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Kelly Monaco Shares Final Photo with the Davis Girls and Adds On Her GH Exit, “Doesn’t Make Any Sense to Me”

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In a touching post on her Instagram over the weekend, General Hospital’s exiting Kelly Monaco shared a photo sitting alongside her TV family, the Davis Girls. Monaco is in the photo next to Kate Mansi (Kristina), Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis) and Kristen Vaganos (Molly).

Along with the photo, Kelly captioned it, “Last scene with the Davis girls. 😘🥲🙏🏻 still doesn’t make any sense to me.” The first person to comment in the post was TV mom, Nancy Lee Grahn, who shared, “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.”- Albert Einstein. I love you. All will be All will be well. There are some things a TV mother just knows.”

On Friday, September 27th, Monaco wrapped her almost 21-year run as Sam McCall after being told in August the plans to let her go. Kelly’s last episode is scheduled to air later this fall and according to reports, Sam is being killed-off the canvas. GH has not offered to any outlet an official comment on Kelly’s departure from the series.

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A groundswell of support began after news of Monaco’s dismissal from the long-running ABC soap opera where the #IStandWithKelly campaign picked up steam, and as of this writing now has over 16.4K signatures on a petition asking for GH to reconsider their position and rehire Kelly.

Monaco has indicated that she will give a “proper statement”on her exit when the time is right as many are waiting to hear from the beloved actress from her perspective of what went down behind the scenes. In a cute photo below, Kelly was on set and in scenes the same day as Van Hansis debuted as the new Lucas Jones.

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Kelly’s mom, Carmina Monaco took to X on her daughter’s last day and shared, “On 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. This moment is a difficult one, but knowing that she has had such an incredible, devoted fan base has given her strength.”

So what do you think of Kelly’s final behind the scene photo with the Davis Girls? Hard to believe this group will be down one family member in the weeks to come. Check out the snap below then share your thoughts in the comment section.

 

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I have loved #GH and watched it religiously for more than 50 years (even if I had to tape it and watch later). But I am so angry with Frank Valentini and those at ABC, Disney and General Hospital who have done this to Kelly Monaco that all the excitement I used to feel for the show is totally gone. What a shame.

That just goes to show you that these idiots in charge DO CARE ABOUT THE FANS their VIEWERS!
They only do what they want, I can only wish they walked them out and see how it feels.

These things happen. Heck, even total shoes are let go. Actors and characters come and go, often not of their choice. For me, Sam ran out of story. Others could go too, I think.

Absolutely agree

Doesnt make any sense but Kelly is a star, brighter than anyone else on that measly show, and she will find something better to do.

I’m holding out and choosing to believe that something good will be changed, and that Kelly and Sam will be back sooner then later. I really can’t believe the show is doing this. I love this show and the actors on it, but don’t feel the same about the writers and FV, some shady shit Is going on at GH and its sad that we the viewers have to pay for it.

Nothing has made sense with this show since the constant writers merry go round. Need to have stayed with the core characters. Obviously ABC wants the show canceled. They may not have to wait very long with 1.8M viewers. Miss you Kelly but consider the change as a blessing.

You mean core characters like Lucky Spencer, Lulu Spencer, Lucas Jones, a new, wonderful focus on Tracy Quartermaine, a ton of air time for Anna, Robert, Felicia, Mack and a fun, even if short return for Holly Sutton, the soon to return from vacation Genie Francis as Laura Collins, those kind of core characters that have been around far longer than Sam McCall and have had front burner storylines as of late? With ABC/GH not putting out a statement, Kelly not putting out a statement there is clearly more here than just a storyline dictated exit. My take, just conjecture, is that there was maybe some not so positive behavior or issues from Kelly. Or maybe it’s simply that, while I used to very much enjoy the character of Sam, Kelly has been phoning it in for a long time now, basically just recited her lines with little to no emotion or depth. Has she had some crap story, yes, but even when given great material to work with, she has been giving the same, dull, monotone performance for too many years now and I’m excited for what is to come. Losing a core character is sometimes just necessary to keep things fresh and bring great story.

Well said. Completely agree!

Bravo! I second this.

Jeremy
You captured everything perfectly here.

The show seems more balanced. Clear example is episode count for September. Appearing in the most episodes – Elizabeth! Not Sonny nor Carly. The vets are key to story – not just afterthoughts.

I’m just not a fan of Sam or the actress. This was a good move, and I’m looking forward to the changes that are coming.

They only run out of story when they don’t have imaginative writers.Shame on you general hospital.

They write people into a corner and then get rid of them cuz they don’t have a story?! Having Violet struggle is also dumb write something for these talented actors! Where is Olivia? Dr O? Scottie? Kelly can act they need writers who can write…

It’s sad if anyone loses a job but that is the nature of show business and many actors would be over the moon to have had a gig that lasted two decades. I can’t wait to see the fall out all across the canvas that Sam’s death will cause. Going to be an emotional fall with lots of good story, for sure.

