General Hospital spoilers teased that viewers were shocked to learn the news that Kelly Monaco is being let go from General Hospital. Monaco has been playing Sam McCall on the show since October of 2003. The character of Sam is reportedly being killed off later this year. According to sources, Monaco was blindsided by Sam’s departure from the canvas.
But General Hospital wasn’t the first time Monaco visited Port Charles. In the year 2000, Monaco joined the cast of General Hospital spin-off Port Charles. She played the character of Livvy Locke from 2000 to 2003. When Port Charles was canceled, Monaco was approached by several soaps to join their cast but eventually settled on the role of Sam McCall.
Sam has quite the history in Port Charles and has had many romances with the likes of Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard), Jasper Jax (Ingo Rademacher), and Jason Morgan (Steve Burton). Sam’s romance with Jason was her longest-running storyline. Sam and Jason were both danger junkies, so they had all sorts of adventures together. They eventually got married and had a son, Danny Morgan (Asher).
Jason was eventually presumed dead, and Sam had a romance with his twin brother, Drew Quartermaine (now played by Cameron Mathison). Drew believed he was Jason until the real Jason came back. Sam and Jason eventually reunited but broke up when Sam decided she could no longer live with the type of danger Jason brought into their lives.
In recent years, Sam has embarked on a romance with Dan Falconer (Dominic Zamprogna). They seemed to be quite happy, but that could change once Dan’s former wife, Lulu Spencer (Emme Rylan), wakes up from her years-long coma. With Sam now set to die, it seems that General Hospital is planning to reunite Dan and Lulu.
If you are one of the many fans who want General Hospital executives to reconsider the decision to let Monaco go, here’s the link to the petition: change.org. Will you sign the petition to retain Kelly Monaco on General Hospital? What will be Sam’s final storyline? Anything can happen in Port Charles, so stay tuned to General Hospital, airing weekdays on ABC. Don’t forget to check back here regularly for all your General Hospital news, information, and spoilers.
