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to a press release from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office.The actress, who played Terry Brock in the long-running soap opera, was declared dead at 4:08 a.m.The coroner’s office identified Bernard using her fingerprints following a call to police for a death investigation, according to TMZ.An autopsy was scheduled to be performed on Wednesday but toxicology results could take weeks, the outlet reported.Foul play is not suspected in her death.Bernard was born on May 26, 1959 in Gladewater, Texas before she started an acting career, appearing in several small TV roles including on “Diva,” “Simon & Simon” and “Betty Blue.”In 1984, she was cast on “General Hospital” as Terry Brock, aka Terry O’Connor, where she held the role for 145 episodes until she departed from the show in 1990.Other projects Bernard worked on included appearances on “Whiz Kids,” “The Facts of Life,” “Tour of Duty” and “Kings for a Day.”Bernard starred as a psychologist in “Voices from High School” in 2002, which would come to be her final credited role, and has since remained out of the Hollywood spotlight.

Kelly Ripa‘s secret wedding to Mark Consuelos in 1996 was exposed by none other than Wendy Williams.The “All My Children” stars managed to keep their relationship a secret from their co-stars for three months before the news finally broke. “Our secret wedding, discovered by none other than Wendy Williams.

death was revealed Friday.According to documents from the San Diego Medical Examiner obtained by TMZ, Christopher’s cause of death is listed as positional asphyxia due to acute alcohol intoxication.This essentially means the soap star suffocated to death because of the way he was positioned and alcohol played a part in that. His death was accidental, the docs reportedly state. Coronary artery atherosclerosis is also listed as a contributing condition.

Instagram post on Saturday, writing, “There’s barely been even a day in my life when you were not with me by my side.”She continued, “Always my wingman always my best friend ready to face anything and anyone w me the bears will never be the same but I will hold you so tight every day in my heart you gorgeous loving amazing fierce human being missing you every second of every day forever there will never be another.”His cause of death has not been publicly identified.A rep for Gail could not be immediately reached by The Post. We have contacted reps for ABC for comment.

released by TMZ determined that the “All My Children” star, who was found dead on Saturday, reportedly died by suicide in his Del Mar, California home. His fiancé Paige Press later discovered his body. The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office told the outlet that Musser died due to a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the chest.

three years after leaving the ABC soap over COVID vaccine mandates.The Big Burton Reveal came at the end of ABC’s special, “General Hospital: 60 Years of Stars & Storytelling,” which aired Thursday, Jan. 4 after the live telecast of “The Golden Bachelor” wedding.As dramatic music played, and with “GH” co-stars Kelly Monaco and Lauren Wright on either side, Burton opened a door and walked through.He appeared on-screen with these words: “Happy Anniversary, ‘General Hospital.’ Stay tuned — big things coming to Port Charles.”Burton, who’s spent the past year as Harris Michaels on NBC’s “Days of Our Lives,” has played Jason Morgan on “GH” several times — from 1991 to 2012 and again from 2017 through 2021, when he left the show right after Jason married Carly (Laura Wright).At the time, he posed a prescient video to his Instagram account in which he said he wanted his fans “to hear it from me personally … Unfortunately, ‘General Hospital’ has let me go because of the vaccine mandate” and alluded to one day returning to the soap.“I’ll always be grateful for my time on ‘General Hospital.’ I love it there, I grew up there.

days are numbered. Popular soap opera star Steve Burton confirmed Wednesday that he will be leaving the long-running show “Days of Our Lives” nearly one year after returning to the melodrama. “Wow! Well, I just shot my final scenes here on ‘Days of Our Lives’ and I just want to say, thank you so much to the cast [and] to the crew.

Us Weekly, the duo settled their divorce this month. Steve, 53, and Sheree, 45, are splitting legal and physical custody of the kids Makena, 19, Jack, 17, and Brooklyn, 9, as they agreed to in previous court filings. Since the divorce is uncontested, Sheree reportedly asked the court to terminate forever spousal support to both parties.The Post has contacted a rep for Steve for comment.