The show doesn’t need more tragedy. It’s one death after another either by horrible disease, babies born dead or killed from a fall, or crime. Getting rid of legacy characters from a soap which is a genre about legacy families and legacy characters, is always a mistake. They start eliminating all the history and viewers who have watched for a long time are just chucked on the side along with the actors to bring aboard new eyes. Back in the day, there were able to incorporate both by keeping various generations of the legacy families. Now, they’re obliterating them.

This is one, long time, but not necessarily legacy character. You know who are legacy characters, Lucky & Lulu Spencer who have just been brought back, Lucas Jones who was just brought back, Anna, Robert, Mack & Felicia who are all getting a lot of deserved story and screen time.

There must be more to this and the way ABC/GH AND Kelly are remaining quiet, this is seems to me to be some kind of dismissal for bad behavior or simply poor job performance given that Kelly, although once full of fire, has been giving a lackluster, monotone, robotic performance for several years now, whether the material she had was good or not and yes, some of it has not been good.

I have been saying all of this to my other friends who watch for a few years now, if she wasn’t going to do and better, play ball as it were, it was time for her to go.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sonny Tells Dante, “I Don’t Want a Son Like You,” While Michael Tells Brook Lynn to Bide Her Time Till Chase and Willow Have an Affair

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On the Thursday, October 1 episode of General Hospital, both Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson) had some things to say and what they had to say didn’t go over well with whom they were talking to!

Sonny had a confrontation with his son, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna), while Michael leveled with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) over Chase (Josh Swickard).

GH is setting up a scenario where everyone is going to make it look like Sonny was responsible for having Sidwell (Carlo Rota) beat up in Pentonville; while viewers already know Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) were behind it.

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A VISIT WITH DAD

Now, Dante comes to Sonny’s house. He wants to know straight up from his dad if he ordered the attack at Pentonville. Sonny flatly denies any culpability or responsibility, but Dante refuses to believe him.

Dante informs Sonny he has video footage of Sully and Vito at the prison. Sonny explains to Dante he doesn’t know why Sully beat up both Curtis and Dante. Things escalated when Sonny was deeply hurt that Dante refused to believe him. Dante says he was disappointed that his father didn’t respect him enough to be truthful with him!

Sonny asks Dante to consider that he was being set up. He says all he did was to tell Vito to instruct Sully to keep a watchful eye on Sidwell, not to harm him. No matter what Sonny said, Dante continued hammering him with how he knew deep down, even though he said he left the mob, he had to finish off Sidwell for himself.

Next, Sonny explains everything he has ever done was to provide for and to protect his family. Dante fired back that he doesn’t want to deal anymore with Sonny’s half-baked truths. As the two men argue, Gio (Giovanni Mazza) shows up at Sonny’s front door and overhears Sonny losing his temper and shouting at Dante, “Get out of my house! I don’t want a son like you!”  The scenes featured an excellent performance by Maurice Benard.

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MICHAEL THE MANIPULATOR

While this is going down, outside the Quartermaine boathouse, Brook Lynn opens up to Michael about living at the Q’s with Chase being there, since he only came back due to legal advice from his lawyer, Monet Mitchell (Blythe Howard).

Brook Lynn questioned whether they should get legally separate. Michael insisted that would be a big mistake. When she asks why, Michael tells Brook Lynn to bide her time until Chase and Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) have an affair; then she’d have full custody of Phoebe.

An angered Brook Lynn pushed Michael into the water and accuses him of moving Willow back into the gatehouse with intent on putting Chase and Willow in closer proximity and sacrificing Brook Lynn’s family in the process.  As the two cousins bicker, Chase shows up asking Brook Lynn if she is OK. Michael punctuates their talk with “You know, I’m right.”

CURTIS FIGURES OUT A WAY TO GET OUT OF THE SLAMMER

At GH, Willow visits Curtis (Donnell Turner) in his hospital room. Curtis wants Willow to get him pardoned and keep him out of jail, and in return, he will help her nail Sonny.

Next, Willow tells Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) she wants Curtis held for observation for three more days. He agrees to do so under one condition, that she understands that he may need to call in a favor from a congresswoman.

So, what did you think of how Dante accused his father and refused to believe Sonny’s answers? Is this the end of their father and son relationship for good? Is Michael the most manipulative person of all, except for Willow? Do the two deserve each other? Do you want Chase and Willow to have an affair? And what of Curtis? Does he have many redeeming qualities left? Share your thoughts via the comment section,  but first check out the talk Michael had with Brook Lynn.

