Eva LaRue is exiting General Hospital over a year after joining the show as Natalia, the disapproving and homophobic mother of Jacqueline Grace Lopez's Blaze. Initially serving as a villain, LaRue's character quickly earned the ire of the long-running soap's viewers.

The long-running ABC soap opera General Hospital will be seeing the exit of a controversial character this week: Natalia Ramirez. Played by actress Eva LaRue, the character’s upcoming departure may not come as a surprise to many loyal fans of the show,

Eva LaRue’s run as Natalia Ramirez on General Hospital was short-lived. In the late-breaking reveal of the episodes for June 30 and July 1, viewers witnessed the demise of Natalia, shocking those who might be expecting to see more of her story, especially with her daughter, Blaze.

Her exit aside, LaRue is grateful for her experience on the show, which is currently in its 62nd season after debuting in 1963.

Natalia Ramirez is heading out of Port Charles. Deadline has confirmed that Eva LaRue is leaving General Hospital after her character is seen popping pills and throwing back booze in the June 30 episode.

On the daytime soap opera General Hospital, the character of Natalia Ramirez was introduced as a controlling mother and manager to her daughter, Blaze.

Eva LaRue (ex-Maria Santos, All My Children ), who joined General Hospital in February 2024 as Natalia Rogers-Ramirez, will wrap up her run on the soap this week.

For Eva LaRue, playing a villainess was no walk in the park. Now, she's speaking out on leaving "General Hospital."

General Hospital delivered a shocker in the June 30 episode, where Natalia Ramirez overdosed on a mixture of pills and booze, leading to her death. This was made official in the July 1, 2025, episode.

LaRue joined the cast of “General Hospital” in February 2024. Her character, Natalia, expressed homophobic views while disapproving of her daughter Blaze’s (Jacqueline Grace Lopez) relationship with Kristina Corinthos-Davis (Kate Mansi).

LaRue debuted on the daytime soap opera as Natalia Ramirez in February 2024 Eva LaRue is exiting General Hospital after more than a year on the daytime soap opera LaRue, who made her debut as Natalia Ramirez in February 2024,