Bradford Anderson Offers Apology to General Hospital Fans

General Hospital viewers are going to notice that Spinelli looks a little bit different. That’s because actor Bradford Anderson is being replaced by another actor — Blake Berris — at the last minute because Anderson accepted a recurring role on the upcoming season of Showtime’s Homeland, leaving the ABC soap in a lurch. The very popular actor took to social media to explain why he won’t soon play Spinelli and to make sure fans know it was because of him — not GH — that there is a change. Stepping into the very big tech-savvy shoes will be Berris, known to fans as Nick on Days of Our Lives. He also sent out a message to GH fans on social media, trying to put minds at ease. You can see both messages below. General Hospital airs weekdays on ABC. Share your thoughts, leave a comment in the section below. Win exclusive member-only GH spoilers, prizes, and more: sign up here! Also, join the conversation on our Facebook page. Hey all! So I’m appearing in a couple episodes of the upcoming season of Homeland on Showtime! It’s a show that I’ve watched and loved since it began, so to be working on it is pretty exciting. The unfortunate part is that it conflicted with some episodes of GH that I was supposed to do, and I had to back out of those episodes. To make it even worse, it all happened last minute. I put GH in a very difficult position and for that I am incredibly sorry. GH took whatever steps they needed to proceed without me. My plea to you is to be compassionate, understanding, and appreciative of whatever decisions they made. If anything looks or sounds different than you’re used to, understand that it’s because of a decision that I made. The situation was created by ME. I know some might rush to negativity, but I'd like to urge everyone to think about how unique our genre is, and how soaps truly embody the spirit of "the show must go on". To give you an idea of hard GH had to work, they learned on a Friday that I wouldn't be there to film on Monday. Imagine having to find an actor to play Spin in an important storyline, OVER A WEEKEND. And just wait til you see who they found... The perfect choice. I for one can't wait to watch. I’d like to apologize to everyone at GH and thank them for being understanding of my predicament. SO thank you all for your continued support of me, for sending as much positivity to GH and it’s actors…and for WATCHING!! Love and thanks, Bradford https://www.facebook.com/bfordanderson/posts/1537236782961007