‘General Hospital’ Cast & Spoilers: Chloe Lanier Returns to GH? What Role And When Will She Air?

Chloe Lanier is returning to ABC's "General Hospital," but she is not going to be the young Patricia Spencer anymore. Reports say that she will be playing a new character named Nelle.

Chloe Lanier Is Back In "General Hospital" 

Chloe Lanier, who was last seen in the daytime soap opera as the young Patricia Spencer during the 52nd anniversary of "General Hospital," has been cast for a contract role, ABC Soaps In Depth reported. Chloe Lanier was able to impress the executive producer Frank Valentini and the "General Hospital" team with her amazing performance back then so they wanted to bring her back. No further details were revealed yet about her mystery role other than the character's name, Nelle.

The "Kingdom" actress also confirmed the news via her Twitter page when she retweeted ABC Soap In Depth's post and added a comment, "It's official!" She will first appear in "General Hospital" on Aug. 5, Friday.

It's official! https://t.co/V4YXFrxGHS

— Chloe Lanier (@chloelanier) July 12, 2016

Chloe Lanier is known for her role as Chelsea in DirecTV's "Kingdom," which has just been renewed for Season 3. She also played Penny in "Army Wives" (2012-2013), Emma Carter in "NCIS" (2014), and Sage in "Stalker" (2015).

Other 'General Hospital' Cast News

Meanwhile, in a related "General Hospital" cast news, Soaps.com reported that Finola Hughes, who plays Anna, will not be seen often for some time as she takes a summer break for a couple of weeks. Lynn Herring will have another appearance as Lucy Coe on July 21. Parent Herald also learned that Kirsten Storms will be back as Maxie on the first week of August after taking a break to deal with her skin issues or, according to rumors, her divorce with husband Brandon Barash. While she was away, Molly Burnett took over her role and she appeared in the show this July.

"General Hospital" airs on weekdays at 2 p.m.