Steve Burton is headed again to Port Charles following his Days of Our Lives departure.
“Happy anniversary General Hospital,” the actor stated within the ultimate moments of the Common Medical institution sixtieth anniversary particular, which aired on ABC Thursday, January 4. “Stay tuned, big things are coming to Port Charles.”
Steve, 53, was once flanked through Common Medical institution stars Laura Wright and Kelly Monaco, who teased his go back.
“You know what they say, when one door closes,” Wright, 53, stated. Monaco, 47, persisted, “Another door opens.” (The actresses play Carly Corinthos and Sam McCall, respectively, at the long-running cleaning soap.)
At some point sooner than Steve’s wonder Common Medical institution go back, the actor introduced his departure from Days of Our Lives.
“Well, I just shot my final scenes here on Days of Our Lives and I just want to say, thank you so much to the cast [and] to the crew. It’s been amazing,” he shared in a video at the “Daily Drama” podcast’s YouTube channel on Wednesday, January 3. “I can’t believe it’s been a year already! So, thank you so much to the fans. It’s just … I’m always so full of gratitude.”
Steve made his Days of Our Lives debut in 1988 as Harris Michaels and primary left the cleaning soap opera that very same 12 months. He reprised his function at the display’s derivative, Past Salem, in 2022 sooner than making his professional Days of Our Lives go back in 2023.
Cleaning soap fanatics acknowledge Steve best possible from his stint as Jason Morgan on Common Medical institution from 1991 to 2012. He returned to the display in 2017 however was once fired from the ABC sequence in 2021 after a dispute over the COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
“Well, I know there’s a lot of rumors and speculation about me and General Hospital, and I wanted you to hear it from me personally,” he introduced in an Instagram video on the time. “Unfortunately, General Hospital has let me go because of the vaccine mandate.”
Steve defined that he “did apply for my medical and religious exemptions,” that have been denied.
“But this is also about personal freedom to me,” he added. “Maybe one day if these mandates are lifted, I can return and finish my career as Jason Morgan. That would be an honor.”
Like his profession, Steve’s non-public lifestyles has been shaken up lately. He filed for divorce from spouse of 23 years Sheree Burton in 2022, whilst she was once pregnant. Upon pronouncing their separation, he claimed by means of social media that he was once no longer the kid’s father. She gave beginning in February 2023 and has no longer addressed her child’s paternity. (The previous couple percentage 3 youngsters, Mackena, 20, Jack, 17, and Brooklyn, 9.)
Us Weekly showed in December 2023 that Steve and Sheree’s divorce was once finalized. The exes will percentage joint felony and bodily custody in their two minor youngsters, and he'll pay $12,500 per thirty days in kid reinforce till April. The fee will later lower to $10,000 per 30 days.