The month of May has snuck up is like Christmas music the day after Halloween. It got here fast but we are ready to Spring into new life.
ABC and General Hospital want to spread the word that May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and what better spokesperson to advocate for mental health than GH’s own Maurice Benard.
Maurice Benard and the role he plays has at least one thing in common. Both have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and are climbing that mountain everyday. With the support of loved ones, and proper care instructed by a professional, Maurice and Sonny are navigating through life and succeeding at finding peace and stability.
General Hospital news and spoilers reveal Maurice Benard has reached out with his YouTube series State of Mind, to bring awareness and advocacy on the importance of mental health and taking care of ourselves and our ‘state of mind.’
General Hospital spoilers reveal Maurice and ABC are hosting an open discussion with NAMI, National Alliance on Mental Health and would love for you to join in on the educational and informative session. Sharing resources for assistance with improving your mental health is key to spreading awareness and making a difference relating to coping and stigma, along with everything else that comes along with living and thriving with mental illness.
Check out the video below for more details from Maurice Benard and more!
General Hospital star and all around daytime tv icon, Maurice Benard has made a household name for himself since he began his career in 1987.
General Hospital wasn’t always his home away from home. He started out as Nico on ABC’s All My Children.
General Hospital news and spoilers reveal Benard has recently addressed a sensitive topic with fans in his LIVE stream of the YouTube series, State of Mind. In the live video, Benard disclosed some of his internet thoughts on acting and retirement. Benard explained, Acting isn’t what it was when I was young,” Maurice started. “Sometimes it’s difficult and it hits me in places to act that I don’t like. But right now, I’m really happy on GH.”
Maurice Benard brought up a topic his fans have been dreading. The idea of Maurice Benard retiring and leaving the legendary role of Sonny Corinthos behind, leaves fans unsettled and sad. Regarding the topic of an upcoming GH exit, Benard stated the following, “If I ever left [GH], I would want to bring this State of Mind a place where I could make a good enough living to just do this,” he expressed. “I think there’s less pressure here for me, and I can still work with mental health.”
General Hospital rumors began with claims of the iconic actor quitting acting altogether, right here and now. Although that isn’t the case, fans of Benard aren’t too happy about what they’ve heard straight from Maurice himself. As if those words weren’t discounting enough for hopeful fans, Benard laid down a devastating truth about his future as an actor. “But acting… I don’t know when, but soon enough I’ll be done with it,” he admitted. “Sorry. I hate to say that, but it’s the truth.” Those words have had an impact on the hearts of his fans. It’s so I operant for Maurice to be able to take care of himself. Although fans are bummed they could be losing GH’s lead actor, it’s understandable that he’d want to focus on mental health awareness with his YouTube series, State of Mind.
We sure hope Maurice decided to take his time when it comes to retiring, and we wish him all the best in whichever path he happens to choose.
Help General Hospital Blog in wishing General Hospital’s killer talent and all around gorgeous woman, Maura West, a very happy birthday!
Maura joined the cast of GH and made her debut as Ava Jerome on May 8th, 2013. She has spent over a decade as the sneaky and conniving, yet loving and strong Ava Jerome. Ava is now married to a real Prince after becoming Mrs. Nikolas Cassadine (Marcus Coloma).
Maura is celebrating a major milestone as today she turns 50! Well done, Maura! 50 has never looked so good! ????
General Hospital star Maurice Benard has reached out to fans to inform his audience that there will not be a new dispose of his YouTube series, State if Mind, this coming Sunday as per usual.
General Hospital news reports confirm Benard has issued a statement regarding a recent change in this mental health based talk show.
General Hospital spoilers reveal Maurice will be hosting a YouTube Live event on Sunday, April 24th between 10:30-11AM PST. During this live event, Benard will explain how State of Mind will look differently going forward. He goes in to thank his wife, Paula, among others for their support and contributions.
Please be sure to check out Maurice’s announcement this coming Sunday!
The soap opera community is one that expands through the networks, including all daytime dramas. The cast and crew of various soaps seem to be like one hug family. That is why we feel it’s important to share news about fellow daytime star, Walt Willey.
Soap Opera news reports reveal All My Children alum, Walt Willey (AMC, Jack Montgomery) took to Twitter to announce he was about to undergone surgery (April 12th). I’m his post he shared the surgery would be the following day, and ask fans to “have it in their hearts say a prayer, think a good thought, light a candle, or however you wish to send good vibes my way (no animal sacrifices, please!) as I meet this challenge. Thanks so much.”
Fast forward a few days later and GH Blog has updated news on Willey’s recovery after surgery. On April 19th, Walt returned to Twitter to announce, “I’m ba-a-a-a-aack!” Walt shared an update with fans and his gratitude for their support. His surgery was a success and he was released on Easter Sunday. Walt is at home and recovering comfortably.
I'm going in for some surgery tomorrow and would appreciate it if you could find it in your hearts to say a prayer, think a good thought, light a candle, or however you may wish to send good vibes my way (no animal sacrifices, please!) as I meet this challenge. Thanks so much.
I'm ba-a-a-a-aack! I find myself so grateful and humbled by your thoughts and prayers. I am happy to report that the surgery was indeed successful! I was discharged on Easter and am recuperating comfortably at home! Thank you ALL for your love and support at this critical moment! pic.twitter.com/aoGO36j1Wr
Alert! Alert! Cold Dad Alert ????! General Hospital star Maurice Benard is always keeping us entertained. Whether it’s on-screen in his iconic role as Sonny Corinthos on ABC’s GH, or behind the scenes at a deeper look into his personal life, Benard’s fans never go without.
