General Hospital will air a two-part tribute for longtime character Bobbie Spencer subsequent week. Spencer’s character was originated by the late Jacklyn Zeman, who handed away in 2023 after a battle with most cancers.
The episodes, which can air on Jan. 10 and Jan. 11, will present the solid grappling with the aftermath of Spencer’s surprising demise at her memorial service. According to episodes summaries from ABC, Carly (Laura Wright) will “reckon together with her household’s previous and shut her mom’s unfinished enterprise” and dedicate a “beautiful tribute” to her mom.
Speaking to People, Wright stated “the complete solid was there” to shoot Spencer’s memorial episode.
“And it wasn’t only for Bobbie; it was for Jackie as properly,” Wright stated. “I imply, strolling on set and seeing her photograph, seeing all of the pamphlets of like if you come to a memorial or a celebration of life, the pamphlet talking in regards to the particular person and who’s going to talk, it was bittersweet. It was about Jackie and everybody was so current. … It was like we as a solid bought to essentially say goodbye.”
Zeman starred in over a thousand episodes of General Hospital since she bought her begin in 1977. She was nominated for 4 Daytime Emmys throughout her run on the ABC sequence. She took a break in 2010, however quickly returned to reprise her function in 2013.
She handed away in May 2023 on the age of 70.
General Hospital govt producer Frank Valentini introduced her demise in a assertion. “Just like her character, the legendary Bobbie Spencer, she was a vivid mild and true skilled that introduced a lot constructive vitality together with her to work,” he stated.
Kristen Storms, Rebecca Herbst, and Kin Shriner are amongst these anticipated to seem within the tribute episodes.
General Hospital airs on weekdays on ABC. Check your native listings.
