead.
Now, Clifton has embarked on his most dramatic and heavy storyline of his career, as on B&B, Liam just learned he has an inoperable mass on his brain and will eventually die. As Finn (Tanner Novlan) and Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) tried to have it sink in to Liam’s psyche on today’s, Wednesday, April 23rd episode of the CBS daytime drama series, Liam was deflecting and not believing this was his ultimate fate.
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Since this story kicked-off, viewers have been wondering if this turn of events, which leaves Liam possibly dying and Clifton written off the show, if he would then be reprising his role of Dillon on GH! If he did, the Q’s would have another addition to their mansion. After all, Dillon is the son of Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliot) and Paul Hornsby (Paul Satterfield).
Speaking for the first time on his heartbreaking new B&B storyline, Clifton clarified to Soap Opera Digest, that a return to GH as Dillon Quartermaine is premature to even think about, adding, “I am not at all thinking about General Hospital or any other show. I’m just thinking about doing the best job I can do telling this story. That is what is important to me. I just want to do right by this show and this story and and this storyteller — namely, Brad (Bell, B&B EP and head writer).”
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Viewers also believe that just like The Bold and the Beautiful did with Eric Forrester (John McCook) coming back from death’s door just in time for Christmas in 2023, that the show is planning on doing something similar with Liam. However, let’s not forget, the series did kill-off the matriarch of the Forrester clan, Stephanie Forrester, once Susan Flannery made the decision to exit the show.
However, with Clifton, he says he is not quite sure where the story is ultimately heading sharing, “To the fans, I would say, ‘Hey, man, we’re on this trip together! I’m right there with you. I don’t now exactly where this is going. I’m only like a couple weeks ahead (in terms of episodes he’s shot)!’ I also want the fans to know that whatever happens, this story is being told with such thoughtfulness and delicacy and generosity and love, from the top down. We all really, really care (about telling it right).”
So, what do you think will happen to Liam? Will the show kill-0ff the character? Do you want Scott Clifton to head back to General Hospital? Do you hope whatever happens, this storyline will be a tearjerker all the way through it? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
Liam is one of the most endearing characters on the show. I really don’t want him to ever leave the Bold and the Beautiful!
It was sad I would hate to see Liam, leave the show maybe get back with Hope again
They could write off Daphne I don’t care for her at all
Liam was really really great in that sence
At some point, GH will have to cover the death of Monica Quartermaine. Perhaps then will be a good time for Dillon to come home and offer support to his mother, Tracy.
He will exit and go back to GH either as Dillon or as Michael. I’m sure he knows if his contract is renewed or not but actors not allowed to talk about it.
He could do both shows like Wally Kurth does at GH and Days
Scott is under contract at B&B – abs would be under contract at GH if he went there. Can’t do both. Wally is recurring on both GH and DAYS.
Yes He can!
I’ll be 75 this July and have watched B&B since the beginning, seriously. Do Not write Liam out ..now is the perfect time for Liam & Hope to reunite. Keep writing nice family Entertainment..Stop Swapping these Ladies Around, And one more thing, Brooke belongs back with Ridge…
WOW!!! I couldn’t have said any better myself that’s exactly what I want as well. Plus my 55th birthday is also in July. I’m there with you Mrs. Frances McPhail.
He should be thinking about it; the moment Chad Duell exited as Michael on General Hospital, that should have opened the door to bring Dillon back in. It’s overdue at this point, and while I would think Robert Palmer Watkins would be the go-to, if Scott Clifton is going to be available, he should be given a second chance at the role.
RPW as Dillon is the Emme Rylan equivalent of Lulu. Neither measured up to their original portrayer. Dillon’s uniqueness is the quirkiness and comedic moments intermixed with the drama. Clifton excels at that.
Agree, and I would love for the Michael recast be Darin Brooks in a more serious persona which would be fun to watch the two “Spencer Brothers” playing off each other in opposite personalities. These two actors are really good together, and both have really good comedic timing and delivery. Should be interesting to see if Willow’s visit to Baden Baden, Germany results in a fully masked up though awake Michael, or if the bandages are off.
