Monaco, who was reportedly blindsided by producers’ decision to kill off Sam McCall, shed tears as she said goodbye to her colleagues.

Kelly Monaco, who played Sam on General Hospital, said goodbye to her castmates and thanked them for 25 years of memories after filming her

General Hospital said goodbye to Kelly Monaco after over 20 years, and her co-stars are reacting to the sudden departure. Monaco joined the long-running soap opera in 2003 as Sam McCall. On the Oct. 24 episode,

General Hospital star Steve Burton says he was “very sad” filming Kelly Monaco’s exit from the show. Burton, 54, recalled his last moments with his longtime costar on the Friday, November 1, episode of his podcast “The Daily Drama.”

Kelly Monaco could return as a long-lost unknown twin of Sam's who was raised by the Cassadines to be dangerous and lethal.

It’s been a few weeks since Kelly Monaco aired her final scenes as Sam McCall. She was fired from the ABC soap after two decades on-air, with her character killed off to prop up the return of Lulu Spencer (Alexa Havins).