A well-recognized face is returning to Basic Hospital as star Michael E. Knight reprises his function as Maritn Gray in upcoming episodes of ABC‘s long-running cleaning soap.
As viewers will recall, Knight’s Gray left Port Charles in February 2024 after he broke up with love Lucy Coe (Lynn Herring) after catching her with ex Scotty Baldwin (Kin Shriner). Now, Knight is making his manner again and revealing what led to his prolonged absence from the cleaning soap.
In an interview with Cleaning soap Opera Digest, Knight defined why it’s taken months for Martin Gray to return as he famous that modifications within the writers’ room led to his delayed comeback. In accordance with Knight, he was solely meant to be out for 3 months, however when Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten had been positioned as the brand new head writing workforce, it modified plans.
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“By the point it obtained to August, I used to be considering, ‘Okay, properly, you understand, no hurt, no foul,’” Knight shared with the outlet, as he revealed that he was unsure about whether or not he’d be again or not after it took longer than anticipated.
“Frank [Valentini] introduced me on initially to work with Roger [Howarth] after I was attempting to make my medical health insurance. And I’ll love Frank for the remainder of my life for doing what he did, as a result of 4 days was 4 years,” Knight stated, as he referred to his preliminary hiring in 2019. “So, to me, I already had the brass ring in my pocket. I wasn’t going to complain about 4 days turning into 4 years! I’m one grateful monkey, you understand what I imply?”
“My first loyalty is to Frank, all the time,” Knight added. “And when Frank referred to as me and informed me about bringing me again and gave me the lowdown… I used to be a really pleased man.”
Whereas Knight wouldn’t give any specifics relating to his character’s return to Port Charles, he did tease, “Folks used to ask me, ‘Properly, what’s your function on Basic Hospital?’ And I might say, ‘It’s sort of like paprika. You don’t use it loads however you employ it to form of spice issues up.’”
Whereas Knight has solely been part of Basic Hospital since 2019, he’s finest identified for his function as Tad Martin on All My Kids, through which he starred from 1983 to 2011.
Keep tuned to see Knight’s return, and tell us what you hope to see from Martin Gray’s storyline within the feedback part.
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