Bike accident leaves GH's Scarlett Fernandez seriously injured

Bike accident leaves GH's Scarlett Fernandez seriously injured

Beloved General Hospital actress Scarlett Fernandez (Charlotte Cassadine) was in a serious bicycle accident that landed her in the hospital for surgery and stitches: "Wishing this was part of a GH script."

The daytime community is sending love and well wishes to young star Scarlett Fernandez (Charlotte Cassadine, General Hospital), who suffered multiple injuries in a bicycle accident last weekend.

The actress took to Twitter with a photo of herself recuperating in the hospital, along with a caption that reads, "Wishing this was part of a #gh script. Last weekend I was in a bike crash. I had surgery on both arms and stitches on my chin and I spent a couple days in the hospital."

The actress also shared that she must next fix four molars that broke in the accident to complete her recovery. "Extremely grateful for everyone who helped me," she writes.

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Fernandez's Twitter feed was flooded with get-well-soon messages, some of which came from her GH costars. Haley Pullos (Molly Lansing-Davis) wrote, "Omg poor baby! I broke my arm a few years back but it was nowhere near this bad. I hope you're doin' okay and that you have a speedy recovery lil' one." Nicolas Bechtel (Spencer Cassadine) shared, "Praying for a speedy recovery, Scarlett." And Brooklyn Rae Silzer (Emma Drake) wrote, "So sorry my sweet friend. Let me know how I can help and I am there."

Scarlett Fernandez landed the role of GH's Charlotte in 2016, following several roles on primetime shows such as American Housewife, American Horror Story, Shameless, and Jane the Virgin.

At this time, there's no information as to whether Fernandez' accident and recovery time will affect her role at GH.

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