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HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, TROUBLE ALL YEAR ROUND! GH’s Bluesy Burke Isn’t Done With Charlotte Cassadine After All…Just For Now
Bluesy Burke is off to college, but GH is keeping the door open for Charlotte Cassadine to come home over school breaks and the holidays.
BLUESY BURKE’S CHARLOTTE WILL BE BACK FOR THE HOLIDAYS
TL;DR: Bluesy Burke won’t be a regular in Port Charles anymore as she heads off to college, but the show isn’t saying goodbye to Charlotte Cassadine. GH boss Frank Valentini confirmed to Soap Opera Digest that she’ll swing back into town over the holidays and her school breaks.
Port Charles Hasn’t Seen the Last of Her
GH shipped Charlotte Cassadine off to a Maine boarding school on September 28, but Bluesy Burke is far from finished with Port Charles’ favorite pint-sized schemer. Valentini made it clear the actress is still family, and Charlotte will pop back in whenever the college calendar allows.
The real-life reason is sweet. Bluesy Burke is heading out of state for college, and she admitted she seriously weighed putting school on hold to keep playing Charlotte. Valentini wouldn’t hear of it, urged her to go, and promised the role would be waiting. By her last day on set, he was already asking when she could fit in another visit.
What kind of trouble should Charlotte stir up on her first trip home? Email your theories to amber@soapoperamagazine.com. We want the juiciest ones.
Life Without Port Charles’ Favorite Little Baddie
Charlotte’s exit leaves a Cassadine-shaped hole. Danny Morgan loses the best friend who had his back when Drew Cainkept him from his sister, Scout, even if her idea of help was a blackmail stunt in Drew’s SUV. Her brother Rocco Falconeri helped blow that plan to pieces, and she let him have it, so their next reunion could be frosty.
Then there are the grown-ups. Valentin Cassadine is drowning in guilt over raising a daughter who thinks rules are optional, while Lulu Spencer finally won the argument she’d been having with him about Charlotte’s reckless streak. And Carly Spencer, who saw plenty of her younger self in the girl, loses a kindred spirit.
Save Her a Seat at the Holiday Table
Drew may be sleeping easier with Charlotte out of town, but every school break is now a possible ambush. Whenever Bluesy Burke is back on set, Charlotte will be walking into a Port Charles that kept spinning without her, and a Cassadine never comes home quietly. Here’s to Bluesy Burke on her next chapter, and to Charlotte’s inevitable return.
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