GENERAL Hospital fans have learned all about star Rick Hearst's career outside of the popular soap opera. The actor shared a social media post showing off the beauty of New Jersey , where he lives, and dropped a bombshell about what he does for work outside of Hollywood. Rick , 59, shared a video on Instagram from the backyard of his home, showing off his lush green lawn as he discussed the perks of life in the Garden State.

As he talked, he revealed that in addition to acting, he works in real estate. "I've been on break from GH for a couple weeks now. Gonna go back in a couple of days.

Gonna get on a plane. I'm in Jersey, currently. New Jersey where I live.

I just kind of wanted to show folks what it looks like. A lot of people think New Jersey is all, you know, no offense to the city but Newark and the airport and the outlying areas," he said. "The part that I live in is South Central New Jersey, is a beautiful place.

I also happen to be a real estate agent here. I love helping people find homes here, sell their homes here. It's really a great lifestyle out here.

" More General Hospital News Fans in the comments were stunned to learn that the soap opera actor lives and works in New Jersey. Many showed pride in being from the state, while others noted that Rick isn't the only General Hospital star who works in real estate. "Proud to be from NJ.

NJ always gets a bad rap," one commenter wrote. A second pointed out, "Drew [Cheetwood] is a realtor here in Michigan! Aka Milo [Gia.