The role of Michael Corinthos (Chad Duell) has been temporarily recast by Robert Adamson, stepping in to play the son of Sonny (Maurice Benard) and Carly Corinthos (Laura Wright), in small, but repeated incriminates of time.
General Hospital news reports confirmed the recasting of Michael Corinthos was only temporary, as Chad Duell had explained his absence was Covid related.
GH fans became concerned after Duell returned to the role to then depart again. Michael is involved in some imperative story lines, and some fans have been thrown for a loop having not gotten used to a new face in the role.
General Hospital news and spoilers reports reveal that Chad was recently a guest on Maurice Benard’s YouTube series, State of Mind, where he opened up about his recent GH absences.
General Hospital spoilers reveal, in his interview, Chad candidly explains what’s been going on. Not only has he contacted Covid multiple times, this last time his Stanton’s became so severe, he knew he has to head to the hospital. “I had the symptoms of it: the fever, the cough, a weird headache”, but was testing negative. Then, “on the fourth day, all of a sudden, my chest started hurting unbelievably bad. I felt like I was having a heart attack…. It was so painful, I thought, ‘If I have Covid, it probably went to my chest. I should go to the hospital.’ ” Chad continues to explain that he had been suffering from a common after effect of the Covid virus, and was was diagnosed with acute myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle. There isn’t anything specific to be done regarding aiding this adverse effect in resolving sooner, however, it will go away on its own. Chad admits, “I thought I was dying. I can’t tell you the pain I felt. I was taking morphine and it wasn’t doing anything. So I was scared, man.”
To watch the full interview, CLICK HERE to be taken directly to Maurice Benard’s, State of Mind, on YouTube.
The friendship and unbreakable bond you see between Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos) and Chad Duell (Michael Corinthos) not only shines through their fictional personas, but the connection they share as real life friends has us convinced as well.
Maurice and Chad are a dynamic duo as father and son on ABC’s General Hospital. The strong bond they have with one another looks like it was a match made in Heaven right from the start. However, General Hospital news reports reveal a side to their story we never knew.
Maurice Benard is also known for his YouTube series, State of Mind, where he dives into all things related to mental health, personal struggle, overcoming and accepting weaknesses, development of strength and much more. In a recent episode featuring co-star and friend, Chad Duell, the two open up about how their relationship began.
Chad was cast in the role of Michael Corinthos, son of Sonny and Carly Corinthos (Laura Wright). Although Sonny was not Michael’s biological father, his father AJ Quartermaine (Sean Kanan) was cut out of the child’s life for the greater good (according to Carly). It was 2010 and Duell was stepping into the role of Michael after predecessor, Drew Garrett was fired. GH spoilers reveal Benard admits he was “pissed” after receiving notice that TPTB over at GH fired the young actor as Sonny’s son. Benard admitted he had gotten close with Garrett, and wasn’t very welcoming to Chad.
GH news regarding Chad’s journey starting with his audition reveal he has originally came to audrion for the role of Kiefer, the abusive boyfriend of Sonny’s daughter Kristina Corinthos (Lexi Ainsworth). Here’s there things get interesting. Chad sought out to play Kiefer, but the executives over at GH felt Duell would be better suited as Michael Corinthos, bumping Garrett out of the role. When reflecting on the early times, Duell admitted he was anxious to start his new job since knowing, “somebody just got fired because of me.” Things were particularly uncomfortable for Chad when he reflects back on his first run-in with Mo in the hallway. He said, “I met you in the hallway and you weren’t making eye contact with me. And I was like, ‘Okay, that’s a good start. He wasn’t happy.’”
General Hospital spoilers reveal Benard disclosed he gave Chad the cold shoulder for about 6 months, whereas Chad corrected him and admitted he didn’t think it was for that long. In playful banter, Maurice replied, “Don’t try to defend what I did,” which Chad quickly came back with, “I’m not. I’ll gladly throw you under the bus.” Chad remembers how it felt working through his first scenes with co-star Dominic Zamprogna (Dante Falconeri), admitting he killed Claudia Zacchara (Sarah Joy Brown). A ball of nerves, Duell describes his first scenes as having panic attacks and sweating through two shirts. Chad admitted, “I knew everybody was looking at me like, ‘Oh, this is the guy that got him [Drew Garrett] fired, we’ll see what he can do.’ And the stuff I had to do in that take, like that’s getting baptism by fire. And I think, they’re going to fire me, I felt like I couldn’t do it, I wasn’t performing well because I was too nervous to actually let my performance come through.”
