Ellen Travolta Brings Gloria Cerullo Back To General Hospital, Giving Us All The Feels

Bensonhurst is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, and the Cerullos aren’t the only ones to hail from there on “General Hospital.” Olivia Falconeri (Lisa LoCicero) and her son, Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna), are also Bensonhurst natives. Meanwhile, mobster Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) grew up with Lois and Olivia and he knew Gloria very well. In fact, on the March 1, 2023 episode, Sonny’s top lieutenant, Dex Heller (Evan Hofer), found some recipes in the kitchen of the mafia don’s restaurant. 

As Sonny marveled at Dex’s cooking skills, and the two bonded, he explained that he got the recipes from none other than Gloria. Later, Sonny and Lois’s reunion gave us all the feels, in a subsequent episode, because Lois hadn’t been in Port Charles for nearly 30 years. It was fun to see the two old friends reconnect, and now that Gloria’s coming back, we’ll get to watch Sonny gush over a woman who had a strong impact as a mother figure in his life. 

It’ll actually be a major Bensonhurst reunion all over because, although her character isn’t from there, Port Charles resident Stella Harry’s portrayer, Vernee Watson, was on the ’70s sitcom, “Welcome Back, Kotter,” which took place in Brooklyn, and Ellen Travolta also starred on it. Stella doesn’t mince words, so hopefully we’ll get to see these two together as well. Either way, it looks like exciting times are ahead!