Comings and Goings: The Latest Cast Changes As Of March 17

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(From l.) Billy Flynn says good-bye to DAYS as he leaves for Y&R, while Lauralee Bell brings Chris to both B&B and Y&R, and Adrian Anchondo joins GH as Marco.

Who’s Coming

Bold and Beautiful

Lauralee Bell (Christine Blair Williams): Deadline reported that the Y&R star is set for another crossover appearance, with Christine making her way to Los Angeles on April 24, 25 and 28. The last time Chris was seen on B&B was when she and Danny (Michael Damian) landed in L.A. for a leg of his world singing tour and they dropped in to see the Forresters. To find out when the actress returns to her character’s home in Genoa City, see below.

Ros Gentle (Rachel Blake): The Woman in White will be on again this week as she goes up against EJ (Dan Feuerriegel). He knows she can expose him; will he be able to strike a deal to shut her up, or will he look for a more permanent solution, his sister/her daughter Kristen (Stacy Haiduk) being damned?

Tina Huang (Melinda Trask): The former district attorney will loan something important to Ava (Tamara Braun) earlier in the week and in later episodes, she will be staring down trouble in the face when Julie (Susan Seaforth Hayes) spots her with her grandmother’s necklace — the same one that was stolen by Doug III (Peyton Meyer) that he tried to buy back from her. Melinda will certainly have some explaining to do!

Charles Shaughnessy (Shane Donovan): As Digest anounced last week, Marlena (Deidre Hall) and Steve (Stephen Nichols) finally get their meeting with the head of the ISA to learn more about what’s happened to a missing John (Drake Hogestyn).

Adrian Anchondo (Marco): The daytime newcomer’s casting was reported last week and he made his debut on Thursday, March 13. when he got close to Lucas (Van Hansis) during his medical conference in Miami. On Sunday, Eva LaRue (Natalia) gave a big clue to the character’s identity when she posted a picture with the new cast member as well as on-screen daughter Jacqueline Grace Lopez (ex-Blaze) on Instagram, writing. “Mi #GeneralHospital Familia,” along with the hashtag “mykids.”

Finn Carr (Rocco Falconeri): Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) and Lulu’s (Alexa Havins) son appears this week.

Scarlett Fernandez (Charlotte Cassadine): Lulu and Valentin’s (James Patrick Stuart) daughter, who popped up again last week, remains in the storyline mix this week.

P.J. Ochlan (Seymour): Seymour, an accountant, meets with a client this week (a familiar Port Charles face). Ochlan, who got his start as an actor when he was a child, appeared on Guiding Light and Another World as a youngster. He had a major role in the Jodie Foster-directed flick Little Man Tate and has appeared on TV shows like Young Sheldon and Police Academy: The Series.

James Patrick Stuart (Valentin Cassadine): The rogue WSB agent continues to be featured this week when he makes a miscalculation. Does that have anything to do with what is featured in this week’s promo? Also look for Valentin to offer up information to someone.

Lauralee Bell (Christine Blair Williams): Deadline also reported that the actress will be back on the CBS set in April, with episodes set to air in early June. Christine was last seen in Genoa City on January 2, ringing in the new year with Danny (Michael Damian). The site reported that Bell’s time away from the show is due to Damian being busy producing a new film for Netflix.

Christopher Cousins (Alan Laurent): Traci’s (Beth Maitland) fiancé and the man behind the kidnappings of Phyllis (Michelle Stafford) and Sharon (Sharon Case), Alan will be on as will be seen explaining to his lady love why his phone has been blowing up with texts about a security breach at a clinic.

Billy Flynn (TBA): It was announced last week that the Daytime Emmy-nominated actor is leaving Days of Our Lives as Chad to begin playing a new role in Genoa City in the spring. No details have been revealed yet as to how his Y&R character will be connected to the canvas.

 

Who’s Going

Billy Flynn (Chad DiMera): After more than 10 years of playing the DiMera scion, it was announced that the actor is leaving the show and heading to Y&R. Sharing the news about his co-star on his Instagram story, Greg Rikaart (Leo) wrote, “It’s fine. Everything is fine. I’ll be FINE!!😭 I ❤ you @inlikebillyflynn and am very excited for you. And will also miss you and my Chadwick like mad.”

 

Real-Life Status

Party of Five: B&B star Jacqueline MacInnes Wood announced that she is in the third trimester of pregnancy with her fifth child! She and husband Elan Ruspoli are already the proud parents to four boys, Rise (born March 2019), Lenix (born February 2021), Brando (born May 2022) and Valor James (born August 2023).

Industry News

Beyond the Gates has found another home… at least temporarily. BET cable network is airing the show’s first 10 episodes. The encore presentations began with the soap’s series premiere on Monday, March 10 and are currently scheduled for a limited run. Episodes will air Monday through Friday at 8 p.m., two weeks after their original broadcast on CBS, as well as Saturday and Sunday afternoons. The soap premiered on February 24 on CBS and Paramount+…. Jon Lindstrom’s (Joey, Beyond The Gates/Kevin, GH) first novel, Hollywood Hustle, is being adapted into a feature film, according to Deadline. It was acquired by AETH Entertainment, with Lindstrom set to executive produce.

 

Alumni Report

Amanda Seyfried (ex-Joni Stafford, AMC; ex-Lucy Montgomery, As the World Turns) plays a cop and single mother in a new eight-hour series called Long Bright River. The Phiadelphia-set show (which was shot in Brooklyn) premiered on Peacock on March 13…. Lindsay Lohan (ex-Alli Fowler, Another World) re-teams with Jamie Lee Curtis for Freakier Friday, a sequel coming out 22 years after Freaky Friday was released. The film will open on August 8 and co-stars Mark Harmon. If you want to see the trailer, click here….  A second season has been ordered by Netflix for Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black, which stars Daytime Emmy winner Debbi Morgan (ex-Yolanda/Harmony, Y&R; ex-Angie Hubbard, All My Children), Richard Lawson (ex-Lucas Barnes, AMC) and Charles Malik Whitfield (ex-Ben Price, One Life to Live)…. Tichina Arnold (ex-Zena Brown, Ryan’s Hope; ex-Sharla Valentine, AMC) received some good and bad news: Her prime-time series The Neighborhood received a renewal for season 8, which will be the comedy’s final season…. Rory Gibson (Noah Newman, Y&R) has been cast in the new sci-fi drama Fugitive from Asteron with Henry Ian Cusick (Lost) and Dean Cain (Lois & Clark). Several familiar daytime names are also featured in the film in smaller roles. Robert Palmer Watkins (ex-Dillon, GH) plays a gardener, Naomi Matsuda (Li, B&B) plays a character named Mrs. Reynolds, Dan White (ex-Elijah Crowe, GH) plays Steve Caldwell and Felisha Cooper (ex-Sasha, B&B) plays a lab tech…. Miles Gaston Villanueva (ex-Luca, Y&R) has been cast in the final season of Bosch: Legacy. Villanueva enthused on Instagram, “I am HONORED to be part of this show. So very grateful for the opportunity and for the @boschamazon family — they are special beyond words.”

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