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General Hospital star Rick Hearst shared a video from the backyard of his New Jersey home, surprising fans as he revealed his traditional second careerCredit: Instagram/rickhearst

Rick Hearst as Ric Lansing on General HospitalCredit: ABC/General Hospital
Rick, 59, shared a video on Instagram from the backyard of his home, showing off his lush green lawn as he discussed the perks of life in the Garden State.

As he talked, he revealed that in addition to acting, he works in real estate.

“I’ve been on break from GH for a couple weeks now. Gonna go back in a couple of days. Gonna get on a plane. I’m in Jersey, currently. New Jersey where I live. I just kind of wanted to show folks what it looks like. A lot of people think New Jersey is all, you know, no offense to the city but Newark and the airport and the outlying areas,” he said.

“The part that I live in is South Central New Jersey, is a beautiful place. I also happen to be a real estate agent here. I love helping people find homes here, sell their homes here. It’s really a great lifestyle out here.”

Fans in the comments were stunned to learn that the soap opera actor lives and works in New Jersey.

Many showed pride in being from the state, while others noted that Rick isn’t the only General Hospital star who works in real estate.

“Proud to be from NJ. NJ always gets a bad rap,” one commenter wrote.

A second pointed out, “Drew [Cheetwood] is a realtor here in Michigan! Aka Milo [Giabetti] Good to see you back at GH.”

“New Jersey is a beautiful state for sure. Lots of green space. It’s great to have you back on GH and especially your scenes with Rebecca,” penned a third.

“Love having you back on GH. Hope you are on for a long time!” celebrated a fourth fan.

General Hospital’s Rick Hearst shakes up show in return as Ric Lansing as fans ‘can’t wait’ for character to confront enemy
Rick and Drew are just a few of the soap opera stars with other careers.

Similar to them, The Young and the Restless star Kate Linder previously revealed that she works as a flight attendant on weekends when she’s not filming the show.

She claimed the job helps her stay humble and remember who she is.

RICK RETURNS

Rick returned to General Hospital on August 22, after teasing plans to reprise his role.

General Hospital cast

General Hospital has been on air since the early 1960s.

The cast of the iconic soap opera includes:

Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos)
Chad Duell (Michael Corinthos)
Katelyn MacMullen (Willow Corinthos)
Robert Gossett (Marshall Ashford)
Josh Swickard (Harrison Chase)
Gregory Harrison (Gregory Chase)
Michael Easton (Hamilton Finn)
Kirsten Storms (Maxie Jones)
Dominic Zamprogna (Dante Falconeri)
Kelly Monaco (Samantha McCall)
Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth Webber-Baldwin)
Cynthia Watros (Nina Reeves)
Maura West (Ava Jerome)

Celebrity appearances:

Demi Moore (1982-1984)
Meghan Markle (2002)
Mark Hamil (1972)
Kristin Davis (1991)
Eva Longoria (2000)
George Takei (1985)
Elizabeth Taylor (1981)

Viewers were excited to have him back in Port Charles after a lengthy absence.

Rick is a veteran in the soap opera world, appearing on shows like Guiding Light, The Young and The Restless, and The Bold and The Beautiful, to name a few.

Prior to his appearance on the show, General Hospital teased an emotional reunion between his character, Ric, and his daughter Molly Lansing-Davis (played by Kristen Vaganos) in a clip on the show’s official Instagram account.

“Ric surprises Molly in an effort to give his daughter some peace on what is bound to be the worst day of her life,” the caption stated.

In the emotional scene, the characters are shown at a funeral for Molly and her partner T.J. Ashford’s (Tajh Bellow) daughter, Irene.

Molly’s step-sister Kristina (Kate Mansi) agreed to carry the couple’s baby as a surrogate but lost the baby after accidentally falling out of a window at the Metro Court.

Prior to Ric’s return, Molly learned that Kristina was planning to sue her for custody of the baby before the accident happened.

Social media users were not only thrilled to have Rick back on the show, but praised his chemistry with his co-star.

“Kristen and Rick have better father/daughter chemistry in 20 seconds than like 90% of the actors on all soaps,” one viewer posted on X.

Commenting under the teaser shared on Instagram, a second fan referred to the fortunate timing of Ric’s comeback, writing, “Molly really did need her daddy!!!!”

“Molly needed her dad’s hug,” a third commenter penned.

“I became teary when I saw them embrace.”

Kristen, 28, also commented on the clip, writing, “We love Rick Hearst!!!”

Several fans also said they looked forward to Ric coming face-to-face with his half-brother, soap opera villain Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Bernard).

“Nice to see Ric back!” one fan shared.

“Can’t wait to see him interact with Sonny lol! He was sweet with Molly.”

The rocky relationship between Ric and Sonny was one of General Hospital’s big storylines prior to Rick’s exit from the show in 2016.

SCHEDULE PROBLEMS

The August 22 episode of General Hospital marked the first time Ric appeared on the show since 2016.

General Hospital previously confirmed Rick would reprise the role on July 25, 2024.

The actor addressed the scheduling mix-up in an Instagram post, telling fans he was “very excited to announce my return” to General Hospital.

“Stay tuned. You never know what you’re gonna get with this guy,” he went on to say.

Earlier this month, Rick apologized to fans for a schedule mishap, after previously suggesting that his character would make an appearance during an earlier episode.

“I got the dates wrong. My bad,” Rick confessed, after fans expressed their disappointment over not seeing him on the show.

“I’m not going to give you definitives because I don’t want to stick my foot in my mouth again,” he added at the time.