Published: 23:19 EDT, 4 May 2022 | Updated: 23:32 EDT, 4 May 2022

General Hospital star Steve Burton introduced he is separating from his expectant wife Sheree Gustin following a 23-year marriage, and mentioned he the kid she’s pregnant with is not his.

The 51-year-old actor, who portrayed the position of Jason Morgan on the cleaning soap opera from 1991-to 2021, made the non-public announcement in a put-up on his Instagram Stories web page Wednesday.

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‘I needed to clear one thing up,’ Burton mentioned. ‘Sheree and I are separated. She lately introduced that she’s anticipating her fourth little one. The little one isn’t mine. We are nonetheless co-parenting our three lovely children. We would admire privateness at the moment. Much Luv, Steve.’

The newest: General Hospital star Steve Burton, 51, introduced he is separating from his expectant wife Sheree Gustin, 45, following a 23-year marriage, and mentioned he the kid she’s pregnant with is not his. The former couple was seen in 2019 in Pasadena, California

Burton and Gustin, 45, wed in 1999 and are mother and father to daughters Makena, 18, Brooklyn, seven; and son Jack, 16.

Burton earlier this week took to Instagram as he loved time with his youngest daughter Brooklyn.

He captioned the shot: ‘Coffee time with probably the most lovely woman. Have a terrific weekend.’

Gustin lately posted a shot of her baby bump on Instagram Stories, captioning a shot that was reposted on a General Hospital fan blog, ‘Life positive is stuffed with surprises!’

The veteran cleaning soap star took to Instagram Stories with a message about his marriage

The former couple was seen in 2012 in Nashville at the CMA Awards

Burton and Gustin had been snapped at an occasion in LA in 1999, the yr they wed

Burton made headlines final fall after he parted methods with General Hospital over his refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccination photographs.

‘I needed you to listen to it from me personally,’ Burton mentioned on Instagram. ‘Unfortunately, General Hospital has let me go due to the vaccine mandate. I did apply for my medical and spiritual exemptions, and each of these had been denied. Which, you understand, hurts. But that is additionally about private freedom to me.’

The two-time Daytime Emmy-winner added: ‘I don’t assume anyone ought to lose their livelihood over this.’

Burton mentioned that he’d ‘all the time be glad about [his] time at General Hospital. I find it irresistible there, I grew up there … so I’ll all the time be grateful.’

The veteran cleaning soap star additionally appeared on The Young and the Restless from 2013 to 2017, in addition to the 2007 spin-off General Hospital: Night Shift.