General Hospital Preemption Delays Rena Sofer’s Anticipated Return
Lois Cerullo’s anticipated Port Charles comeback has been hit with a delay.
Tuesday’s General Hospital — featuring the return of Rena Sofer after a nearly three-decade absence — was preempted nationwide due to breaking news coverage of President Biden’s address to the nation regarding Hamas’ attack on Israel. As a result, Sofer’s first episode back will be broadcast on Wednesday. (A GH rerun aired on Tuesday instead.)
More from TVLine
Bachelor in Paradise Cliffhanger: [Spoiler] Can't Poop, May Have to Leave
The Golden Bachelor Recap: Did Gerry's Perfect Match Just Walk Out the Door?
TVLine Items: Emma Stone in Curse Trailer, Candy Cane Lane Teaser and More
“Lois is probably one of the top three characters I’ve ever played in 37 years of being an actress,” Sofer recently enthused to Soap Opera Digest. “So to be able to go back [to GH] was unreal.”
Last week, TVLine offered an exclusive first look at Sofer’s reappearance as Lois (you can watch it here). In the scene, the character’s return catches both daughter Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and ex mother-in-law-from-hell Tracy (Jane Elliott) by complete surprise.
After getting hit with a mini-barrage of insults from Tracy, Lois explains that she high-tailed it out of Bensonhurst as soon as she heard the news that her beloved “Brookie” had been fired from her high-profile gig at Deception Cosmetics. Brook Lynn wastes no time letting her mom know that the evil mastermind who sent the pink-slip ball rolling was none other than, yep, her wicked grandmother (aka Tracy).
Lois’ return comes as ex-husband Ned (played by Sofer’s real-life ex-hubby Wally Kurth) deals with a bout of amnesia. He’s convinced that he’s Eddie Maine, his rock-star alter ego from the ’90s. Ned’s current wife, Olivia — who was initially devastated about ‘losing’ Ned — has now found herself falling for Eddie.
As longtime GH fans will recall, Lois initially took a liking to Eddie, unaware of his true identity. The pair wed in 1995, but the honeymoon phase ended once Lois found out that Ned was also married to Mary Beth Evans’ Katherine Bell. (Ned eventually won back (and remarried) Lois, but the on-again/off-again couple divorced a second time when Ned chose his family (and their fortune) over her.
Afterward, Lois skipped town and gave birth to their daughter, Brook Lynn.
Lois resurfaced seven years later, when she was played by Lesli Kay. The character was last seen in 2005.
Best of TVLine
Summer TV Calendar: Your Guide to 85+ Season and Series Premieres
Yellowjackets Mysteries: An Up-to-Date List of the Showtime Series' Biggest Questions (and Answers?)
Get more from TVLine.com: Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Newsletter
