News Roundup: Kirsten Storms, Kate Linder, Susan Hayes, Ryan Quan, Amelia Marshall

General Hospital actress Kirsten Storms shares life update on Instagram
Storms closed her post with comments about GH, suggesting that her returning to the show is not likely, at least not in the near future. She wrote, “As for what is in my future, where GH is concerned…. Given what’s been going on, I can’t say I will feel comfortable heading back to Los Angeles and returning to work.”

Ryan Quan is returning to Days of our Lives as co-head writer with Jeanne Marie Ford
Quan began his daytime career working on the NBC soap opera Passions in 1999. The writer then joined the writing team of Days of our Lives in 2007, where he held multiple roles including writer's assistant, story consultant, and co-head writer. Paula Cwikly, current Days co-head writer will transition into a consultation role. Quan left the soap in 2025 to work as a breakdown writer for General Hospital, but will return to Salem in July.

Days of our Lives star Susan Hayes celebrates late husband on what would have been his 101st birthday
"Today would have been the 101st birthday of William Foster Hayes," she wrote in an Instagram post. "My husband. My darling Billy. Every person that he encountered on his long and vibrant life respected, treasured, and even adored him. He was devoted to his family, his theatrical world, his church, his music… and for 49 years his marriage to me. He was a beauty, a creator, a friend, and forever a child of God. His light shines in memory. Irreplaceable. Unforgettable."


The Young and the Restless stars raise over $55,000 for Million Dollar Smiles at Kate Linder's charity tea
The Kate Linder & Friends Charity Tea in the Garden brought in more than $55,000 for Million Dollar Smiles, the 100% volunteer-run nonprofit, during a May 31 event at Canada's Paradise Banquet Hall and Convention Centre in Concord, Ontario. Sean Dominic, Bryton James, Michasel Graziadei and Christian Le Blanc joined Linder at the event.

Former Guiding Light actress Amelia Marshall joins audio soap Haven Falls
Marshall will play Eileen Callahan, who is described as the kind-hearted matriarch of the powerful family, though her decisions are sure to send shockwaves throughout the fictional Midwestern town of Haven Falls.
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