Divorces are tough, but when you're a celebrity, the pressure intensifies. For Laura Wright, beloved for her role as Carly Corinthos on General Hospital, the breakdown of her marriage became a very public affair. What many fans didn’t know was that the emotions she felt during this difficult period weren’t just heartbreak—they were shame, fear, and deep insecurity.
When Wright and her ex-husband, John Wright, architect and father of their two children, decided to part ways in 2016, the public took notice.
Their separation had actually begun back in 2014, and it wasn’t until 2016 that the couple made the decision to officially divorce. While Wright navigated this emotional turmoil, she still had to step in front of the cameras, playing a character embroiled in drama-filled storylines on daytime TV.
Divorce is already complicated, but navigating a breakup in your 40s while balancing a public career can feel like a whole different level of pain. Wright confessed that her life felt like it was in a whirlwind. “It’s a very interesting process… being in your 40s, getting divorced, having kids going off to college and having to go, ‘Wow, who am I now?’” she said in an interview with Soap Opera Digest in 2017.
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