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After portraying the role of Sam McCall on ABC’s “General Hospital” since October 2003, Soap Opera Network has learned exclusively that Kelly Monaco is departing the daytime drama series after the network decided to terminate her character.

According to sources, the Sam McCall character is being killed off and will last appear in Port Charles this fall. Sources also say that Monaco was “blindsided” upon learning of the decision.

Before joining “General Hospital,” Monaco was best known for her role as Livvie Locke on “Port Charles,” a half-hour spinoff of “General Hospital.” Playing the character from 2000-2003, Monaco segued to the long-running hour-long drama following the cancellation of “Port Charles.”

Monaco has been nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards throughout her career, first in 2003 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role on “Port Charles,” and again in 2006 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her performance on “General Hospital.”

In 2005, Monaco competed during the inaugural season of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars,” where she won the coveted Mirror Ball trophy. She returned to the series in 2012 during the show’s 15th season, dubbed the “All Stars” season. She came in third place with professional dance partner Val Chmerkovskiy, who later appeared on “General Hospital” as a boxer. Monaco again returned to “Dancing with the Stars” in 2017 for the show’s 25th season, performing the rumba alongside Terrell Owens as his professional dance partner Cheryl Burke.

A final air date for Monaco on “General Hospital” was not known at press time.



Note: The post BREAKING NEWS: Kelly Monaco OUT at ‘General Hospital’ — EXCLUSIVE appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website.

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It was a stupid move to kill Sam off. With 21 years on the show, she is a legacy character. If the powers that be and Kelly Monaco couldn't come to terms, they should've just recast with Lindsay Hartley.   Maybe the day she found out was before the episode(s) last week when Lindsay Hartley returned as Sam. 

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I mean it’s the same show and still the same guy in charge that thought he could get rid of GF (Laura) again in 2018… NO ONE is safe lol

 

Im shocked considering that her sisters are in the middle of a big story. But her character has been dead weight for like the last decade 

Which is what I don’t get. They Have Lindsay on speed dial and could’ve easily given her that character 

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I grew up watching Sam as the fourth lead of the show. But I cannot deny that since Jason went off the peir in 2012, Sam has drifted into irrelevance. Monaco has been phoning it in for years with an Is uninthusiastic delivery of her lines and vapid facial expressions. As much as it hurts to see veterans go, she is played out.

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