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Wally Kurth and Rena Sofer
GENERAL HOSPITAL's Wally Kurth (Ned) and Rena Sofer (ex-Lois) barely knew each other's first names when their characters first met. However, as the Quartermaine heir and brash concert promoter grew closer over the ensuing months, so did the two actors, striking up a close friendship that eventually turned romantic.
     Despite their different upbringings (she's the daughter of a New Jersey-based Orthodox Rabbi, he was raised in Montana), Kurth and Sofer discovered they had a lot in common. For months, they kept their backstage romance strictly hush-hush. But over time, word of their affair got out. Finally, the two admitted that they were in love.
     Ned and Lois got hitched in New York City's Coney Island in June 1995. A little over a year later, Kurth and Sofer said their vows again - only this time it was legal. They were married on March 31, 1996 in Big Sky, Montana.
     "It's a Godsend, a blessing, that I was able to work with somebody that I am intimately involved with off screen," Kurth told Update.
     The couple receently moved to the San Fernando Valley area of L.A. with their baby daughter Rosabel, 2. Hurth also has a daughter, Meghann, 12, from a previous marriage.
     Sofer frequently accompanies her husband (a country rock songwriter/musician) when he tours the country with partner Christian Taylor. Kurth tells Update, "The fans just love seeing her again. They always want to know whether she's coming back to GH."
     Unfortunately, Lois' return to GH may not be in the cards right now. The actress is currently starring on MELROSE PLACE as Eve... and Kurth couldn't be prouder. "She's doing a fantastic job on the show. And she has a great story coming up, too."