Kirsten Storms is a well-known American actress and voice actress who has starred in many films and television shows.
She is best known for Days of Our Lives (1999 - 2004), Kim Possible (2002 - 2007), General Hospital (2005-2021), and General Hospital: Night Shift (2007).
Kirsten Storms was nominated for an Emmy for her role in the Soap Opera Digest Award. For her outstanding performance in the Hollywood industry, she won two awards, namely a Soap Opera Digest Award in 2001 and a Young Artist Award in 2002.
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Why Is Kirsten Storms Leaving General Hospital?
In a recent Instagram story, Kirsten Storms revealed that she had an operation of brain surgery less than 48 hours ago and will be on the mend for the next several weeks.
Kirsten Storms explained that she got an MRI after suffering from 'severe neck pain'; by this, she faced frequent migraines.
The General Hospital actress told her fans that she had an operation earlier in the week to address a growing cyst in her brain.
As per her Instagram stories, she stated that: “I’ve not really spoken about this much or at all actually. Less than 48 hours ago I had brain surgery, hence the neck brace, it was on the lower portion of my brain," she added, joking that no Instagram filter could really make her look normal.
As per eonline.com, she stated that:
"I feel very fortunate that my situation wasn't more serious and that I had a wonderful neurosurgeon who immediately knew how to fix it. I'm not gonna lie, brain surgery had me nervous, but I'm immensely thankful to my family, friends, and incredible 'work family' who have been supportive, kind, and loving during a time when I've been feeling a lot of emotions."
Kirsten was the third actress for the role in the TV Series General Hospital. In 2005, she portrayed the role of Mariah Maximiliana "Maxie" Jones and did her best as Maxie that she got a nomination for this TV Series in 2009.
The American actress left the show for the first time in 2011 after being diagnosed with endometriosis and was temporarily replaced with Jen Lilley and returned to the show in 2012.
After facing many difficulties due to her illness, she left the show for the second time in 2014. She took another short break from General Hospital in 2016.
Kirsten Storms Net Worth And Her Career Highlights
Kirsten Storms has an estimated net worth of $6 million as per celebritynetworth.com. She has made her fortune of wealth through her professional career as an actress.
Additionally, she has earned a decent sum of money through various brands endorsements, sponsorship, and promotions.
Kirsten has also been associated with different national commercials for Tyco, Talk with Me Barbie, Seaworld, and Galoob Baby Doll and also served as the cover model for Mattel's, Talk With Me Barbie. She is managed by Management 360.
Kirsten Storms is one of the most active personalities in the Hollywood industry and a popular American actress and voice actress. She started her career as a child actress and has been able to make fame for herself through her hard work and dedication.
Regarding her professional career, she had her first commercial appearance for Galoob Baby Doll. Kirsten made her first television debut in the TV series Sing Me a Story with Belle in 1995, where Lynsey McLeod, Lindsey Alley, and Christine Cavanaugh are the stars of this series.
In 1996, she portrayed the character role of Ashley in the TV series Second Noah for two episodes and continued doing small roles that she got.
In the same year, Kirsten made her appearance in the TV Series named The Cape as Kid #2. She got an opportunity to perform in the TV Series named 7th Heaven in 1998-2001, where she bagged a recurring role of Laura Cummings on this hits TV Series directed by Brenda Hampton.
She landed her breakout character role of Zenon Kar in the Disney Channel TV movie Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century in 1999 and also grabbed her opportunity on the hit TV Series named Days of Our Lives from 1999-2004 as Belle Black, where she appeared for 779 episodes.
Kirsten Storms also made her appearance as a supporting role in the Disney film Johnny Tsunami in 1999 and has given her voice in the Disney animated series Kim Possible (2002 - 2007).
Some of her TV Movies and TV Series including You Wish (1998), Any Day Now (1998), Love Letters (1999), The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999), Movie Stars (1999), Belle's Tales of Friendship (1999), One World (2000), Zenon: The Zequel (2001), That's So Raven (2003), CSI: Miami (2005), Skater Boys (2006), Nice Guys Finish Last (2011), and Winterthorne (2015).
Her best-known role came in the ABC soap opera General Hospital as she characterized the different roles of Maxie Jones / Maxie Jones Hunter / Maxie Jones West from 2005 to 2021.
The TV Series was directed by Doris Hursley and Frank Hursley, where Maurice Benard, Steve Burton, and Laura Wright are the leading stars in this series.
Some of the other cast members include Kelly Monaco, Rebecca Herbst, Nancy Lee Grahn, Kirsten Storms, Chad Duell, Dominic Zamprogna, and others.
Is Kirsten Storms In A Relationship?
Kirsten Storms is currently in a relationship with the musician Elias Paul Reidy. The pair were first linked in 2016 and is dating since.
Her present beau was a former lead guitarist of a band called Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. Kirsten announced her love with Elias Reidy in 2018 via an Instagram post that she had in a relationship with him. Since then, the couple doesn't hesitate to upload their romantic pictures together.
Previously, the American actress, Kirsten Storms, was married to her General Hospital co-star actor Brandon Barash. Brandon is an actor and producer known for his role in General Hospital (1963), NCIS (2003), and TImeless (2016).
The couple met for the first time in the course of working together in the set of General Hospital TV Series. The ex-couple started out as good friends. The pair started to date each other in 2006 and decided to take their relationship to the next level.
Her ex-husband, Brandon, proposed to her on the way to a gas station in Wrightwood, California, with a Blue Raspberry Ring Pop.
Their wedding was top secret in an intimate ceremony at Caesar's Palace with their 10 close family members in 2013, and the couple later announced their marriage in August 2013.
Just five months after getting married, Kirsten found out that she was pregnant and was expecting a child. Previously, Kirsten had struggled with endometriosis which led to an issue that can cause infertility.
Despite having endometriosis, she gave birth to her daughter Harper Rose Barash on 7 January 2014.
Kirsten Storms with her daughter, Harper (©: Instagram/Kirsten Storms)
After 3 years of their marriage, Kirsten and Brandon started having an on-off relationship. They tried to resolve their relationship. However, there was no improvement in their relationship; they decided to end their marriage which was the best option for their family, and got divorced in 2016.
As per people.com, Barash addresses that :
“We are splitting due to the cliché irreconcilable differences, but we’re splitting amicably. We have every intention of remaining a family through this and successfully co-parenting our kid and retaining a friendship in the efforts of raising her in a healthy environment.”
Previously, before dating Brandon Barash, she is in a relationship with Ben Hogestyn, Josh Henderson, and Erik-Michael Estrada.
Who Is Kirsten Storms? Parents
Kirsten Storms was born on 8 April 1984 in Orlando, Florida, as Kirsten Renee Storms and is popularly known by her nickname K-Puppy, Carrot, Kiki, and Teeny. She is an American by nationality and belongs to the White ethnicity who has faith in Christianity religion.
Kirsten's father, Mike Storms, is a famous BCS affiliate sportscaster, and her mother, Karen Renee Storms, is a former Kindergarten Teacher. She grew up with three other siblings. Kirsten Storms and her family moved to Los Angeles, California, when she was twelve years old.
When she was 5 years old, she told her parents that she wanted to act in soap operas and convinced them to join an acting school. Kirsten's parents have been supportive throughout her journey.
Regarding her educational career, Kirsten Storms was primarily homeschooled by her mother, Karen. She completed her training at Lisa Maile Image, Modeling and Acting school in Winter Park, Florida. She also attended an intensive acting workshop for children in Catskills, New York.
The 37-years-old actress stands at the height of 5 feet 3 inches or 1.6 m tall and weighs around 57 kg or 125 lbs.