General Hospital legend Tony Geary reacts to Genie Francis on State of Mind

On Sunday, November 16, 2025, it marked 44 years since iconic General Hospital couple Luke and Laura said 'I Do' in the most-watched hour of soap opera in television history.

It also marked the day Genie Francis appeared on Maurice Benard's YouTube show, State of Mind, to talk about Luke and Laura, as well as her lifetime on daytime. More than 60K GH fans watched Francis' interview and counting, including Tony Geary, who played the legendary Luke Spencer.

Tony Geary's General Hospital moment

Geary's husband, Claudio Gama, captured the moment on video and shared Geary's thoughts on Instagram.

"Greetings and happy week to all from Amsterdam this evening. Only one post I showed Tony state of mind show from @mauricebenard latest YouTube video series with guest Genie Francis and it really made Tony very happy. He told me, 'Those are two lovely and talented people, great friends, and I miss them."

In the video, you can catch a glimpse of Geary on his couch in his Amsterdam home watching Francis and Benard's gab fest, which was light during some moments and serious during others.

Maurice Benard's sheer delight

When Benard saw Gama's video, he quickly tweeted it out, simply saying, "Heard Tony Geary liked it. Means a great deal to me."

Geary, Benard, and Francis have not worked together in 10 years, as Luke walked off into the fog in the fall of 2015 and never looked back. He shared touching final scenes with both Laura and Sonny, his ex-wife and best friend, respectively. While he did make a short cameo appearance in 2017 when Tracy found him in an Amsterdam coffee shop, 2015 was the last time Luke was in Port Charles.

In 2022, Luke was declared dead after a streetcar accident, and his ashes were scattered in the Port Charles harbor. Since then, Laura and Sonny have maintained their friendship, which is a story at the forefront this year as Mayor Laura has defended her relationship with the town mobster from detractors.

On State of Mind, Francis discussed the current story, which the actress has loved playing.

"I love this story that they have given us," she said. "They asked me one day, ABC asked me what I wanted, and I said I want a story with Maurice Benard. And from that, they put together a brilliant story that I’m loving so much."

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