Kelly Monaco talks about ‘General Hospital’ exit.

A long time ago General Hospital Star Kelly Monaco is speaking out about her exit from the ABC series.

After a 21-year stint on Sudser and two Daytime Emmy nominations for her work in the world of Port Charles, Monaco he wrote on Instagram“, “The final scene with the Davis girls. 😘🥲🙏🏻 This still doesn’t make sense to me.”

The caption was accompanied by a photo of her alongside fellow cast members Nancy Lee Grahn (who plays her on-screen mother Alexis Davis), Christine Vaganos (Molly Lansing Davis) and Kate Mansi (Kristina Corinthos Davis).

News of Monaco’s departure broke in late August, with Sam McCall’s spell set to end sometime this autumn. The actress joined General Hospital in 2003 and starred in more than 2,200 episodes, with fellow series star Lindsay Hartley briefly filling in while Monaco was on temporary leave in 2020, 2022 and 2024. general hospital, Monaco previously portrayed Livvy Luke in the spinoff Port Charles From 1999 to 2003.

as Los Angeles Times I mentionedNews of the sudden exit was not well received by fans, who took to social media to voice their complaints, even starting a petition on Change.org regarding the issue. Soap Opera Digest, which first wrote about the departure, I mentioned That exit is dictated by upcoming storylines.

“I want to take this moment to reach out to Kelly’s amazing fans and express my deepest gratitude for the love, loyalty and unwavering support you have shown,” Monaco’s mother, Carmen Monaco, wrote a message of gratitude to fans on X last month. Her entire time at General Hospital. On this final day, just four days before the anniversary of her first episode on October 1, 2003, Kelly will close the door to her dressing room for the last time. This moment is tough, but knowing she has an amazing and loyal fan base has given her strength.

Change is definitely afoot JH. In May, this was confirmed Monsters Star Nicholas Alexander Chavez will not return to his role in the series. Michael Easton also made a surprise offer to Port Charles in the summer. In August, it was revealed that Chris Van Etten would return to run the writers’ room with Elizabeth Korte, following the departure of co-writer Patrick Mulcahy in May.