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Vanessa Marcil and Maurice Benard Stun ‘General Hospital’ Superfan With 60th Birthday Surprise
A longtime ‘General Hospital’ fan got the surprise of her life at her 60th birthday party when Maurice Benard and Vanessa Marcil celebrated with her.
One longtime General Hospital fan got the biggest surprise of her life at her 60th birthday party, thanks to two legendary stars who took time out of their day to make a decades-long dream come true. Maurice Benard (Sonny Coritnthos) gave this fan her first surprise, but when it was Vanessa Marcil‘s (Brenda Barrett) turn, she brought the house down.
Sonny and Brenda Surprise Fan
In an Instagram video, Mercedes Gonzalez explained that she grew up watching General Hospital with her mother, who never missed an episode in 47 years. That was why, when Mabel Nieta Gonzalez turned 60, her daughter presented her with the ultimate GH gift at her 60th birthday party.
“My mom has been watching General Hospital since she was 13 years old!” Gonzalez explained in a caption alongside her video For the last 47 years she has tuned in every Monday through Friday and has not missed one episode.
“I will never forget getting home from school every day and having no choice but to watch it since it came on at 3 PM. My brothers and I low key loved it though and also became life long GH fans. We literally grew up watching Brenda & Sonny!”
As longtime GH fans know, Brenda is Sonny’s proverbial “one that got away.” Fans still believe that Sonny and Brenda are “endgame” and they will end up together one day.
In the video, Benard can be seen on a big screen with a special message for Mabel. Benard sang her “Happy Birthday” and then added, “Sorry I couldn’t be there, but I have business to take care of in Port Charles,” he said. “But I’m sending an old lover of mine.”
At that point, Mabel seemed to realize that another surprise was coming. When a voice over a speaker announced, “Vanessa Marcil from General Hospital,” and Marcil appeared in casual khakis and a tank top, the guest of honor began to visibly shake.
After the shock of seeing Marcil wore off, the actress and Mabel posed for some photos and danced the night away as Marcil chatted with guests and made one special fan’s dream come true.
