Storms has been playing Maxie Jones on the soap opera since 2005, but she’s taking a temporary hiatus from the role. In a Monday, July 7, Instagram video, Storms revealed that she’s moving to Nashville with her 11-year-old daughter, Harper.

Kirsten Storms is opening up about what it was like to be temporarily replaced in her long-running “General Hospital” role. Storms, who has played Maxie on the historic soap opera since May 2005, was recently replaced temporarily by Nicole Paggi due to scheduling conflicts.

General Hospital is losing another longtime star — but only for a bit. Kirsten Storms, 41, who has starred as Maxie Jones on the long-running soap opera since 2005, announced she will be taking a break from her role while she settles into her new home in Tennessee.