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Kelly Monaco Remembers Billy Miller on the 1-Year Anniversary of His Passing, “I Will Tell Our Story Soon Enough”
It’s hard to believe its been one year since we lost three-time Daytime Emmy-winner Billy Miller (ex-Billy, Y&R and ex-Jason/Drew, GH). As GH fans know, Kelly Monaco (Sam McCall) and Billy were very close on-screen and off.
On Sunday, September 15th to share her remembrance and pay tribute to her beloved former co-star, Monaco took to her Instagram and shared a photo of herself with Billy with roses clenched in their teeth, in what fans would expect from the two, their undeniable bond and their humor.
Accompanying the photo, Monaco wrote, “Duces ‘I’ve got your back and you always had mine’ I will tell our story soon enough…. 😇🙏🏻❤️ I love and miss you… and beyond.”

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This is the first time Monaco had posted anything publicly on her Instagram since the news broke that she was being written-out of General Hospital in a “storyline-dictated” move. Monaco will be exiting after 21 years as one of the most popular actresses on the series and someone who has appeared in other ABC-branded shows including being the first celebrity winner of Dancing with the Stars.
Since Monaco’s imminent departure was brought to light, fans have been rallying to save Kelly’s job at GH and for the writers to reverse their position with the character of Sam McCall. Billy Miller played Jason Morgan and Drew Cain on GH from 2014-2019 and worked with Monaco most of the time.

