Sometimes you have to separate yourself from your character, but it’s not always easy. General Hospital star Sofia Mattsson opened up about one of the most heartbreaking storylines she’s ever had to play on the show. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.
Back in 2022, Sofia opened up about the baby Liam storyline and how it might have changed the way she approaches her craft.
She told Soap Hub in an interview, “The writers and producers were very respectful and sensitive to the fact that I was pregnant in real life, and gave me plenty of advance notice about where the storyline was heading. I knew that the baby wouldn’t survive for months, pretty much from the moment Sasha became pregnant.”
“I did not however know the details of how or why it would happen until a week or so in advance. I also prefer it that way, to keep all the feelings as fresh as possible. It was so heartbreaking to read each script around that time and hit me way harder than I could’ve imagined.”
And while there were a lot of fans who were worried about how Sofia would react to everything seeing how she has a son in real life too, she explained, “I’m very appreciative of all the concern.”
“And honestly, it was a lot harder than I thought it would be. I’m always one to embrace challenges and was determined to not let the story impact my personal life.”
“It’s important to separate work from real life. But at the end of the day, with a son at home very close in age to what Liam would’ve been, it hit me harder than I could prevent. Some days I would cry the whole car ride home until I got to come home and hug my son!”
“But even then, my heart was still breaking for all the people who go through events like that in real life.”
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