Port Charles Romance! ‘General Hospital’ Stars & Their Real-Life Loves
General Hospital has garnered generations of viewers over the years, and the ABC sudser is currently the longest-running American soap opera still on the air. Over the last six decades, fans have fallen in love with the beloved characters of Port Charles and the epic romances they’ve blessed us with along the way. Port Charles is home to many supercouples.
While most of the characters on GH have very complicated love lives, the actors who play them enjoy much less dramatic romantic relationships. However, that doesn’t make their real-life love stories any less swoonworthy. Most of the General Hospital actors have been with their partners for decades, and some even met on set!
From vets like Maurice Benard and Steve Burton to newer additions to the soap like Rory Gibson and Alexa Havins, learn all about the real-life loves of your favorite General Hospital stars.
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Maurice Benard
Maurice Benard’s onscreen alter ego, Sonny Corinthos, has had quite a tumultuous love life, but Benard has had the same love for over three decades. He married Paula Smith on August 11, 1990. They have four children together.
The couple celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary in August. “It’s our anniversary What does that mean? It means being with someone for 40 years. Who has never wavered always there for me and our children. Has never made me feel small when in need always says to me (you are stronger than you know) Thank You sweetheart, for being the rock and holding it all together,” he wrote.
Laura Wright
Carly’s romantic life has had its ups and downs on General Hospital, but Laura Wright‘s relationship history is much less complicated. She was married to John Wright from 1995 to 2016. They have two kids together.
She’s been dating her former GH costar Wes Ramsey since 2017. They first met years prior on the set of Guiding Light.
Steve Burton
Steve Burton found love again after his marriage came to a sudden end. He is now married to Barbeque Showdown star Michelle Lundstrom. They made their red carpet debut at the 2024 Daytime Emmys. The couple got engaged on January 3, 2025, and married just four months later in May.
The actor, who plays fave Jason Morgan, separated from Sheree Burton in 2022 after 23 years of marriage. They have three children. When the actor announced his split, he clarified that Sheree’s fourth child was not his.
Rory Gibson
Rory Gibson joined the GH cast as the new Michael Corinthos in 2025, and he fit right in. While Michael’s dealing with a plethora of drama in Port Charles, Gibson’s personal life is the complete opposite. He’s been with his girlfriend, Alicia Ruelas, since high school. They got engaged in October 2022.
Alexa Havins Bruening
Alexa Havins Bruening only started playing Lulu Spencer in 2024, but she has a storied history in soap world. While on All My Children, she met her now-husband Justin Bruening. He proposed on set when he learned that their onscreen characters were getting engaged. They married in 2005 and now have four children.
Nazneen Contractor
Nazneen Contractor has played DA Justine Turner on GH since 2024. Contractor is happily married to her husband, Carlo Rota. They tied the knot in 2010 and have two children together.
Chris McKenna
Chris McKenna assumed the role of Jack Brennan in 2025. Just before his Port Charles debut, McKenna welcomed his first child, Spencer, with his wife, Lovisa Jansson. McKenna and Jansson have been married since 2020.
Genie Francis
Genie Francis, aka the one and only Laura Spencer, met her now-husband, Jonathan Frakes, in 1982 while they were filming the TV miniseries Bare Essence. They crossed paths again in 1984 while filming North and South. They started dating and got engaged in 1986. Francis and Frakes got married on May 28, 1988. Since saying “I do,” the couple has welcomed two children. Before marrying Frakes, Francis dated her GH costar Kin Shriner.
Bradford Anderson
Spinelli! GH vet Bradford Anderson has been happily married to Kiera Mickiewicz since 2010. They have two daughters together.
Sawandi Wilson
Sawandi Wilson, who plays Dr. Isaiah Gannon, ended 2024 by getting married! The actor wed actress Anna Eilinsfeld in Pennsylvania in December 2024.
Rebecca Herbst
Rebecca Herbst and Michael Saucedo’s relationship started on GH. Herbst joined as Liz Webber, while Saucedo played Juan Santiago. They married in 2001 and have three children.
Herbst was previously engaged to Johnny Lindesmith and briefly dated Ingo Rademacher.
Jonathan Jackson
Lucky in love! Jonathan Jackson‘s love story with Lisa Vultaggio started on the GH set. They met in 1999 and married in 2002. After over two decades of marriage, the couple has welcomed three kids. Jackson, who recently won his sixth Daytime Emmy, thanked his “beautiful” wife and kids in his acceptance speech.
Kate Mansi
Kate Mansi, who plays Kristina Davis, got engaged in July 2024 to Matt McInnis. He popped the question during a romantic getaway. The couple got married on May 31, 2025.
Lynn Herring
Lynn Herring, who plays the legendary Lucy Coe, was married to her husband Wayne Northrop for 43 years. Northrop died in 2024 at the age of 77. During their marriage, the couple welcomed two sons, Hank and Grady.
“The memories are so amazing,” Herring told Swooon. “Wayne and the boys and I had such an awesome life that we crammed more in, I think, than most people do in his 77 years.”
Maura West
Soap legend Maura West, who currently plays Ava Jerome on GH, has been married twice. She was married to director Jonathan Knight from 1995 to 1999. They have one child together. She wed her second husband, Scott DeFreitas in 2000. They’ve welcomed four kids into the family since then.
Josh Swickard
Josh Swickard, aka Harrison, is very much in love with his wife, Lauren Swickard. The couple got married in 2019 and welcomed two kids. The Swickards have notably starred in holiday movies together, including A California Christmas.
Eden McCoy
Eden McCoy is in a relationship with Jonathan Heit. The Daytime Emmy winner opened up about her relationship in a State of Mind podcast episode. “We’re just so in love, and it’s so supportive, and everything feels on purpose and thought out. Even though we have a home together and have built a life together and things are routine, and that’s my person, that’s my home, it still feels like a crush, like in every sense of the word,” she said in May.
Dominic Zamprogna
In 2009, the same year he joined GH as Dante Falconeri, Dominic Zamprogna wed his longtime love, Linda Leslie. The following year, they welcomed their first child. Their second child was born in 2012, followed by their third in 2015.
Rick Hearst
Rick Hearst, who returned as Ric Lansing, has been married to Donna Smoot since 1990. They have two kids.
Finola Hughes
Finola Hughes was married to Russell Young from 1992 to 2021. They have three kids.
Jon Lindstrom
Jon Lindstrom was married to Eileen Davidson from 1997 to 2000. He wed All My Children alum Cady McClain in 2014. The couple announced their separation in April 2024 after 10 years of marriage.
