The actress also returned for the "General Hospital" 50th anniversary celebration in Sonny turned down the request, which likely won't surprise fans because he's had a very tortured romance with Brenda over the years. The couple's twisted on-again, off-again love story has resulted in a fiery relationship that still has "General Hospital" fans clamoring to see more.
Brenda's relationship with Sonny isn't the only dramatic event she's dealt with on "General Hospital," either. She has survived a number of calamities in her time, including being presumed dead after her mother drove them both off of a cliff.
However, there is one memorable storyline that took things way too far for this hard-luck heroine. In , "General Hospital" included a plot twist that was quite explosive literally , and it involved Sonny Corinthos and Brenda Barrett as they settled into domestic bliss. Jax flew Brenda and Alec to Rome. In , Brenda attended the annual Nurses Ball but first paid a visit to Sonny. He assumed she wanted to get back together, but she informed him that ship had sailed and that she was engaged to re-marry Jax.
But Carly overheard their conversation and told Jax that Brenda still wanted Sonny back, so he called off the engagement. After being kicked out of the ball for fighting with Carly, Brenda pretended to have a one-night stand with a drunken Michael to get back at her.
Before leaving, she asked Sonny to join her and Alec in Rome, but he decided they both needed time to heal. Skip to content. Warning: You may be gaining weight because of your gut. Click Here. Keep scrolling, there's more! Use left and right arrow keys to navigate between menu items. Use right arrow key to move into submenus.
Sonny is furious and kicks Brenda out on the street leaving her devastated. Sonny finally admits his feelings for Brenda and attempts to leave Lily for Brenda; Shortly after, Lily discoveres that she is pregnant. Knowing what having a child means to Sonny, Brenda realizes that they can never have a future. Brenda later marries the widower Jasper Jacks. When they return, Brenda learns that Lily has been killed in a car explosion meant for Sonny but she decides to stay with Jax.
Brenda is then kidnapped in an effort to frame Sonny and when Sonny comes to rescue her, they are trapped together in a cave. The two admit their feelings for one another and make love again and Brenda tells Jax the horrible truth.
Brenda decides to end her relationships with both Jax and Sonny because she can't choose. Pierce Dorman. Sonny later kills Hernando in self-defense and ultimately clears Brenda of all charges. Sonny finally proposes and Brenda happily accepts assuming they can leave Port Charles and the mob behind.
On their wedding day, Sonny realizes that Brenda will never be safe with him and sends, Jason Morgan to tell her that he has left town. After recovering, she decides that she wants to be with Jax. As she and Jax prepare to marry, Sonny returns but understands that she has moved on. Brenda gets tested but before she can see the results, Veronica drives a car off a cliff with Brenda in the passenger seat. Believing Brenda is dead; Jax tears up the test results without reading them.
Luis Alcazar , an arms dealer rescues Brenda from the water after her accident and brings her back to Port Charles in September Just as their eyes connected, the Balkan's men made a move to kidnap Brenda. Sonny managed to foil the kidnappers and then whisked Brenda away. Brenda and Sonny talked about their lives since they had last seen each other. Sonny was open to rekindling things with Brenda, but she made it clear that she had moved on.
Brenda revealed that she had been dating a famous actor by the name of Murphy Sinclair. Sonny was disappointed, but respected Brenda's decision. There had been several attempts made to disfigure and harm Brenda, so Suzanne hoped that Jason could help keep Brenda safe. Jason flew to Rome to protect Brenda, but it soon became clear that the Balkan would not stop.
After the Balkan's men nearly killed Brenda with an overdose of heroin, Jason insisted that Brenda return to Port Charles with him. Jason believed that he could provide better protection for Brenda in a place that he was familiar with.
Brenda reluctantly agreed to go, but she made it clear that she expected Jason to keep Sonny away from her. Brenda feared having Sonny breaking her heart again. Brenda ended her engagement to Murphy and then returned to Port Charles. Spinelli, Jason's roommate, was immediately smitten with the beautiful supermodel living under their roof.
Brenda quickly reconnected with several friends, including Robin. Despite Brenda's best intentions, she couldn't stay away from Sonny. Sonny didn't make it easy because he actively pursued Brenda. Brenda was stunned when she dropped by to visit Sonny and was introduced to his firstborn son; Dante Falconeri. Brenda and Dante silently agreed to keep quiet about their connection. Sonny and Brenda grew closer, much to Carly's annoyance. Carly also felt threatened by Brenda because Jax was determined to help protect Brenda from the threat of the Balkan.
Jax arranged for the police department to guard Brenda. Dante grumbled when he was assigned the task, which made Carly suspicious. Carly sensed that Brenda and Dante were hiding something, so she manipulated Spinelli to dig into Brenda and Dante's past. Spinelli uncovered proof that Brenda and Dante had known each other in and that one of the police officer who had worked with Dante had suspected Dante and Brenda of having an affair.
