‘General Hospital’ wins 4 acting honors at Daytime Emmys SPOTLIGHT
LOS ANGELES — Thorsten Kaye and Jacqueline MacInnes Wood of “The Bold and the Beautiful” won lead acting honors at the Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday night, when “General Hospital” collected six trophies, including four for acting.
Kaye, who plays Ridge Forrester on the CBS soap, wasn’t on hand to accept.
“Thorsten would have thanked me because I help him through everything,” joked co-star John McCook.
MacInnes Wood collected her third trophy for her role as Steffy Forrester, the daughter of Ridge.
“Wow! Awesome! Oh my gosh,” MacInnes Wood said. “I’m so grateful for this ride.”
“General Hospital” capped a dominating night by winning outstanding drama series.
“This is really a special night and I feel very appreciative and a little anxious,” executive producer Frank Valentini said. “We’d like to dedicate this to Sonya Eddy and N’Neka Garland, we love you so much.”
Eddy won supporting actress honors for her 16-year role as no-nonsense head nurse Epiphany Johnson on the venerable ABC show. She died in December 2022 at age 55 from an infection after surgery.
Garland worked as a producer at “General Hospital” for 22 years before dying of a heart attack in March at age 49.
Robert Gossett, who plays Marshall Ashford on “General Hospital,” claimed the supporting actor trophy. He also won last year in the guest performer category for the same role.
Eden McCoy won for outstanding younger performer as Josslyn Jacks. The 20-year-old actor debuted on “General Hospital” in 2015. Her mother, Natasha McCoy, died of cancer in November.
“General Hospital” also won for its
directing team.
Susan Lucci received the Lifetime Achievement Honor for her 40-year run as Erica Kane on “All My Children.”
“The Young and the Restless” was honored for outstanding writing team.
Kelly Clarkson earned her third consecutive trophy for a daytime talk series and won as daytime talk host.
Mayim Bialik says she’s out as a ‘Jeopardy!’ host
LOS ANGELES — Mayim Bialik won’t be giving answers as a host of “Jeopardy!” anymore.
“The Big Bang Theory” actor posted news of her departure on Instagram on Friday, saying she was “deeply grateful for the opportunity to have been a part of the Jeopardy! family.”
Former show champion Ken Jennings has been hosting season 40 of the syndicated show by himself.
Sony Pictures Television in a statement noted Bialik was the one who announced her departure.
“We made the decision to have one host for the syndicated show next season to maintain continuity for our viewers, and Ken Jennings will be the sole host for syndicated Jeopardy!” Sony said.