Soap Opera
Kelly Ripa Predicts a Talk Show Host Future for This Young ‘General Hospital’ Pair
‘General Hospital’ stars Braedyn Bruner and Giovanni Mazza met Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos at ‘Live With Kelly and Mark,’ bonding over their shared ABC soap opera roots.
When General Hospital’s Braedyn Bruner (Emma) and Giovanni Mazza (Gio) visited New York City and scored some prime audience seats at Live With Kelly and Mark, they caught the attention of the talk show’s two famous co-hosts, who got their start on ABC soaps, which was also where they met.
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos made sure to have a chat with Bruner and Mazza during a commercial break on September 9, and told them all about their television and romance start. The two young GH stars are scheduled to make a personal appearance on Long Island, NY, on Friday, according to The Brokerage in Bellmore.
In a video shared on the soap’s Instagram page, Consuelos approached Mazza and Bruner in their seats. He was fascinated to learn that Bruner plays the granddaughter of the great Anna Devane, a character brought to life by Finola Hughes on All My Children when Ripa and Consuelos portrayed Hayley and Mateo Santos.
“She told me I had to tell ya’ll hello,” Bruner said. “She’s the best.” When Hughes saw the post, she chimed in with, “Love this.”
Bruner and Mazza also told the co-hosts that they met on the show, where Mazza has been playing Gio Palmieri since May of 2024, and Bruner has been playing Emma Scorpio-Drake since December of 2024. Ripa and Consuelos famously met on the set of All My Children in 1995 and married the next year. The couple is also producing an All My Children movie for Lifetime under the umbrella of their production company, Milojo.
As the commercial break was coming to a close, Ripa nodded as Bruner and Mazza reminded her of the work that goes into producing a soap, but she had a prediction for the young stars’ future. After hearing that they met at Bruner’s audition, she told them what the future holds.
“Amazing,” she said. “Just so you know, that’s how we met. Listen, just letting you know, the future is…you’re probably going to end up hosting a talk show 72 years from now, but it’ll be the talk show in all in of our heads. We blink, and then we see it.”
While that prediction could come true, Bruner and Mazza need to tackle their on-screen problems first as Gio and Emma navigate complications with his musical career.
