GH- Elizabeth RECAST!

[jcar03]

Honestly, I was thinking the Rebecca Herbst got another job and said screw you.

[Cheap21]

that would have been the best scenario!

[dragonflies]

Marth27 Martha Madison Thanks for all the well wishes! I'm having a blast at GH! Wishing Becky a full and speedy recovery!

[miche]

Is she going to dye her hair, wear a wigs?

[Wendy]

If it is only for two weeks, it may just be a case of Liz goes blonde for a bit.

[Mr. Vixen]

Now we all know damn well JFP and Guza were sneezing in Becky's salad for WEEKS hoping to cause this.

[quartermainefan]

They need a scene where she and Maxie have a tug of way over Matt.

[DRW50]

I'm sorry to hear about Becky Herbst's illness. That's very serious and I hope she has a full recovery.

GH of all the soaps is the one that still seems most willing to temp recast. In the past I might have been more bothered by it but these days, the soaps are so terrible, a new actor in a familiar role is one of the only ways to get some entertainment.

[JackPeyton]

I think we have been seeing more temp recasts recently because soaps can not go back and reschedule stuff as easily as they used to. Y&R, Days (tho they were able to re shoot it so she never aired), and GH have all had temp recasts in the past year now. I think we will be seeing it more and more.

[DRW50]

That's probably true although most of the soaps won't be on for another year or two anyway, perhaps three. Still, it's a way to break up some of the tedium. And if Steve Burton had to take time off, we'd probably have Guza himself play Jason. You know he'd want to.

[Antoyne]

So pumped to see Martha on t.v. again.

[dragonflies]

http://abc.soapsindepth.com/2011/05/herbst-has-a-special-message-f.html

GENERAL HOSPITAL star Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth) is recovering from viral meningitis, but she got in touch with Soaps In Depth over the weekend with a special message for her fans!

"Thank you so much for all of the well wishes and prayers," says the actress. "The last week or so has been an eye-opening experience, to say the least. I am so grateful for my overall good health. My heart goes out to those living with chronic pain. I do, however, have to admit being disappointed with my alter ego's failure to correctly diagnose my illness... back to nursing school for Nurse Webber!"

[Marco Dane]

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[BadZoe]

Viral Meningitis, is a serious thing that can be deadly. Isn't it caught by kissing Co-Workers?

[Cheap21]

Elizabeth is single. She hasnt been kissing anyone in over a year, unless you are implying offscreen