'General Hospital' (GH) Cast News: James Nigbor Out As Jake Spencer, SORAS Coming For Child Characters? [PHOTO]
He only returned to the canvas on General Hospital over the summer and has been convincingly troubled as Jake Spencer, but James Nigbor is officially out at the ABC soap, prompting rumors that the child roles on the show are soon going to be SORAS'd.
His exit was confirmed on his Twitter account, which is run by his parents, who said he would always be their "Liason" baby-and they also thanked fans for their love and support, saying it all put a smile on their son's face after the news he had been cut from the show.
This is for my son James. You will always be our Liason baby. Thank you to all the fans for loving my boy pic.twitter.com/BWD0lL8wvx
— James Nigbor (@JamesLNigbor) March 9, 2016
"This is for my son James," a tweet featuring a collage of photos of Nigbor in the role read. "You will always be our Liason baby. Thank you to all of the fans for loving my boy." The second tweet thanked the fans for their messages.
Just wanted to say thank you for all the love for James. After the tears I showed him all your comments and the biggest smile emerged — James Nigbor (@JamesLNigbor) March 9, 2016
"Just wanted to say thank you for all the love for James. After the tears I showed him all your comments and the biggest smile emerged," the tweet read.
It is unclear if Nigbor is simply being replaced by another young actor, or if the character is going to be put through a rapid aging process (SORAS), which soaps have done numerous times over the years to give younger characters juicier and more adult-like storylines. It seems unlikely Jake is being taken off the canvas entirely since the character is still considered front-burner when it comes to the kid's storylines. Nigbor will last appear on screen March 29, according to reports.
The possibility of a SORAS seems more likely with the recent aging of Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy), as well as the exits/recurring status drop of Brooklyn Rae Silzer (Emma Drake), who left with her parents for California back in February, and Nicholas Bechtel (Spencer Cassadine), who has been busy with other projects and hasn't been seen on screen much in the last few months.
If a SORAS is being applied to all of the child characters, it could also mean some rapid aging for Jake's brothers, Cameron (currently portrayed by Michael Leone), Aiden (Jason David) and Danny (Braiden and Dylan Kazowski) as well, though their status' haven't been addressed.
General Hospital airs Monday-Friday at 3 p.m. on ABC.
