Steve Burton will return to “General Hospital” after having been fired in November 2021 because of his refusal to get the COVID vaccine. At the time, Burton was one of two actors on the long-running ABC soap opera who refused to be vaccinated; Ingo Rademacher was also fired. (He later sued the company, and lost.)
Burton made the announcement of his return himself during an ABC primetime special Thursday night celebrating the show’s 60th anniversary.
“Happy anniversary, ‘General Hospital,'” Burton said as he walked through a doorway, flanked by cast members Laura Wright and Kelly Monaco. “Big things are coming to Port Charles.”
Steve Burton has a very special announcement to make.
