General Hospital fans are digging deep into the show’s lore to deduce if Charlotte and Danny are related by blood. The two have grown close to each other in the last few months. Now, some viewers believe that there is a potential romantic storyline planned for them, which might become awkward if they are. So, are they related?
Here are the details about their lineage.
While the show hasn’t directly addressed it yet, General Hospital fans have begun to question whether Danny Morgan and Charlotte Cassadine are related to each other (via Soap Opera Digest).
Danny is the son of Jason Morgan and Sam McCall, and through his father, Danny is tied to the Quartermaine family. However, Jason was adopted by Monica Quartermaine and is biologically Susan Moore’s son. On Sam’s side, Danny’s lineage includes Alexis Davis and Julian Jerome. Because Alexis is the daughter of Mikkos Cassadine and Kristin Bergman, Danny is a descendant of the Cassadines.
Charlotte is Valentin Cassadine and Lulu Spencer’s biological child. Lulu’s parents were Luke Spencer and Laura Spencer, while Valentin descends from Victor Cassadine and Helena Cassadine.
This is where the link between Charlotte and Danny becomes more apparent because Mikkos Cassadine and Victor Cassadine were brothers. This makes both the teens descendants of the Cassadine family, making them cousins. However, because Danny is one generation further apart, their official relationship is second cousins once removed.
Second cousins once removed are generally considered distant relatives. While it’s rare for soap operas to write romantic storylines between related characters, it has been done in the past. Considering how Charlotte and Danny have taken a liking to each other, it is not unreasonable to think the show would explore their relationship further.
So, to see how it all pans out, keep tuning into General Hospital on ABC.
