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Britta "Britt" Westbourne M.D. is a fictional character from the long-running ABC Daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'', portrayed by Kelly Thiebaud. She was introduced by executive producer Frank Valentini on September 19, 2012, as the manipulative love interest for Dr. Patrick Drake. Britt emerged as a potential romantic interest for Patrick months after the ″death″ of his wife Robin Scorpio, and is intent on being with him. However, the negative response from his daughter Emma Drake towards Britt as well as his feelings for nurse Sabrina Santiago ensure the end of the short-lived relationship. Britt becomes embroiled in a scheme that sees her become pregnant with another couple's embryo in an attempt to pass off the child as Patrick's. During her pregnancy, she fakes a maternity disorder and alters the results of a DNA paternity test. Britt also becomes romantically involved with Nikolas Cassadine, but the relationship ends due to her lies. When Thiebaud decided not to renew her contract, the character was written out in December 2014 after two years. She returned for a guest appearance in 2015. Britt is known for her "bitchy" attitude, characterized as an "evil" villainess. The term "Britch" (A combination of Britt and Bitch) has become widely popular when referring to the character, either in the show's script or social media. The role was initially viewed as being pointless and short-term. However, Britt's unfolding storyline—which revealed her to be the daughter of super-villain parents Cesar Faison and Dr. Liesl Obrecht—has garnered Thiebaud praise for making her nastiness believable, with ''Daytime Confidential'' calling her a "natural". While enjoying the "nasty" sides of Britt, Thiebaud was pleased to portray the character's layers. ==Casting and creation== Actress Kelly Thiebaud first auditioned for an unspecified contract role, but the producers of ''General Hospital'' felt that she wasn't right for the part. However, they were impressed by her and decided to give her the part of a recurring character that they were in the process of writing, who they characterized as a "bitchy" doctor. Thiebaud described the casting process as a "surprise". She debuted as Dr. Britt Westbourne on September 19, 2012. Thiebaud previously had minor acting credits on the NBC Daytime soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' and primetime series ''Criminal Minds''. Apart from her acting work, she also modeled and appeared in four music videos for French disc jockey David Guetta.〔 A month into filming, Thiebaud received news that she had been placed on contract. During an interview with Star Pulse, she confessed that she was shocked, because she felt that she wasn't doing well in the role due to nerves, in addition to the fast-paced nature of the genre.〔 In February 2013, ''Soap Opera Digest'' confirmed that the actress had been upgraded to a contract status.〔 In early 2013, Thiebaud fractured her femur and was forced to sport crutches.〔 Instead of resting the character, head writer Ron Carlivati wrote it into the script as Britt suffering a fall in the hospital parking lot at the possible hands of Frisco Jones (Jack Wagner), the father of Maxie Jones, whom Britt blackmailed. Thiebaud thanked Carlivati and executive producer Frank Valentini for letting her "crutch on TV".〔 On the set of ''General Hospital'', Thiebaud met her real-life boyfriend Bryan Craig, who portrays Morgan Corinthos. On November 10, 2014, it was reported that Thiebaud had been placed on recurring status following the conclusion of her two-year contract, in order to pursue other acting opportunities. However, it later appeared that Thiebaud would be exiting the series, and her last scenes aired on December 8, with Britt leaving town. Her departure was not confirmed until this date. Upon the airing of her final scenes, the actress revealed on Instagram, "I decided not to () my contract because I would like to book other roles on prime time shows and film", and described her experience on the soap as "(sic) a fun and challenging adventure".〔 The actress returned for a brief appearance in April 2015. She said that "It was just a case of getting used to that () speed again", and is open to future appearances. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Britt Westbourne」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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