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General Hospital Comings and Goings: A Familiar Face Returns In A Brand-New Role

By Janet Di Lauro
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Who’s coming and who’s going from General Hospital (GH)?

Are any favorite performers from yesteryear returning to the daytime drama, this week, or in the near future?

Have any new actors or actresses been cast on the show in contract, recurring or day player roles? Are any well remembered or beloved stars from other soaps, past or present, about to join the General Hospital fold in surprise new parts?

Here’s the latest casting news from the ABC soap.

The week of March 19, 2018
Celesta DeAstis is playing Francesca, the new General Hospital nurse who recently caught Michael’s (Chad Duell) eye.

Eagle-eyed fans may have recognized the actress from her last appearance on the show as a the Metro Court bartender and adult Avery, during the stand-alone “All About Ava” (Maura West) episode, which aired in January.

The daytime newcomer’s credits include primetime guest spots, including a recurring role as Mitzi on The Goldbergs (2017) and as Stella Roa on How to Get Away With Murder (2017-2018).

Parry Shen is back for two more shows as Brad Cooper. He airs on Monday, March 19 and Friday, March 23

General Hospital (GH) airs weekdays on ABC. Check your local listings for air times.

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Janet Di Lauro
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Janet Di Lauro is a contributing editor at Soap Opera Digest and a writer at Cynopsis.com and Soap Hub.com.
She has been writing about daytime and primetime television for over 30 years.
Prior to her current gigs, Janet ran ThoughtCo.com’s Days of our Lives website. She has built a career in daytime television coverage that has spanned over 30 years and includes a stint as the West Coast editor of Soap Opera Weekly magazine from the publication’s debut in 1989 through 2010. In addition, she was the features editor of Daytime TV magazine and editor of Soap Opera Stars magazine during her publishing years working in New York.
Based in California, Janet has interviewed daytime’s biggest stars, past and present, from Peter Reckell and Kristian Alfonso (Bo and Hope, Days of Our Lives”) to Susan Lucci (Erica Kane, All My Children) to Maurice Benard (Sonny, General Hospital) to Peter Bergman (Jack, The Young and the Restless). In addition to her daytime work, she served as a contributing editor on the tween publication Pixie and was a feature editor on Reality Check magazine.

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