Steve Burton’s termination from General Hospital has been confirmed by none other than the soap star himself. The actor took to his own Instagram profile about an hour ago to drop the bombshell on his fans. He explained that he wanted to break the news before anyone else had a chance to. Being a fan-favorite in the General Hospital community, this news was NOT well-received by viewers of the soap. In fact, some have declared this is the last straw and they no longer have an interest in watching General Hospital.

This soap star isn’t the first victim of the vaccine mandate

As we previously reported, Ingo Rademacher (Jasper “Jax” Jacks) was also axed from the General Hospital cast list. Like Steve Burton, Ingo Rademacher also declined to adhere to the vaccine mandate. After religious and medical exemptions were declined, he was terminated. Unfortunately, the same has now happened to Steve Burton.

Steven Burton’s termination confirmed: General Hospital fans react

Inside of an hour, Steven Burton’s video confirming his termination from General Hospital was viewed just shy of 20,000 times. It also had accumulated over 3,000 comments. Unsurprisingly, fans of the soap had pretty strong feelings about this casting bombshell.

For the most part, however, fans were sad and disappointed with General Hospital. But, they praised Steve Burton. Most agreed he was doing the right thing standing up for medical freedom. Here’s some of what fans had to say in the comments of his Instagram post:

• “THANK YOU FOR STANDING UP FOR OUR FREEDOM no more GH for me watched since 5 now 48 .. no thanks .. AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR STANDING UP FOR FREEDOMS”
• “Very well said brother. Do what’s best for you and your family always. LEGEND.”
• “I will absolutely miss you on GH I stopped watching the last time you left,you’re the one and only Jason Morgan.”
• “Goodbye GH! This is Final Fantasy all over again.”
• “Don’t blame you. Will miss you. You’re my favorite. They’ve lost a great actor!”
• “My day is effectively ruined”
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General Hospital fans gutted by Steve Burton termination

The termination of Steve Burton has fans who have watched General Hospital for decades declaring they are done with the show. Many noted the news quickly ruined their entire week. While Steve Burton was met with a lot of love and support in the comments of his sad news. Fans were NOT happy. Fans of Steve Burton admit they look forward to seeing what the future holds for him and his career as they agree he’s an incredible actor.

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