GENERAL Hospital star Jacqueline Grace Lopez has admitted that she didn’t see her firing coming.
Fans of the soap want the show to re-hire her as she posts an emotional goodbye.
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Jacqueline, 39, shared a video to her Instagram on Wednesday.
“Not gonna lie, this goodbye hurts. I think because I didn’t see it coming. That and when you spend almost two years with this group, you start to feel like part of the fabric,” she wrote.
“I’m so grateful to Frank for asking me back. I am grateful to everyone I got to tell stories with, both in front and behind the camera. This cast and crew work so hard and have taught me so much. Jobs come and go, but it’s the people you miss. I’m definitely going to miss this bunch.”
“GH FANS!!! My heart is so full. Especially fans that embraced Blaze’s journey as a gay woman and formed a community around each other as a result: Y’all got me through some moments. I poured myself into this story because I knew it was going to matter. I just didn’t know how much,” Jacqueline went on.
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“Ultimately, my joy in this work is to help people feel seen. And for that reason alone, this chapter of Blaze was an absolute gift. It feels so sudden, but I have to trust in timing. Heading out of Port Charles with nothing but gratitude. Thank you @generalhospitalabc.”
Jacqueline played Blaza, AKA Alison Rogers, on General Hospital since 2022.
She shared a video of her outside in the parking lot of the studio.
Jacqueline then recognized her co-workers by posting pictures of them and her together, including crew and castmates.
She even posted a video of a man speaking in the background and after he finished Jacqueline burst into tears.
‘I DON’T LIKE IT’
Fans did not like that Jacqueline wasn’t coming back to the soap.
They blasted the producers of GH in the comments.
“Ohhh nooo you’re not coming back? Are they not going to follow the story of how good her career will be and if she comes back to Kristina? No. What is wrong with the writers and director and the creators? They took Spencer out, then Finn and now you? I DON’T LIKE IT,” one fan wrote.
“Ohh man I didn’t know you were leaving the show. What a bummer one of my favorite parts and reasons I picked GH back up was the relationship between Blaze and Kristina. What a bad way to end that,” said another.
“Absolutely gutted. I had stopped watching for a while and Blaze and Kristina brought me back,” asked a third.
General Hospital cast
General Hospital has been on air since the early 1960s.
The cast of the iconic soap opera includes:
- Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos)
- Chad Duell (Michael Corinthos)
- Katelyn MacMullen (Willow Corinthos)
- Robert Gossett (Marshall Ashford)
- Josh Swickard (Harrison Chase)
- Gregory Harrison (Gregory Chase)
- Michael Easton (Hamilton Finn)
- Kirsten Storms (Maxie Jones)
- Dominic Zamprogna (Dante Falconeri)
- Kelly Monaco (Samantha McCall)
- Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth Webber-Baldwin)
- Cynthia Watros (Nina Reeves)
- Maura West (Ava Jerome)
Celebrity appearances:
- Demi Moore (1982-1984)
- Meghan Markle (2002)
- Mark Hamil (1972)
- Kristin Davis (1991)
- Eva Longoria (2000)
- George Takei (1985)
- Elizabeth Taylor (1981)
“I’m pissed. Maybe they’ll bring you back,” said another.
“I hate this for you and for the character. I hope they bring you back eventually!” said a fan.
“GH is making casting mistakes that I will never forgive after watching for 50+ years. And letting you go is one of them,” wrote an Instagram user.
“Hope you come back,” wrote one last fan.
ABOUT BLAZE
General Hospital wrote Blaze off the show by making her an opening act for Miguel Morez on his world tour.
Her girlfriend, Kristina, played by Kate Mansi, also just broke up with her.
After joining General Hospital in 2022, she left in April 2023.
Jacqueline then reprised her role in Port Charles in September.
She has also starred in El Camino (2015), The Girl Without Cats (2017), and True Lies (2023).
General Hospital airs weekdays at 3pm on ABC.
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