I would welcome Brooks as Dillon (should Clifton stick with B&B). Could be just as impactful as Alexa Havins is as Lulu.
I happened to like Watkins’ take on Dillon. Was it different? Yes. Did it work for the role? Yes.
If Liam is gonna have surgery,let it be a vasectomy.there is nothing endearing about him.all he’s ever done is bounce from one bed with hope to another with stephanie.both women need to respect themselves more.
I totally agree it’s time for him to leave anyway he’s really getting on my nerves he thinks he’s the best looking thing there is need to send Hope on her way
no its not time for Scott to leave
Funny how fans can’t just take Scott at his words… Scott shows great professionalism respecting his current job and not discussing anything beyond that.
I want him to come on general hospital if he is killed off of the bold and the beautiful.
Let him leave the soap…he’s boring at best
So true
Liam has very little potential for future storylines, as of current. With Wyatt MIA and Bill semi-MIA and who knows what is happening with Hope, and Steffi and Finn are going strong, though Jacqui will soon be on maternity leave (again), I’m guessing that Scott will be moving on (hoping GH) to make room for the return of Jack Wagner, thus Nick Maroni to once again triangulate with Brooke and Bridget and Ridge and Taylor (I guess that’s actually pentagulate???)
Well in my opinion believe he going to leave b&b for gh because b&b have give a great story for the character for Liam and I believe also that Scott may want to do something else and gh can give Scott a better story
First of all Susan Flannery and Ronn Moss both quit they did not renew their contracts. Second this storyline just changed the names from Eric to Liam except we really never knew what Eric was dying of. You can’t expect SC not to praise the writers they sign his paychecks .
There is no danger of Liam been written off the show, The writers will create a last minute miracle. B&B writing has been lack luster last few years.
They have a knack of repeating the same dialogue
repeating the same storylines
they need to do something to shake up the show a bit
Not saying that they should write Liam off but need to move the show and make some changes
And B and B is only a 30 minute Soap so 17ish minutes of airtime, with much of it being scenic views of various places in LA and lots and lots of replays of scenes from previous episodes in the past, so my guess is that they only film new footage about 13-15 minutes per episode at most with all of that editing.
Sure… let Dillon Quartermaine come back to Port Charles and take a job at ELQ. Even more reason to kick Hallmark Drew to the curb permanently.
I hope he stays on Bold and the Beautiful.
I’m for Dillon coming back to gh, & I’m really really sick of brooke- taylor-ridge triangle. It’s been ongoing for years. Let ridge & Taylor make it, & find Brooke a man or better yet neither one wants ridge, , bring in fresh men, for Taylor & Brooke, & another woman for ridge, ( get off that triangle). Also although Luna did what she did, (she is Sheila’s granddaughter). Should Finn make Steffy understand that’s his daughter, & really get to know her as his daughter and not his cousin. Only reason I’m still watching B&B is because the Liam storyline is great. Where are Sheila’s other kids. Shouldn’t they know they have a brother.[ Finn ]?Where is RJ? Why Bridget son haven’t been introduced, ( he is Brooke grandson) . I think B&B writing staff stinks. We need better storyline with old new actors, instead of the same boring storyline ( Brooke-Ridge-Taylor).
I hope they don’t kill off Liam He is a top actor on the show Please don’t get rid of him b and b
bring him back to hope and let him live
I love Scott as Liam please don’t send him back to play Dillon find a cure like you did for eric
let hope and Liam reunite
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Nina is Frantic, Sonny is Mistrustful, Chase and Willow are Being Framed
The highly-anticipated Monday, May 11 episode of General Hospital picked right back up with the drama; which also sets the tone for today’s next installment of the ABC daytime drama series.
In another excellent performance by Daytime Emmy winner, Cynthia Watros, Nina is watching things unravel right before her eyes, and she is always playing defense to try to cover for the events that just transpired.
Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna) ends up on the floor of Drew’s (Cameron Mathison) house unable to move after Nina injected him with the paralytic drug dose meant for Drew. Her intended target was Valentin (James Patrick Stuart), but during the Jack/Valentin Brawl, she struck the wrong guy! Valentin helps Nina turn Brennan on to his back and then makes his exit before anyone sees him as she calls the paramedics who rush Jack to GH.
