Lulu is back in action on General Hospital which means Alexa Havins is finally front and center in her new role. The former All My Children star is happy to return to the world of daytime TV and has big plans to take Lulu to new heights.

Alexa Havins On Becoming Lulu

It wasn’t too long ago Alexa Havins was ready to take a break from acting to focus on family life. Getting the call from GH wasn’t something she expected, but as she tells Soap Opera Digest, it was an opportunity she could not resist. “It was not on my radar in any way, shape or form,” she says. “But when this came about, I can see that it does make sense. Even some things they were first telling me about Lulu, I was like, ‘Oh, man, that has a little of an essence of Babe [her AMC character].”

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Taking on a recasted role definitely has its challenges. “It’s difficult when the character has already been established,” she shares. “You want to honor what’s built, the overall essence of who they are — what Julie [Marie Berman] created and what Emme [Rylan] built upon, you still want to have that throughline. But I didn’t want to watch their clips and fall into accidentally mimicking them. I actually went the opposite route, and watched a lot of Luke and Laura…. I just wanted to see that material because these are her parents, and she has some of their qualities.”

A Bright Future

As for Lulu’s future, Havins can’t wait to bring her to life in all the right ways. “I feel like there’s so much to explore with Lulu, so many places to go. She’s got to pick up the pieces. How does she move forward? Where is her heart, what is her love going to be other than her children and her family? I’m excited to find out where the writers take me.”