General Hospital Constance Towers Shares Devastating Family News

General Hospital star Constance Towers (Helena Cassadine) has shared devastating personal news with her fans. According to reports, Constance’s husband, actor John Gavin has passed away. He was 86.

A lot of fans remember Constance as Helena Cassadine on Port Charles, but her husband John was a celebrated and highly-acclaimed after as well. He starred in several iconic films including Psycho and Thoroughly Modern Millie.

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Outside of Hollywood, John also had a career in the world of politics. He accepted an offer from President Ronald Reagan in 1981 to join his administration. Because he was a fluent Spanish speaker and a skilled leader, he served as the Ambassador to Mexico for several years until his resignation in 1986. He was also the president of the Screen Actors Guild in the early 1970s.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, many of John Gavin’s industry friends and co-stars remembered him as a talented, kind and passionate man and professional. Director and close friend William Friedkin said, “A sad day, my great friend John Gavin died this morning. One of the finest men I knew.”

As far as Constance Towers, she has not made any comments about her husband’s death. Even though she’s not on social media, many of her fans have been reaching out to her to show their support during this very difficult time.

Constance has been on General Hospital since 1997. She was last seen back in 2017. So far she hasn’t said if and when she’ll be reprising her role in the future.

We send Constance Towers and her entire family our condolences. General Hospital airs weekdays on the ABC network. Let us know what you think by leaving us a line with your thoughts in our comments section below. Also, don’t forget to check back with Soap Opera Spy for all the latest news, updates and spoilers on General Hospital and all of your favorite daytime television shows right here.

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