Five Things That Happened On March 25 In Soap History

In 1981, Rick Springfield debuted on General Hospital as Noah Drake. In 2018, the actor and chart-topping rocker admitted to Soap Opera Digest, "Soap opera work is so completely time-consuming and so stressful because of the volume of work and the pace. I, like most actors, would much rather have more time to get into the character. To be honest, I don’t think I was ever particularly good at that type of acting. For me, I was just trying to get the words out." He credited the show with helping to put him on the map, noting, " I owe a lot to General Hospital. It helped launch my career."

In 2009, Kamar de los Reyes exited One Life to Live as Antonio Vega. He had begun playing the role in 1995 and had previously left and returned. The actor had told Soap Opera Digest in 2008 that he intended to remain part of the fabric of Llanview, saying, "I don't see myself doing anything else.... I hope I can continue [...] as Antonio [but] who knows where my future is going to take me."

In 2011, Austin Peck made his One Life to Live debut as sleazy porn producer Rick Powers. This was the actor's third soap, following his stints as Austin Reed on Days of Our Lives and Brad Snyder on As the World Turns. That same year, he married his OLTL co-star (and former ATWT leading lady) Terri Conn, who played Aubrey on OLTL and Katie on ATWT.

In 2014, General Hospital's Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn) and Julian Jerome (William de Vry) made love for the first time since conceiving their daughter, Sam McCall. Their passion erupted after attending the engagement party for her nephew, Nikolas Cassadine, and Britt Westbourne. They had gotten into an argument and Julian told her that if he walked out the door, he wouldn't return. Alexis pulled him into an embrace and they began tearing off each other's clothes.

In 2022, Tabyana Ali made her General Hospital debut as Trina Robinson. She was the third actress to play the role, succeeding Tiana Le and Sydney Mikayla. She shared with Soap Opera Digest, "The audition process for Trina was really exciting for me, because it was the second time General Hospital called me. The first time was about three years ago, and I actually went out for Trina. It came down to me, Sydney and I believe one or two other girls, so when I got the call three years later, I was ecstatic, thinking this would be another chance to be on General Hospital."