Normal Hospital Legacy Star Responds To Being Written Out Of The Present After 47 Years

Normal Hospital legend Kin Shriner has responded to his fan-favorite character Scott Baldwin being written out of the present after greater than 40 years. Shriner performed the long-running Port Charles villain since 1977, and is taken into account one of the vital iconic actors in American cleaning soap opera historical past. Nevertheless, after having spells out and in of the present in current occasions, it looks like Scotty’s absences at the moment are set to turn into a everlasting fixture, and the present will proceed with out him.

Per Parade, plainly Shriner’s character has been written out of the present, and the legacy star has bid farewell to Scotty Baldwin. By way of a publish on his X account, Shriner posted a picture of what was once his Normal Hospital dressing room, revealing that the room has now been given to fellow Normal Hospital star Jens Austin Astrup, who performs Kai Taylor. He captioned the picture, stating “At the present time comes for all actors,” and thanking the Normal Hospital fanbase for his or her help over time. Take a look at the Tweet beneath:

What This Means For Normal Hospital

This Is Probably The Finish For Scotty Now

Whereas there have been occasions up to now that Shriner has been absent from the present, this looks like a fairly definitive conclusion to his Normal Hospital story. Though he has been on the cleaning soap for nearly half a century, Shriner has taken this in his stride, and easily attributes it to one thing actors need to undergo at some stage. There is no such thing as a query he has been an necessary a part of Normal Hospital‘s historical past, and his legacy will hopefully stay on by way of the opposite solid members.

It isn’t remarkable for characters to go away soaps, or be killed off, solely to have shock returns years later; in actual fact, it is a widespread cleaning soap opera trope. However, given Shriner’s age, it feels unlikely that can occur with Scott. Certainly, again in 2023, Shriner tweeted on X, “I simply came upon Scotty @GeneralHospital was written out…” however he made a return to the present not lengthy after that. Nevertheless, the character’s final look on display got here in August 2024, and this, coupled with the change of dressing room, would seemingly point out that that is now the tip for Scott.

Our Take On Kin Shriner Leaving Normal Hospital

All Good Issues Should Come To An Finish

Shriner has been a trustworthy servant to Normal Hospital for nearly 50 years, and what the long run has in retailer for him after so lengthy on a cleaning soap is unclear, and it could be that he decides to retire. Nevertheless, Shriner has labored on different tasks throughout his time on the present, and likewise appeared in different soaps, together with The Daring and the Stunning, Because the World Turns, Port Charles, and becoming a member of the solid of The Younger and the Stressed, and pivoting into one other cleaning soap is just not out of the query now he is left Normal Hospital.

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Supply: Kin Shriner (through X)/Parade