General Hospital Spoilers: Maurice Benard’s Temporary Break, Actor Shares His Truth

General Hospital (GH) spoilers tease that Maurice Benard is a daytime legend and fans love seeing him portray Sonny Corinthos, the mobster/coffee importer with heart of gold.

Maurice Benard has a stellar podcast named State of Mind and he regularly interacts with fans. But his latest social media post raised some eyebrows. Here’s what to know.

General Hospital Spoilers – Maurice Benard Is A Daytime Legend

Maurice saw a recent tweet asking fans to rate the actor and he couldn’t resist joining the conversation. He retweeted the message and wrote about himself: “I’m not a fan at all. I don’t think he’s a very good actor, and I don’t think he’s that good looking. He may be a little sexy, but that’s it.”

Fans loved his tweet and sent tons of laughing emojis while some disagreed with the actor: “With all due respect sir,” one fan wrote, “you are very sexy, extraordinarily gifted, and filled with love.”

General Hospital Spoilers – Maurice Benard Plays Sonny Corinthos

Years back Maurice Benard asked the writers to have Sonny mirror his real life in regard to living with bipolar disorder. That has made for riveting storylines and at this time Sonny is acting erratically due to his medication being tampered with.

GH spoilers – Sonny Corinthos Is A Mobster With A Heart Of Gold

Sonny has a lot on his plate right now, fighting Ava Jerome (Maura West) for custody of their minor daughter Avery Corinthos (Grace and Ava Scarola).

Sonny is also dealing with estrangement from his loved ones including his former bestie Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) and ex-wife Carly Corinthos (Laura Wright).

Maurice recently shared on State Of Mind that he experienced a challenging mental health moment, perhaps influenced by Sonny’s difficulties.

GH Spoilers – Maurice Benard Is A Vocal Mental Health Advocate

According to Maurice, his wife and son were out of town and being alone at home brought anxiety to the forefront. As a result he took a short break from the soap with TPTB fully understanding of his situation.

It’s honesty and directness like this that has endured Maurice to his fans. Due to his advocacy, GH is able to portray the struggles of bipolar disorder with clarity for millions of fans.

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