General Hospital star Rory Gibson bids farewell to a beloved soap opera colleague

Rory Gibson and Jacklyn Quackenbush of General Hospital | Instagram, Disney/Christine Bartolucci
Rory Gibson and Jacklyn Quackenbush of General Hospital | Instagram, Disney/Christine Bartolucci

General Hospital star Rory Gibson has been in Port Charles long enough to form close bonds with his colleagues. But soap stars aren't just friendly with their fellow actors. They forge relationships with behind-the-scenes folks, as well. Now, Gibson is saying farewell to one of those pals.

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Michael and Wiley on General Hospital | Image: Disney/Christine Bartolucci
Michael and Wiley on General Hospital | Image: Disney/Christine Bartolucci

Gibson shared in his Instagram stories that a photo of him giving what appears to be a goodbye hug to Jacklyn Quackenbush, a makeup artist, who first came to work on the show in 2019. "It's my favorite person's last day today," Gibson shared in the story. "Love you, Jack!!! GH isn't going to be the same without you." The actor closed out his sentiment with two heart emojis.

Actors on daytime often spend long hours with members of the crew as they work together to put the show together. The hair and makeup department is often one of the first stops actors make when they show up for the studio. Gibson may have had to spend more time in his makeup chair while artists cover up his tattoos! That could easily explain how he and Quackenbush developed a friendship.

Quackenbush's other credits include doing makeup for AFV (America's Funniest Home Videos) and the short films Claude and The Jewels of Light (on which she did assistant makeup). What's next for Quackenbush? According to her IMDB page, she's set to do the makeup on a short titled The Alchemist's Daughter.

Gibson's General Hospital work

In the post above, Quackenbush shared photos from 2023 where the GH team went to work on Kristina Wagner in an effort to make Felicia look absolutely ghastly! Quackenbush's other work from the ABC soap can be seen on her Instagram page.

Gibson joined GH early this year, making his first appearance in May at the Nurses Ball when Michael showed up and took his son, Wiley (Viron Weaver) away, making a memorable impression in the process.

Since then, we've seen Michael go to some dark places as he's manipulated events to make sure that he maintains custody of his kids from Willow (Katelyn MacMullen).

Many thought the late Monica Quartermaine (Leslie Charleson) would leave her house to Michael as he was her grandson; however, she left it to Tracy (Jane Elliot) instead!

Before coming to General Hospital, Gibson was cast as Noah Newman on The Young and the Restless. He appeared on that show from 2021 to 2023.

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Edited by Michael Maloney