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Kelly Monaco Thanks “Loyal People” for Devotion, and for Creating GH ‘What If Sam is Still Alive’ Story, Adding, “It Doesn’t Go Unnoticed … At Least By Me … Bravo!”

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What General Hospital fans know is that back on September 27th, Kelly Monaco filmed her last scenes as Sam McCall on the ABC soap opera, after a 21-year run as a longtime fan favorite. Since that time, viewers are watching just how Monaco’s exit will play out on-screen.

What we do know is that this week, Sam learned she is a viable donor match to save Lulu’s life through a liver transplant. What we also know is someone was tampering with Lulu’s ventilator from further discussions from Dr. Lucas Jones (Van Hansis) and Dr. Isaiah Gannon (Sawandi Wilson).  At the end of Friday’s, October 18th episode, we also learned there is some complication with Lulu even before heading into surgery, which is now a day away (although that will be stretched out to several days in soap opera time).

While fans of Kelly Monaco and GH watch to see how this story unfolds, we know that in the end, Sam is killed-off in what was reported as a “storyline-dictated” move, while many were hoping that when and if Lulu awakened, it would set the stage for a triangle between Sam/Dante/Lulu, but that is now not going to happen, unless somehow, someone, does an 11th-hour reprieve and rewrites the story and hires Monaco back.

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The I Stand With Kelly campaign has been in full gear for several months with their petition of signatures getting very near 17K viewers protesting Kelly’s dismissal. In addition, with billboards in Time Square, and the truck driving around ABC prospect studios, much has been done to let the powers-that-be know that they are still keeping hope alive, that they will reconsider their position and bring the character and Monaco back.

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Now, in a post on X, the campaign posted an elaborate and edited video sequence with selected clips from GH, telling the story of how they would see Sam being actually alive! They explained, “That’s right, our truck is back at Prospect Studios and ABC/Disney. Here is what we have playing on an 8-hour loop! As always, we added sound just for you! Due to Sam’s death already having been filmed, we expanded the ‘What If’ promo to be a storyline that has Danny and Dante figuring out she’s still alive. It showcases the resulting issues that come with Sam reclaiming her life—including: the originally planned love triangle concept between Sante/Lulu along with Sam’s conflicts with others in Port Charles. ”

The post did not go unnoticed by Monaco herself, who responded, “Thank you, y’all are the best, most loyal people ever!!!! It doesn’t go unnoticed… at least by me… BRAVO!”

Just how Sam’s on-screen journey will end is set to become quite clear on upcoming episodes of the ABC daytime drama series including official GH teasers for the week of October 21-25th which share that on the Thursday October 24th episode, Sam and Lulu’s imminent procedure draws loved ones to the hospital and on the Friday, October 25th episode Alexis awaits news on Sam.

Take a look below at the fan campaign to bring Kelly back to General Hospital below. Let us know what you thought of their ‘storyline”, then share how you are feeling after watching this week’s episodes of the ABC soap opera as we move closer to Sam and Lulu’s on-screen surgery date. Share your thoughts in the comment section.

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Watching Kelly/Sam this week with Dante and their family made me realize how much I will miss Sam on GH.

My favorite era of GH was from 2005 to 2009 because it gave us one of the shows best love triangles between Elizabeth, Jason and Sam. Aside from Liason fans finally seeing Jason and Liz admit their love for one another, and Jake being born, the next best part of that storyline was the rivalry between Elizabeth and Sam.

These two fantastic actresses were phenomenal as rivals. I was a fan of both Elizabeth and Sam, but after Sam learned Jake was Jason’s son and she turned on Jason and targeted Liz, oh how I hated her. I didn’t want to hate her, but I did. That’s how great Kelly was/is. Of course the writing was fantastic then. In fact, that storyline caused one of the biggest fan wars (Liason vs Jasam) GH had ever seen. LOL

Over the years the Liz/Sam rivalry changed, as did my hatred of Sam, and they, dare I say, became friends. I wish the show built that friendship up better over the years, especially since their sons are half brothers.

I will miss Kelly/Sam on GH. I hope we get to see her return as one day. I know she is being killed off, but as her fans said, we know she can always come back.

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Sam touches nearly every character on the show except for the Jordan/TJ bunch. She will be missed. I find it a bad move to kill her with no possible chance of return even if the show had to do a re-cast.