General Hospital news and spoilers report on a new video shared by Maurice, featuring himself and his children. I’m the video, Benard is trying to get his daughter to join in on his IG video, but instead he kind of gets ignored and he just runs with the video on his own.
General Hospital spoilers reveal Benard disclosed how he is always trying to convince his kids that he’s the cool dad but he admits he’s not really succeeding in his quest ????.
Although in the past Maurice has felt he hasn’t lived up to the title, he admits that last night things changed when he was invited to a Sixers game by Philadelphia 76ers President, Daryl Morey. Benard went on to thank Morey and his wife.
Check out the video of Maurice’s night as an official “Cool Dad.”
It’s an exciting time for the cast and crew of General Hospital after updating the opening credits.
General Hospital news reports confirm that child star Jophielle Love has been added to the opening credits as her character Violet Finn.
General Hospital spoilers reveal Jophielle has shared a video to her Instagram account showing her reaction as she watches herself in the credits.
General Hospital news reports reveal Jophielle’s account is run by her mom, sharing photos and videos of the young actress. In a recent post sharing Jophielle’s reaction, her mom added a caption that reads, “Somebody was hoping for a long time that she would someday be added to the opening credits of GH! It finally happened a couple days ago and someone was over the moon! ????”
General Hospital Blog shares in Love’s excitement and is happy to share this news and the uplifting video displaying the young actress’s reaction! We wish Jophielle all the best and we are so happy she is part of the GH family!
As they say, ‘it goes by fast,’ when referring to how quickly our children grow up, it may be cliché but it’s true. General Hospital star Josh Swickard and his wife, Lauren know exactly that feels like.
General Hospital news and spoilers reveal Josh and Lauren Swickard are celebrating their baby girl, Savannah’s 1st birthday. General Hospital spoilers reveal Josh shared a photo of his family with a birthday message to his daughter along with a heartfelt message to Lauren. Take a look at the sweet post and caption below.
Donnell Turner joined the cast of General Hospital and made his debut as Curtis Ashford on November 30th 2015. Since his arrival in Port Charles, Curtis has formed ties with many of the “well-knowns” around the city.
Over the weekend, GH Fantasy Events(Dino Ibelli and Linda Rohe) brought 6 GH cast members to Detroit Michigan, where they talked about their roles on the 59-year-old daytime drama, along with past and current storylines, while bringing to light some deep, behind the scenes General Hospital spoilers. Donnell Turner was accompanied by, Wes Ramsey (Peter August), Lisa LoCicero (Olivia Falconeri), Kathleen Gati (Dr. Liesl Obrecht), and Marcus Coloma (Nikolas Cassadine), and Nicholas Alexander Chavez (Spencer Cassadine).
In a recent Q&A at the GH Fantasyevent, Donnell Turner revealed exclusive information regarding the character, Curtis Ashford, and now he had a hand in the development of this role from a writing standpoint.
General Hospital news and spoilers reveal Donnell had to face social injustice head-on. When asked by a fan if he knows why Marshall came back, Donnell explained that Curtis doesn’t know yet, but he knows all about why Marshall came back to his family. Turner then revealed that he knows a lot about what is going on with Curtis currently because he himself can partly be credited to Ashford’s current story. When diving into the backstory, Donnell explains that he had been employed with ABC and General Hospital for 6 years and grew frustrated at Curtis Ashford’s lack of storyline. Along with a lack of storyline, Curtis was lacking deep family ties in Port Charles, a steady job, and a stable home.
Turner went on to disclose his frustrations and what he did to pave the way, standing up for the black community. As explained by Turner, it’s illegal to pitch writing ideas to writers, as an actor. But that didn’t stop him from using a loophole to get his point across. Donnell sat down with TPTB over at General Hospital and pitched what was on his mind regarding racial injustices regarding featuring black people and black families on daytime tv. He brought to the attention of those who make the decisions regarding the path of a certain character, and in doing so, he was able to open their eyes to what was happening. Donnell fought for his character to have success in his life. His hope was to have a real, deep-rooted storyline, giving Curtis a family and a major story [in comes Marshall (Robert Gossett). He also advocated for Curtis to become successful in his career and eventually become a homeowner, and as we know, he and Portia Robinson (Brook Kerr) are currently celebrating the purchase of his brand new home.
Donnell also revealed that everything he had pitched is now “coming into fruition.” General Hospital Blog is so happy to learn that Donnell’s efforts have been successful in paving the way for others who have been, and could find themselves in a similar situation. We were so moved by Donnell’s story we wanted to spread awareness by sharing his story and bringing it to light. We are proud to help Donnell and so many others spread awareness of some of the racial injustices many have to face. We wish Donnell (and Curtis ????) all the success life can bring!
How about that?! 59 years! On April 1st, ABC’s General Hospital celebrated it’s 59th year as a household staple for entertainment. On April 1st, 1963, the very first episode of GH aired, setting the stage (literally) for decades into the future- and beyond.
The cast and crew is ever changing yet through the years has stayed the same and kept it’s core family’s in focus. General Hospital news and spoilers reveal today’s generation in cast members love to have fun with each other on and off set.
General Hospital spoilers reveal Chad Duell, known as Michael Corinthos, was having a little fun with the ‘GH 59’ promo photo shoot. His cast mates were ready for action when Chad decided to take this photo opportunity to photo bomb his cast mates in their promo photo.
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