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According to an inside source, Passions original cast member Galen Gering (Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald) will be exiting the show when his contract expires later this year.
With Galen Gering (Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald rumored to be leaving Passions this summer, there is concern that another original cast member may also be leaving the show. Find out which stars are leaving and which have signed on for more Passions.
Normally, fans breathe a sigh of relief when, after tense contract talks, a top star signs a new contract to keep them with their soap. That isn't necessarily going to be the case for fans of Galen Gering (Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald).
After a six-year run with Passions, Kelli McCarty (Beth Wallace) has announced that she will exit the soap this summer. This will mark the third change in the actress' status with the NBC soap.
What was the biggest Passions news story in 2005?
OCT: Justin Hartley (Fox) announces his planned exit in Feb 2006.
61%
DEC: Lady in Red, rumors question the future of Passions
11%
DEC: Sci FI Channel to air reruns of Passions in 2006.
9%
JUN: Kelly McCarty (Beth) leaves Passions once again.
9%
MAY: Galen Gering (Luis) inks new contract, but is off-screen for 6 months.
7%
OCT: Jesse Metcalfe (ex-Miguel) says he'll never return to Passions.
2%
Other
1%
SEP: A spell transforms Edna Wallace into a younger woman.
Original Passions cast member McKenzie Westmore (Sheridan Crane) is back at work after being sidelined by a potentially serious illness in late July and early August. Because the actress' illness came on so suddenly, NBC was forced to temporarily recast the role.
Passions fans holding on to hope that Jesse Metcalfe (Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald) might return to the show may have to let go of their expectations. The young actor has made it clear that he has no intention to return to the show that served as his launching pad into television stardom.
In another blow to the Passions hunk department, soapcentral.com has learned that Justin Hartley (Fox Crane) will be exiting the show when his contract expires early next year.
NBC's two daytime dramas have been beset with rumors that their days are coming to an end. Typically, cancellation rumors dog just one soap at a time - CBS's Guiding Light has been rumored to be on its last leg for the better part of a decade.
Fans of Passions will soon have a way to double their daily dose of the non-traditional NBC soap. Beginning in early 2006, the series will start appearing in reruns on a popular cable channel.
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