For Eva LaRue, playing a villainess was no walk in the park. Now, she's speaking out on leaving "General Hospital."

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.

This actress is saying goodbye to Port Charles. Eva LaRue, 58, announced she will be leaving “General Hospital” just one year after joining the beloved soap opera as Natalia Rogers-Ramirez. The “CSI: Miami” alum played the homophobic mother of Jacqueline Grace Lopez’s Blaze.