General Hospital’s Jonathan Jackson Credits [Spoiler] With Holding Open the Door for His

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This past week, many General Hospital fans rejoiced when news came that Jonathan Jackson would be making yet another comeback as Lucky Spencer and the actor recently opened up about his return and the one person who always had his back. Jackson sat down with his castmates Steve Burton (Jason) and Bradford Anderson (Spinelli) for their podcast and after they discussed the last time Jackson appeared on the ABC soap in 2015, the hosts wondered how his return came about.

Jackson shared that he’d kept in contact with executive producer Frank Valentini since his last return and stated, “It just kind of happened organically. It just felt like the right time. It all came together.” He then revealed that there had been other times throughout the years when a return for Lucky almost happened but it hadn’t been the right time for various reasons.

And Burton, who happens to be a good friend of the actor’s, isn’t the only person who’s excited to have Jackson back. Genie Francis (Laura) has been “a huge cheerleader” for her onscreen son — and Burton can’t wait to see them together again. Jackson credited Francis’ presence on the show as a big part of the reason he was able to come back.

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“I don’t want to sound corny or sentimental,” he stated. “It’s a very special thing about this medium that you can work with someone when you’re 11 to 17 years old and then work with them again when you’re 28.” Since he didn’t get to work with his onscreen mom a lot during his last return, Jackson can’t wait to share the screen with her this time around.

Hear more from the actors by watching the segment below…