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General Hospital Preview: Esme Has Nothing to Lose — and Shots Are Fired at [Spoiler]
Monday, January 29th, 2024
In General Hospital’s preview for the week of January 29-Febryary 2, there are threats everywhere. Read on for the scoop and watch the teaser video.
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In Puerto Rico, Sonny tells Ava that Esme has nothing to lose, and that’s going to make her unpredictable. Last week Sonny had suggested to Ava they take a trip to his island to lay low from the threats to them.
In Paris, Spencer romances Trina, as an ominous shot of Esme is shown. Has she followed them to the city of love and romance?
Anna and Jordan visit John Brennan in Pentonville. Anna says he’s playing games and she wants to know why. Last week Jordan figured out it was Brennan who called her with a tip on the gun that was used to shoot Curtis.
In court, Gregory looks shocked, and so does Finn, who asks, “What the hell just happened?” Liz too seems surprised. On Friday’s show, Sam discovered the Muldoons were broke, and it appeared that Muldoon himself had set Finn up for a malpractice suit to keep his family living the life they were accustomed to.
Back on the island, Sonny and Ava take cover, as shots are fired and Dex tries to return fire. Could it be the same shooter from The Metro Court?
And the promo ends with Laura gasping in tears. What has Laura so emotional? Could it be news from Paris…
Read the General Hospital spoilers to find out who has big plans for Brook Lynn and Chase’s wedding, and who gets an unexpected visitor.
Before you go, check out the gallery below of soap stars and where are they now?
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<p>Almost two decades after Maule was killed off <em>General Hospital</em> as Tony Jones — following a 22-year run in a lab coat — he has become a city councilman in Nacogdoches, Texas.</p>
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<p>Halfway through her 1990-2012 stint as Dr. Olivia Barber on <em>The Young and the Restless</em>, Williams founded the Reelworld Film Festival in her native Canada and remains its executive director.</p>
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<p>The soap-hopper, best known for his long run as Austin Reed on <em>Days of Our Lives</em>, is now a real-estate agent along with his wife and former castmate. Speaking of whom…</p>
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<p>Well-remembered for her 1998-2010 run as trouble magnet Katie Peretti on <em>As the World Turns</em>, Conn, who married leading man Peck in 2011, is now a QVC host.</p>
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<p>A 1995 Emmy winner for his portrayal of David Grant on <em>Guiding Light</em>, Sharp now has his own art studio in L.A. and works across a variety of mediums (though he’s particularly fond of oils, charcoal and graphite).</p>
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<p>Crazy Morgan DeWitt on <em>The Bold and the Beautiful</em>, Buxton pitched an idea for UV-protective swimwear on the reality show <em>Shark Tank</em> and now markets the product through her own company.</p>
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<p>Though he was a most valuable player as the original EJ DiMera on <em>Days of Our Lives</em> from 2006-14, Scott left behind Hollywood’s glitz, glamour… and grief. To escape “the worthlessness I experienced,” he visited an Indian meditation center, attained a <a href="https://soaps.sheknows.com/days-of-our-lives/news/581024/days-of-our-lives-james-scott-insists-never-return-ej-dimera/" target="_blank">“newfound peace”</a> and began trying to “inspire others to do the same.”</p>
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<p><em>As the World Turns</em>‘ mantrap Emily Stewart from 1992-2010 — split in real life from Holden Snyder’s portrayer Jon Hensley — is now an electronics sales specialist in her native Glenview, Ill.</p>
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<p>Notorious for his mid-1990s stint as <em>General Hospital</em> baddie Damian Smith — not to mention his two roles on <em>Santa Barbara</em> — <em>Dallas</em> alum McCloskey has become an artist of note and a Hermetic philosopher.</p>
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<p>In the mid-1980s, Thomas played Hillary Wilson, the true love of <em>All My Children</em>’s “Tad the Cad” Martin. (Well, at least his true love for a litte while!) She has since gone on to become a doula.</p>
