Overview

• LaRue’s final Natalia Ramirez episode airs this week, concluding with an on-screen mix of pills and alcohol that signaled her departure.
• Natalia debuted in February 2024 as Blaze’s disapproving mother, a role originally slated to last only a few months.
• Producers expanded LaRue’s stint in response to her strong on-set chemistry and performance.
• Efforts to redeem Natalia through a romance with Sonny Corinthos collapsed under sustained viewer hostility.
• LaRue, best known for All My Children and CSI: Miami, said she valued the experience despite playing a character that fans largely rejected.