But I DO wish I had been a part of the anniversaries. I still have so many fans who come up to me and ask that same question and I just honestly don’t know what the thinking was on the part of ABC – I am sure that it was just an oversight and nothing intentional and I will always hold ABC in the highest regard as it was they who gave me the opportunity to play Heather.

I mean, the character that I created is still on the show – I must have done something right! I honestly feel like I am part of GH’s history and as such it would have meant a lot to me to have been included.

And that is that I was very disappointed and hurt that I was not included in either the 25th or the 50th anniversary celebrations. I sat looking at this question for a long time because I was trying to think of a diplomatic or “politically correct” way to reply but ultimately I just decided to answer it truthfully with what is in my heart. While many former cast members were asked back for the anniversary, you were not for the 25th or the 50th. John was a lovely man who was like a father figure to me and I should have taken his advice because he was right. Steve Hardy for so many years) took me aside and told me I was making a big mistake that I would regret. I remember that right before I left the show John Beradino (who played Dr. Richard was my best friend on the show and we kept each other laughing every day we worked together! He was just a DOLL. Heather was great fun to play, and I loved working with all the cast members of GH but in particular Richard Dean Anderson who played my (eventual) husband Jeff Webber. When I look back, I wish I had NOT quit GH – I had created a character that had a HUGE fan base. Truthfully because I was foolish and young and didn’t appreciate at the time what a great job I had! I had some very bad business advice at the time from my manager who wanted me to leave to do movies or whatever and unfortunately I didn’t trust my own instincts that told me to STAY on GH. I think it is clear that the character I “built” so to speak was enormously popular to the extent that she is still on the show to this day.Ī. I created the template for Heather and I am very proud of the character I had the privilege of creating. As I was the original Heather Webber (originally Heather Grant) I had the pleasure and the privilege of creating WHO Heather was (and is). Of course it is always hindsight that is 20/20 but looking back on my career I enjoyed the role of Heather Webber more than any other role I have played. This is the 50th anniversary week for General Hospital and there are so many loyal fans who remember you as the original Heather Webber. So even though she rarely gives interviews these days, she’s not new at it! I’m happy to share Part 1 of my interview with Georganne with you today. But she was as open and honest as she was during our conversation during which she mentioned that she did her first interview back in 1965 with Tiger Beat magazine – that was the year Cher and the late Sonny Bono hit the top of the music charts with I Got You Babe. I worried that she might not be as candid in her email answers. Georganne and I conducted the interview via email but we first chatted on the phone for about an hour – all off the record – about her days on General Hospital, about Cher, about Chaz, about Twitter, the unreliability of Wikipedia and several other topics. It tells the fascinating story of their mother, 86-year-old Georgia Holt. This left her feeling “disappointed and hurt.”īut she holds out hope that one day soon she will be asked to step into scheming Heather’s shoes again.Īt 61, Georganne is still a stunner and will appear on TV screens again next month with her sister, Cher, and nephew Chaz Bono in the special Dear Mom, Love Cher to air on Lifetime on May 6. Georganne LaPiere, who originated the role of Heather Grant Webber in 1976, tells Greg In Hollywood in a rare interview that she would have loved to have been part of this and previous anniversary celebrations but has never been asked. ABC’s General Hospital has been celebrating its 50th anniversary in recent weeks with many of the show’s former stars back for at least short stints including Genie Francis, Rick Springfield, Jack Wagner, Jacklyn Zeman and even Richard Simmons.

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