{"id":821,"date":"2025-09-27T11:33:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T11:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifefe.com\/?p=821"},"modified":"2025-09-27T11:33:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T11:33:21","slug":"ghs-steve-burton-opens-up-about-saying-goodbye-to-leslie-charleson-twice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifefe.com\/?p=821","title":{"rendered":"GH\u2019s Steve Burton Opens Up About Saying Goodbye to Leslie Charleson Twice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Steve Burton reflects on the emotional farewell to Monica Quartermaine, sharing how saying goodbye onscreen brought back the real-life loss of his longtime TV mom, Leslie Charleson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s been a tough few weeks for\u00a0General Hospital<\/em>\u00a0fans as the goodbye to Monica Quatermaine plays out. Steve Burton led the show to the loss of Monica as Jason Morgan. For him, it wasn\u2019t just a run-of-the-mill storyline; it was the second time he was saying goodbye to the woman who played his TV mom for the duration of his time on GH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burton Discusses Mourning Leslie Charleson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As GH viewers watched Monica Quartermaine\u2019s funeral, Steve Burton opened up to TV Insider<\/em><\/a> about what it was like filming these scenes so many months after celebrating Leslie Charleson\u2019s life. Burton arrived in Port Charles as Jason in 1991, and despite his back-and-forth with the ABC soap, he always adored Charleson as his TV mom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said, \u201cI never had to really prepare my scenes with her because we just had a connection as soon as I came on the show.\u201d Burton and Charelson\u2019s chemistry was evident as their on-screen relationship changed a few times over the years. Jason went from Quartermaine to Morgan, and even when he lost his memory, he knew that Monica loved him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burton attended\u00a0the memorial earlier this year\u00a0as Charleson\u2019s friends and family mourned her following her death earlier this year. He told the publication, \u201cIt\u2019s a surreal thing, because you have a woman who I love dearly who passed, but you had her character who was still alive. So, it was just this weird world to be in. We had the celebration of life for Leslie, and now we\u2019re having a funeral for Monica, so it definitely was difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monica\u2019s Funeral Highlights Jason\u2019s Feelings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

While\u00a0saying goodbye to Monica\u00a0on GH, Jason spoke about his mom and how she loved him through everything. He is her last surviving child, and Steve Burton was able to highlight the emotions Jason would be feeling. It wasn\u2019t hard for him to channel those, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burton revealed that he didn\u2019t prepare for the monologue and did it in one take. In the world of soaps, that\u2019s incredible and a testament to how much he cared about Leslie Charleson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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