Good news for Tabyana Ali fans! GH cast a new love interest for Trina after the death of her last love, Spencer Cassadine. Keep reading for all the latest on the surprising casting news.
Spencer’s Death Put Trina On Backburner
Tabyana Ali was the third actress to play Trina Robinson on GH. She took over the role in 2022. Trina was already in a flirtatious will-they-or-won’t-they situation with Spencer Cassadine (Nicholas Alexander Chavez) at the time. Luckily, Tabyana Ali had major chemistry with Nicholas Alexander Chavez and the pairing continued.
Fans adored ‘Sprina,’ as they lovingly called them. But then Nicholas Alexander Chavez was cast in the role of a lifetime as Lyle Menendez in Netflix’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. Spencer Cassadine fell into the Seine River after a scuffle with Esme Prince (Avery Kristan Pohl.)
His body was never found and the character is presumed dead. Trina has been reduced to a background character.
GH Casts Jens Austin Astrup
Tabyana Ali spoke to co-star Maurice Benard about the lack of storyline for Trina. Apparently, the powers-that-be heard her loud and clear. Deadline broke the news on Monday that a new character is coming to Port Charles and he very well could be Trina’s new love interest.
Jens Austin Astrup is joining the show in the new role of Kai. According to Deadline, Kai is a student at Port Charles University with Trina. The actor previously had a recurring role on the Gossip Girl reboot. He makes his daytime debut in November.
Does this mean the show has no plans to recast Spencer Cassadine? Any soap fan knows that this casting news actually sets up Spencer’s return from the dead perfectly. Plus, it gives the show time to find the right actor to replace Nicholas Alexander Chavez.
Will Fans Give Him A Chance?
General Hospital fans are generally unhappy with the show right now. Especially the decision to fire actress Kelly Monaco after two decades. What do they think of this casting news? Check out some of the replies on the official GH Twitter.
- “About time that Trina got a new love interest”
- “Another new character? Why?!”
- “Great, that’s wonderful news. I can’t wait to see Trina live on.”
- “ANOTHER new character is not needed. Use Gio or bring back Cameron”
- “What I Don’t Understand Is Why GH Couldn’t Recast Spencer?”
- “He is handsome, and if the chem is cheming and he can act…. I’m in!!!”
- “i want the best for my girl trina but my sprina heart can’t deal with this”
- “Ok cool. But if they’re going to keep adding characters, they need to get rid of a couple. I nominate Cody and Drew to be the first to go.”
- “Interesting.. trying to cut costs by having vets take pay cuts only to fire them anyway, and then hiring new useless characters.”
Are you happy that Trina is getting a new love interest? Sound off in the comments.
