Lois has once again packed her big Bensonhurst heart and headed out of Port Charles — this time with a plane ticket to Seoul in hand. She shared an emotional goodbye with Brook Lynn and revealed that she’s officially joining Blaze on tour as her manager, with her first stop being South Korea. As far as exits go, this one came with a clear message: the door isn’t locked, it’s cracked wide open. And in a new interview, Rena Sofer made it clear she’s not ruling anything out.
Key Takeaways
- Lois leaves Port Charles to manage Blaze’s tour, with Seoul as her first stop.
- Rena Sofer reflected on her two-year return to GH and the powerful Gio storyline.
- Sofer called stepping back into Lois’ shoes a gift and expressed gratitude to the cast and crew.
- She teased that Lois’ story isn’t over, hinting that Bensonhurst is just a call away.
Playing Lois Is a Gift
Sofer talked to Soap Opera Digest and reflected on her two-year return to GH. She left the show nearly 30 years ago, and in between her visits to Port Charles, she played Quinn on The Bold and the Beautiful for a decade. Reprising the role wasn’t just about picking up where she left off; it was about reconnecting with her past.
“I loved stepping back into Lois’ shoes (and nails!) two years ago, along with the chance to play the amazing story of Gio’s (Giovanni Mazza) birth and all the secrets Lois was keeping,” Sofer told the outlet. That arc — which unraveled decades of family secrets between Lois and Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) — gave her a meaty story that felt worthy of a character who helped define an era of GH.
She also made a point of acknowledging the people who made it easy to return. Sofer expressed deep gratitude to the show’s executive producer Frank Valentini, and the writers for embracing her while she and her husband made their long-planned move to upstate New York. It was a practical chapter for her personally, but creatively, it was clearly one she cherished.
Don’t Panic
If fans were worried this goodbye would be permanent, Sofer’s not feeding the panic. In fact, she teased the opposite. “You never know when Lois will return…Bensonhurst is only a phone call away!” she said with that signature spark that made Lois unforgettable in the first place.
This wasn’t a tear-soaked, tied-up-with-a-bow kind of exit. It was a “don’t get too comfortable” kind of exit. Lois is jetting off to Seoul, not vanishing into soap-opera limbo. And Sofer knows exactly what that means — both for the fans and for her future on the show.
If history’s taught us anything, it’s that Lois is a boomerang. She might be gone for now, but the next time Brook Lynn needs her mom — or Port Charles needs a little Brooklyn-born chaos — she’ll be back before you can say “Bensonhurst.” (Take a moment to reminisce about Lois’ green tracksuit fondly.)
