Eva LaRue is exiting General Hospital over a year after joining the show as Natalia, the disapproving and homophobic mother of Jacqueline Grace Lopez's Blaze. Initially serving as a villain, LaRue's character quickly earned the ire of the long-running soap's viewers.

The writing seemed to be on the wall for General Hospital's Natalia for weeks. She drove drunk, was offered a shady deal by ADA Justine Turner, and then entered into another deal with Sonny.

General Hospital' star Eva LaRue shares her thoughts on her character Natalia Ramirez's tragic death and how it became a career highlight