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MAN DOWN
In the meantime, Drew, who has overheard all the screaming in the other room, starts to have mobility in his hands and is trying to reach for the phone since his weekly dose went to Brennan instead of him. Now at the hospital, Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) has questions for Nina on how Jack ended up like this; which Nina claims one minute they were talking and all of sudden he dropped to the floor.
A panicked Nina calls Willow (Katelyn MacMullen), who went out for a run and ran into Chase (Josh Swickard). She tells her daughter using cryptic words that Jack got the dose of meds meant for Drew. Alarmed, Willow runs back to Drew’s, but not before having conversations with Chase about how she will help ensure he and Brook Lynn have the best chance at keeping baby Phoebe, after all, they had been through so much when she lost their baby.
SNAPS TELL ALL?
The moments of closeness between Willow and Chase are snapped by a photographer or someone hiding in the bushes as it seems like Michael’s plan to implicate Willow and Chase by making it look like their having an affair is underway. How far will this go?
Meanwhile, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) went at Lulu (Alexa Havins) for keeping him in the dark about Rocco (Finn Carr) being the person who shot Cullum and their elaborate cover-up. Things get worse when Lulu mentioned “Nathan” also knows and helped Rocco the night on the pier of the shooting. Dante is livid that as Rocco’s father, she felt he could not be trusted, and it was for him to figure out how he would navigate the information to protect their son; even if he is the police commissioner. Lulu also shared she did not want to tell him, because of what happened when Michael went to prison all those years ago.
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BROTHER TO BROTHER
At Ava’s (Maura West) art gallery, Sonny (Maurice Benard) with gun in hand, rails at Ric (Rick Hearst) for lying and deceiving him. Ric confesses he was being dishonest, but not about anything to do with Sonny or the business. He shows Sonny the secret art transaction he was working with Ava. The reason is, he wanted to surprise Elizabeth with it as they have a special weekend planned. Ric explained that the sale had to be be done covertly because of a legal conflict involving the seller’s divorce. Eventually, Sonny lowers his gun. Cooler heads prevail and the two brothers hope there will come a time where Ric’s loyalty to Sonny will never be in question.
Carly (Laura Wright) learns what happened to Jack from Valentin, and feels badly for Jack. Valentin also tells her Jack does not know where Josslyn is and now that he is incapacitated that means that Cullum will take over the day to day of the WSB bureau in Port Charles and things are about to get worse.
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In the final moments of the episode, Willow runs into Drew’s house and stops Drew from dialing the phone near his wheelchair. She scolds her husband and says, “Looks like no one can be trusted to keep an eye on you except me.” we fade to black.
So, what did you think of the performance of Cynthia Watros? How much longer can Nina and Willow get away with what they have done to Drew and now Brennan? Elizabeth already mentioned to Lucas, what are the odds that two men have the same medical issue at the same house. Are you glad Willow and Chase are being framed, or annoyed by it? Weigh-in via the comment section. In case you missed it, check out the scenes below with Sonny and Ric, and Ethan and Ava.
General Hospital
‘General Hospital’s’ Jonathan Bennett Previews His New Role as PCPD Officer Joe Fitzpatrick
Those expecting Jonathan Bennett’s new General Hospital character of Joe Fitzpatrick to be the latest doctor to arrive in Port Charles. Think again! When Joe arrives on the scene he will be an officer with the Port Charles Police Department (PCPD).
That might be good news for the police force, who has had a lot of trouble (pretty much always!) solving cases, and with Cassius Faison (Ryan Paevey) pretending to be cop, Nathan West, and Chase (Josh Swickard) working his back up the ranks, police commissioner, Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna) who could use a some helping hands, unless they are corrupt?
In the latest issue of TV Guide Magazine on newsstands now, Bennett shares a little more insight into what we can expect from Joe, when he first gets into the mix. You can circle next Monday, May 18 for the actor’s GH debut.
THE MYSTERY OF JOE
“Returning to daytime television was not on my bingo card for 2026.(However) I feel like I hit the jackpot when this opportunity came because the character is something that I really wanted to play.”
