Some two months after Soap Central first reported that Tava Smiley (Chloe Morgan) would be exiting General Hospital, a show spokesperson has finally confirmed that the actress and her character are on the way out.
In a poll conducted on GH Online in late-June, 47% of respondents said that they felt Chloe still had much potential as a character. Compare that to about 23% that felt that Chloe was no longer needed -- or never needed in the first place.
So, as fans hinted in our online poll, why is Smiley leaving the show?
The spokesperson that confirmed Smiley's exit explained that the decision to write out Chloe was a "mutual decision" between show execs and the actress. It is unclear which party approached the other first.
Smiley joined General Hospital in the spring of 1999, hired first-hand by then-executive producer Wendy Riche.