Kirsten Storms is leaving General Hospital – but it won’t be forever.

The 41-year-old actress has played the role of Maxie Jones on General Hospital since 2005. She previously took a short break from the show in 2011 through 2012 when Jen Lilley took over.

Now, she’s taking another break from the show for a very exciting reason.

Keep reading to find out more…

On Monday (July 7), Kirsten announced via her Instagram that she would be taking a temporary break from General Hospital so she can move to Tennessee.

She captioned the video, “I’m very excited to be making Tennessee my home! I can’t wait to return to [General Hospital], once Harper and I are settled in our new town.”

During her absence, Nicole Paggi will be taking over for Kirsten for two episodes. Following those episodes, Kirsten will appear in pre-filmed episodes while she settles in to her Tennessee home.

In the video, Kirsten teased when she would be back to filming General Hospital and said that it’s “possible” she’ll be back on November or December of this year.

She went on to say, “I promise you the storyline they have going on until my return to Port Charles is kind of incredible. You guys are going to freak out, actually.”

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