Seriously?

Genie Francis played Laura on the ABC daytime soap opera "General Hospital," and her fairy-tale wedding to Luke riveted 30 million viewers in 1981 and landed the couple on the cover of Newsweek magazine.

Now Francis is apologizing for suddenly quitting the show the following year.

"I'm sorry for leaving you so abruptly, for not taking into account the feelings of the people who helped Laura truly take on a life of her own," the 45-year-old actress said in a statement Thursday from the Hallmark Channel. "It was the decision of a young, impetuous girl, and the woman she has become asks for your forgiveness."

I realize that this was huge for GH, and although I wasn’t watching [or born yet] then, I see how it impacts the story today. [I think they will forever capitalize on that, and why shouldn't they?] But she needs to apologize? Really? 25 years later she’s still got people mad at her about this? Move on.

I could understand if she were to say it was a presonal regret of hers or something.

Anyway, I choose not to believe it was a ploy to get a headline that would reach GH fans so they'd tune into her Hallmark Channel movie.

Also: Kyle XY returns with the 2nd half of season 2 on January 14th.