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General Hospital-related news from 2005
It's impossible to keep up with all of the twists and turns from the world of soaps. Luckily, Soap Central has archived all the General Hospital news from 2005.
Here are the news stories posted on Soap Central during 2005 that focus on General Hospital or past and present GH performers. To read any of the articles listed below, simply click on the appropriate link. To access articles from other years, click here.
January 2005
When three-time Emmy winner
Sarah Brown (Julia Larrabee) signed on for a short-term engagement with CBS's As the World Turns last summer, she probably never anticipated the amount of fan ire that her new role would generate.
January 2005
While the continuing saga of
Carly Corinthos plays out on the television screen weekdays on ABC's General Hospital, the actress who portrays Carly is also in the middle of some drama of her own. Of course, the real-life drama doesn't involve arson or the mob.
February 2005
February 2005
February 2005
Some General Hospital fans have been left scratching their heads with the announcement that NBC's
Days of our Lives has signed
Billy Warlock (
AJ Quartermaine) to a contract. But will former AJ, Sean Kanan, return to Port Charles?
February 2005
February 2005
Tamara Braun (
Carly Corinthos) has finally ended the speculation surrounding her future with General Hospital. The Emmy-nominated actress has opted not to renew her contract with the ABC soap.
February 2005
As previously announced, three-time Emmy winner
Sarah Brown (Julia Larrabee) will be leaving CBS's As the World Turns. But will she be returning to General Hospital as Carly?
March 2005
Former General Hospital star
Stephen Martines (ex-
Nikolas Cassadine) has confirmed that he will be exiting Guiding Light later this spring. The actor asked to be released from his contract with Guiding Light.
March 2005
March 2005
The audition process is over and General Hospital has found its new Carly Corinthos. Less than one week after
Tamara Braun exits the role, actress
Jennifer Bransford will step into Carly's shoes.
March 2005
April 2005
ABC has now confirmed that Emmy winner
Lesli Kay (
Lois Cerullo) has been taken off contract with the show. The announcement puts to rest months of speculation regarding the Emmy-winning actress' status with the show. A spokesperson asserts, however, that Kay will continue to make appearances on the show.
May 2005
Antonio Sabato Jr., who played Jagger Cates on ABC's General Hospital and also earned fame as a model for Calvin Klein, will join the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful later this spring. Exactly who he will play on B&B is still a bit of a mystery.
May 2005
Though talks came down to the wire, Soap Central has learned that
Ted King (
Lorenzo Alcazar) has re-signed with General Hospital. There has been speculation in recent weeks that the actor might not agree to remain with the show.
May 2005
In what can only be called a bizarre casting decision, General Hospital has booted
Kristina Wagner (
Felicia Jones) from the role of Felicia. The role will, however, be recast.
July 2005
According to a setside source, relative General Hospital newcomer
Amy Grabow (
Rachel Adair) will exit the show in the coming weeks. A spokesperson for the show declined to comment on the rumor, saying that it is not show policy to discuss rumors or contracts.
August 2005
Former
Days of our Lives villain
Justin Melvey (ex-
Colin Murphy) will join the cast of General Hospital this month in the newly created role of Andrew. In a somewhat ironic twist, the actor shares a lot in common with some of his soon-to-be castmates.
August 2005
Kimberly McCullough (
Robin Scorpio) will reprise her Emmy-winning role of ABC's General Hospital later this year. Though rumors of the actress' return have made the rounds
on the Internet in recent years, this time it's the real deal. ABC Daytime President Brian Frons confirmed the actress' return in a press release.
September 2005
Over the past few days, posts on messages boards across the 'net have stated that actress
Jennifer Bransford (
Carly Corinthos) has been let go from General Hospital.
September 2005
After only five months in the pivotal role of General Hospital's
Carly Corinthos, actress
Jennifer Bransford has been let go. As first reported last week by Soap Central, rumors of the actress' status with the show have been circulating for some time.
September 2005
Though an official announcement from ABC is still pending, Soap Central has learned that
Laura Wright (
Cassie Winslow,
Guiding Light) will join the cast of General Hospital later this year in the role of Carly Corinthos.
September 2005
In another surprise firing from the ABC soap, soapcentral.com has learned that actress
Kari Wuhrer (
Reese Marshall) has been let go from General Hospital.
September 2005
Some General Hospital fans are scratching their heads and wondering why the role of
Lucas Jones was suddenly recast in late September. After all, until recently the Lucas had been primarily a background character.
October 2005
A blast from the past will be returning to General Hospital next month: actor-singer Rick Springfield (
Noah Drake) will be reprising the role he made famous back in the 1980s.
November 2005
Emmy-winning soap opera veteran
Lesli Kay (ex-
Lois Cerullo) will join the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful at the end of November in the role of
Felicia Forrester. This will be the actress' third soap role since the summer of 2004.
November 2005
Fans hoping that the long-running rumors claiming
Alicia Leigh Willis (
Courtney Matthews) would be leaving General Hospital are in for some very bad news. The actress has now confirmed that she has, in fact, decided not to renew her contract with the ABC soap.
November 2005
November 2005
As previous reported by Soap Central, '80s rocker Rick Springfield (
Noah Drake) returns to Port Charles for a handul of episodes next month. Springfield's return, which has been hyped in nearly every media outlet over the past month, brings the singer-slash-actor back to General Hospital for the first time in 22 years.
November 2005
Tyler Chistopher (
Nikolas Cassadine) is recuperating from surgery to repair a broken arm. The actor underwent surgery on his left arm on November 8th and was released from the hospital on November 10th. The injury required ABC to quickly scramble to recast the role of Nikolas while Christopher was in the hospital.
November 2005
There's good new for fans of Emmy winner
Rick Hearst (
Ric Lansing). The actor has just signed a new contract with the show.
December 2005
Kin Shriner (ex-Scott Baldwin) will wrap up his short-term stay on As the World Turns in early 2006. The actor's exit is dictated by storyline.
December 2005