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Sadly, and heartbreakingly, Miller took his own life at the age of 43 at his home in Texas. Later, his mother, Patricia shared that her son had “surrendered his life” following “a long hard valiant battle with bipolar depression.”
You can take a look at Kelly’s post honoring Billy below.
Now, let us know, were Billy and Kelly (as Jason/Drew and Sam) one of your all-time favorite couples on GH? Do you hope Kelly will tell more of her behind the scenes story when she can following her exit from the ABC daytime soap opera? Do you miss the talented Billy Miller on your screens? Share your thoughts and remembrances via the comment section.
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Never thought I’d say this. I’m done with General Hospital and will no longer be supporting the show. Kelly’s firing is the straw that broke the camel’s back for me. Shame on TPTB at General Hospital. Fans won’t forget.
Totally agree, although there are other characters I like, I will no longer watch General Hospital with out Kelly
We will never ever forget what these Idiots Writers did because they don’t think before they act or do they No they don’t Do they know how many fans love Kelly and don’t want her to leave A lot So writers if I was You Don’t let her go u have alot to loose Yep u do
Save Kelly keep on the show or you will lose at the end ❤️
Mark my words she’ll be back!
The writers do not fire actors because they do not have that power.
Yes, I agree! I have no desire to watch it. I’ve been a fan since Laura was a teenager. I started watching another soap opera, on a different network, months ago while still watching GH. Frustrated with GH for firing great characters because their writers cant create good story lines. Now, with Sam/Kelly leaving I have no desire to watch it. I have a week of GH on my DVR (I used to binge watch) and just deleted them all. I will no longer watch the show.
This for Kelly we love you ad we will ❤️
It sounds like there is a lot going on behind the scenes that we do not know about. Perhaps Kelly will be better off even though I will miss her on the show.
I agree. Characters are stale and predictable. Drew and Willow gives me the creeps
Yep, so creepy! I was hoping he was going to be more like a father figure to Willow.
Creeped out here too. Cameron’s Drew is not the Drew we knew Billy Miller.was Drew.
Maybe… it was Drew who really shot Jagger! Maybe he caught Drew and Willow together in a scene we haven’t seen yet. Would be one way to exit Drew.
I don’t think he has the balls, besides he’d have got his feet wet!,or he could always wrap his stupid-ass scarf around them!
The exit for Drew has already been set up. If he’s elected to Congress, he’s moving to DC. Of course this would allow him to come back for visits maybe… but I wouldn’t mind if he was gone.
I think this is the plan so he has time to make his sappy Xmas movies for the “even worse than Hallmark” channel.
At this point, I try to think of Miller as Drew Cain and Mathison as Drew Quartermaine (two different characters).
Same. I see them as two different characters, too.
Not me. Good soapy story; stuff soaps are made of.
Beyond creepy. I fast forward their scenes. I am by no means a prude, but this storyline is gross and disgusting!!
And super creepy again on Tuesday Sept 17, with Drew in a bathing suit with Willow at the Q’s pool.. ugh!!! Can’t wait for Willow to be creeped and horrified when she learns he is also doing her mother at the same time… can’t wait !!!
I miss Billy Miller I stopped watching GH when he left. Hope Kelly will finally tell the fans what really happened behind the scenes that GH doesn’t want the fans to know. Gh made the biggest mistakes letting Kelly Monaco and Billy Miller go.
I quit watching right about the time Billy made his last appearance I hope Kelly has the courage to tell her side. I believe Guza was a fan of KM so would not shock me at all if she showed up on Gates the new soap she does have a large fan base.
The key parts on The Gates are for Black performers. It’s also being shot in Atlanta, so for those reasons, it’s highly unlikely Kelly winds up on that show.
If Kelly goes to another soap, I’d bet a few souls she might go to Days of our Lives, where she could potentially work with Greg Vaughan again, since it doesn’t look like Nicole is coming back any time before Hell freezes over (and that’s not in the 666 day long range forecast down here!)
Not sure who she would play there. The last thing they need are more new characters, but I’m having a hard time thinking of a “long lost character” that she would fit as a recast.
Kelly would make an awesome recast of Greta Von Amberg, Princess Gina’s daughter! It can finally be revealed that John is her real Father! And she can paired with any make on the show because she isn’t a Brady or a Horton!
When we still under the impression that Billy was playing Jason (not Drew), the Aurora storyline and the maturation of the Jason/Sam relationship was well played out. When Burton returned, the chemistry between he and Monaco was gone.
Miller’s version of Drew was an interesting character. We were fortunate to have scenes with him and Monica to establish a bond with the Qs.
Everyone always said he was such a sweet guy. Mental illness unfortunately plays no favorites.
I agree. The storyline for Willow and Drew is disgusting. Every human knows that’s wrong no mater what. No excuse for that.Get rid of Drew or boring Elizabeth. Not Kelly Monaco. Even Anna can go
Frank must know by now that the Drew/Willow story makes us all sick-I still think there is more to the Kelly firing than we know.
Oh yes! But, let’s get rid of Anna first, what a bitch she’s turned into!
They’ve probably brought back Anna’s evil twin sister from the presumed dead and Anna’s being held somewhere again. Since they love repeating themselves.
Billy’s version of ANYONE was the best and that humorous, sweetness surpassed everything else.
Absolutely agree with your post 100%!!! Even as the creepy character on All My Children, where I first was introduced to him,there was a darkness in his eyes that made feel as if he was truly a monster,lol.Great actor and I didn’t think anyone could make me love the Jason character after Steve left, but Billy’s portrayal made me love him in it and he showed so much more love to Kelly’s Sam.Not one sided anymore with Kelly showing more sacrifice and love to the character.Billy and Kelly really rocked Jason 2019!!!!!
Keith Kelly Monaco on GH We Like Her we love her on the show and she should stay
I feel making Drew a leach is totally disgusting and unnecessary. First he forces himself on Nina (and I do not like Nina) and now his interest in Willow is so out of character to the good guy Drew we’ve known in the past. And I am totally disappointed that you are making Willow cheat on her husband and children. As others stated. It is downright disgusting. Not interesting .I don’t want to watch this story line. It is creepy! Have it all be a bad dream and turn this storyline around.
Understand the aversion many have to Drew and Willow together, but in what way did Drew “force himself” on Nina? Both of them are willing participants in whatever’s going on with them.
I miss Billy so much and am still heartbroken over his sad,sad death. The treatment he received at GH once Steve Burton returned was just terrible!
I cannot imagine GH without Kelly. She is such a part of the fabric of the show. Just her face makes you think “GH”.
I hope that when she is free to talk that she doesn’t pull any punches and names names.
When the news of her firing hit I almost immediately lost interest in the show. I record the show on my DVR and faithfully have watched each day at supper in front of my TV. Now I have two weeks of unwatched shows sitting on my DVR. There are a lot more of us who didn’t sign a petition that are devastated by this decision.
I too watch GH while eating dinner. Funny, makes me wonder how many of us do.
Billy was always my favorite soap actor and I miss him beyond words. I was so touched to see after his death all of the actors and actresses, those working behind the scenes, and all of his fans pay such high tribute to him. We love and miss you Billy, may you rest in peace…
Steve Burton left the role. He went to Y and R with Jill Farren Phelps and commuted back-and-forth from his farm in Tennessee from everything I’ve read. His wife apparently did not like Tennessee and wanted to be back in California. So speculation on my part is he contacted general hospital about coming back and they gave him his role and took it away from Billy Miller, which was not right. I am a Steve Burton fan, but I was a Billy Miller fan as well. Steve left the role.Billy accepted the role.They should not have done that to Billy Miller.So I would like to hear what Kelly Monaco has to say.
Part of what you described is true. Phelps did lure Burton to Y&R with the special commute deal. After she was let go, Burton was not going to get the same sweetheart deal at either Y&R or GH. The creation of the Drew character kept Miller on the show through the end of his contract.
Ok, ABC refuses to listen to the fans of Kelly Monaco. There’s always behind the scenes stories and they aren’t available at this time. GH has been hit or miss lately. The misses: Drew & Willow, the possible affair between Molly & Dex, Gio (nothing against the actor, but why is he there?), Carly & the WSB guy and turning Valentin into a true villian. Oh, and the perils of Kristina. Can this girl catch a break?! If fans aren’t happy, we will tune out. Maybe that is ABC ‘s strategy. Get us pissed off, we tune out and they cancel the last remaining soap. It will save them money.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom

