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GH’s Curtis Ashford May Be Slipping Into Ridge Forrester Territory

Curtis Ashford is repeating his old patterns so quickly, he’s starting to feel like Port Charles’ answer to Ridge Forrester.

The Bold and the Beautiful's Ridge with General Hospital's Curtis.Image Credit: JPI Studios / ABC General Hospital’s Curtis is slipping into full Ridge Forrester mode as he pivots back toward Jordan while Portia’s life detonates.
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Curtis and Portia are circling the drain again on General Hospital, and at this point, you almost want to hand them a punch card to keep track of their divorces. Their marriage hasn’t just cracked; it’s buckled. And Curtis didn’t waste time telling Marshall the part he left out of the vows: he wants Jordan back. Watching him pivot felt familiar in the worst way, like déjà vu with a haircut change. It’s the same dizzying loop Ridge Forrester’s been running on The Bold and the Beautiful for decades — torn between Taylor one minute, wedding Brooke the next morning, and getting re-engaged before you can blink. GH may be quietly steering Curtis into its own version of that legacy pendulum.

Key Takeaways

  • Curtis is sliding back into old patterns, inching toward Jordan while Portia’s world is about to explode.
  • His romantic flip-flops now mirror Ridge Forrester’s legendary love-triangle loop on B&B.
  • Portia’s pregnancy and Trina’s fury make this triangle far messier than Curtis seems willing to admit.
  • GH appears to be positioning Curtis as its own long-running “legacy pendulum” leading man.
  • Unlike Ridge, Curtis may learn the hard way that neither woman is waiting around this time.

Curtis Has Become His Own Love-Triangle Franchise

Curtis (Donnell Turner) used to feel grounded — a man who’d survived addiction, rebuilt his life, and found the love he fought for. But somewhere along the way, his expectations got cartoonishly high. He divorced Jordan (Tanisha Harper) because she kept police-commissioner-level secrets, the kind you’d hope an officer of the law would actually keep. Then he pivoted to Portia (Brook Kerr) and nearly left her when she admitted Trina (Tabyana Ali) could be his daughter. Forgivable? Sure. Dramatic? Absolutely. But now he’s pulling the whole parachute again and floating back toward Jordan like nothing ever happened.

There’s a rigidity to Curtis that’s almost ironic. He preaches honesty while making his own choices in the shadows. Just this week, he told Marshall (Robert Gossett) he wanted Jordan back — moments after agreeing not to tell anyone about Portia’s pregnancy. Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye), meet your Port Charles twin. The man can’t walk a straight romantic line to save his life.

Jordan, for her part, has spent months being blamed for every tremor in Curtis and Portia’s marriage, even when she wasn’t holding the fault line. And now she’s the lighthouse he’s drifting back toward, even though the coast is anything but clear. Portia’s pregnancy complicates everything, and Trina’s fury has only shoved the door halfway closed again.

Ridge’s Whiplash Love Life Looks a Lot Like Curtis’ Right Now

Over on B&B, Ridge just pulled one of the fastest flip-flops in soap history — dumping Taylor (Rebecca Budig), running straight to Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang), and getting engaged before Taylor could pack a carry-on. One minute it’s destiny with Taylor, mending her ‘broken heart syndrome,’ the next it’s “you’re my forever Logan” to Brooke with a ring pulled from the jewelry line. Classic Ridge: heartfelt declarations with an expiration date of… whenever the next woman sighs in his direction.

That’s the danger sign flashing over Curtis now. He’s starting to move like Ridge — impulsive, nostalgic, overly confident that whichever woman he chooses will still be standing when he boomerangs back. But Portia’s not built like Brooke, who always leaves a porch light on. And Jordan is no Taylor, who forgives until she folds.

Add Trina to the equation — fiercely protective, zero hesitation, and armed with her own moral compass — and Curtis may have finally met the variable Ridge never really had: a daughter figure willing to block the doorway before the triangle even finishes forming.At this rate, Curtis isn’t just slipping into Ridge territory. He’s laying down new pavement. If he isn’t careful, he may discover the one thing Ridge never had to worry about: both women walking away before he makes up his mind.

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