The Valley‘s Lala Kent sent an important message out to her Amazon Live audience about the season 12 cast of VPR.
“You guys. I heard it’s really good. I hope everyone gives [the new VPR] a chance.”
“Here’s the thing,” continued Lala. “I’m sure the cast is very excited, but also freaking out. I’m sure they’re getting a lot of hate right now.”
“I don’t know if any of you saw the message that Tamra Judge received, but that’s the world we are living in right now. People are so vile and disgusting. Most of us who are filming a reality TV show could never in a million years come up with some of the things that people say to us.”
“So please congratulate these people. They’re young, wild, and free in LA. They’re just having a good time and got asked to be on a TV show. Freaking awesome. Be happy for them.”
“It’s not going to be how it was with us. It’s going to be new and different. So just take it for what it is. Sit back and enjoy.”
The official cast list for season 12 dropped.
Joining the Bravosphere for VPR season 12 are Venus Binkley, Jason Cohen, Shayne Davis, Chris Hahn, Angelica Jensen, Marcus Johnson, Audrey Lingle, Natalie Maguire, Demy Selem, and Kim Suarez.
Curtis Ashford is repeating his old patterns so quickly, he’s starting to feel like Port Charles’ answer to Ridge Forrester.
Curtis and Portia are circling the drain again on General Hospital, and at this point, you almost want to hand them a punch card to keep track of their divorces. Their marriage hasn’t just cracked; it’s buckled. And Curtis didn’t waste time telling Marshall the part he left out of the vows: he wants Jordan back. Watching him pivot felt familiar in the worst way, like déjà vu with a haircut change. It’s the same dizzying loop Ridge Forrester’s been running on The Bold and the Beautiful for decades — torn between Taylor one minute, wedding Brooke the next morning, and getting re-engaged before you can blink. GH may be quietly steering Curtis into its own version of that legacy pendulum.
Key Takeaways
Curtis (Donnell Turner) used to feel grounded — a man who’d survived addiction, rebuilt his life, and found the love he fought for. But somewhere along the way, his expectations got cartoonishly high. He divorced Jordan (Tanisha Harper) because she kept police-commissioner-level secrets, the kind you’d hope an officer of the law would actually keep. Then he pivoted to Portia (Brook Kerr) and nearly left her when she admitted Trina (Tabyana Ali) could be his daughter. Forgivable? Sure. Dramatic? Absolutely. But now he’s pulling the whole parachute again and floating back toward Jordan like nothing ever happened.
There’s a rigidity to Curtis that’s almost ironic. He preaches honesty while making his own choices in the shadows. Just this week, he told Marshall (Robert Gossett) he wanted Jordan back — moments after agreeing not to tell anyone about Portia’s pregnancy. Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye), meet your Port Charles twin. The man can’t walk a straight romantic line to save his life.
Jordan, for her part, has spent months being blamed for every tremor in Curtis and Portia’s marriage, even when she wasn’t holding the fault line. And now she’s the lighthouse he’s drifting back toward, even though the coast is anything but clear. Portia’s pregnancy complicates everything, and Trina’s fury has only shoved the door halfway closed again.
Over on B&B, Ridge just pulled one of the fastest flip-flops in soap history — dumping Taylor (Rebecca Budig), running straight to Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang), and getting engaged before Taylor could pack a carry-on. One minute it’s destiny with Taylor, mending her ‘broken heart syndrome,’ the next it’s “you’re my forever Logan” to Brooke with a ring pulled from the jewelry line. Classic Ridge: heartfelt declarations with an expiration date of… whenever the next woman sighs in his direction.
That’s the danger sign flashing over Curtis now. He’s starting to move like Ridge — impulsive, nostalgic, overly confident that whichever woman he chooses will still be standing when he boomerangs back. But Portia’s not built like Brooke, who always leaves a porch light on. And Jordan is no Taylor, who forgives until she folds.
Add Trina to the equation — fiercely protective, zero hesitation, and armed with her own moral compass — and Curtis may have finally met the variable Ridge never really had: a daughter figure willing to block the doorway before the triangle even finishes forming.At this rate, Curtis isn’t just slipping into Ridge territory. He’s laying down new pavement. If he isn’t careful, he may discover the one thing Ridge never had to worry about: both women walking away before he makes up his mind.