‘General Hospital’ Cast News: ‘All My Children’ Alum Rebecca Budig Joins Soap, Find Out Details About Her ‘Killer’ Role Here [PHOTO]
The numbers of people running around the fictional town of Port Charles on General Hospital will be getting even bigger as a familiar soap face prepares to join the cast.
Rebecca Budig, who previously portrayed Greenlee Smythe on All My Children, is officially joining the cast of GH, something head writers Frank Valentini and Ron Carlivati announced via Twitter on Feb. 10.
The writers played the announcement like a game, teasing fans about a casting announcement and discussing their plans for a character they announced would be 'killer'-before formally revealing that the new character would be portrayed by Budig.
So @valentinifrank, the #GH fans told me you promised them some kind of casting announcement?
— Ron Carlivati (@carlivatiron) February 10, 2015
"So @valentinifrank, the #GH fans told me you promised them some kind of casting announcement?" Carlivati tweeted.
.@carlivatiron yeah it's fan February so I thought it'd be fun to share with the fans — Frank Valentini (@valentinifrank) February 10, 2015
"Yeah, it's fan February so I thought it'd be fun to share with fans," Valentini responded.
.@valentinifrank Okay, is this for that new character we've been working on? #GH
— Ron Carlivati (@carlivatiron) February 10, 2015
"Okay, is this for that new character we've been working on?" Carlivati asked.
.@carlivatiron Yes I have a great idea! — Frank Valentini (@valentinifrank) February 10, 2015
"Yes I have a great idea!" Valentini wrote.
.@valentinifrank You didn't forget that it's a woman, right? #GH
— Ron Carlivati (@carlivatiron) February 10, 2015
"You didn't forget that it's a woman right?" Carlivati asked.
.@carlivatiron No Sir, I did not forget!! I've got someone really terrific in mind #GH — Frank Valentini (@valentinifrank) February 10, 2015
"No sir, I did not forget! I've got someone really terrific in mind," Valentini said.
.@valentinifrank Okay, but this character is a real spitfire. Do you think she can handle it? #GH
— Ron Carlivati (@carlivatiron) February 10, 2015
"Okay, but this character is a real spitifire. Do you think she can handle it?" Carlivati continued.
.@carlivatiron Oh, My friend, she's up to the challenge#GH — Frank Valentini (@valentinifrank) February 10, 2015
"Oh, My friend, she's up to the challenge," Valentini said.
.@valentinifrank Okay, we better tell the fans before they kill us. #GH
— Ron Carlivati (@carlivatiron) February 10, 2015
"Okay, we better tell the fans before they kill us," Carlivati commented.
.@carlivatiron You're right. Oh Shoot I forgot to ask her. #GH — Frank Valentini (@valentinifrank) February 10, 2015
"You're right. Oh shoot I forgot to ask her," Valentini teased.
.@valentinifrank Well, ask her now, you idiot! Is she on Twitter? #GH
— Ron Carlivati (@carlivatiron) February 10, 2015
"Well, ask her now, you idiot! Is she on twitter?" Carlivati said.
.@carlivatiron Who isn't ?? #GH — Frank Valentini (@valentinifrank) February 10, 2015
"Who isn't?" Valentini asked.
.@valentinifrank Billy Miller. But that's another story. JUST ASK HER NOW! #GH
— Ron Carlivati (@carlivatiron) February 10, 2015
"Billy Miller. But that's another story. JUST ASK HER NOW!" Carlivati said.
.@carlivatiron Okay Okay. Hey @RebeccaBudig wanna join the cast of GH in a new Killer Role?? #GH — Frank Valentini (@valentinifrank) February 10, 2015
"Okay Okay. Hey @RebeccaBudig wanna join the cast of GH in a new Killer Role?" Valentini tweeted.
Budig then joined the conversation with the two writers, adding to the joke and asking if a fellow cast member could do her hair.
@valentinifrank @carlivatiron What???!!! Only if Billy Miller will do my hair. Like Elizabeth Taylor's. Wait. He's not on twitter. YES!
— Rebecca Budig (@RebeccaBudig) February 10, 2015
"What???!!! Only if Billy Miller will do my hair. Like Elizabeth Taylor's Wait. He's not on twitter. YES!" she wrote.
.@RebeccaBudig @valentinifrank Excellent! Frank, can you call Billy and ask him about the hair thing? #GH — Ron Carlivati (@carlivatiron) February 10, 2015
"Excellent! Frank, can you call Billy and ask him about the hair thing?" Carlivati then tweeted.
Not much else has been revealed about Budig's role, and it is unclear when fans will see her on screen.