As soap fans know, Jonathan started his career on All My Children as JR Chandler from 2001-2002. Since that time Bennett went to fame with the motion picture Mean Girls, playing Aaron Samuels then continued on a path acting and producing and hosting where he had become a mainstay on the Hallmark Channel and Food Network. Bennett’s Hallmark reality-competition series, Finding Mr. Christmas was just nominated for three Critics Choice Real TV Awards.
Speaking on GH’s Joe and the PCPD, Bennett teased, “I’m feeling excited, and I’m also laughing because I can’t wait for the world to see what Joe Fitzpatrick is really all about.”
Could Joe Fitzpatrick be a closeted cop? An out cop? Neither? Will he be a good guy who might help crack the case of who shot Drew and help Willow get her comeuppance? Will he be investigating the shenanigans that might lead him into the path of Dr. Lucas Jones (Van Hansis)? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Mistakes and Cover-Ups Impact the Lives of Drew, Nina, Dante and Brennan
This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, several residents of Port Charles are reeling from their actions in the just released GH video spoilers for the week of May 11-15!
First, Isaiah (Sawandi Wilson) confesses to Portia (Brook Kerr) that he is a suspect as the other driver who was involved in Jordan’s (Tanisha Harper) car accident that disfigured her face. But as viewers know, Curtis (Donnell Turner) is the one after a talk with Portia that pointed Justine (Nazeen Contractor) towards Isaiah. But is the culprit really Isaiah, or is it Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton), or is Jordan solely at fault for taking her eyes off the road to kiss Curtis?
Meanwhile, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) armed with the information that Rocco (Finn Carr) shot Cullum (Andrew Hawkes), confronts his ex-wife Lulu Spencer (Alexa Havins) at her home. An angry Dante says, “You know it was Rocco who shot Cullum. Why wouldn’t you tell me?” Lulu admits it was Rocco, but how is she going to explain why she kept Rocco’s father out of the loop?
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Then, in the exciting pick-up from Friday’s cliffhanger, Nina (Cynthia Watros) is in a continued panic as now Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna) finds himself at the hospital looking unconscious and hooked up to machines. In addition, back at Drew’s house, now that Drew (Cameron Mathison) did not receive his dose of medication to keep him in a locked-in state (since Nina jabbed Jack with it), he is starting to show signs of life and is moving his fingers to try to dial the phone for help.
Later, a series of images are set agains the statement by Sidwell (Carlo Rota), who says, “We have a mess on our hands.” Sidwell is the one supplying Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) with the drug to keep Drew paralyzed and unable to speak. Now that Jack got a dose, how can they control what happens next, and what will Willow do when she finds out that Nina gave Jack the medication meant for Drew? Stay tuned.
Now below, take a look at the official GH spoilers for the week of May 11-15.
MONDAY, MAY 11
Nina warns Willow. Lulu is in the hot seat. Elizabeth puts the pieces together. Ethan and Ava clash. Ric defends himself.
TUESDAY, MAY 12
Lulu seeks out Britt. Dante has words with “Nathan.” Curtis takes on a mission. Rocco clashes with Danny and Charlotte. Isaiah is in the hot seat.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13
Ethan issues an invitation to Kristina. Michael lets Jacinda in on his plan. Willow meets with Sidwell. Curtis worries about Jordan.
THURSDAY, MAY 14
Britt weighs her options. Tracy is outraged. Laura explains her actions. Carly has questions for Nina. Dante has a tough conversation.
FRIDAY, MAY 1
Carly stonewalls Cullum. Valentin strategizes. “Nathan” confides in a surprising someone. Elizabeth opens up to Dante. Ric and Alexis come together for Molly.
Check out the latest General Hospital promo entitled, Mistakes Leaves Traces below.
Weigh-in: What do you think Nina and Willow will do to cover their tracks with Jack getting jabbed with Drew’s medication? Will they continue to somehow keep him in a locked-in state? Will Drew pretend he is still unable to move as he starts coming around to dupe Willow and Nina and eventually get away? Share your thoughts in the comment section below and let us know what story point you are most looking forward to this week on GH.
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