Roger Howarth leaves General Hospital after 11 years on the show and it seems that his departure goes against his wishes.
The 55-year-old actor is speaking out after being fired from the ABC daytime soap opera series.
Head inside for spoilers about what happened and why Roger is leaving…
Roger played Austin Gatlin-Holt on General Hospital for the past decade and his character was killed in a fatal shooting during the Nov. 17 episode.
In an interview with Soap opera compendiumRoger explained how he found out about his departure from the show.
“Well, several weeks ago, I received a phone call from someone I have known for a long time and love very much. [Executive Producer Frank Valentini] telling me that when my contract was up at ABC, they wouldn’t offer me a new contract and that Austin’s character would be killed off, and that this was something they both wanted and needed to do to move the story forward,” Roger said. “And it took me a minute to adjust, hearing the news; It took me a second to let that sink in. And then immediately I realized how lucky I was to have been able to do something I really love doing for over a decade with people I really enjoyed working with.”
He continued: “I’m a lucky guy. I had a great career and this was a decision made by people who make these types of decisions for a living. To me, I felt it looked a lot like the scene from money ball and Jonah Hill had just told me that I had been traded. I feel very respected and supported. “I’ve long enjoyed coming to work, learning lines and saying them with really great people.”
Roger added that he would be willing to return to daytime television.
a loved one General Hospital The actor died in real life just a few weeks ago.
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