Kelly Monaco, best known for her role as Sam McCall on General Hospital, has just dropped some major breaking news that has her fans buzzing. In a recent social media post, Kelly revealed that she’s taking a short break from the iconic soap opera due to personal reasons.
While she didn’t go into specific details, Monaco reassured her followers that she’s doing well and appreciates all the love and support she’s received over the years. This announcement has sparked widespread speculation about what this means for her character, Sam, who has been at the center of several dramatic storylines.
Will Sam be temporarily written out, or will there be a recast in the works? Fans are eager to see how the show will handle her absence.
‘General Hospital’ (GH) spoilers reveal fans are frantic about saving Kelly Monaco’s job and Sam McCall‘s life. The producers appear to be cracking under pressure as the heat is on. Sam McCall’s fate rests in the hands of the powers that be.
‘General Hospital’ Spoilers: The Movement To Save Kelly Monaco And Sam McCall Is Getting Stronger
Budget cuts allegedly motivated Monaco’s axe from the show, but some speculate it was much more personal than that.
Rumors are swirling that Kelly and executive producer Frank Valentini butt heads, and that’s why Monaco and her character, Sam, were sidelined and underappreciated for years.
We know she can act, but the show hasn’t exactly capitalized on Kelly Monaco’s talent for a long time. Her relationship with Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna) was adorable.
Still, many fans had been clamoring for a JaSam reunion since Steve Burton returned to his role as Sonny Corinthos‘s (Maurice Benard) trusted mob enforcer, Jason Morgan. Fans blame the writers for Sam McCall’s “character issues” lately.
Something hasn’t been quite right, and we know the show wasn’t writing Sam favorably. However, angry fans have been bombarding GH’s producers and key players. Fans want to convince them to change their minds and not sacrifice Sam McCall’s life for the sake of shock value.
Kelly’s fans have taken to social media to express outrage about her firing. Many people have noticed that some ABC executives have turned off their replies to tweets. They don’t want to be flooded with complaints about their decision to let go of the actress.
Errol Lewis, whose website, Soap Opera Network, was the first to report Kelly Monaco’s firing, exclaimed, “Keep your efforts! It’s having an impact!”
‘General Hospital’ Spoilers: A Fan Created A Petition To Prevent Kelly’s Exit
In addition to the impressive unity and fight to save Kelly and Sam, a petition was created at change.org that fans have been signing and sharing. The plea was touching and eloquent:
“Sam McCall is more than just a character to us. She represents a part of our lives: triumphs, hardships, love, and loss. Without Kelly Monaco, the character’s journey abruptly ends, leaving viewers with an incomplete story and a void that can’t be filled.”
One very vocal fan said,
“I have been a Sam fan since her debut on GH in 2003, and I am devastated by this news. I can’t believe they would do this to Kelly. She has been loyal to the show for 20-plus years. The disrespect the character has gotten by the writers over the last couple of years is one of the main reasons I stopped watching. I would check in every so often in hopes things would improve. As long as Kelly was on GH, I believed things would turn around. If anyone here has not signed the petition, please do.”
Social media posts like this have gotten the attention of the show’s frontrunners. If they need to turn off their Twitter, the fans’ rallying is getting to them.
As the saying goes, if the show’s producers can’t take the heat, they should have stayed out of the kitchen.
If the Hail Mary attempt to save Sam doesn’t work, Kelly Monaco need not worry. She’s bound to find a new home at any of the above soaps where she’ll be appreciated and given a storyline worthy of her talents.
