Ava and Nina’s Connection: GH’s Maura West Reveals the Surprising Similarities That Bring Them Together
The land of soap operas is riddled with unlikely friendships but none as dubious as the pairing of General Hospital’s Ava Jerome and Nina Reeves, played by Maura West and Cynthia Watros, respectively. After all, it was Nina who forced a very pregnant Ava into labor in order to steal her baby. But, somehow it works and West recently addressed this interesting friendship.
Maura West Weighs In On Awkward Pairing
With three Daytime Emmys on her mantle, West knows how to make a scene work even if, on the surface, it doesn’t make sense. Take the friendship of Ava and Nina. By all rights, the two should be arch-enemies but the actresses, who are real-life friends, make it work. West took a question from a fan on a recent Coastal Entertainment Zoom event about the questionable pairing of Port Charles’s unlikely besties.
“It certainly helps that this is a new and different incarnation of Nina,” West explained. “I think it would be more difficult if it were still Michelle Stafford playing her. It’s the same character. Of course, it is the same character but it is a different person and she [Watros] brings an entirely different energy to the character than Michelle had.”
“It certainly helps that this is a new and different incarnation of Nina,” West explained. “I think it would be more difficult if it were still Michelle Stafford playing her. It’s the same character. Of course, it is the same character but it is a different person and she [Watros] brings an entirely different energy to the character than Michelle had.”
Soap operas are also well known for the lasting friendships built by the actors that clock in daily to create the fictional worlds that fans so love. Maura West is more than happy to breathe life into the complicated relationship the two characters share. “Just to have the chance to work with her makes me happy. So, if it means I have to suck it up and believe this somewhat implausible friendship, I will do it.”
