Kristen Alderson

Roger Howarth, Michael Easton and Kristen Alderson to Return to General Hospital, "Likely as Different Characters"




The messiest behind-the-scenes soap legal battle since Ken Corday sued Missy Reeves for quitting Days of Our Lives in the middle of a contract, keeps getting messier. A General Hospital spokesperson released the following statement to Soap Opera Digest:

"GENERAL HOSPITAL is excited about Michael Easton, Kristen Alderson and Roger Howarth staying on the show and we are exploring ways to allow that to happen." READ MORE

Kristen Alderson "Praying For Positive Answers" RE: General Hospital Exit

On the heels of Michael Easton's announcement that he will no longer be on General Hospital starting Feb. 8, co-star Kristen Alderson has given an update about her departure.
 
As Daytime Confidential previously reported, Alderson, along with Easton and Roger Howarth will leaving GH due to the dispute between Disney-ABC and Prospect Park regarding the One Life to Live characters. Alderson said on Twitter:

Roger Howarth and Kristen Alderson Set to Exit General Hospital by Feb. 8!

 




As expected, Roger Howarth (Todd) and Kristen Alderson (Starr) will be joining fellow One Life to Live transplant Michael Easton (McBain) in exiting General Hospital by the end of next week. Since GH tapes several weeks in advance, the trio will continue to be seen on air for the duration of the month of February and possibly into early March. READ MORE

Michael Easton: "I Cannot be at General Hospital After February 8th"




Fans hoping to deliver goodies to Michael Easton (John McBain) for his birthday received sad news, straight from the popular General Hospital star himself. Easton won't be there to accept any cake, cards or presents, because he will be legally prohibited from being at GH after Feb 8. Posted Easton on Facebook:



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Jeff Kwatinetz on One Life to Live/General Hospital Sitch: "It's Not Worked Out Yet"




Prospect Park's Jeff Kwatinetz has gone on the record with Soaps.com's Christine Fix and Amy Mistretta about several of the burning questions surrounding his company's reboots of All My Children and One Life to Live. Of course, the fate of  those three, fictional Llanview, PA. transplants, currently residing in Port Charles, New York on General Hospital came up. Said Kwatinetz:

"It's not worked out yet. They [ABC] came to us and said, 'Will you guys license us these characters?' We [Prospect Park] didn't know 100% if we were going forward, so we allowed it. We wanted to do the right thing by the actors."


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Which One Life to Live Transplant Will You Miss The Most on General Hospital?

With Todd (Roger Howarth), Starr (Kristen Alderson) and John (Michael Easton) all reportedly leaving General Hospital (at least temporarily), we have to ask:

Which Llanview transplant will you miss most when they leave Port Charles?