It’s apparent these two have come a long way in their progress at work as well as their relationship on and off screen. Maurice Benard and Chad Duell are like family to one another… a TV father and son relationship that has been able to spill over into their personal lives is what they have become today. Maurice admits that while watching Chad’s intense scenes on the witness stand, he was struggling with coming to terms with how impressed he was by Chad’s acting skills. Benard revealed to Duell, “You were killing it, and I hated it,” Benard disclosed. “That’s how much of a jerk I was. ‘He’s doing so good, dammit. He’ll mess up here… ’ And you never did. It was actually a very good performance.”
Thankfully the tension between Maurice and Chad subsided shortly after Benard watched Chad’s intense scenes. The performance must have struck a cord with the Emmy Winner, admitting, “Then I came around, and we became close,” he said warmly and continued, “Like a real son.”
We love this story so much and are thankful these two were able to grow together and become the pair they are today.
GH star confirms, Chad and Courtney were never married! Last year, General Hospital star Chad Duell and ex-fiancé/wife Courtney Hope’s Valentine’s Day engagement made headlines.
Reportedly, General Hospital fan-favorite character, Michael, got married last year in real life. General Hospital news reports revealed that the daytime drama stars, Duell (Michael Corinthos, GH) and Hope (Sally Spectra, B&B), were together for about 5 years before deciding to lock down their love life and with an engagement.
Then, they made headlines with their unique choice of wedding theme. When it comes to their wedding day this acting duo didn’t hold back on the theatrics. Evidently, Chad and Courtney choose a Halloween “Til Death” themed wedding. They were surrounded by family and friends which included their GH and B&B families to help celebrate. Besties such as Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos), Katelyn MacMullen (Willow Tait), and Sofia Mattsson (Sasha Gilmore), and many more were in attendance.
Chad And Courtney Were Never Married
In more recent General Hospital news, GH fans became curious when Chad and Courtney removed the photos of their “wedding” from Instagram. General Hospital spoilers reveal, Chad explains the situation in a recent episode of Maurice Benard’s State of Mind. According to General Hospital spoilers, Chad Duell addressed his split from Courtney. Maurice asked Chad the burning question, and without going into too much detail, the GH star explained, “All I’ll say is she’s an amazing person, she’s an amazing woman, she’s an amazing dog mom.”
He went on to clarify any confusion and assumptions on the topic, he disclosed, “it’s a complicated situation… but it’s not what people think.” Duell wanted to make it clear that there is no bad blood between the two of them, and both of them have not betrayed the other. He adds, “We’re still on good terms. She’s an amazing person in so many ways.” Chad spoke of his former fiancé. He confirmed, “All I have to say is positive things. It’s just- mutual.”
Then, Duell divulged some unexpected information. General Hospital spoilers reveal that Chad dropped a major bombshell. That’s when GH’s Michael made a shocking confession. He admitted to Maurice and the entire state of mind audience that he and Courtney were never legally married.
“We didn’t actually sign anything,” he confirmed. “We weren’t really, like, you know, married or anything. It was amicable. That’s all I can really say. We always want the best for each other.”
The couple when their separate ways just two months after their “unofficial” wedding. We wish both Chad and Courtney all the best!
Maurice Benard and Chad Duell play the unstoppable and inseparable father and son duo on the hit ABC TV series, General Hospital. Sonny Corinthos and his son Michael Corinthos Quartermaine share a close bond on screen as father and son, as well as behind the scenes as Maurice and Chad.
General Hospital news and spoilers reveal Maurice Benard and Chad Duell have filmed an episode of Maurice’s YouTube series, State of Mind, which will air on Sunday, February 6th at 10am pst.
General Hospital Blog was recently tagged in Maurice’s video which features Chad Duell answering questions asked by Benard while his TV dad compliments his looks in a light-hearted and funny exchange to promote their upcoming State of Mind interview.
Do not miss this Sunday’s discussion on State of Mind with Maurice and Chad.
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