Five Things That Happened April 9 In Soap History

In 1996 on General Hospital, Jasper "Jax" Jacks and Brenda Barrett (Vanessa Marcil) shared their first kiss after a Beverly Hills shopping spree. At the time, she was nursing a broken heart, as Sonny Corinthos had recently married Lily Rivera. Within months, Jax and Brenda had eloped (at the exact same moment that a pregnant Lily was killed in a car bomb meant for Sonny), although they discovered on the day they were set to exchange vows in a more traditional ceremony that the union was not valid, because Jax's presumed-dead first wife, Miranda, was still alive.

In 2001, Ryan Lavery (Cameron Mathison) and Gillian Andrassy (Esta TerBlanche) remarried on All My Children. For the occasion, Hungarian princess Gillian donned her grandmother Eugenia's heirloom gown. The dress was created by Costume Designer Richard Schurkamp and was constructed from a layer of pale pink and ivory silk charmeuse, topped by embroidered and beaded ivory lace and a layer of ivory netting that was also embellished with beads and embroidery. She wore a diamond-encrusted tiara as well as a jeweled necklace and earrings set that were on loan from celebrity jeweler Fred Leighton.

In 2004, Deidre Hall (Marlena Evans) took on the role of Hattie Adams (pictured with Drake Hogestyn as John Black) for the first time. The role had previously been played by Hall's real-life twin, Andrea Hall. “I love Hattie,” Hall beamed in a 2024 interview with Soap Opera Digest. “I love playing her because it’s such a break from — I’m trying to search for the right words — the appropriate, competent, predictable part of Marlena gets flung aside, and here comes Hattie. So I get to do all the things that I would never ever consider doing as Marlena because they would be too disturbing.”

In 2012 on Young and Restless, Chelsea Lawson (Melissa Claire Egan) gave birth to her son Johnny, whose biological father is Billy Abbott. At the time, Chelsea was bunking at the home that Billy shared with Victoria until the baby arrived. Late in her pregnancy, Chelsea got into a heated argument with Victoria and stormed out. A worried Adam (Michael Muhney) tracked her down at Lake Concord, but by the time he arrived, Chelsea was floundering in the freezing water after falling through the ice. Adam managed to fish her out, but Chelsea started having contractions. He carried her to a nearby cottage, but was unable to get a signal on his cell phone and had no choice but to help guide Chelsea through labor until her son finally arrived. At first, the newborn wasn’t breathing, but a chest rub from Adam yielded a loud wail. He placed the infant in Chelsea’s arms and left to summon help. Chelsea and the baby, who was subsequently adopted by Billy and Victoria, survived.

In 2013 at the Nurses' Ball on General Hospital, Britt Westbourne revealed her pregnancy — and identified Patrick Drake (Jason Thompson) as the father, as a crestfallen Patrick, Emma Drake (Brooklyn Rae Silzer, second from r.) and Patrick's new love interest, Sabrina Santigo (Teresa Castillo) looked on. In truth, Britt had implanted herself with one of Lulu and Dante Falconeri's embryos, and she ultimately gave birth to their biological son, who she named Ben. When Lulu and Dante reclaimed their son, they renamed him Rocco.