For years on General Hospital, Britt and Lucas mostly interacted like two people one bad mood away from hurling medical equipment at each other across the hospital. Somewhere between Sidwell, Cullum, dead boyfriends, secret medications, and enough emotional damage to fill the Metro Court pool, though, something shifted. As they’ve been working together to take down the bad guys, the two have shared emotional exhaustion and have moved from reluctant allies to making each other laugh in a dire situation. Kelly Thiebaud recently opened up about this new facet of Britt and Lucas’ relationship.
Key Takeaways
- Kelly Thiebaud said she and Van Hansis bonded almost immediately behind the scenes.
- She revealed the two often struggle not to laugh during serious scenes together.
- Britt and Lucas have evolved from enemies into one of GH’s closest unexpected friendships.
- Thiebaud said viewers seem to love Britt and Lucas’ messy “hate each other but still click” dynamic.
- Thiebaud said she is excited that Britt and Lucas are becoming “besties.”
Unexpected Chemistry Behind the Scenes
Speaking to Soap Opera Digest, Thiebaud did not exactly hide how much she enjoys working with Hansis. “Van is just amazing,” she said. “I loved him right out of the gate.” Apparently, their first scenes together involved a mountain of intimidating medical dialogue, which could have gone horribly wrong very quickly if either of them panicked halfway through the terminology. Instead, Hansis cracked a joke during rehearsal and Thiebaud immediately thought, “Oh, I like this guy, he’s funny!”
From there, things escalated into full friendship territory. Thiebaud explained that they started hanging out outside the show and quickly became close off-screen, too. Which honestly tracks, considering Britt and Lucas now spend half their scenes looking like exhausted co-conspirators trapped inside the world’s worst hostage situation together.
That chemistry apparently creates one recurring problem on set. “We giggle a lot,” Thiebaud admitted. “We have to remind ourselves, ‘This is a serious scene we’re doing! The stakes are high, we can’t be giggling!’ ” Which is objectively funny considering their current storyline involves murder, blackmail, Huntington’s medication, and world-threatening weapons.
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Thiebaud also made it clear that she genuinely loves where the characters are emotionally heading. “I’m really excited that Britt and Lucas are going in the direction of becoming besties, too!” she said. “That makes me really happy.” The funny part is that the friendship works precisely because the characters still openly acknowledge they annoy each other.
According to Thiebaud, viewers seem to be responding to that push-and-pull dynamic, too. She described Britt and Lucas as two people who “hate each other” yet somehow cannot stop themselves from liking each other anyway. That tension gives the relationship a messy, natural energy that feels very different from the show’s more polished friendships.
And honestly, the timing makes sense. Lucas lost Marco (Adrian Anchondo). Britt is trapped working for Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) just to survive. They are carrying secrets together now, and those shared experiences started bonding them, whether either character planned for it or not. As Thiebaud put it, “They have gone through some pretty heavy experiences together. It’s really bonded them together.” Which is soap-opera language for: congratulations, these two are emotionally attached now, and Brad (Parry Shen) is probably going to need several aspirin.