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She was friends with Curtis, and TJ is her brother in law. So yes she will touch them as well.. Maybe not Portia.

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# I Stand with Kelly and always will I Will Always Support And Follow Her# RehireKelly and keep Kelly and GH Alive❤️

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It would be really easy to reverse Sam’s death, and it wouldn’t even require an escape from Hell.

We know that Sam has at least two lookalikes running around somewhere. Alicia Montenegro and Livvie Locke. We also know that Sam has been acting ridiculously out of character to one extent or another, probably since Jason’s first return in 2017. Definitely since his second return this past March.

So it would be actually believable if the real Sam was shown to be held prisoner somewhere – probably a Cassadine dungeon, or perhaps NuJagger stashed her somewhere before he got killed off, as a “backup plan” to coerce Jason into doing his dirty work. And it was the fake Sam doppelganger who turned out to be a match for Lulu and went through with the donation, thinking it was worth the risk, rather than outright refuse and bring unwanted attention to herself, as Sam would obviously take such a risk for Dante & Rocco’s sake. Of course, Fake Sam wouldn’t know if there were some other “evildoers” running around GH tampering with ventilators and such.

Now would these current writers be creative enough to think of this and make it work?

Don’t bet your soul on it, unfortunately.

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I just posted a previous comment about ydou writing the scripts, but I think you should stop now, giving all your good ideas away for free! Oh well, they wouldn’t know what to do with good material anyway.

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Don’t worry – the writers don’t look to us or on these sites for great ideas.

They’ve never taken any of mine and I really have had some creative ones. I know Satan can attest to that.

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Yes, that’s why we’re watching such crap now, like letting someone like K.M go and keeping someone like the murderous Cyrus to kill her off. It’s disgusting .

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i will miss kelly she will alway bw sam to i hope they never recast

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I wish her the best of the best but our family has blocked all stations just sick of the nuts . They will survive good luck!

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Looking for homes on deserted island where we don’t have to deal with the constant verbal attacks on each other

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I For one wish they would change their mind and keep her. I think she’s a great actress and an asset to the show. Dante Lula and Sam triangle would be perfect.

Here’s my theory on what’s going to happen Cyrus was the one that unplugged the ventilator because he is worried that Lulu will wake up and somehow remember that he was behind the bomb going off that caused her to be in a coma to begin with, and so I think that Lulu will make it out of surgery. Sam will make it out of surgery and Cyrus is going to unplug the ventilator thinking it’s Lulu killing Sam

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I will miss Sam, she was so good, while they were giving her good scripts, but than they just stopped coming, especially once Jason got back and she and Dante became a couple.Seems like they just pushed Sam back further and further.Now they are throwing her off GH and letting Cyrus the virus of all people get rid of her. Talk about insult added to injury.I hope the new Lulu’s resurrection is worth Sam’s demise.

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I don’t want Sam to leave General Hospital.

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Having Sam die during the Liver donation is a terrible message to send to organ donors in general.
There are a gazillion ways to kill her off – why do it as a flatline on the OR table or having a serial killer messing with a machine?
In the coming weeks, the show has Terrorist Jenz Sidwell coming back to town for November sweeps. I do not get why they cannot have Sam survive the transplant only to succumb to being the victim of a Sidwell assassin targeting either Holly or Lucky.

At least then it would be Holly’s fault and we are all now hating on her anyway.

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You would be doing GH a favor for running with it. This would be a dynamic storyline. I know this, Kelly will make any storyline the best it could be. I’m not sure who you have chosen for Lulu……they better match Kelly.

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Frank and Nate Varni have shown General Hospital is not a show for the fans. If it were, Kelly would still be there and Jasam would be driving story. It’s absolutely shameful and makes me sick. They’ve lost this viewer, and I have nothing but disdain for those two. I’ll wrap this post with this truth… the disrespect shown to Kelly would NEVER have happened to a man #noKellynoGH #IStandWithKelly

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Someone’s going to hire Kelly very fast she is very talented actress and has a lot of experience. General Hospital will be in her rear view mirror. Especially the way they did her

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BRAVI; not bravo —masculine plural.
BRAVE ; not bravo—feminine plural.
When “borrowing” words from another language; please have the courtesy to spell them correctly and know the grammar.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom

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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

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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’

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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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