This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, the race is on! Can Lulu (Alexa Havins) and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) get to Rocco (Finn Carr) and Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) in time to ensure their safety from Cullum (Andrew Hawkes)? Can Carly (Laura Wright) with the help of her brother, Lucas (Van Hansis) rescue Josslyn (Eden McCoy) from captivity at Wyndemere? These questions may be answered, plus the return of the one and only Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) are on tap!
In the just released General Hospital spoilers video for the week of June 22-26, Lulu tells her mother, Laura (Genie Francis), “Dante and I have to get to Rocco before Cullum!” Meanwhile, Rocco (Finn Carr) looks angered and emotional as Britt walks through their cabin hideout. Does Rocco know his parents are on the way to find them, or has Cullum already tracked them down to the British Virgin Islands?
Back in Port Charles, Carly is informing Lucas that his niece, “is a WSB agent.” She knows Josslyn (Eden McCoy) is being held against her will at Wyndemere, and she has to find a way to get her out. Lucas agrees with Carly’s plan of, “We go in and we don’t leave without Josslyn!” Elsewhere, Josslyn is looking worried for her future as she is stuck in captivity thanks to Cassius, Cullum and Sidwell!

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FINOLA HUGHES RETURNS
The final moments of the teaser promo reveal Anna in a psychiatric clinic in France. We have not seen her for months after Cullum, Sidwell and Pascal fed her hallucinogenics to make her believe her arch nemesis, Cesar Faison was alive!
Now, the doctors walk towards her hospital bed, where we see the super spy calmly knitting. Is Anna back to normal and playing everyone to get out of her predicament, or does she still remain deeply traumatized … or both?
Take a look at the rest of the official GH spoilers for the week below.
MONDAY, JUNE 22
Willow gets an unwelcome surprise. Trina sticks to her guns. “Nathan” wants reassurance. Ethan advises Ava. Brook Lynn receives an update.
TUESDAY, JUNE 23
Dante cautions Liz. Laura learns a secret. Brook Lynn confides in Michael. Sonny challenges Ava. Chase makes a decision.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
Anna meets with her doctor. Carly makes a stunning confession. Britt extracts a promise. Cullum pulls a fast one. Gio and Emma hit the pool.
THURSDAY, JUNE 25
Josslyn clashes with Cassius. Lulu and Dante make a discovery. Chase receives a warning. Jordan seeks help. Alexis is summoned to the PCPD.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26
Anna takes a huge risk. Britt is in grave danger. Willow is in disbelief. Danny must act fast. Curtis jumps to the wrong conclusion.
Check out the latest General Hospital promo entitled, “Rescue Mission” below.
Now weigh-in: Do you think Anna is still mentally off-balance, or OK, and just pretending to be troubled to get out of France and get back to Port Charles? Will Josslyn finally be rescued, or will Carly and Lucas find themselves locked up with her? And, who will get to Britt and Rocco first? Cullum, or Dante and Lulu? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.
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Maurice Benard Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’ Writers; Teases Upcoming Sonny Scenes with Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric

