'General Hospital' Recasting Confirmed: Emma Drake's Original Actress Reacts to News, New Star Speaks Out
There’s a General Hospital recasting that has happened with a star that has been on the ABC soap opera since 2011.
The TV show has recast the role of Emma Drake with a new actress amid Brooklyn Rae Silzer‘s exit from the long-running series.
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As of December 23, 2024, Brooklyn is no longer portraying the role. Braedyn Bruner has officially been recast, and she made her debut on the show this week. See a photo of Brooklyn as Emma below.
Brooklyn reacted to the show recasting her on X, writing, “To my amazing General Hospital family who have supported me and watched me grow up over the years as Emma I am forever grateful. Although sad my time as Emma has come to an end I will cherish all of my memories and friendships made. I am so lucky to have been casted as Emma 13 years ago and to have had the opportunity to grow her character over the years. I am so excited to see how Braedyn takes care of Emma and bring new layers to her character.”
She added, “I am forever thankful for General Hospital and Emma will always hold a special place in my heart. ❤️”
Brooklyn appeared in nearly 150 episodes over the years.
In addition, Braedyn is reacting to taking over the role.
She shared with TV Insider, “Part of the audition process for me was going back and watching old episodes and YouTube videos of what I could find of Robin and Patrick and what their relationship was like with Emma and also what Emma’s relationship was like with Anna. I started with her birth scene and then as she’s grown up to understand her relationships with everyone in Port Charles. Pulling from that has been really important for me.”
She added, “As soon as I found out I booked it, Gio [Mazza, aka Gio Palmieri] and I went and got lunch and kind of got to know each other on a more personal level. We’ve become really great friends and we have really similar senses of humor, which is fun and makes work fun. I’ve gotten to meet Eden [McCoy] who plays Josslyn [Jacks]. She’s incredible. She’s been on the show for a really long time and she has been nothing but helpful and complimentary and great. I got to do my first scene with Taby [Tabyana Ali, aka Trina Robinson] the other day and she’s just such a joy, such a nice person. She’s also from Texas, which I didn’t know until recently, so we kind of bonded over that.”
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