The writing seemed to be on the wall for General Hospital's Natalia for weeks. She drove drunk, was offered a shady deal by ADA Justine Turner, and then entered into another deal with Sonny.

Eva LaRue is exiting General Hospital over a year after joining the show as Natalia, the disapproving and homophobic mother of Jacqueline Grace Lopez's Blaze. Initially serving as a villain, LaRue's character quickly earned the ire of the long-running soap's viewers.

Natalia ( Eva LaRue) died by accidentally overdosing on pills an booze this week on General Hospital. Preparing for such dramatic scenes gave her portrayer a chance to dig into the material, especially as Natalia's life went downhill quite quickly.