General Hospital: Anna, Duke and Robin related scoop from TVLine's Michael Ausiello

Here's some scoop on General Hospital from this week's (Posted on 1/21/14) Ask Ausiello column.

Question: I am loving Anna and Duke on General Hospital! Any info on where they are heading storyline-wise? Will they redo their vows? –Me
Ausiello: “Oh, I don’t think so. Not yet,” Finola Hughes responds. Rather, Anna and Duke “are about to be at odds, because he’s gone and taken up with Sonny — and I think Anna will find out pretty soon.” Elsewhere on the daytime sudser, Hughes shares, “A new person is taking over the hospital and it’s really going to shock the town — and I don’t think Anna will happy with it at all.” Meanwhile, Kimberly McCullough’s latest stint as Robin looks like it will only last “maybe a few more weeks,” her TV mom laments.

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Finola Hughes Returns to General Hospital-TVLine

Finola Hughes is returning once more to General Hospital.

The reappearance of international jet-setter Anna Devane is set to take place during February sweeps, TV Guide Magazine reports, and will coincide with the exit of Kimberly McCullough, who plays Hughes’ onscreen daughter, Dr. Robin Scorpio-Drake.

A spokesperson for the ABC soap tells the mag that Anna will be “very involved with Robin and Patrick” during her time back in Port Charles.

While it’s always nice to see a familiar face, Hughes’ return as the doting mother further fuels rumors that Robin — who is HIV-positive and just this week revealed that her treatments are no longer effective — will be killed off the show is tragic fashion. To that, the GH rep would only say, “The writers are still working that out. Everyone is very aware of Robin’s history of living with HIV and wants to do the right thing. I will leave it at that.”

McCullough last month announced plans to exit her longtime GH role to pursue her dream of directing full-time. She is currently slated to depart “as storyline dictates” sometime in early 2012, though obviously no sooner than February.

This article was written by Megan Masters.

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Kimberly McCullough to Exit General Hospital-TVLine

Robin Scorpio is once again saying so long to Port Charles, as the beloved character’s sole portrayer, Kimberly McCullough, has decided to exit her longtime role on General Hospital.

In a statement to Soap Opera Digest, a show spokesperson confirmed the news, revealing that McCullough has chosen to pursue her dream of directing full-time, and as such will depart the ABC soap “as storyline dictates” in early 2012.

“Expect a poignant and must-watch storyline for Robin and Patrick,” added the rep.

McCullough originated the character of GH‘s Robin in 1985, at age 7, and was a steady part of the serial through 1996. After taking time off to appear in primetime projects such as Once and Again, The Stones and Joan of Arcadia, she returned to GH in a regular capacity in October 2005.

During her original GH run, McCullough collected two Emmys, including one for her work in one of the daytime drama’s most lauded storylines, where teenage Robin contracted HIV after having unprotected sex with her boyfriend Stone, who was unknowingly carrying the virus.

Another General Hospital staple, Jonathan Jackson, earlier this month also opted out of his role as Lucky Spencer.

This article was written by Megan Masters.

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