Carlo Rota Reveals Fan-Favorite Sidwell Still Has a Future on ‘General Hospital’

General Hospital fans were disappointed this week to learn that Jenz Sidwell’s trial had been cancelled because the big bad had taken a plea deal and would be headed to Pentonville for 31 years. That had to have meant Carlo Rota‘s turn as Sidwell had come to an end, right? Not quite.

Sidwell’s Not Done Yet

Sidwell might be going to prison, but that doesn’t mean we won’t see him there. In fact, Carlo Rota offered a preview of what’s to come for the ruthless villain he began playing just two years ago.

“I am in prison with another character from the show,” he said at the General Hospital Fan Club Weekend, per Soap Central. “We share a cell.”

And with that news, the fandom rejoiced because Rota’s hilarious portrayal of Port Charles’ latest criminal mastermind hadn’t come to an end after all, with one fan stating: “I wasn’t ready for the Sidwell antics to end so I’m here for this.”

Fans also predicted who Sidwell may end up with as a cellmate. Curtis Ashford (Donnell Turner) was just sentenced to 10 years in Pentonville for assaulting Isaiah Gannon (Sawandi Wilson). With Curtis involved with Sidwell’s former assistant, Jordan (Tanisha Harper), an entire new story arc could begin.

“I imagine this is why the writers had Jordan tell Sidwell that she was trying to find evidence against him to take him down the whole time she worked for him,” one fan wrote on X. “Curtis has a powerful enemy in Pentonville. One that will use him to hurt Jordan. This might be good.”

Rota joined the GH cast in 2024 as a new villain who was holding Lucky Spencer (Jonathan Jackson) and Isaiah hostage. He later moved to Port Charles and has had his hand in every manipulative pot ever since, entertaining viewers with his original one-liners along the way. With Rota sticking around, will he share any more scenes with real-life wife Nazneen Contractor (Justine Turner)? Stay tuned to find out.