{"id":2834,"date":"2026-01-12T08:47:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T08:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifefe.com\/?p=2834"},"modified":"2026-01-12T08:47:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T08:47:24","slug":"veteran-stars-exit-secret-scenes-drop-this-week-in-general-hospital-will-blow-up-port-charles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifefe.com\/?p=2834","title":{"rendered":"Veteran Stars Exit, Secret Scenes Drop \u2014 This Week in General Hospital Will Blow Up Port Charles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Port Charles is buzzing with cast shake-ups \ud83d\ude2e Familiar faces say goodbye, others pop back in, and courtroom drama heats up \u2696\ufe0f\ud83d\udc40 It\u2019s a week full of transitions, risks, and emotional moments you won\u2019t want to miss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/ifefe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-97.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2835\" style=\"width:462px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifefe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-97.png 610w, https:\/\/ifefe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-97-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A veteran star has exited the soap after a short, but memorable visit. Here\u2019s the soap\u2019s latest comings and goings casting news at General Hospital for the week of January 12-16. Find out if any popular performers from yesteryear are returning, if any newcomers are joining the show in contract, recurring, or day-player roles, and if any of your other favorite actors or actresses are leaving the ABC drama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Week of January 12, 2026<br>Jon Lindstrom\u2019s quick visit as Dr. Kevin Collins has wrapped. The actor, who returned to the canvas after being MIA for months last December, made his last appearance on January 5, when Kevin left Port Charles to accept a teaching position in Dublin. Lindstrom, who also plays Joey Armstrong on Beyond the Gates, recently discussed the logistics of appearing on two soaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twins Karis and Kieran Barry have also exited the soap as Ace Cassadine. The aforementioned Kevin took his great-grandson with him when he departed town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">James Patrick Stuart continues his run as Valentin Cassadine. The escaped convict takes a risk on Tuesday, January 13 and appears again on Wednesday, January 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lisa LoCicero and Wally Kurth reappear as Olivia and Ned Quartermaine on Monday, January 12. The pair interacts with Amanda Setton\u2019s Brook Lynn and Josh Swickard\u2019s Chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paige Herschell is back as Jacinda. She shares tender scenes with Rory Gibson\u2019s Michael on Monday, January 12. Herschel recently discussed her run on the soap and what it\u2019s meant to her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Port Charles is buzzing with cast shake-ups \ud83d\ude2e Familiar faces say goodbye, others pop back in, and courtroom drama heats up \u2696\ufe0f\ud83d\udc40 It\u2019s a week full of transitions, risks, and &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ifefe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ifefe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ifefe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ifefe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ifefe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2834"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ifefe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2834\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2836,"href":"https:\/\/ifefe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2834\/revisions\/2836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ifefe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ifefe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ifefe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}