When Nicholas Alexander Chavez (Spencer, General Hospital) landed the role of Lyle Menedez in the second season of the Ryan Murphy Netflix anthology series Monster back in June 2023, fans wondered how it would impact his role on the soap. In January 2024, it became clear that he would be taking a leave of absence from GH in order to shoot the high-profile new role, but was expected to return once it was finished. However now, TV Line is reporting that multiple sources are confirming to them that Chavez will not be returning to GH as previously expected. A spokesperson from the soap declined to ..read more

Longtime General Hospital viewers are about to get a reunion they’ve been waiting for! On Friday, May 3, Coastal Entertainment Productions will feature former Port Charles dynamic duo Rena Sofer (Lois) and Vanessa Marcil (ex-Brenda) in a live virtual fan event! The 75-minute event will take place via Zoom, and the animal lovers have invited attendees to bring along their beloved pets for the intimate gabfest. “Who’s joining me and Vanessa on Zoom with your favorite animals?” Sofer wrote on Instagram, promoting the gathering. “It’s May 3, so it’s coming up! Buy tix at Coastal Talent and let’s c ..read more

Soap fans have been enjoying some good news recently, with CBS launching a new daytime soap, The Gates, as well as a revival of the popular primetime sudser, Melrose Place! Currently, Heather Locklear, Daphne Zuniga, and Laura Leighton are attached to the project to reprise their roles as Amanda, Jo, and Sydney, respectively.  The original series of Melrose Place ran on Fox from 1992-1999, and in the final episode, the characters of Amanda and Peter faked their deaths to avoid prison and got married on a beach, presumably to live happily ever after. So if Amanda is resurfacing, does that ..read more

After 27 years in the daytime industry, Jennifer Gareis has finally received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination this year in the Supporting Actress category for her work as Donna on The Bold & The Beautiful! “Sorry, I’m still trying to get used to ‘Emmy nominee,’ she admitted to Soaps In Depth when we chatted with her about the accolade. “I love the way that sounds.” The moment when she learned that she had received an Emmy nomination is one that Gareis will never forget and can barely put into words. “Just pure pleasure,” she exclaimed. “Pleasure, shock. Shock and then pleasure. I mean, I kn ..read more

When Courtney Hope (Sally) received her Supporting Actress nomination for the 2024 Daytime Emmy Awards, she joined a very select group of nominees. Like her fellow THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS and THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL crossover castmate Kimberlin Brown (Sheila), Hope has now been Emmy nominated for playing the same character on two different soaps! “Oh my gosh,” the actress exclaimed to Soaps In Depth when we pointed it out to her. “I didn’t even know that! That’s so exciting. Thank you.” With the heartwrenching storyline of Sally losing her and Adam’s baby, Hope had an embarrassment o ..read more

Not all crises can be avoided in today’s GENERAL HOSPITAL! Brook Lynn fears the worst, Jordan opens up to Drew, Chase and Finn come home to a frightened Violet, Dante tries to get through to Sam, Dex questions Anna, and Kristina complains to Molly about Josslyn, who goes running to Jason for help! Back home after the bachelorette party, Tracy, Lois, and Brook Lynn are in the kitchen unwinding from the big night when they get a message that causes worry. “If he’s coming this late,” Brook Lynn frets, “it means something’s really wrong.” Since the bachelor party broke up, Jordan and Drew now have ..read more

With the new writers taking GENERAL HOSPITAL down a new path, a great many changes have been happening on the soap like Drew and Carly’s sudden breakup and Alexis deciding to get her law license back. And now, thanks to Jason, Carly has regained her half of the Metro Court! After being forced to sell her share to help pay her debts from the insider trading, Carly then declined everyone’s attempts to get it back for her. Heck, she even declined when Nina offered to just give it back to her! But when Jason bought it from Nina to sign over to Carly free and clear, she snatched it up without a sec ..read more

This June, GENERAL HOSPITAL star Cameron Mathison (Drew) will take on double duty as game show host when his new Game Show Network series, BEAT THE BRIDGE, premieres on the cable channel. And now, he’s shared a sneak peek at the exciting new series! “Your newest game show host reporting for duty,” Mathison announced on Instagram. “Head over to the Game Show Network YouTube for your first look at the show, and don’t miss BEAT THE BRIDGE premiering this June! I can’t wait for you guys to see this.” In the promo, Mathison called BEAT THE BRIDGE the “next big thing” for the Game Show Network as th ..read more

The storyline of Eric’s brush with death on THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL led to numerous acting nominations for the soap at this year’s Daytime Emmy Awards, including another Lead Actor nod for his portrayer, John McCook. Of course, while fellow nominees like Jennifer Gareis (Donna) and Thorsten Kaye (Ridge) could submit scenes of them with a comatose Eric, that wouldn’t really work for him! “The joke is always when you’re in a coma or whatever, everybody else gets to pull up a stool and work on their Emmy reel, but you don’t get to,” McCook chuckled to Soaps In Depth. “The fact is, it was a w ..read more

A new face on THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL will be very familiar to one of her co-stars! The soap has announced that Juliet Vega will be appearing on the show as a character named Michele in the episode airing on Friday, April 26. Vega may be new to B&B but is well known to Sean Kanan (Deacon), as he is her stepfather! When the actor married Michele Vega back in 2012, their blended family included his daughter, Simone, and her children, Peter, Gigi, and twins Annie and Juliet.  And yes, Vega’s character is purposefully named Michele after her mother! Vega has appeared in a few short f ..read more