‘General Hospital’ Shocking Exit: How Kelly Monaco Was Written Off After 21 Years | General Hospital, Kelly Monaco, Soap Operas | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
Sam McCall is officially saying goodbye.
Kelly Monaco‘s exit as the beloved General Hospital character, which she’s played for 21 years, aired this week.
News broke of her exit back in August, and she was reportedly “blindsided.”
Now, we also know how the character was written off the show.
Keep reading to find out more…
As she agreed to donate her liver to Lulu Spencer, Sam was prepped for surgery on Thursday (October 24), giving her time to say goodbye to some of the people who have meant the most to her over the years, including Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn), Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) and Jason (Steve Burton). She was wheeled into the operating room, holding back tears.
When Sam returned to the screen this week on Wednesday (October 30), we learned that the surgery was a success. She even got engaged to Dante! However, she started crashing, and her half-brother was forced to call her time of death.
Her actual final episode will air later this week, via TVLine.
Sam arrived on the show in October 2003 Lindsay Hartley briefly filled in for Kelly in 2020, 2022 and 2024.
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