General Hospital's Cameron Mathison opens up about losing 'everything' in the California wildfires

On Wednesday, January 8, General Hospital star Cameron Mathison (Drew Quartermaine) took to Instagram and reported that he had lost his home in the Los Angeles wildfires that have raged through the region since Tuesday morning. The next day, he opened up about what happened and all he had lost.

General Hospital star's devastating loss

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, where Mathison was once a host and correspondent, the actor detailed what happened to his home and his family after they evacuated.

Mathison's ex-wife, Vanessa, had called to tell him that they needed to evacuate. Since Mathison thought their home would survive, he didn't take as many things with him as he would have liked.

"I unfortunately left some valuable ones where the kids were very, very young and film that you can't replace," he said."If I really thought the house was going down, I would've grabbed so much more."

The Mathisons stayed at their Pasadena apartment and kept their eyes on the news. The actor watched the screen as homes in his area burned. Finally, he decided to go back to the house on his own.

"I just was sitting there, it was probably 6 in the morning, and I had to go up there," he said. "It looked like a war zone. It was all gone. It was really, really decimated. There's nothing there. Less than nothing. It's just all burnt to just ashes."

The actor also spoke to Good Morning America, admitting that he had lost everything but is grateful that his family is safe.

"I've been up all night. I can't sleep. I've lost my home and everything that I own," he said. “I have this hoodie and a pair of pants and two pairs of sneakers left. That's it."

Other soap stars affected by the L.A. fires

The Bold and the Beautiful's Jennifer Gareis also lost her home in the fires.

"I had no idea this past weekend was my last beach walk & sunset in Malibu... at least until we can rebuild the community after this devastating fire," she wrote on Instagram. "Thank you for your messages. Our home is gone (see picture #3) but we are safe. I pray for all of the families who have lost their homes and memories. Stay safe!"

Former Days of our Lives star Jessica Serfaty lost her home, as well, while The Young and the Restless stars Eric Braeden and Courtney Hope, were some of the soap stars who were forced to evacuate this week.

Soap Central sends well wishes to everyone affected by the California wildfires.