When Kimberly McCullough left her role as Robin Scorpio on General Hospital earlier this year, the actress said she wanted to branch out and focus on working on the other side of the camera as a director. McCullough took part in ABC's 2012-14 Directing Program, and it was just announced that she has landed her first real directing gig. McCullough will be directing an upcoming episode of KC Undercover, Disney Channel's new comedy starring Zendaya Coleman.
McCullough announced the news via her official Twitter and, ironically enough, she is not the only veteran soap star to decide to leave a plum acting job in favor of working behind the scenes. Allison Sweeney's final scenes as Sami Brady on Days of Our Lives aired last week, and after 22 years in character she, too, is excited to direct.
GH fans have adored watching McCullough grow up in front of their eyes, and they are always campaigning for the actress to return to Port Charles — even if it is just for a brief stint. She has returned for a limited run on a few occasions, but in doing so McCullough insists it has to make sense for Robin Scorpio to be back in town.
She has also been appreciative of the fact that GH allows her to return rather than finding a replacement for her. So many prominent characters end up being recast, leaving viewers no choice but to adjust to the shocking change of a character in nearly every way.
While it is cool that McCullough's talent is being put to good use, do you still kind of hope she decides to return to daytime television for an extended run?
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