Soap Opera Digest reported that Paggi would appear on the Dec. 27 episode, so it’s unclear how long Storms will be away from the ABC daytime warhorse, according to multiple reports.An insider told The Post that Storms will be out “just for a couple of days.”This is not the first time that Storms has been replaced on “GH.”Maxie was temporarily recast in 2011, with Jen Lilley playing the part until Storms returned to “GH” the following year, according to Deadline.The actress also took several leaves-of-absences from “GH” in 2016, 2017 and 2018, each of varying amounts of time, from several days to several months.On those occasions, Storms was replaced by USA Network’s “Queen of the South” star Molly Burnett.Storms also missed time on “GH” in 2021 after undergoing brain surgery; Maxie was not recast and her absence was explained by her leaving Port Charles with her baby to go to Texas, according to Entertainment Weekly.Storms has starred on “General Hospital” since 2005.She also played Isabella “Belle” Black on “Days of Our Lives” from 1999 to 2004.In April 2022, Storms revealed she had bipolar disorder to “GH” co-star Maurice Benard on his video podcast, State of Mind.“I experience anxiety frequently.

“Entertainment Tonight.”“That word is a dirty word to me,” she joked about the jaw-dropping phrase “retirement.”“I’d love going back to Broadway. I loved doing ‘Annie Get Your Gun,’ and I’ve been offered other [stage productions] but it just hasn’t been the right thing,” she continued. The “Devious Maids” actress also gave the outlet her tips for staying healthy and fit at her age.

to Variety. She passed away in her Chicago home.

told media outlets.“I had the pleasure of spending a lot of time with him in his last years, as he had no immediate family,” Garland said in a statement to Entertainment Weekly. “We spent much time outdoors, where Jack loved to sketch, read news articles, and recite Shakespearean sonnets.” Born on Jan.

Peter Bergman — is up for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.Do the math: That means he has basically been nominated for half of the awards since they first took place on May 21, 1974.“I never thought of it that way,” Bergman, 70, told The Post. “That is pretty crazy.”That ridiculous stat has made the actor — who has played Abbott family patriarch Jack Abbott on “Y&R” since 1989 — the Meryl Streep of the Daytime Emmys. In fact, he has her 21 Oscar nominations beat by three.“A couple of years ago, she and I were kind of neck and neck,” he said.

“The Young and the Restless” was honored for outstanding writing team.Kelly Clarkson earned her third consecutive trophy for a daytime talk series and won as daytime talk host. The singer, who didn’t attend, moved her syndicated show from Los Angeles to New York this year.“It’s a pleasure to work with her.

Peter Bergman has grown to have a second set of kin.“Those people get a very special place in my heart,” Bergman, who is up for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for the 24th time at the 50th Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday — which will broadcast on CBS and stream on Paramount+ live at 9 p.m. ET.So the three-time Daytime Emmy winner took it hard, right along with the rest of the “Y&R” cast, when Billy Miller — who played Jack Abbott’s younger half-brother, Billy Abbott, from 2008 to 2014, died by suicide at 43 in September after years of battling bipolar depression.“It is absolutely heartbreaking,” Bergman, 70, told The Post.

“One Life to Live” actress Ellen Holly, who became the first Black person to star on a soap opera, has died. She was 92.Her publicist, Cheryl L.

who died in September by suicide.According to the Travis County Medical Examiner’s coroner’s report, the actor, who was 43, was found dead in the bathtub of his Austin,Texas, home by paramedics, Radar reported.The “Young and the Restless” actor, who suffered from bipolar disorder, died on Sept. 15, 2023 — two days before his 44th birthday.“According to reports, this 43-year-old man with a history of bipolar disorder and depression was found deceased in the bathtub of his residence with an apparent gunshot wound to the head,” the document read.“Multiple letters indicating suicidal intent and instructions for others were found at the scene.

found the late actor dead at home after failing to hear from him. Sources within San Diego law enforcement told TMZ that officers responded to a 911 call from Christopher’s apartment around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

Tyler Christopher’s death continues to be mourned by his loved ones — including ex-fianceé, Vanessa Marcil. The actress paid tribute to the fellow soap actor after he died Tuesday at 50.Marcil — who also appeared on “GH” over the years — shared multiple throwback photos of Christopher on her Instagram Stories. “Ugh, another loss! Waaaay too young,” she captioned one snapshot.“Rest in peace bubs,” she wrote on one photo of the two hugging.

his shocking death Tuesday at the age of 50. “Another great day of events organized by @iamnikkidubu, Veronica, and @thecalibxexperience,” the “General Hospital” alum captioned an Oct. 3 post alongside friends and fans at an event hosted by CaliBx Experience.

. He was 50.His “GH” co-star Maurice Benard confirmed his death Tuesday on Instagram. “It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Tyler Christopher,” Benard wrote.