{"id":2493775,"date":"2026-07-08T18:24:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T18:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2493775"},"modified":"2026-07-08T18:24:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T18:24:42","slug":"general-hospital-exit-twist-how-andrew-hawkes-found-out-ross-cullum-will-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/general-hospital-exit-twist-how-andrew-hawkes-found-out-ross-cullum-will-die\/","title":{"rendered":"General Hospital Exit Twist: How Andrew Hawkes Found Out Ross Cullum Will Die"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Andrew Hawkes<\/strong>, who plays Agent Ross Cullum, revealed how he learned about his character&#8217;s fate on <strong>General Hospital<\/strong>. He said he saw preparations for Cullum&#8217;s death scene, but was informed a week later by Frank Valentini. He expressed his thoughts during the final scene, while adding that he also took a moment to thank the executive producer for the opportunity.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">General Hospital&#8217;s Andrew Hawkes found out Cullum was dead before anyone told him<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a recent conversation with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Soap Opera Digest;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.soapoperadigest.com\/content\/general-hospital-exclusive-how-andrew-hawkes-found-out-cullum-was-being-killed-off\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Soap Opera Digest<\/a>, Hawkes mentioned that he was summoned for suit-fitting, where he came across the making of squibs (pouches of fake red liquid). The preparation was being done for his final sequence, which sees a wounded Josslyn pulling the trigger on Cullum and ending his story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He added, &#8220;About a week later, I still hadn&#8217;t heard the official word,&#8221; he recalls. &#8220;And then Frank Valentini, our executive producer, said to me, &#8216;You know what&#8217;s going on, right?&#8217; And I said, &#8216;Yeah,&#8217; and he said, &#8216;It&#8217;s happening on the 18th of May.&#8217; That was my last day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He revealed that during the scene when he gets shot, he felt a &#8220;sense of relief.&#8221; He said that after taking the bullet, he lay dead on the floor and almost fell asleep. &#8220;And my mind kept thinking about all the people at the show who made this whole experience for me\u2026 I was kind of just going through everyone, and I was probably radiating a little love,&#8221; he elaborated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hawkes stated that after they were done with filming, he went to Valentini and asked him for a few minutes to talk to thank him for the opportunity and experience. He reflected on how the show could have opted for any actor with a big name, but he was incredibly grateful that they chose him instead. &#8220;It was such a huge learning experience with incredible people. I made wonderful friends and just had a wonderful time, and I let Frank know that,&#8221; he continued. The 60-year-old said that Valentini was &#8220;sweet&#8221; to him as he always has and appreciated his work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:General Hospital Exit Twist: How Andrew Hawkes Found Out Ross Cullum Will Die;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\/guides\/news\/2159267-general-hospital-andrew-hawkes-cullum-die-how\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">General Hospital Exit Twist: How Andrew Hawkes Found Out Ross Cullum Will Die<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV &amp; Streaming News, and More;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ComingSoon.net &#8211; Movie Trailers, TV &amp; Streaming News, and More<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrew Hawkes, who plays Agent Ross Cullum, revealed how he learned about his character&#8217;s fate on General Hospital. He said he saw preparations for Cullum&#8217;s death scene, but was informed a week later by Frank Valentini. 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