‘General Hospital’: Michael Easton Set To Depart ABC Sudser

MICHAEL EASTON Disney/Bahareh Ritter

One door opens and another closes: a day after General Hospital thrilled fans by announcing that Jonathan Jackson is returning to the ABC sudser, Michael Easton has announced that he’s moving out of Port Charles.

The veteran soap’s star last day is June 27.

“I’ve always been partial to the Irish goodbye. That’s where you leave the party without actually telling anyone you’re gone,” Easton says in a video posted to Instagram. “But I thought you all deserved better, so I just wanted to let you know that I just filmed my final scenes here at General Hospital.

“I’ve loved every minute that I’ve been here. I want to thank the entire cast and crew for allowing me to share their stage this past 10 years,” he continued. “Most importantly, I want to thank all of you for the kindness and love you’ve shown me and my family. I won’t ever forget you. And as I walk out here for the last time, and with apologies to the great Lou Gehrig, I feel like the luckiest man on the face of the Earth.”

Easton first joined GH in 2012 after departing One Life to Live, where he played John McBain since 1999. he previously starred on Port Charles and Days of Our Lives.