That’s showbiz: Steve Burton is back on “General Hospital.”
Burton was fired in November 2021 from the ABC soap when Disney required all employees to be vaccinated for COVID. He refused, citing his right to be careless and stupid among his fellow castmates and crew. Burton went over to “Days of our Lives” for a year. Yesterday he announced he was leaving that show. (Another actor, Ingo Rademacher, was also fired after he claimed religious reasons for not getting the shot. He sued ABC and lost.)
Tonight, at the end of ABC’s 60th anniversary of “GH” show, Burton appeared in the closing segment. He’d better hope there isn’t another pandemic.
The 60th anniversary show followed the most insipid special in some time — the Golden Bachelor’s free ad supported wedding. I only watched the last half hour and it was like having nails driven through the palms of your hand.
From the “General Hospital” special the main takeaway — other than Burton’s return — was the alarming facelift on pop star Rick Springfield. He could barely speak, his mouth was so tight. Jesse’s Girl would be very shocked.
