Esme: What Happened to General Hospital’s Most Dramatic Character
After Years of Mischief, Esme From ‘General Hospital’ Might be Gone for Good
After years of watching General Hospital, we still hadn’t ever met a character like Esme Prince. Portrayed by the wonderful Avery Pohl, Esme changed the world of General Hospital from the moment she stepped into it in 2021. She made her debut on Aug. 16, 2021, as an eavesdropping nurse who later introduced herself as Spencer Cassadine’s girlfriend.
Spencer and Esme’s Dramatic Clash
Spencer pushed Esme off of a yacht in ‘General Hospital.’
Ever since Esme’s entrance, she has been bad news for many of General Hospital’s main players. She and Trina have been at odds since Day One, and while Trina may have won the guy, Esme found a semblance of happiness in her son, Ace, before he was taken away.
The Rise and Fall of Esme’s Character
As she gets closer to Nikolas, Spencer grows suspicious of Esme as his relationship with Trina blossoms. Esme and Nikolas sleep together, which leads to Esme’s surprise pregnancy. Two times, Esme disappears and is presumed dead or missing, but she reappears both times. The second time, however, she wakes up with no memory of her past life and is even surprised that she’s pregnant.
This obviously upsets Esme, who’s now love-spurn and childless. To get revenge, she hijacks Spencer and Trina’s yacht vacation, tying Trina up while using Spencer as bait to get her son back. Instead, when Esme threatens to drug Trina after already drugging Spencer, he jumps in between them and ends up going overboard with Esme. Both of them are presumed dead.
The Future Of Esme’s Character
A ‘General Hospital’ spokesperson confirmed that Avery Pohl did leave the show, but didn’t say why.
Sadly, the Jan. 31 episode of General Hospital in which Esme goes overboard may have been her last. According to Soap Opera Digest, Avery exited the show after her character’s presumed death. However, that could just be a ruse. After all, Esme does have a way of showing up again just when we think she’s gone for good. Plus, it seems like Spencer will return to the show, so why wouldn’t Esme?
But if it really was her last episode, Avery knew who her character was. When she first took on the role, she told Digest, “At the end of the day, my job is to help tell a story and to entertain people, and if people are entertained by the fact that they love to loathe me, then I guess my job is done!”
Avery has yet to speak about her exit, but her onset bestie, Tabyana, told Digest, “We talk and hang out frequently, but I hate that I’m not going to see her at work. I’ll still call her every day but I am going to miss seeing her at work. The day that Avery left was a very tearful day. We all gave her hugs and flowers and gifts. It was a bittersweet thing.” Perhaps if it was “bittersweet,” Avery has something even more exciting on the horizon!