*Days after landing a groundbreaking new gig on Canadian television, actress Vinessa Antoine has exited “General Hospital.”
Antoine took to Twitter to announce that she’ll no longer portray Jordan Ashford in Port Charles after news hit that she’s set to make Canadian television history as the first black Canadian actress to star in a primetime leading role on the CBC network.
In a four-part post, Antoine explained that her upcoming role as Marcie Diggs in “Diggstown” would mean she would have to walk away from playing GH‘s favorite female cop.
Antoine tweeted, “My job is to create and inspire. I hope that I did that a little in playing #JordanAshford. I believe that I have taken her as far as I can. To clarify, as negotiations for #Diggstown were underway, although I am open to stay and play in Port Charles, I was told by my reps that @GeneralHospital felt that my character would be off the canvas for too long for me to continue playing her.”
For that reason, the network and the actress decided to mutually part ways.
Check out her posts below.
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(1) There are so many people that God put into place who are directly and indirectly responsible for my time at @GeneralHospital You know who you are. I thank you. I came into this world as an artist. My job is to create and inspire. I hope that I did that a little in pic.twitter.com/8rDDUAc4t5
— Vinessa Antoine (@VinessaAntoine) July 16, 2018
Antoine hopes that her departure will leave the door open for more women of color on television.
(2) playing #JordanAshford. I believe that I have taken her as far as I can. To clarify, as negotiations for #Diggstown were underway, although I am open to stay and play in Port Charles, I was told by my reps that @GeneralHospital felt that my character
— Vinessa Antoine (@VinessaAntoine) July 16, 2018
(3) would be off the canvas for too long for me to continue playing her. With that, we decided to mutually part ways. It’s time to make room for more women of color in prominent roles on television. I’m grateful to assist in that by starting
— Vinessa Antoine (@VinessaAntoine) July 16, 2018
(4) this new chapter in my journey. I hope you’ll all come along. I feel blessed. Be well. xo
— Vinessa Antoine (@VinessaAntoine) July 16, 2018
According to an Inquisitr report, the news comes just as Jordan is set to marry Curtis Ashford (Donnell Turner) in Port Charles, and the fate of that wedding hasn’t been determined just yet.
Antoine said, “We were in the planning stages of the wedding and ABC hasn’t announced what will happen.”
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