Hub ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁putting ▁Val entin ▁on ▁Nathan ' s ▁rad ar ▁was ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁writers ▁to ▁reve al ▁Val entin ▁to ▁be ▁Nathan ' s ▁long - lost ▁father — a ▁mystery ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁spec ulated ▁on ▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁ ▁Roman ces ▁Upon ▁his ▁arrival ▁in ▁Port ▁Charles , ▁Val entin ▁takes ▁a ▁rom antic ▁interest ▁in ▁N ina ▁Clay ▁( Mich elle ▁Staff ord ) ▁and ▁they ▁have ▁a ▁one - night ▁stand . ▁According ▁to ▁James ▁Patrick ▁Stuart , ▁Val entin ▁and ▁N ina ▁" have ▁a ▁lot ▁more ▁in ▁common ▁than ▁just ▁l ust ." ▁He ▁continued , ▁" There ' s ▁an ▁att raction ▁there ▁for ▁a ▁reason ▁and ▁they ▁are ▁really ▁going ▁to ▁click ." ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁announ cement ▁of ▁Stuart ' s ▁casting ▁was ▁well ▁received ▁by ▁fans ▁and ▁critics ▁al ike . ▁F ans ▁took ▁to ▁social ▁media ▁to ▁con gr at ulate ▁Stuart ▁on ▁his ▁new ▁gig ▁and ▁welcome ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁show . ▁" The ▁summer ▁keeps ▁getting ▁hot ter ▁on ▁' General ▁Hospital ', " ▁So ap ▁Opera ▁Sp y ▁said ▁of ▁the ▁casting ▁news . ▁Stuart ' s ▁memor able ▁ten ure ▁on ▁and ▁exit ▁from ▁All ▁My ▁Children ▁immediately ▁struck ▁a ▁ch ord ▁with ▁long time ▁ABC ▁soap ▁fans ▁after ▁nearly ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁and ▁Dan ▁J . ▁K roll ▁said ▁" That ▁means ▁Stuart ' s ▁up coming ▁General ▁Hospital ▁st int ▁better ▁deliver ." ▁J ame y ▁G