Laura Wright's son announces engagement
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The gist
General Hospital actress Laura Wright announced on Instagram that her son LJ is engaged to girlfriend Emily.
The soap star's co-stars and boyfriend Wes Ramsey congratulated the couple publicly.
Background
Laura Wright is a General Hospital actress who plays Carly Spencer on the ABC soap opera. She shares two children, daughter Lauren and son John Michael Wright (known as LJ), with ex-husband John Wright; the couple married in 1995 and Wright announced in 2016 that they were ending their marriage. The news drew attention because Wright shared it publicly on Instagram and several of her General Hospital colleagues responded.
How it unfolded
- Oct 7, 1995Laura Wright married architect John Wright, with whom she later had two children.
- 2000Her son John Michael Wright, known as LJ, was born.
- 2016 -04Wright announced that she and John Wright had decided to end their marriage.
- Oct 20, 2026Wright revealed on Instagram that LJ is engaged to his girlfriend Emily, posting a photo of the couple showing the engagement ring.
- Oct 20, 2026LJ posted a photo of Emily with her ring visible, captioned "Fiancée."
Who’s saying what
- Party
- Wright said her "favorite son is getting hitched" and that the family is "thrilled," adding she is "so happy and proud" of the couple.
- Support
- General Hospital co-stars including James Patrick Stuart, Rick Hearst and Cameron Mathison, plus Wright's boyfriend Wes Ramsey, sent congratulations to the couple.