I’ve followed General Hospital religiously for years, and Carly Spencer—played by the magnetic Laura Wright—has always been my emotional compass. Fierce, flawed, unstoppable. But nothing prepared me for the raw honesty Wright brought off-screen this week. In a candid interview with Woman’s World, she opened up about something rarely talked about in Hollywood: perimenopause. And not just in hushed tones or rehearsed PR-speak. She laid it all bare—including how it nearly broke her.
When I first read the headline—“Perimenopause Took a Toll on Us”—my heart sank. I immediately thought of Wes Ramsey, her longtime partner and former GH co-star. Were they okay? Was this another casualty of the quiet, invisible war that midlife women fight daily with their own hormones?
Turns out, it’s more complicated—and deeply human.
“I’d Be Crying in the Car Before Work”
In the interview, Laura describes the past few years as a mental and physical rollercoaster. “I thought I was losing my mind,” she admitted.
“I was crying in the car before going into work. I couldn’t sleep. I had hot flashes all night. I started forgetting my lines—me, the woman who never forgets a word!”
As a viewer, I noticed something last season. Carly seemed a little different—less sharp, more emotionally raw. It wasn’t bad acting; it was too real. Now I realize Laura wasn’t playing a part—she was living through something hellish while millions of us watched, completely unaware.
She was later diagnosed with perimenopause, but only after undergoing two unnecessary surgeries in 2020 and 2021. Her doctors didn’t connect her symptoms—anxiety attacks, fatigue, memory loss, night sweats—to hormonal changes. “Nobody ever said the word ‘hormones’ to me,” she recalled. That hits hard. How many women are misdiagnosed or dismissed because the medical system is still awkward around menopause?
The Toll on Love
And yes, it strained her relationship. “Wes was incredible,” she said, “but there were days I’d just shut down.
I didn’t know how to explain what I was going through.” Wright described moments when she felt utterly disconnected from her partner. “I’d say, ‘I don’t even know who I am right now, and that scares me.’”
That line stuck with me. We often see celebrity couples in glossy, filtered moments on Instagram. But here’s a woman saying: I almost lost myself, and him, because my body betrayed me and nobody warned me this could happen.
Healing, Hormones, and Hope
Eventually, Laura sought answers elsewhere. She began hormone replacement therapy (HRT), including testosterone and progesterone, and started feeling like herself again.
“It was like someone turned the lights back on,” she said. She also embraced natural solutions—better nutrition, breathing exercises, and meditation. No gimmicks. Just survival.
As a fan, I admire her tenacity even more now. I don’t just see Carly Spencer on screen; I see a woman who fought a silent battle and decided to shout her truth so others wouldn’t suffer in silence.
Why This Matters for All of Us
Laura Wright isn’t just a daytime diva—she’s a warrior for women’s health. Her story made me think about my mom, my aunts, even my own future. Why don’t we talk more openly about this? Why aren’t there more resources for women dealing with perimenopause?
And more importantly: how many other women are crying in their cars right now, thinking they’re broken?
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