In General Hospital casting news, the latest Soap Opera Digest issue has reported that Hughes will be leaving the set of General Hospital for approximately three months.
The long time GH actress will take a break from the daytime drama to work on another project. Hughes will be directing a file called, The Byrd and the Bees, which also features her good friend, Ian Buchanan. Head Writer, Ron Carlivati, tells Soap Opera Digest, “She will be back, rest assured.”