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GH Alum Tajh Bellow and Y&R Alum Loren Lott Star in New Tiktok and Microdrama ‘Love Island’ Spoof

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Two soap opera alums very familiar to fans of General Hospital and The Young and the Restless are paired together in a new short-form digital series from none other than Issa Rae’s production entity HOORAE Digital.

Look for Tajh Bellow (ex-TJ Ashford, GH)) and Loren Lott (ex-Ana Hamilton, Y&R) as part of the cast of  The Compatibility Experiment, premiering on October 14, 2026, exclusively on TikTok and its companion microdrama platform, PineDrama.

In the video teaser, it appears that Bellow and Lott play a couple, Kelvin and Camila, set in a Love Island reality show-esque environment trying to win the one million dollar cash prize, only what could go wrong?

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The Compatibility Experiment loglines share that it brings a fast-paced, relationship-focused reality check—much like Love Island with a twist. The show takes a participant’s current relationship, introduces them to a potentially more compatible partner, and forces them to navigate the differences with life-changing money on the line.

The new series is part of a groundbreaking content deal between HOORAE Digital and TikTok to develop premium short-form storytelling. The ensemble cast also features; Ayona, Reggie Luck, JaNa Craig, Tosin Morohunfola, Jessica Jacoby, Georgia Warner, and Nick Cassidy.

General Hospital fans know Tajh Bellow for his performances as TJ Ashford, and who earned two Daytime Emmy nominations along the way during his run. Bellow took over the role in 2018 and last appeared on the ABC daytime drama series in December of 2024.

Loren Lott first appeared as Devon’s (Bryton James) sister Ana Hamilton on The Young and the Restless from 2018 to 2019; making a brief return in 2024. She has continued to perform on the stage and screen with recent credits including: Bel-Air, Cherish the Day, and All American: Homecoming.

Check out the trailer for The Compatibility Experiment below and let us know what you think of its concept and if you are glad to see Tajh and Loren again? Hoping they might return to daytime in their GH and Y&R roles at some point in the future? Weigh-in via the comment section.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ava and Drew Revealed to be Behind Framing Sonny for Sidwell’s Prison Beatdown

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If you thought that the person responsible for the Pentonville brawl that saw Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and Curtis (Donnell Turner) taken to General Hospital was Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) or even Sidwell himself, you were dead wrong! On the Wednesday, September 30 episode of GH, it turned out that the culprits were actually Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison).

In story, Drew apparently bankrolled the attack on Sidwell and framing Sonny. He told Ava their planned worked (she came up with it!) but was horrified when Drew informed her that Curtis got caught in the crosshairs. Ava is visibly upset because of her longtime friendship with Curtis’ daughter, Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali). Drew tried to make Ava see the bright side. Curtis was witness to it and his presence will cast doubt on Sonny’s claims to that he had gotten out of the mob and gone legit.

Later, Vito shows up at Drew’s. They informed him that his guy on the inside of the slammer made a big mistake by hurting their friend and ordered him to leave town.

Maura West

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BOATHOUSE BRAWL

In other major developments, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) and Rocco (Finn Carr) have a blow out fight as Danny blames his “brother” for the reason Charlotte was sent off to boarding school.

Rocco told off Danny for Charlotte’s (Bluesy Burke) reckless behavior and he explains he had to protect his sister. He went in on Danny saying that his mother Lulu (Alexa Havins) has been right to send Charlotte to boarding school and far away from Danny.

However, Rocco went a bit too far when he shouted, “And if your mom was alive, she would send you away too!” Next, Danny punched out Rocco, leading to a terrible brawl. An angered Danny yells at Rocco to, “Stay away from me and everyone in my family. And don’t you ever mention my mom again!” Danny storms off.

Rocco

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Now alone outside the boathouse, Rocco flashes back to his first kiss with Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarksi), hoping that his fight with Danny will not escalate and ruin their budding romance. Meanwhile, a bloodied-mouth Danny heads over to Sonny’s and Jason (Steve Burton) is there at the same time. He then admits that he has a bad fight with Rocco and they are both beaten up.

WILL SCOUT WISE UP?

At the end of the episode, Scout, who had a fight with Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) over Drew, and who keeps telling everyone how good a man her dad truly is, comes upon a suspicious scene.

Scout hides behind the wall outside Drew’s. She sees her dad, Ava and Vito talking. Next, Scout seems to overhear Vito assuring Drew and Ava that their business dealings are done, and he’ll be leaving Port Charles for good.

So, what did you think of the reveal that Ava and Drew were behind framing Sonny for the prison beatdown of Sidwell (and Curtis)? Do you think Danny and Rocco’s relationship can be repaired, or do you think the teenagers will continue to be at each other’s throats? Finally, do you hope Scout gets a clue and stops thinking her dad walks on air? Weigh-in via the comment section, but first check out how Ava and Drew conspired below.

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