Kirsten
Storms
is
taking
an
extended
trip
outside
the
town
of
Port
Charles.
The
General
Hospital
star,
who
first
appeared
as
Maxie
Jones
on
the
long-running
soap
opera
in
2005,
revealed
she
is
“taking
a
break”
from
the
show
and
moving
to
Tennessee.
As
she
explained,
she
began
having
conversations
about
both
her
move
and
extended
absence
with
executive
producer
Frank
Valentini
in
March.
“I
really
want
to
thank
GH,
the
ABC
network
executives,
the
writers
for
agreeing
to
let
me
take
this
time,”
Kirsten
said
in
a
July
7
Instagram
video.
“I
know
Frank
and
the
producers
there
know
my
reasons,
and
I
am
so
grateful
that
they
understand
and
are
supportive.”
Though
she
didn’t
give
specifics
behind
her
decision
to
take
time
off,
the
Zenon:
Girl
of
the
21st
Century
star
emphasized
that
she
wasn’t
asking
to
leave
the
show
for
good.
“When
you
approach
a
job
like
this,
they
can
always
be
like,
‘Forget
it.
We’ll
let
you
out
of
your
contract
if
you’re
gonna
leave
the
state,’”
Kirsten
continued.
“GH
did
not
do
that,
which
was
kind
of
amazing,
because
I
also
asked
for
some
time
off.”
While
sharing
her
update,
the
Days
of
Our
Lives
alum—who
shares
daughter
Harper,
11,
with
ex
Brandon
Barash—warned
her
followers
to
be
weary
of
any
information
about
her
absence
that
isn’t
directly
from
her.
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