General Hospital has officially locked in a massive milestone for the history books. In a recent episode, the ABC daytime drama featured the first onscreen birth of a Black baby in its sixty-plus years on the air, as Portia Robinson delivered a healthy baby boy right on her living room floor.
While Tom Hardy Jr. was born on-screen, he was biracial—making this new baby the first Black child to be born on-screen in the show’s history.
Key Takeaways
- General Hospital featured what is believed to be its first onscreen birth of a Black baby.
- Portia Robinson delivered her son during a dramatic home birth.
- Jordan Ashford unexpectedly helped deliver the baby.
A Historic Moment for General Hospital
The drama leading up to the delivery was peak soap opera.
Portia had just finished clashing—for the umpteenth time—with Jordan Ashford, her baby daddy’s ex-wife and current girlfriend.
But just as Jordan was heading out the door, Portia’s contractions hit full force, sending her crashing to the ground. She tried scrambling across the room to grab her phone, but quickly realized she was running out of time.
Hearing Portia’s screams, Jordan rushed back inside. While Jordan was incredibly reluctant and wanted to call Isaiah or Britt to handle the delivery, Portia made it clear they had to act fast.
Putting on her doctor hat, Portia talked a nervous Jordan through the entire process, ultimately delivering her newborn son.
While this is a major first for General Hospital, baby drama is familiar territory for Portia’s portrayer, Brook Kerr.
Long before she set foot in Port Charles as Dr. Robinson, Kerr originated the role of Whitney Russell on the beloved, wacky soap Passions, staying with the series from its beginning to the end. She’s one of the few actors who actually did that.
Over in Harmony, her character went through her own legendary baby saga, welcoming a son, Miles, with Chad. Needless to say, Kerr knows exactly how to navigate a high-stakes daytime delivery storyline! And she delivers every single time… pun intended!
So, how do we feel about this? Honestly, it is a fantastic, long-overdue milestone for General Hospital. Having Jordan—of all people—be the one to help deliver Curtis and Portia’s baby adds the perfect layer of classic soap irony to an already historic television moment.
Any guesses what they’ll name the baby?
Photo: ABC Screenshot.
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