Josh Duhamel Exited All My Children, Sasha Learned Cody is Her Cousin on General Hospital and More From October 17

In 2002, Josh Duhamel and Marj Dusay exited All My Children as mother and son duo Leo duPres and Vanessa Bennett, who were presumed dead. Vanssa, the evil criminal known as Proteus, had kidnapped Greenlee, Leo's wife. During a struggle over a gun, both Leo and Vanessa went over the side of Miller's Falls. Reflecting on his time in Pine Valley to Soap Opera Digest in 2003, Duhamel said, "The actors and [Casting Director] Judy Wilson and [Executive Producer] Jeannie Burke, all those people, they made it so easy. They made the atmosphere so easy for me to go for it, you know? They gave me a lot of confidence in myself. They gave me the confidence to feel like I didn’t have to sell out when I went in front of casting directors. It was the best thing that could have happened to me, being there. I had no experience going in [to AMC]. I learned everything there."

In 2003, Gina’s Place burned to the ground on Young and Restless, much to the horror of its proprietor, Gina Roma (Patty Weaver, pictured with Jerry Douglas as John Abbott). The culprit was an out-of-control Kevin Fisher, who had locked Colleen Carlton inside the restaurant, then set fire to it. Gina got a call informing her of the unfolding crisis and she rushed to the scene and watched in horror as flames engulfed the building. Fortunately, Colleen was rescued — but the restaurant could not be. Gina was heartbroken.

In 2003, Natalie Buchanan (Melissa Archer) and Cristian Vega (David Fumero) tied the knot on One Life To Live. As the day got underway, Natalie was primping with her twin, Jessica, and her mother, Viki, when she dropped and shattered a mirror. Nat was alarmed by the ominous indication of bad luck. Natalie's father, Clint, showed up to walk her down the aisle. "Are you ready, honey?" he asked. Natalie responded, "I think I've been ready since the first time I kissed him." As they exchanged their vows, Cristian told Natalie, "You're everything to me. And I’m going to spend the rest of my life making you as happy and as proud as I am today."  

In 2019, in the wake of baby Beth being reclaimed by her rightful birth mother, Hope, Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) broached the subject of a possible reconciliation with ex Liam (Scott Clifton). "I'm gonna be here for you and Kelly," Liam told Steffy, referring to their shared daughter. Steffy replied, "I believe you. But you're living with Hope. And if you choose to stay with Hope and Beth, I'll be okay. When the truth came out about Beth, it's like everyone assumed you and Hope would just pick up right where you left off, like our time together didn't even exist. But it did. And it was great. It's just too bad. We could have had a beautiful family." She then asked, "Liam.... is it possible? Can we do this again?"

In 2024 on General Hospital, on the heels of Sasha Gilmore (Sofia Mattsson) reuniting with her mother, Holly Sutton (Emma Samms), Sasha was flabbergasted when Holly told her that she needed to stop dating Cody Bell (whom Sasha had yet to sleep with) because he was her cousin! Sasha was in disbelief as Holly revealed that Sasha's father was her ex-husband, Robert Scorpio, brother of Mac Scorpio, Cody's father. Sasha was suspicious of Holly's claims about her paternity, but Holly insisted that she was telling the truth.