Scotty Baldwin Update: General Hospital Finally Reveals His Fate

Kin Shriner, Lynn Herry, and Carly Schroeder (ex-Serena) on GH | Image: ABC
Kin Shriner, Lynn Herry, and Carly Schroeder (ex-Serena) on GH | Image: ABC

Serena Baldwin, now played by Kelly Kruger, returned to General Hospital today. She reconnected with surrogate mom, Lucy, and let her know what her father, Scotty, has been up to as of late.

Go (Key) West, Young Man

Laura and Scotty on General Hospital | Image: ABC
Laura and Scotty on General Hospital | Image: ABC

Serena informed Lucy (Lynn Herring) that Scotty (Kin Shriner) was living his best life in Key West. The reference to Scotty's locale was a nod to Key West, Florida, where Shriner has resided on and off over the years.

About two years ago, Shriner and Scotty vanished from the Port Charles scene as Scotty was in the midst of a case involving Ava Jerome (Maura West). While Scotty has been absent from GH during the last few years, Shriner has remained active on social media. Check out our story from that time that explained Scott's disappearance here.

Real Life Medical Drama

The fan favorite let his followers know that he was recovering from a medical procedure in August 2024, which resulted in him having to wear a boot on his left leg. "Counting days till out of boot and back to my favorite pastime @Vespa_Official and acting !!!!!!" Shriner posted.

Might Shriner reprise Scotty now that his daughter is back in Port Charles? Scotty's got some other women in town who are very dear to him, including Lucy and Laura (Genie Francis). In fact, Laura and Scotty's young love story, which dates back to the late 1970s on GH, played no small role in skyrocketing the show to the top of the ratings.

Bobbie Spencer (Jacklyn Zeman) was determined to break up the couple so that she could have Scotty, then a promising law student, who would likely go to work with his father, attorney Lee Baldwin (Peter Hansen), for herself.

Bobbie lied to Scotty that she was pregnant with his child, but she had switched the tests with one of Dr. Gina Dante's (Donna Baccala) patients so that she could convince Scotty that he'd fathered her child.

The truth was exposed, paving the way for Laura and Scotty to reunite, and they were able to eventually marry. Alas, the union didn't last long. Scotty was at Laura's next wedding -- but not as the groom! He caught the bouquet at Laura's wedding to Luke (Anthony Geary), declaring that there was no marriage! Laura and Scott made up years later and even gave marriage another shot, but that union failed as well. Could a third time be the charm?

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Edited by Michael Maloney