General Hospital Message Board

Who's Coming
Kathleen Gati (Dr. Liesl Obrecht): Soap Opera Digest broke the news last week, after Rocco (Finn Carr) emailed Britt’s (Kelly Thiebaud) mother, that the actress will indeed be returning to the soap. Gati made her debut back in 2012 as an ally of Cesar Faison (Anders Hove). She was eventually revealed as Britt’s (Kelly Thiebaud) mother, as well as the mother of Nathan (Ryan Paevey), and enjoyed a brief romance with Scott Baldwin (Kin Shriner). After Britt’s death and her breakup with Scott, the character left town. She was last seen in Port Charles in December 2023.

Carolyne Maraghi (Greta): Look for the actress to air this week in scenes with Bryce Durfee (Vaughn). A native of Montreal, she has appeared on Mixed-ish and in the TV movie The Perfect Cheerleader, among other projects.

Kelly Thiebaud (TBD): Although her role is still a mystery — is she Britt, or someone who just looks like her? — this is the week that Daytime Emmy-winning actress Thiebaud makes her return to the ABC soap, which was previewed in this week’s video promo.

Vernee Watson (Stella Henry): Look for Curtis’s (Donnell Turner) aunt to start asking him a lot of questions he’s not ready to answer. Will she let him get away with stonewalling her?

Who's Going
Kirsten Storms (Maxie Jones): The actress, who has been temporarily recast with Nicole Paggi but is expected back on screen in August, announced last week that she is taking an extended break from the show and moving to Tennessee. When she broke the news of her upcoming absence, she indicated that she had already taped her final scenes for the year, but noted that there was a possibility that she might return to work sooner, in November or December.

Industry News
A New Feud: On Thursday, July 31, actors from both GH and Y&R will be competing against each other in ABC’s prime-time edition of Celebrity Family Feud. The episode, hosted by Steve Harvey, features Y&R’s Lauralee Bell (Christine), Melissa Claire Egan (Chelsea), Bryton James (Devon), Joshua Morrow (Nick) and Michelle Stafford (Phyllis) facing off against GH’s Maurice Benard (Sonny), Tanisha Harper (Jordan), Finola Hughes (Anna), Rena Sofer (Lois) and Donnell Turner (Curtis

Alumni News
Rick Springfield (ex-Noah/Eli, GH) will be in Ryan Murphy’s new legal drama, All’s Fair, opposite Glenn Close and Naomi Watts for Hulu. It will premiere later this year