‘General Hospital’ Recent Cast Changes in 2024: Multiple Exits, Several Stars Return, One Iconic Character Replaced
Avery Pohl – Exited
ABC has confirmed that Avery Pohl has officially exited the long-running soap opera drama series following the January 31, 2024 episode.
Esme fell overboard from a private yacht during a dramatic fight with her ex-boyfriend Spencer and his current girlfriend Trina. Both Esme and Spencer fell overboard and were presumed dead, but we know some details about what will happen with Spencer in the future.
William Lipton – Returned
Soap Opera Digest reported on February 2, 2024 that William Lipton will return to the show as Cameron Webber in the wake of his best friend and cousin Spencer’s presumed death.
William previously left the show in March 2023 when his character went to school at Stanford.
He won’t be around for long though as William just landed a role in the Amazon series The Runarounds.
Adam J. Harrington – Joined Cast
Adam J. Harrington recently joined the cast as John “Jagger” Cates, replacing original star Antonio Sabato Jr. nearly 30 years after the actor’s last appearance on the show.
Adam just broke his silence on replacing the star.
Eva LaRue – Joined Cast
Eva LaRue, best known for previously starring on All My Children, has joined the cast as Blaze’s mother.
Eva‘s character Natalia Rogers-Ramirez made her first appearance in the February 26 episode.
Kelly Monaco – Temporarily Replaced
Kelly, who played Sam McCall, missed some episodes during the first week of January 2024 as she was “simply under the weather” when the episodes were filmed.
Nicholas Alexander Chavez – Temporarily Exited, BUT WILL COME BACK
It was revealed on January 26 that actor Nicholas Alexander Chavez will be taking a leave of absence from the show. His final episode as Spencer Cassadine, for the time being, aired on January 31, according to Deadline.
Nicholas will be starring in Ryan Murphy‘s upcoming Monster series about the Menendez brothers.
