Another popular "General Hospital" pairing that ran hot and cold off and on for decades was that of Sonny Corinthos and Brenda Barrett, played by Maurice Benard and Vanessa Marcil since the early 1990s. While Marcil last appeared on the show over a decade ago, according to Soap Hub, many fans still hope for her return and feel Brenda is the true love of Sonny's life.
However, when the two first started working together nearly three decades ago, Benard didn't think it was a good idea and explained that in an Instagram post in 2020.
"[Executive Producer] Wendy Riche and [Head Writer] Claire Labine thought it would be a good idea to put Sonny and Brenda together," Benard wrote. "The audience was all in! In the beginning I told my friend Vanessa it wasn't working for me. She could've told me to go to hell, but she chose to work her ass off, because she was so determined. I was very proud of her and the rest, as they say in show business, 'is history.'"
Today, Benard and Marcil get along famously and reunited in real life in July of 2021 when she attended his daughter's wedding. Benard shared a video of their wedding reunion on Instagram and they can be seen on the dance floor cutting a rug together, reminding fans of the chemistry they saw on their "GH" screens for years — and proving that just because a co-star relationship might not start out right, there is always hope for getting along and even becoming lifelong friends.
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