From Heartbreak to Emmy Gold? Tajh Bellow Talks TJ’s Powerful GH Storyline

Ever since Molly and TJ broke up on General Hospital, Tajh Bellow’s character has hardly been seen or even mentioned.

The fans have been wondering where he’s been, considering he’s been gone since December 2024.

But they shouldn’t worry, because he’s been actively pursuing other projects. He recently opened up about his time on GH and the story that has had a major impact on him.

12 Years Crammed Into the Blink of an Eye

Bellow spoke with Digital Journal and opened up about being on GH. In 2018, he took over the role of TJ Ashford from Tequan Richmond.

At the time, TJ’s ex-wife, Molly, was played by Haley Pullos. In 2023, Kristen Vaganos stepped into the part. Of Vaganos, Bellow explained that she, “Adjusted very quickly in this role…we found chemistry together quickly, jumped into losing our child, and then, losing each other.”

In the heartwrenching tale, Molly learned she couldn’t bear children, so they agreed to let her sister Kristina (Kate Mansi) be their surrogate.

That ended in disaster when Kristina fell out of a hotel room into the pool. This was also the death knell for Molly and TJ’s relationship.

“We had to jump into this intense storyline out of nowhere together, and we were trying to portray 12 years of history,” he stated. “We’ve had the longest-term relationship on the show for a while.”

Emotions Were Visible

The grief after their unborn child died was too much for the couple. Bellow explained that grief can be simultaneously interesting and complex, and clarified,

“As a male, you have all of these different layers of how people tell you that you should be able to grieve, how to demonstrate pain, and how you should handle a situation.” But he was determined to give the story his all.

He stated that he worked hard to “Allow TJ’s truth to really shine through that storyline.” Bellow also remarked that, “A lot of men and a lot of people of color don’t get a chance to actually come apart and unravel and just deal with raw emotion like that.”

He wanted to ensure that viewers who had been in similar situations could relate to TJ’s pain, and made sure that his emotions were “visible.”