The long-running ABC soap opera General Hospital will be seeing the exit of a controversial character this week: Natalia Ramirez. Played by actress Eva LaRue, the character’s upcoming departure may not come as a surprise to many loyal fans of the show,

Eva LaRue is exiting General Hospital over a year after joining the show as Natalia, the disapproving and homophobic mother of Jacqueline Grace Lopez's Blaze. Initially serving as a villain, LaRue's character quickly earned the ire of the long-running soap's viewers.

Eva LaRue is leaving "General Hospital" less than a year and a half after joining the cast of the popular soap opera. The daytime veteran first appeared on the ABC series in February 2024 when she took on the role of Natalia Ramirez, a villain who instantly polarized viewers.