‘General Hospital’ Star Eden McCoy Responds To Troll Who Slammed Her Younger Performer Emmy Nomination: “Am I Supposed To Be Embarrassed?”
deadline.comGeneral Hospital‘s Eden McCoy isn’t about to let an internet troll spoil her third Daytime Emmy nomination for playing Josslyn Jacks on the ABC sudser.
After a Twitter user criticized how McCoy, 19, is competing in the Younger Performer category against two grade-school-aged actors — Cary Christopher from Days of Our Lives and Henry Joseph Samiri from The Bold and the Beautiful — McCoy clapped back on social media by writing, “Oh am I supposed to be embarrassed by my nomination now?” “Shame on anyone tweeting that,” continued McCoy. “Regardless of the changing rules in the Younger Performer category, I stand by the quality of my work in ANY of my years at GH (going on 8 btw).
My two prior nominations were in years where the category was 25 and under. Multiple talented actors my age who did amazing work submitted this year, and these “kids” whose work you were belittling were nominated ahead of them.
I’m proud of Henry and Cary. Your lack of respect is what’s embarrassing. The facts are that everybody earned what they got.
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