With the highly-anticipated returns of Finola Hughes (Anna Devane) on this week’s June 24 episode of General Hospital, Steve Burton’s (Jason Morgan) upcoming return on July 13, which also serves as the ABC daytime drama’s 16,000 episode, things are about to fire on all cylinders in the story, as noted today by series star, Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos).
On Father’s Day, the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning actor and mental health activist took to his Instagram and expressed in a video that he has some unbelievable upcoming senes with the aforementioned Burton and Hughes. Add to that Nazneen Contractor (Justine Turner) and Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing), where Benard gave credit where credit is due to the GH writing team, which is led by co-head writers, Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten..
In this video, Benard said, “I just want to get on here and say that I did some work with Steve Burton, Finola Hughes, Rick Hearst, Nazneen Contractor, and they’re all just fantastic. Truly fantastic. But, I want to say the writing was just exceptional. It truly was. It was exceptional. So, thankful for that kind of writing. I know writers don’t get the credit a lot, but I just want to say to the General Hospital writing team, keep rolling!”
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So now the question becomes, with a major tease like that, what is about to go down between Sonny, Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric? Will we finally get to the end of the line for Sidwell (Carlo Rota), as previously teased by the GH co-head writers? Will we learn what happened to Jason and Anna, fully? Will Justine and Sonny becomes closer or stop their liaisons? And what of Ric? Will he be true blue to his brother or double-cross him? There is a lot at stake as we move further into the summer and one that looks like it could be one of the more exciting ones in years!
FINOLA HUGHES CONFIRMED AMAZING SCENES WITH MAURICE BENARD
As a punctuation point to his video, Benard also shared this written message in the post: “I just did some wonderful scenes with Steve Burton, Rick Hearst, Finola Hughes and Nazneen Contractor and and unbelievable writing, freaking amazing scenes that you will see in the near future on General Hospital.” In fact, Finola Hughes jumped in the post comment thread and responded, “I loved our scenes so much xxx”
Fans will most likely see all the scenes Benard referred to later in July, since GH tapes approximately six weeks ahead of air.
So, are you excited to see what Maurice is talking about? Are you hyped for what’s to come on GH? Any clue on what you think will go down between the main characters on the soap with the returns of Anna Devane and Jason Morgan to the mix? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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‘General Hospital’ Alum Chad Duell Announces Upcoming Release of His First Single, ‘If You Need Me’

In a surprise move, Daytime Emmy winner, Chad Duell (ex-Michael Corinthos, GH) is getting ready to unveil a new chapter of his career in music.
The former GH star, where he played the son of Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Carly Spencer (Laura Wright) for 15 years, has announced his new single, “If You Need Me” will drop on Friday, June 26. The single is now available for pre-order on Spotify and major music streaming platforms and is distributed by DistroKid.
Taking to his Instagram story over the weekend, to announce the pre-save of his new single, Chad expressed, “I’ll make a full post about what I’ve been up to and my music once it goes live next week, but you can pre-save my first single so it goes straight to your Spotify once it drops next week.”

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SINCE LEAVING GENERAL HOSPITAL
Previously, since his departure from the ABC soap opera. Chad starred alongside Zach Mendez in the world premiere of of Yum Yum at Annapolis, a new play written by Bruce Reisman. Duell last appeared on General Hospital on the January 21, 2025 episode.
The part was recast with Rory Gibson who debuted as the new Michael in May of 2025 during the Nurses’ Ball episodes and who has remained in the role since that time.
In an interview earlier this year on The Able Show, Duell said on his decision to exit the soap opera, “I was blessed to be part of that (show) for as long as I have, but what happens sometimes is if you’re doing the same thing, especially in a creative field for such a long time, you can get a little burnt out in a way. It can make you a little depressed, so that’s kind of what happened. On top of that, I had other things going on in my life at the time. My father passed away recently and I just needed a reset. So, I stepped away. A lot of times you have to go through some stuff to really step into that next level. I needed to kind of feel uncomfortable.”
So, what type of musical genre will Chad’s new song be? Country? Pop? Rock? Dance/Club? Something else? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below, and if you are eager to hear the new single next week via the comment section below.
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