William deVry’s Heartfelt Message for Nancy Lee Grahn Gives ‘General Hospital’ Fans all the Feels

During Nancy Lee Grahn‘s 30 years as Alexis Davis on General Hospital, she has known many loves and has had a host of leading men. Perhaps none was as popular as William deVry‘s Julian Jerome, a man Alexis had a fling with as a teen, leading to the birth of her daughter, Sam.

After years apart, Alexis and Julian married in 2016, but his return to his criminal ways tore them apart. Within a year of their wedding, Julian and Alexis were divorced, but were on-again/off-again for the next few years until Julian’s 2021 death and deVry’s departure from the soap.

However, the real-life friendship between Grahn and deVry has remained. When Grahn celebrated three decades as Alexis this past weekend, deVry sent his former leading lady a very special Instagram message.

“Hello everybody, most specifically General Hospital fans and Nancy Lee Grahn,” he started. “Nancy, congratulations on 30 years. I know how difficult that is. For multiple reasons. Starting with about 12 head writers, multiple executive producers, many leading men, many husbands…My God, the juggling one must do, the politics. Congratulations to you. 30 years. What an amazing accomplishment, what a career you’ve had, and I look forward to seeing you soon.”

‘Julexis’ fans were overjoyed to see deVry’s post, expressing how much they loved Julian and Alexis together.

“You are one of our favorite actors ever!!! Your chemistry with Nancy was amazing!!! My daughters and I adore you!!! Julian and Alexis should be the showrunners now, they’re so missed!!!” one fan commented.

Another wrote, “Such a thoughtful post, Wil. I sure do miss Julian and #Julexis on GH. Probably always will. Happy 30th GH Anniversary, @nancyleegrahn!”

While many fans would like to see deVry return to GH, he recently made it clear he has no intention of reprising Julian any time soon, meaning Julian and Alexis fans will just have to live with flashbacks and memories.