Biggest Soap Opera Headlines of the Week: Legacy Stars Ready Comebacks, 'General Hospital' Alum Shares Engagement News, an Actor Apologizes to Their Fans for a Wild Reason & More

It’s been another action-packed week for soap opera fans, and we pulled together all of the must-see headlines!

There are constantly cast shakeups happening at ABC’s General Hospital and we have the latest updates for you!

General Hospital fans are going to be devastated to learn that Nicholas Alexander Chavez is not coming back to the long-running soap opera series.

Two actors who left General Hospital years ago are opening up about what led to their exits from the long-running soap opera series.

Prolific soap opera writer and actress Meg Bennett has sadly passed away.

Meg Bennett has sadly died.

Despite being released during the pandemic in 2021, “Spider-Man: Now Way Home” became the most successful ‘Spider-Man’ installment of all time at the box office, earning a whopping $1.9 billion for Sony Pictures. So, putting “Spider-Man 4” into production is clearly one of the studio’s biggest priorities, along with getting Tom Holland,  Zendaya, and Jacob Batalon back into their key roles.

There’s always something going on in the soap opera fandom, and this week was no exception!

It’s official – The Gates is coming to CBS!

Joe Otterson TV Reporter CBS has ordered the daytime soap opera “The Gates” to series, Variety has learned. The series was first reported to be in development in March. It was developed under CBS Studios’ content partnership with the NAACP.

Wordle took the world by storm in early 2022 when it became a huge hit game.

If really love soap operas, then you know that there is always something happening within the fandom.

Deadline’s Contenders Television: Los Angeles, a veritable smörgåsbord of awards-worthy TV for your Emmy voting perusal, kicks off its two-day run Saturday morning at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles. The livestream begins at 9:35 a.m. PT for both today and Sunday’s showcases.

The largest facility for a rapidly growing new form of tennis in the north of England has been approved by Trafford council. The green light for the 1.5-acre site will kickstart the expansion of The Padel Club in TraffordCity, the retail, leisure, and commercial destination.

Emmerdale star Lisa Riley has prompted a demand from soap fans after sharing a look at her reunion with her former co-star in a '27 year' update. The actress took to social media to reveal she'd been enjoying some time away from the famous fictional Yorkshire village with someone who used to frequent the area.

Love stories on all of our favorite soap operas are usually riddled with drama, and they certainly aren’t all built to last.

Lots of actors get their starts on soap operas and we’re taking a look at all of the famous actors who appeared on General Hospital before getting their big breaks elsewhere.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Kurt Sutter‘s upcoming western series “The Abandons” is rounding out its cast. Variety has learned exclusively that Ryan Hurst, Michael Greyeyes, Michiel Huisman, and Toby Hemingway have all joined the Netflix series in recurring roles. Exact character details are being kept under wraps.

Coleen Nolan has announced that her daughter, Ciara Fensom, is now engaged.The Loose Women panelist confirmed on Instagram that her future son-in-law, Max, had asked Ciara to marry him. In a statement, the doting mum wrote: "Well, what can I say... I’m so, so delighted that @maxxinnes has asked my beautiful girl @ciarafensome to marry him.

David Lautman is engaged to Megan Li Wang and their proposal video is going viral on social media!