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Tonja Walker Sounds Off on Olivia Jerome’s ‘Death’ on General Hospital: “It Doesn’t Feel Good to Be Disposed With … Even If It’s Just a Character I Created”

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Last week, GH viewers learned that Olivia Jerome was reportedly attacked and killed while serving time in Pentonville for her crimes. The news spread through the PCPD after Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) received a phone call on the situation.

Immediately, Jordan (Tanisha Harper) told Anna (Finola Hughes), who has long history with Olivia and not in a good way. Many GH fans believe that the show wouldn’t have dropped Olivia’s name if there wasn’t more to the story to come.

Olivia’s portrayer, Tonja Walker took to her social media account on X after learning the news of the apparent demise of her character, and responded. Tonja expressed,Oh what a rip! I wish we could have actually shot some great story but again, another missed opportunity… unless it’s not. I guess you never know. It wouldn’t be the first time.”

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She added,“I’m sad that they apparently killed off Olivia. I love ABC, Disney, (and) that job! Decades I’ve loved working for them. Sending love and good wishes to them all.”

After fans responded to Walker, that they can’t believe that the Olivia is truly a-goner, Tonja shared, “Well, if you see the body, let me know! They’d owe a check! Even (if) it’s AI! … If it’s true, it’s kind of sad.”

Later, another fan asked Walker directly, if she truly thinks Olivia is dead to which the actress replied, “I have zero idea! But it would be fun to see the story and not hear it from the morgue, right?”

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In her last tweet on the subject, Tonja shared her disappointment, “This means alot to me. It doesn’t feel good to be disposed with, you know. Even if it’s just a character I created. I loved her especially the real her. The one I was before my brother killed me. The last stint was totally not Olivia, she’d gone way past that.”

Tonja was last seen on-air on General Hospital back in 2017 when it was revealed that the ‘believed-dead” Olivia … was actually alive! Her comeback included ordering the hit that killed Morgan Corinthos (Bryan Craig) when the car he was in exploded, and a deranged plot to resurrect Duke Lavery by kidnapping Robin Scorpio (Kimberly McCullough) and Dr. Griffin Munro (Matt Cohen) is Duke’s son. Later, Jerome was arrested, put in a mental institution then the slammer.

So, what do you think about the sentiments shared by Tonja Walker on Olivia’s demise? From her reaction it appears she had not been contacted by GH (as of yet) to reprise the role if indeed the former Jerome crime boss is revealed to be alive. Do you think Olivia will turn up alive? Share your thoughts and theories below.

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While it’s nice to see Walker be passionate about the character, she didn’t “create” the role – that was the writers at the time. She did, however, leave a memorable mark with the show bringing her back over 25 years later.

Storywise, didn’t Olivia have a secret or something she was holding over Valentin when she left the canvas the last time? Something he made sure stayed hidden by footing the bill for her lawyer, Nora.

When does the new writing team start? Could these viewer disappointing sudden storyline twist be nothing more than “sudden changes” due to the outgoing head writers?

Supposedly the new head writers material starts airing March 4 when (Spoiler Alert) Jason first appears on camera.

I was speculating if the out going team was doing this “on purpose”. Perhaps the new writing team will do a reset similiar to the season of “Dallas” that was nothing more than Pam’s bad dream.

If it’s true, which it seems to be, I’m not happy about it. These writers have been killing off the villainous vets: Victor Cassadine, Ryan Chamberlain, and now Olivia. Add that to the actors who have unfortunately passed in real life, and we’re running out of vets. I don’t want a “new” show. I want to see the legacy characters, I like to know the door is always open for the past villains to pop in and wreck havoc. Stop erasing GH.

On another note, I’m hoping Victor is still alive and he’ll return one day. I’m thinking he took the antidote and survived (though appeared dead)…

Frank, what’s going on??!!!

You’ve got two legacy portrayer’s Antonio Sabato, Jr and now Tonja Walker expressing disapproval of their character’s directions off screen, so that should tell you that it’s not only the viewers but [and it’s loud and clear] that the portrayer’s are invested in the direction of the show as well.

It’s starting to feel like GH needs a nice refresher [not a reboot like in 2012-2013] to keep things on track.

There’s no way a villainess like Olivia who caused so much trouble in Port Charles would be killed off-screen. I’m not buying this for a second.

Well… look at the ridiculous way they allegedly killed off Luke Spencer. And he was a far more significant character on GH than Olivia Jerome ever was.

I actually liked Olivia in her original run, but that last reboot of the character in 2017 was cartoonish. Trying to resurrect Duke via his son who never even met him??

James, normally I would agree, but this is the same regime that killed Luke Spencer off screen.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom

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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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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

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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’

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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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