Ahead of the nominations announcement on Thursday, July 10, the Daytime Emmys sends out two key reminders and provides a special early preview via entertainment news shows.

Kirsten Storms responds to untruths, speculations and rampant rumors about her extended absence from “General Hospital,” and defends the show’s executive producer, Frank Valentini.

National Geographic Explorer and Photo Ark founder Joel Sartore is returning to “General Hospital” to unveil photos of the 17,000th milestone species, birds-of-paradise.

Kirsten Storms has revealed that she and her daughter, Harper, are moving to Tennessee and that she’ll be taking an extended break from “General Hospital,” but is not leaving the show outright.

Soap stars Rebecca Budig (“The Bold and the Beautiful”) and Greg Rikaart (“Days of our Lives”) explain why they are launching their “Soapy” podcast.

Soap star Jon Lindstrom has announced “Hollywood Payback” as the follow-up to his highly successful debut novel, “Hollywood Hustle.” The new title is now available for pre-order.

Find out how the daytime soaps performed among Total Viewers, Households, Women 18-49 and Women 25-54 rating during the week of June 23-27, 2025.

SAG-AFTRA has reached a tentative agreement with producers on a new Network Television Code contract, covering morning news shows, talk shows, serials (soap operas) and more.

Nicole Paggi steps back into the role of Maxie Jones on “General Hospital,” temporarily replacing Kirsten Storms, who reportedly had a scheduling conflict.

Nominations for “The 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards” will be announced on Thursday, July 10 at 12:00 p.m. ET/9:00 a.m. PT.