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Lulu Spencer is poised to wake up from her coma and return to General Hospital soon. The character has been unconscious since 2020 as the result of an explosion.
While other characters from the soap have been visiting her, there was no news about her revival until recently there have been hints of a comeback. However, the production house may want to re-cast the character as per actor Emme Rylan, who played Lulu between 2013 and 2020.
For the newly indicted fans of General Hospital, Lulu was Luke and Laura's daughter. Although her parents were a loving power couple, Lulu's illness brought out her mother's secret that broke the family.
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Added to that, her mother's mental health issues and her teenage pregnancy left the girl with lonely growing-up years, which also shaped Lulu's character and her actions in her future timeline.
General Hospital: A quick glance at Lulu's story arc
Lulu was born Lesley Lu Spencer in August 1994. Her parents, Luke and Laura Spencer, had an association with mobster Sonny Corinthos and enmity with rival Frank Smith.
While Lulu's life was in constant danger, real peril came in the form of aplastic anemia. She needed a bone marrow transplant, and Nikolas Cassadine was the donor, revealing Nikolas as her step-brother.
As Luke and Laura's marriage crumbled under the revelation, Laura became mentally disturbed under the impression that she had killed Rick Webber. Not having the loving presence of a mother with her, Lulu turned rebellious. Moving in with her father, she had a stormy relationship with her stepmother, Tracy.
She fell for her stepbrother Dillon, tried to break up his marriage, and became intimate with him. That led to a pregnancy which she had to abort. Although she tried to confide in her mother about the abortion, Laura went back to her catatonic state.
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Lulu learned to survive in the Port Charles network. She started helping Sonny and Jason after getting involved in the town's mob scene. She also investigated Rick's murder and confronted Scott, the real killer.
However, when Scott's son Logan started stalking her, she inadvertently killed him in self-defence. Her then-boyfriend, Johnny Zacchara, took the blame but was acquitted. An emotionally shattered Lulu had a mental breakdown.
Furthering her fight with unimaginable challenges, Lulu stepped up to help hospital staff during the biotoxin poisoning incident at Carly's benefit event.
Her fate took a turn when Franco kidnapped her and strapped a bomb on her, bringing in Dante to save her. Slowly and reluctantly, she and Dante fell for each other despite various hurdles from their past.
With Luke away after an alcoholic accidental killing of Elizabeth's son, Lulu had to take over her father's casino. Despite struggles, the romantic duo married.
Unable to get pregnant, she employed her friend Maxie's help to keep the baby for the whole term. In March 2013, as the whole family looked at the baby's sonogram, a mysterious teddy bear knocked first Lulu and then, Dante, unconscious.
Lulu was found kidnapped and kept under cryogenic freeze by Stavros. Saved from the situation, Lulu was amnesiac. Recovered later, Maxie gave birth to presumably Lulu's baby, which was later revealed to be Maxie's. Lulu lost the custody battle. Unable to have any more kids, she left Dante, as General Hospital showed.
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How did Lulu land in a coma?
General Hospital in 2020 saw a blowing-up accident at the Floating Rib. Lulu was present at the location with Dustin, who she was dating at the time. Dustin had asked her to marry, and she was going to refuse when the blast occurred, Lulu was injured while Dustin was killed.
Initially, she seemed to have recovered from the minor injuries. She met Dante and wanted to tell him that she still loved him, but before she could express herself, she clutched her head and collapsed. She has been in her dormant condition since then.
July 2024 has brought hope for Lulu's fans, as her brother Lucky is set to return to General Hospital portrayed by Jonothan Jackson.
Coupled with the scene in the episode aired on July 19, which found Dante and Laura visiting the comatose Lulu urging her to wake up and meet the kids, the fiery character's return looks favorable.
Look out for Lulu on General Hospital as the storyline brings back the beloved Spencer character in the upcoming episodes of the soap on ABC.
