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General Hospital’s Chad Duell Opens Up About the Health Scare That Resulted in His Recent Recast: ‘I Thought I Was Dying’

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“It was like an episode of House.”

When General Hospital temporarily recast Michael again recently with Robert Adamson, fans feared that Chad Duell had contracted COVID again. In fact, “I thought I had COVID again,” he said during the September 18 edition of castmate Maurice Benard’s State of Mind vlog. “I had the symptoms of it: the fever, the cough, a weird headache… ”

Duell’s tests can back negative, but he assumed that they were wrong, that maybe he’d come down with a new strain of the virus. Then, “on the fourth day, all of a sudden, my chest started hurting unbelievably bad,” he said. “I felt like I was having a heart attack. Holy crap. It was so painful.”

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What the Heck?!?

The Emmy winner thought to himself, “If I have COVID, it probably went to my chest. I should go to the hospital.” After he was admitted, his troponin levels were tested to determine whether he had, in fact, had a heart attack. Nope. All good there.

Finally, an angiogram revealed that Duell was suffering from “acute myocarditis, which is inflammation of the heart muscles” that can occur after exposure to a virus — like COVID. He’s “OK now,” he hastened to note, “but I thought I was dying.”

A New Perspective

The pain was so bad that even morphine didn’t help. And being in the hospital drove Duell so up the wall that ultimately, “I left against medical advice.” But while he was there, he did some serious reflecting. “When you think you might die, you start to reevaluate some things, see what’s important,” he said. “The worst thing when you’re about to pass is unrealized potential — that and who you love and who loves you. That’s all that matters in the end.”

Now Duell is moving forward with more resolve than ever. “I have to do what I’m capable of,” he said.

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Chad Louis Duell (born September 14, 1987) is an American actor. He is recognized for playing Michael Corinthos on the American soap opera General Hospital.

Duell's portrayal of Michael Corinthos garnered him nominations for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series in 2011, 2012 and 2014. This was followed by his nomination and win for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2015.

Education and career[edit]

Duell attended Mountainside Middle School and Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he played football and participated in the theater program. He dropped out before what would have been his senior year to pursue an acting career.

After dropping out he moved to Los Angeles where he landed a minor role on Disney's hit sitcom, The Suite Life on Deck. Duell also booked a minor role on another Disney series, The Wizards of Waverly Place. In March 2010, it was announced he would replace Drew Garrett in the role of Michael Corinthos on General Hospital.[2] In 2017, it was announced Duell would appear in the third season of the Amazon Prime series The Bay in the role of Adam Kenway.[3]

Personal life[edit]

Duell proposed to his girlfriend of nine months, Taylor Novack, at Disney World in August 2011.[4] The couple married in a private ceremony on September 15, 2012.[5] The marriage was annulled in late 2012, with Duell saying that it had been too soon.[6] Duell dated fellow actress Courtney Hope, and the two were engaged on Valentine's Day 2021 after five years of dating. The couple got married on October 23, 2021,[7] and split less than two months later.[8] In January 2022, Duell revealed neither he nor Hope had "signed anything" and stated they were not "married or anything."[9]

Filmography[edit]

Awards and nominations[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^ Maria Ciaccia. "Chad Duell (Michael Corinthos III)". Retrieved 2012-03-09.
2. ^ "General Hospital Recasting the Role of Michael Corinthos". Soaps She Knows. Atomic Online. March 22, 2010. Archived from the original on November 15, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
3. ^ "Chad Duell Joins The Bay - Daytime Confidential". Daytime Confidential. Confidential Media, Inc. (SAY Media). January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
4. ^ "Exclusive: GH Star Shares His Engagement News!". ABC Soaps In Depth. 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
5. ^ "Congratulations To Mr. & Mrs. Duell!". Soaps In Depth. Bauer Media Group. September 18, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
6. ^ "GH Star's Marriage Ends". Soaps In Depth. Bauer Media Group. January 18, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
7. ^ Garner, Glenn; Knapp, JD (October 24, 2021). "The Young and the Restless Star Courtney Hope and General Hospital's Chad Duell Are Married: 'Till Death'". people.com. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
8. ^ Guglielmi, Jodi; Mizoguchi, Karen (December 14, 2021). "Soap Stars Courtney Hope and Chad Duell Split After 2 Months of Marriage". People. United States: Meredith Corporation. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
9. ^ Mason, Charlie (January 30, 2022). "General Hospital's Chad Duell Opens Up About His Split from Courtney Hope: 'It's Not What Anybody Thinks'". Soaps.com. United States: SheKnows Media. Retrieved February 10, 2021. We didn’t actually sign anything. We weren’t really, like, you know, married or anything, really. It was amicable, kind of just that. And that’s all I can really say. We always want the best for each other.
10. ^ "The 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. emmyonline.org. May 11, 2011. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
11. ^ "The 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. emmyonline.tv. May 9, 2013. Archived from the original on October 10, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
12. ^ "The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 1, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-06-23. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
13. ^ "The 42nd Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Winners". Burbank: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. April 26, 2015. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
14. ^ "The 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York City: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 22, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
15. ^ "Daytime Emmy Nominations: 'General Hospital' Leads Programs & CBS Tops Networks". Deadline Hollywood. March 21, 2018.

External links[edit]

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