{"id":121173,"date":"2024-11-02T10:15:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T03:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121173"},"modified":"2024-11-02T10:15:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T03:15:36","slug":"how-general-hospital-wrote-kelly-monacos-character-off-in-final-episode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121173","title":{"rendered":"How \u2018General Hospital\u2019 wrote Kelly Monaco&#8217;s character off in final episode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cGeneral Hospital\u201d fans are mourning Sam McCall \u2014 <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">spoiler alerts below!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/27\/entertainment\/kelly-monaco-is-leaving-general-hospital-after-21-years\/\">Kelly Monaco\u2019s final episode<\/a> as the iconic character ended on Friday, November 1, after McCall donated her liver to Lulu Spencer. We now know what happened to make that decision fatal.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, viewers learned that the doctors had successfully removed her organ, but Sam lost her life in the process. Fast-forward to Friday, when McCall\u2019s mom, Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn), told Sam\u2019s longtime lover, Dante (Dom Zamprogna), that she had a heart attack after the surgery. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Kelly Monaco was on the soap opera for 21 years. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Fernando Allende \/ NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>On Friday, November 1, fans learned how her character died. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9ABC\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Carly (Laura Wright), Sonny (Maurice Benard), Drew (Cameron Mathison) and Laura (Genie Francis) all learned of McCall\u2019s death in this episode, despite Laura having a sneaking suspicion that something happened when she saw Dante in tears at the hospital.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Kelly previously said her exit was \u201cretaliation.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9ABC\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dante begged Alexis to disclose what happened to McCall, begging her, \u201cHow can she be gone? It doesn\u2019t make any sense!\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Alexis explained that the heart attack came out of the blue. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was showing me her engagement ring,\u201d she said, weeping. \u201cThen she said she couldn\u2019t breathe and then closed her eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Her character had a heart attack after undergoing surgery. <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Kelly was reportedly \u201cblindsided\u201d by her departure. <span class=\"credit\">ABC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The actress who plays Alexis addressed Monaco\u2019s departure before the last episode aired, revealing saying goodbye was just as hard in real life. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs hard as it may be for #gh viewers to watch today\u2019s episodes and the episodes to follow, it was equally as hard for me and my casemates to play. Playing Kelly Monaco\u2019s mom has been effortless and the love is real,\u201d Grahn <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NancyLeeGrahn\/status\/1852040112919466446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1852040112919466446%7Ctwgr%5E8955b0c6a4f248b5b674035057ab259ba882b01f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdeadline.com%2F2024%2F11%2Fgeneral-hospital-how-kelly-monaco-was-written-off-abc-soap-1236164502%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote via X<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Fans immediately wished the soap opera star farewell.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Some of her co-stars paid tribute. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram \/ @kelly_m23<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cToday, we say goodbye to Kelly. Our hearts are breaking \ud83d\udc94. I wish her all the success in the world. We love you, and you will be missed,\u201d one viewer wrote. \u201cSam McCall was one of the few consistent leading female characters on #GH for the last two decades. Kelly Monaco was on the key art for virtually her entire tenure. Her face became synonymous with the words #GeneralHospital. It is surreal that she will no longer be on the show,\u201d shared another.<\/p>\n<p>Monaco shared a photo of her final \u201cGeneral Hospital\u201d scene on social media last month, writing that her exit \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/07\/entertainment\/kelly-monaco-posts-general-hospital-set-photo-after-exit-doesnt-make-any-sense\/\">still doesn\u2019t make any sense to me<\/a>.\u201d However, she later deleted it. <\/p>\n<p>The actress sparked a firestorm when she labeled her departure from the soap opera after 21 years <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/03\/entertainment\/kelly-monaco-blasts-general-hospital-exit-as-retaliation\/\">as \u201cretaliation.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Monaco\u2019s mom even spoke out about her last day on the job. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Her mom thanked Kelly\u2019s fans for supporting her. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram \/ @kellysmom1<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Responding to a fan on Soap Hub who claimed Monaco left because she \u201cdidn\u2019t take the pay cut,\u201d the star wrote, \u201c\u2018No primary role\u2019.. <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/03\/entertainment\/kelly-monaco-blasts-general-hospital-exit-as-retaliation\/\">do your homework<\/a>. When Billy Miller was fired, Sam\u2019s storyline stopped. Stripping Sam of every characteristic she had. Something I worked for decades to build\u2026 Slowly dismantling her, into a character that I did not recognize, let alone the audience. Call it what you will\u2026 retaliation at it [sic] finest. I will give a proper statement. The truth will set you free.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Days before Monaco blasted her exit, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/01\/entertainment\/kelly-monaco-taped-final-general-hospital-episode-her-mom-says\/\">her mother addressed her fans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Kelly wrote in a since-deleted post that her departure \u201cstill doesn\u2019t make any sense to me.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI want to take this moment to reach out to Kelly\u2019s incredible fans and express my deepest gratitude for the unwavering love, loyalty, and support you\u2019ve shown her throughout her time\u00a0on\u00a0General Hospital,\u201d she wrote via social media on Sept. 28. \u201cOn this final day, just four days shy of the anniversary of her first episode on October 1, 2003, Kelly will close the door of her dressing room for the last time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Monaco was <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/27\/entertainment\/kelly-monaco-is-leaving-general-hospital-after-21-years\/\">reportedly \u201cblindsided\u201d<\/a> by ABC\u2019s decision to kill off her character as she\u2019s starred in over 2,000 episodes of \u201cGeneral Hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She first appeared in the town of Port Charles in 2003. The star earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actress <\/p>\n<p>Before she was Sam McCall, Monaco played Livvie Locke from 2000 to 2003 on the \u201cGeneral Hospital\u201d<em>\u00a0<\/em>spinoff \u201cPort Charles.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/01\/entertainment\/how-general-hospital-wrote-kelly-monacos-character-off-in-final-episode\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cGeneral Hospital\u201d fans are mourning Sam McCall \u2014 spoiler alerts below! 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