General Hospital Stunner: Is Jessica Tuck’s Cassandra Pierce About to Make an Explosive Comeback?

General Hospital fans are buzzing again, and this time the name floating around is Cassandra Pierce. Yep, that Cassandra. Let me save you a scroll: nothing is confirmed. But I get why people think she might be circling Port Charles.

So, is Jessica Tuck actually coming back?

Short answer: no. There is no concrete info that Jessica Tuck is returning as Cassandra Pierce. As every soap watcher knows, though, death on GH is more of a suggestion than a rule, which is why this rumor refuses to die.

Why the sudden Cassandra chatter

• Inside baseball alert: actor Chris McKenna posted a photo from the General Hospital set with Jessica Tuck, noting he has started directing. That alone doesn’t mean Cassandra is back, but it’s the kind of behind-the-scenes breadcrumb that gets fans connecting dots.
• On the show, Britt recently got a note signed with a single 'C'. The obvious read is 'C' for Cesar Faison (her father), but fans are debating whether it could be a sneaky nod to Cassandra. It could mean a lot of things, including Cassandra, which is exactly why the speculation took off.
• GH has a long track record of undoing deaths. Viewers point to characters like Britt, Nathan, and others who have made post-mortem returns or surprise reappearances. So Cassandra clawing her way back from the great beyond is hardly out of bounds for this universe.

Quick refresher: who is Cassandra Pierce?

Jessica Tuck played Cassandra, a cool-headed villain running a drug-smuggling operation. Valentin Cassadine got tangled up with her, and things ended in pure soap fashion: Valentin planted a bomb to stop her, and Cassandra was presumed dead on screen. In other words, the kind of exit that screams 'temporary' if the writers ever want her back.

Where things actually stand

There’s no official confirmation that Tuck is returning. The 'C' note is probably Faison, but the timing, the McKenna/Tuck set photo, and GH’s love of resurrections are enough to keep the rumor alive. And honestly, given Cassandra’s history and Tuck’s soap credentials, bringing her back would slot right into the current chaos in Port Charles.

The bottom line

No announcement, no guarantees. But the show is juggling enough story threads right now that a Cassandra comeback would fit right in. If GH wants another elegant troublemaker to stir the pot, the door is half open already.