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,

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 June 30 episode of General Hospital, Natalia Ramirez fatally overdosed on a mixture of pills and booze, and on the July 1 show, she was officially declared dead. For Eva LaRue, whose exit from

General Hospital' star Eva LaRue shares her thoughts on her character Natalia Ramirez's tragic death and how it became a career highlight

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.

Eva LaRue is leaving "General Hospital" less than a year and a half after joining the cast of the popular soap opera. The daytime veteran first appeared on the ABC series in February 2024 when she took on the role of Natalia Ramirez, a villain who instantly polarized viewers.

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 on her exit journey on General Hospital, almost a year and a half after she arrived in town. Played by Eva LaRue, Natalia was portrayed as a homophobic mother to Blaze.

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