‘General Hospital’ star Kirsten Storms shares creepy photo after explosive coffee incident

The “General Hospital” star caused concern among her fans after sharing a photo of what some assumed was the black eye resulting from a freak coffee accident.

General Hospital Star Kirsten Storms is feeling lucky after a freak accident at home. The actress, known for her role as Maxie Jones on the long-running ABC soap opera, recently told her fans a hilarious “but not funny” story about the time she suffered a “black eye” when a coffee can exploded in her face.

In an Instagram post on Friday, August 9, Storms, 40, shared a black-and-white photo capturing the aftermath of the freak coffee accident, showing her face covered in what looks like gunpowder. In the caption, the actress revealed the story behind the snap, writing, “One of those 'funny stories but not funny when I need coffee' moments…”

“I've opened several cans of @illy_coffee and never once have grounds flown out of this pretty metal container. ::sigh:: There's a first time for everything,” Storms wrote. “I can safely say that I prefer my coffee brewed with hot water (or over ice)… it doesn't taste as good straight out of the can.”

However, the actress admitted that she was at least partly responsible for the mishap and concluded her post by saying: “In her defense, there is a warning on the lid. It is written in several languages.”

In the comments, many fans expressed their relief that Storm's face in the picture was the result of coffee and not an unsightly bruise as many had initially assumed. One person wrote: “Okay so that's coffee right??? Not a bruise???” Another person commented: “Glad it wasn't a medical emergency.” Meanwhile, a colleague wrote General Hospital Star and All my children Alumna Finola Hughes joked, “I thought it was a GH storyline!! I thought, 'Who would dare give Maxie a black eye?'”

Storms is best known for her portrayal of Maxie Jones in General Hospital. The soap debuted on ABC in 1963 and has been airing ever since, making it not only the longest-running entertainment program in ABC history, but also the longest-running series produced in Hollywood. Storms joined the show in 2005 as Maxie, the daughter of Frisco Jones and Felicia Cummings who was raised by Mac Scorpio for most of her life, taking over the role from Robyn Richards. The role was recast again in 2011, with Jen Lilley playing the role until Storms returned the following year. Storms has remained on the show since then.

Before joining GHthe actress had a long-standing role at NBC's (now Peacock's) Time of longingin which she played the role of Belle Black in hundreds of episodes from 1999 to 2004. Her other roles include the role of Zenon Kar in the Zeno Trilogy, Emily in Johnny Tsunamiand Bonnie Rockwaller in Kim Possibleamong many others, according to her IMDb profile.