three years after leaving the ABC soap over COVID vaccine mandates.The Big Burton Reveal came at the end of ABC’s special, “General Hospital: 60 Years of Stars & Storytelling,” which aired Thursday, Jan.

4 after the live telecast of “The Golden Bachelor” wedding.As dramatic music played, and with “GH” co-stars Kelly Monaco and Lauren Wright on either side, Burton opened a door and walked through.He appeared on-screen with these words: “Happy Anniversary, ‘General Hospital.’ Stay tuned — big things coming to Port Charles.”Burton, who’s spent the past year as Harris Michaels on NBC’s “Days of Our Lives,” has played Jason Morgan on “GH” several times — from 1991 to 2012 and again from 2017 through 2021, when he left the show right after Jason married Carly (Laura Wright).At the time, he posed a prescient video to his Instagram account in which he said he wanted his fans “to hear it from me personally … Unfortunately, ‘General Hospital’ has let me go because of the vaccine mandate” and alluded to one day returning to the soap.“I’ll always be grateful for my time on ‘General Hospital.’ I love it there, I grew up there.

I believe that when one door closes, multiple doors open … so I am excited to see what the future brings. And maybe one day, if these mandates are lifted, I can return and can finish my career as Jason Morgan.” Three weeks before Burton was booted his “GH” co-star, Ingo Rademacher (Jasper Jacks) was fired after criticizing COVID mandates.

He later sued ABC for religious discrimination.Burton told Deadline last July that his departure was “tough.”“That’s just the way it is,” he said. “I’ll aways be grateful for my time there.

Steve Burton back on ‘General Hospital’ three years after COVID firing

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