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Later today on General Hospital, Carly crosses paths with female mobster Claudia Zacchara. Why does this make for a fun inside joke for longtime fans?

"It's really funny," Laura Wright (pictured), who plays Carly, said to The New York Daily News. "Claudia is a nice, spicy addition to the show. She could slit your throat and kiss you at the same time, which I love."

The wink to fans, of course, is that Sarah Brown (who plays Claudia), actually created the role of Carly in 1996. She played her until 2001, winning three Daytime Emmys along the way.

Wright took over the role in 2005 (jumping ship from Guiding Light to become Carly number-four) and has played it ever since.

"I have been a fan of Laura's since I was on General Hospial back in the day," said Brown. "We have a natural camaraderie together, which was kind of unexpected."

Wright has similar praise for Brown.

"We're two totally different actresses and they're two different characters," said Laura. "So I think it's going to be a blast."

The Internet has been buzzing a lot these days with rumors about Kirsten Storms.

For starters, the actress says that Days of Our Lives has not asked her to return to the role of Belle Black. As for her status on General Hospital?

"I am working a lot (with Bradford Anderson) and loving every second of it. I have NO intentions of returning to Days, nor have they asked me. I'm beyond happy in "Port Charles" and plan to stay there as long as they will let me."

We've received a follow-up on the passing last week of former General Hospital star Shell Kepler.

The actress, who was best for her role as Nurse Amy Vining, passed away on February 1 after being admitted to the hospital at Oregon Health & Science University on the same day. Reportedly, the 49-year-old succumbed to renal failure, during which the kidney fails to function adequately.

"She was a sweet woman with a big heart. She couldn't have been lovelier to me and was very welcoming when I joined General Hospital," said former co-star Nancy Lee Grahn.

Kepler joined General Hospital in 1979, taking over her role from Cari Ann Warder, who portrayed the character in 1975. She starred on the drama for more than two decades.

As Tamara Braun (pictured) joins the cast of Days of Our Lives later this month, Soap Opera Digest notes that the actress who portrayed former mob moll Carly Corinthos on General Hospital is far from the first person to switch from the latter series to the former.

Here's a look at a few others:

Stephen Nichols
Donning an eye patch, Nichols defined a new kind of sexy when he premiered as Days of Our Lives' Steve Johnson, a wild-eyed, blue jean-clad bad boy, in 1985. Nichols played a major personality shift in 1996, when he turned up on General Hospital as stuffy Stefan Cassadine.

Mary Beth Evans
Talk about an about-face! In 1986, Evans took on the role of Days of Our Lives' girl next store Kayla Brady, the epitome of sugar & spice and everything nice. Fans were shocked when she turned up on General Hospital in 1993 as manipulative Katherine Bell, who had an affair with a younger man, Nikolas!

However, fans took solace in the fact that she was eventually united with Stefan, portrayed by her former Days of Our Lives' soul mate, Stephen Nichols.

Read the full article now.

Here are a couple of soap opera notes, courtesy of the latest Soap Opera Digest and Weekly:

Tamara Braun comments on her return to daytime drama in this issue.

"There was nothing wrong with leaving daytime and there's nothing wrong with coming back," said Braun, who played Carly on General Hospital from 2001-05 and joins Days of Our Lives as Ava, a mystery woman from Steve's past, on February 8. The February 12 issue of Soap Opera Digest has a report from her first day on set.

Meanwhile, a General Hospital spoiler:

Sam is hit by a car this week and the question is: who was the driver? It seems much of Port Charles was out driving on that snowy night. And what does Kelly Monaco (Sam) have to say about this? Pick up the latest Soap Opera Weekly to find out!

Shell Kepler, who played nurse Amy Vining on General Hospital for more than 20 years, died yesterday in Portland, Oregon.

The cause of death was of renal failure.

After her stint on General Hospital ended, Kepler moved to Portland and got involved in a lot of charity work. She was 49.

It's a busy week ahead for General Hospital. Take a look at a few upcoming angles now...

February 4:
Monica desperately tries to hide her drinking.
Nikolas faces a new kind of torment.
Guess who Johnny's new opponent is: Sonny.

February 5:
Maxie teams up with Spinelli.
Jax (Ingo Rademacher) receives good news from his wife.

February 6:
Trevor (Tyler Christopher, pictured) has a new problem. Her name? Claudia Zacchara.

February 7:
Logan is filled with rage as he watches Lulu and Johnny kiss.
Michael is caught buying bullets on the docks.

February 8:
Liz (Rebecca Herbst) confesses to Jason that she might have been the one that ran Sam down.

General Hospital isn't holding back in its promotional campaign for the return of Sarah Brown.

Here's a video hyping up the star's return and her feud with Sonny:

Kimberly McCullough first appeared on General Hospital at age seven.

Through it all, the character of Robin Scorpio has been a fan favorite. This Valentine’s Day, SOAPnet will take a look back at her loves in a special programming event, as the network premieres its Valentine's Day special, "Robin Unwrapped."

It will air on Sunday, February 10 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET/PT.

Episodes featuring the loves of Robin's life will be wrapped around clips of some of Robin’s milestone moments. Here's the lineup:

Episode #8361 (first aired 11/29/95)
Although blinded by his illness, Stone is able to see Robin one last time before he dies.

Episode #8480 (first aired 5/16/96)
Robin and Jason share a romantic swim in the Quartermaine lake.

Episode #11170 (first aired 11/7/06)
Patrick declares his love for Robin outside her window.

Here are a few General Hospital rumors for upcoming episodes:

Could Sam's accident affect the custody situation? Maybe. There are some rumors that Sam will finger Elizabeth as the one who hit her (even though Sam really has no idea who was behind the wheel). Sources go on to state that Elizabeth might end up arrested, with Lucky being awarded custody of Cameron and Jake.

So, the big question would be: Is Sam acting out of revenge when she says Liz hit her?

We're hearing that Sam may overhear Elizabeth tell Jason she thinks she may have hit Sam. Read more GH rumors now...