General Hospital Star's Shocking Injury: Kirsten Storms Shares Her Behind-the-scenes Mishap

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General Hospital Star's Shocking Injury: Kirsten Storms Shares Her Behind-the-scenes Mishap

2024/08/08 Report

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Kirsten Storms, beloved by "General Hospital" fans for her portrayal of the ever-stylish Maxie Jones, recently shared a behind-the-scenes mishap that's both hilarious and oh-so-relatable.

Let's just say, it involved a whole lotta coffee and a face that looked like it had gone a few rounds with a.

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..well, let's let Kirsten tell it.

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On August 8th, Kirsten took to Instagram with a photo that left fans both concerned and in stitches. Sporting what appeared to be a very unfortunate black eye (or was it a mud mask gone wrong?), she captioned the pic, "One of those 'funny story, but not funny when I need coffee' moments.

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