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<p><em>Days of Our Lives</em>’ original Roman Brady now owns and runs a working cattle ranch in Raymond, Calif., with wife Lynn Herring, aka Lucy Coe on <em>General Hospital.</em></p>
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<p>Following the cancellation of <em>Guiding Light</em> in 2009, Chamberlin, who’d played Beth Spaulding since 1989, focused her attentions on her work as a kettlebell trainer.</p>
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<p>The soap-hopper, whose best-known roles were Frankie Brady on <em>Days of Our Lives</em> and A.J. Quartermaine on <em>General Hospital</em>, left Hollywood for Colorado, where he lives with his wife and fellow daytime vet Julie Pinson, and helps run a kids’ ski school.</p>
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<p>On <em>Ryan’s Hope</em> in the 1980s, Edwards did the impossible and successfully stepped in for Ilene Kristen as future <em>General Hospital</em> scene stealer Delia Ryan. Since retiring from acting, Edwards has become a psychologist.</p>
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<p>When not in front of the camera, the Emmy-winning veteran of <em>Guiding Light</em>, <em>All My Children</em>, <em>Days of Our Lives</em> and more keeps it real — as in real estate. And to put it mildly, the properties he reps would rival Cortlandt Manor!</p>
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<p>The former Farah Fath, known to soap fans for playing Mimi Lockhart on <em>Days of Our Lives</em> and Gigi Morasco on <em>One Life to Live</em>, still calls as many bluffs as her characters ever did on soaps. She just does so now as a card shark; she’s collected six cashes at the World Series of Poker!</p>
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<p>Today the soap-hopper, who in the ’80s passed through <em>Young & Restless</em> (as Kevin Bancroft), <em>Another World</em> (as Peter Love) and <em>All My Children</em> (as Wade Matthews), teaches acting at the Ivana Chubbuck Studio.</p>
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<p>Half of <em>All My Children</em> supercouple Nina Cortlandt and Cliff Warner in the 1980s, Miller left showbiz to enter the health and wellness field after her two children went to college.</p>
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<p>After playing Ridge Forrester on <em>The Bold and the Beautiful</em> from 1987-2012, Moss resumed touring with his band, Player, whose 1978 hit “Baby Come Back” went all the way to No. 1 back in the day.</p>
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<p>A 1980s It girl owing to her showstopping turn as Raven Whitney on <em>The Edge of Night</em>, Gabet is now a nurse and the author of two books, <em>Spiritual Magic</em> and <em>From the Raven to the Dove.</em></p>
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<p>The original Mason Capwell on <em>Santa Barbara</em> from 1984-89 left the screen for the stage. Now residing in Georgia, he regularly appears in and directs productions of Shakespeare and even founded the Tennessee Shakespeare Festival.</p>
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<p>The <em>All My Children</em> scene stealer, who played Erica Kane’s faux sister Silver in the early 1980s, published her first novel, the literary thriller <em>Finding Mrs. Ford</em>, in 2019.</p>
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<p>After appearing on every soap that’s still on the air — and <em>then</em> some — the Emmy winner moved to Atlanta, where he opened Nonna’s Family Kitchen. He also teaches at the Actor Boutique with…</p>
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<p>To be close to his daughter with former wife and leading lady Arianne Zucker — Nicole Walker to his Brady Black on <em>Days of Our Lives</em> from 2000-05 — the <em>Bold & Beautiful</em> vet (as Rick Forrester) took a job as a news anchor at CBS’ affiliate in Reno, Nev.</p>
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<p>The <em>General Hospital</em> Emmy winner, who was brought back as Rebecca Shaw in 2009 after being killed off as twin sister Emily Quartermaine, now resides in Atlanta with her husband and two kids. (<a href="https://soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital/news/584545/general-hospital-natalia-livingston-interview-new-life-emily-return/" target="_blank">More on her here.</a>)</p>