As Spinelli dug deeper into their past, he learned that Brenda had a baby and that Dante had signed over all rights to the child. He shared the information with Carly. Brenda suspected Carly was set on sabotaging her relationship with Sonny but she had a more pressing concern. Although Brenda disagreed with placing Sam in danger the plan continued without her approval and Dante was assigned to keep her inside the penthouse.
Brenda knocked Dante out and showed up at the warehouse. He quickly regained consciousness and joined her at the warehouse. One of the Balkan's men held a gun on Dante and Brenda shot him. Dante covered up the crime and they both had flashbacks of their time together in when Dante had covered for Brenda when she shot Aleksander Janacek. The man Brenda killed was Anton Banovic and his family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Brenda and Dante.
Sonny's attorney Diane Miller handed the case over to her new associate Theo Hoffman. Brenda was often uncomfortable in Theo's presence and he pushed her to admit she had also killed Aleksander. Sonny and Jason realized Brenda would fall apart in front of a judge and they instructed Theo to settle the case out of court.
He claimed the family was not interested in money and they were determined to seek justice for their son. Sonny and Brenda took a break from legal strategizing and attended Luke's wedding to Tracy Quartermaine just before Christmas and Sonny proposed to Brenda during the reception. She accepted and asked Sonny's daughter Kristina and his niece Molly to be her bridesmaids. Sonny asked Dante to be his best man, although Dante initially declined until Brenda persuaded him to accept.
Brenda and Sonny choose the wedding date of February 18th and Brenda started planning the wedding. Jason and Dante tried to persuade Sonny and Brenda to postpone their wedding due to the threats from the Balkan. They were convinced the Balkan would use the event to make his move on Brenda but Brenda and Sonny were determined to keep the date. Carly also tried to talk Sonny out of marrying Brenda to no avail. Brenda believed Carly was responsible for sabotaging her wedding after Brenda's wedding dress was shredded and the wedding site mysteriously flooded.
Sonny promised to banish Carly from the ceremony and assured Brenda their wedding would take place. Brenda was surprised to learn that her friend Suzanne had destroyed her dress and flooded the Archer Pavilion. Suzanne confessed she had tried to stop the wedding in order to prevent Brenda from the heartache and danger she would most certainly face as Sonny's wife.
Brenda forgave Suzanne and continued her wedding preparations. Brenda was unaware her friend Suzanne was actually the Balkan's wife. Sonny arranged for two of his guards to prevent Carly from attending the wedding but she still showed up. Carly paid Brenda a private visit before the ceremony and showed Brenda the proof she had obtained that Brenda had been pregnant with Dante's child.
Carly threatened Brenda and told her if she did not walk away from Sonny at that very moment she would expose her during the ceremony. Brenda ignored Carly's threat and joined Sonny at the altar. Brenda interrupted her own wedding and told Sonny the truth about her past with Dante and her pregnancy.
She explained that she was pregnant with Alexsander's child and Dante had agreed to be the father on record in order to protect the child from Alexsander's family. She and Dante were never lovers and she miscarried her child late in the pregnancy.
Sonny was shocked by her admission and initially felt betrayal but he quickly forgave her and they were married. After the reception everyone followed Brenda and Sonny outside to see them off on their honeymoon.
Brenda entered the limousine first and it exploded. When the paramedics retrieved the passenger Sam was inside and Brenda was missing. She had been kidnapped by Theo Hoffman and he revealed himself as the Balkan. He was also Alexsander's father. He questioned Brenda about his grandchild she had lost and he insisted the child was still alive. Theo eventually believed that Brenda thought her son was dead and she manipulated one of the Balkan's men into helping her and she temporarily escaped Theo's clutches.
Theo found Brenda and injected her with a deadly neurotoxin. Sonny rescued Brenda and she arrived at the hospital in time and made a full recovery. Afterward they honeymooned in Italy. Sonny and Brenda returned from their honeymoon early when they received the news that Jason's son Jake had died after being hit by a car. Jason's missed opportunity to raise his son combined with Theo's insistence that Brenda's child had not died prompted Brenda to search for her son.
Brenda did not have to search at all for her son. Suzanne arrived at Sonny and Brenda's home with a young boy named Lucian and Suzanne introduced him as Brenda's son. Brenda immediately fell in love with Lucian and accepted Suzanne's reasons for allowing Brenda to believe her child had died.
Suzanne explained that if Theo had known Brenda was pregnant with his grandchild he would have stopped at nothing to raise the child in his own image. The child would have been destined to live a life in organized crime. Only after Suzanne killed Theo did she feel it was safe enough to reunite Brenda with her child.
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