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Kirsten Storms Sets General Hospital Return for Feb. 12

Her comeback follows a health‑motivated hiatus that the show accommodated with an offscreen storyline.

Overview

  • A General Hospital representative confirmed to Soap Opera Digest that Storms will reappear as Maxie on Thursday, February 12, 2026.
  • Storms announced she is back at work by sharing a dressing-room selfie and message on Instagram.
  • She has been off the air since August 2025, when Maxie was written into a coma and transferred to a Boston care facility to support the actor’s leave.
  • Storms cited relocating to Tennessee and managing medical concerns—including a 2021 brain procedure and a 2025 aneurysm evaluation—as reasons for stepping away.
  • Her return is slated to reconnect Maxie with ongoing arcs, which Storms previously teased as "kind of incredible" without revealing specifics.