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<p>The actor who preceded future <em>General Hospital</em> star James Patrick Stuart as Will Cortlandt on <em>All My Children</em> in the 1980s has for years been a weatherman. He currently predicts rain or shine for the <em>CBS Evening News.</em></p>
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<p>In the mid-1990s, <em>The Bold and the Beautiful</em> had Ward playing innocent Jessica Forrester. Now the alum sheds her halo and a lot more as the star of adult movies.</p>
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<p>Since turning up the heat as <em>One Life to Live</em>‘s Robert Ford — just Ford to his friends — the heartthrob has continued acting on series such as <em>The Good Fight</em> and <em>Uncoupled</em> and wrote a promising play about Henry Fonda and James Stewart.</p>
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<p>The daytime vet, whose longest run was as <em>Guiding Light</em>’s Olivia Spencer from 1999-2009, co-created, produces and stars in <em>Venice: The Series</em>, a web soap in which she reteams with Jessica Leccia, her love interest on the CBS drama.</p>
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<p>Formerly Noah Keefer on <em>All My Children</em> and Damon Porter on <em>Young and Restless</em>, Cobb continues to act, primarily on stage, and scored a knockout with his play <em>American Moor.</em></p>
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<p>Since making trouble for <em>One Life to Live</em> lovers Nash Brennan and “Tessica” Buchanan as Claudia Reston in the mid-2000s, the Tony-nominated star of Broadway’s <em>Hairspray</em> and <em>Xanadu</em> has launched a course on how to get your big break on the Great White Way.</p>
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<p><em>Days of Our Lives</em> may have broken up Daniel Jonas and Nicole Walker, but their portrayers, Christian and Arianne Zucker, are living happily ever after. Besides working as an on-air personality for Lake Tahoe Television, Christian is a life coach with his fiancée.</p>
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<p>Although the Emmy winner still pops up on <em>General Hospital</em> now and then as Robin Scorpio, the doctor she’s played since she was a kid, she’s now made a name for herself as a TV director as she’s amassed a mile-long list of credits on series such as <em>How I Met Your Father</em> and <em>The Conners.</em></p>
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<p>Conroy, who spent five years as photographer Oliver Jones on <em>The Bold and the Beautiful</em>, is now a financial advisor. In 2020, he was appointed senior VP of finance and operations at 2.0 Entertainment.</p>
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<p>Famous — or would that be <em>infamous</em>? — for playing <em>The Young and the Restless</em>‘ David Kimble, Corbett has gone on to become a real-estate mogul and the author of such books as <em>How to Make Millions in Real Estate</em>.</p>
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<p>The Emmy-winning soap-hopper — Eden Capwell to <em>Santa Barbara</em> aficionados — quit showbiz in 2005 to work as a youth minister. She also played Liza Colby on<em> All My Children</em> and Tangie Hill on <em>Guiding Light.</em></p>
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<p>Following the cancellation of <em>As the World Turns</em> (where she’d played Molly Conlan) and her shift to recurring status at <em>Bold & Beautiful</em> (as Felicia Forrester), the Emmy winner became a surgical first assistant.</p>
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<p>Following his 2007-19 run as <em>Young & Restless</em> kissing bandit Cane Ashby, the native of Australia founded a digital marketing and consulting agency called Under the In(fluence).</p>
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<p>Formerly Joe Scanlon on<em> Port Charles</em> and Alan-Michael Spaulding on <em>Guiding Light</em>, Dietz, who is married to <em>All My Children</em> alum Paige Rowland, is now a TV and film producer. He also co-invented the board game <em>Bubblebrain</em>.</p>
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<p>Since leaving acting behind, the <em>Ryan’s Hope</em> alum, who in the mid-1980s played Max Dubujak’s glamorous daughter, Jacqueline, has become a writer and editor whose work has been published by everything from the <em>New York Times</em> to <em>Modern Bride.</em></p>
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