General Hospital: Phoebe’s Secret Dad Exposed in Major Port Charles Bombshell!

General Hospital delivers a brand new romance in Port Charles, but one big question, who is baby Phoebe’s (Lucia & Luna Creighton) real father since Ethan Lovett (Christian Howard) is not the daddy?

General Hospital: Christian Howard Joins GH

GH debuted a recast actor, Christian Howard this week. He’s a soap newbie and new Ethan Lovett told Ava Jerome (Maura West) how bad Phoebe’s dad really is. Ethan said this mystery man is really bad news that he’s a very dangerous man and so he wants to keep Phoebe safe from this guy. So, we got to figure out who this viral villain is.

The one hint we have about Phoebe’s father, aside from Ethan telling Ava that he’s a villain, is that he’s got an arrest record. Because if you recall, Ethan snuck into the PCPD evidence room not long ago, disguised himself as a cop, and stole a DNA sample from Phoebe’s biological dad. And then Ethan passed that sample off as his own.

Ethan’s Paternity Test on GH

Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn) said a paternity test was required to prove Ethan’s the father before he could sign over parental rights to Brook Lynn Quartermaine (Amanda Setton) and Harrison Chase (Josh Swickard) so they can adopt little Phoebe. And Ethan also told Ava that he and Delilah Wilson (Lily Cardone) were just friends. Ethan said that Delilah got in over her head with a really bad guy and Ethan wanted to protect Delilah and her baby from this person.

Now, clearly Phoebe’s dad has been arrested in Port Charles. Otherwise, his DNA sample wouldn’t have been in a local case file. So, we thought about it and we’ve narrowed down a list of Port Charles baddies who might have been the sperm donor in this baby daddy mystery. It’s somebody who’s been arrested in Port Charles and who might be so scary that Delilah was avoiding the man.

General Hospital: Phoebe’s Potential Baby Daddies

First up is Port Charles baby maker and chief mob man Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard). Not that he needs another kid. But let’s be real. Any woman who gets too close to Sonny for too long has a very high chance of turning up pregnant. I’m sure his DNA is on file at the PCPD. He has been arrested many, many times. I’m actually not too inclined to think it’s Sonny. However, you could say it’s logical that Ethan showed up and then got a job working for Sonny if he was trying to keep an eye on him to protect Delilah from Sonny.

But if he was the father of Delilah’s kid, Ethan could have gotten a DNA sample from Sonny a lot more easily. Ethan could have just stolen Sonny’s toothbrush or his hairbrush or his water bottle rather than breaking into the PCPD, which was high risk. But I didn’t get the vibe that Ethan’s description fits Sonny. But since we’re considering fertile men with felony arrest, you got to put Sonny at the top of the list.

Jason Morgan a Possibility

And while we’re considering local mobsters, we also got to take a look at Jason Morgan (Steve Burton). Similar to Sonny, I don’t really see Jason as a monster that Ethan would need to protect Delilah and her kid from. But Jason is baseline dangerous. You know, maybe less so these days, but still mob enforcer, hitman. I do think it would be interesting if Ethan went to work for Sonny to find out more about Jason to assess how big of a threat he might have been to Delilah.

And Jason’s certainly been booked many times by the PCPD, so his DNA is probably in more than one evidence box where Ethan could steal it. I will say it might be fun to see Jason get another kid since he’s finally decided at this late date to be a good dad. I guess better late than never. But I thought it was great when Burton finally came back on the scene and was at General Hospital again and then Danny Morgan (Asher Jared Antonyzyn) and Jason took that two-week road trip.

GH Shocker: Is Phoebe a Cassadine?

Another potential baby daddy to consider who’s a baddie is Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart). Now, he’s a good dad, but he’s also an off and on again menace to society. Charlotte adores her papa. But Valentin’s been a really scary dude for most of his life. Even psychotic Helena Cassadine (Constance Towers) was afraid of him.

So these days, we’ve got a kinder, gentler version of Valentin. But if Ethan was judging off Valentin’s total reputation, then yeah, he seems like somebody that Delilah shouldn’t be around, and she kind of could have gotten tangled up with Valentin while he was on the run or when he was out of Port Charles at some point.

And we know poor Charlotte Cassadine (Bluesy Burke) is in danger all the time. Because Valentin’s enemies want to use her as leverage. So, Ethan might have wanted to protect baby Phoebe from Valentin. I think it would honestly be adorable to see him with a baby. And Carly Corinthos (Laura Wright) is always up for raising somebody else’s kid, so she’d be down for it.

General Hospital: More Suspects and a New Arrival

The next person to talk about is Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna). Like with Valentin, we’re seeing a kinder, gentler Jack these days. But in the past, he’s been quite a monster. He was running Pikeman with Valentin. And if you remember, he was going to zip tie and kidnap Carly. I’m sure that Jack’s DNA is on file at the PCPD because he was arrested and he spent time in Pentonville, although the WSB got him out and then gave him a promotion instead of a punishment. And as far as we know, Brennan has no kids.

But if he turned up with a baby, you know, Nina Reeves (Cynthia Watros) would have another reason to want to be with Jack. Because Nina loves kids. But I definitely think that Jack is somebody Delilah would not want to raise her child. And if Ethan has heard a lot about Brennan and other villains while working for Sonny, that’s more strikes against him. So, I could imagine that Ethan has a very dim view on Jack Brennan. But I think again he’s a long shot as the dad.

The Worst Option on General Hospital

Next on the list is absolutely horrible to contemplate. What if Delilah’s baby daddy was diabolical Drew Cain Quartermaine (Cameron Mathison)? He definitely doesn’t need another kid. Because he’s not even doing right by Scout. And a baby is a gift and Drew has done nothing to deserve any kind of gift. But yeah, Ethan would definitely agree that Drew is a creep and that Delilah shouldn’t be around him. And not just because he’s married. Drew’s become a real villain ever since he spent time in Pentonville.

Plus, because of the insider trading arrest, his DNA is also on file at the PCPD. And with Ethan being in Port Charles and getting close to Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliot), I’m sure Ethan’s heard all about Drew and would definitely want to keep baby Phoebe away from the guy. And once Ethan finds out Drew is walking and talking again, he may double down on hiding Phoebe’s true paternity.

GH Newbie Could be Phoebe’s Daddy

Another one to consider is somebody not currently on the character canvas. But who arrives this week. There’s this new guy coming named Hudson. He’s a businessman played by actor Troy Appel. He debuts on July 30th. We have heard that Hudson is some sort of villain, a shady no good dude. So, he would definitely be a possibility as Delilah’s baby daddy. And we don’t know much of anything about this mystery man. So, he could be super bad.

He could have also been in Port Charles before and might have been arrested there in the past and that’s why his DNA might have been in a case file. I am wondering if he is connected to Sidwell or Cullum. If so, that would make Hudson a real bad guy, and Ethan wanted to help Sonny take Sidwell down when he first came back to town. So, if this guy Hudson worked for Sidwell and his Phoebe’s father, then Ethan might have targeted Sidwell, hoping to take Hudson down, too.

Someone Brand-New on General Hospital

And last, of course, there’s the chance that Phoebe’s scary father could be some criminal we’ve never heard of. Somebody brand new coming to the character canvas, not necessarily Hudson, or it could be a blast from the past, somebody like say Nikolas Cassadine (Adam Huss). So, we’ll see who it is. And I hope that the juice is worth the squeeze and the identity of Phoebe’s dad is something really truly shocking.