Kelly Monaco Claims ‘General Hospital’ Firing Was ‘Retaliation’
News broke last month that Kelly Monaco was let go from General Hospital after appearing on the show for 21 years. She promised in a post earlier this month that she would share the full story of her exit and the truth about late co-star Billy Miller. In a new social media comment, the actress claimed her firing was retaliation. Keep reading for more.
Fired Soap Star Promises To Tell Her Story
General Hospital fans were shell-shocked by the sudden firing of fan-favorite Kelly Monaco. Some of her biggest fans took drastic measures to express their disappointment and encourage the soap to rehire her. They took out a billboard in Times Square and near the studio where the soap films in Los Angeles.
Unfortunately, their efforts were in vain. Kelly Monaco hasn’t said much online about leaving the soap, but her mom revealed that the actress filmed her last scene recently. How Sam McCall exits is still under wraps, though fans suspect she will perish in an accident and her liver will save Lulu Spencer.
The actress did take to social media earlier this month to mark the one-year anniversary of co-star Billy Miller’s death. The post has since been deleted. Possibly because fans interpreted what she wrote as a vague threat to reveal backstage secrets from the ABC soap.
Kelly Monaco edited the description on her post about Billy Miller 👀 #GH #GeneralHospital pic.twitter.com/ianfzSgRGp
— Brett (@vicksvapor77) September 15, 2024
Kelly Monaco Claims General Hospital Firing Was ‘Retaliation’
Kelly Monaco promised fans she would tell her and her late co-star’s story. They were reportedly dating, but never publicly confirmed their romance. He was let go from the soap in 2019. She released a statement at the time on Twitter saying there was more to his exit than fans knew.
The actress made good on part of her promise to share more of her story. Twitter user @editsbyMare shared a screenshot of an interaction between Kelly Monaco and another internet user. The person wrote that the actress wasn’t fired, but was let go because she refused to take a pay cut.
The actress clapped back with a salty response that seemed to shed light on her firing. She wrote, “When Billy Miller was fired, Sam’s storyline stopped.”
Kelly Monaco went on to say that the show “dismantled” everything she built with Sam McCall and neither she or the audience recognized Sam anymore.
“Call it what you will…retaliation at [its] finest.” She promised to give a proper statement to address her exit from the soap opera.
What do you think of her allegation? Sound off in the comments.
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I agree…the previous writers killed her character when she told Jason to stay away from danny…never would have happened.
I agree!! They made her completely unrecognizable!!
Kelly needs to get over it. she had her time, now she’s done!!! She always thought she was better than eveyone else. That whispery voice and sultry looks, were disgusting. You’ll be forgotten in a week. Quit having your publisher, crank out your stories. Final Curtain for you on GH.
the reason her voice is the way it is, is because she is partially deaf
agreed 100% if she keeps up the whining wherever she lands won’t be for long because she’ll be seen as trouble.
That’s your opinion.. I liked her and wanted her to stay on the show but given a good story line..Why bring back others to let her go..but as we know that’s Soap Opera..
Who cares! It’s only a soap & there is no guarantee that your job will always be secure. It happens to the best of us. Everyone is replaceable.
Exactly – I was so tired of her and the character
They should have replaced her instead killing her off she has been in the show for over 2 decades and she has kids that bs to kill her off. We all love Kelly
Apparently a lot of people care we have watching this for years it is part of our daily lives whether you like it or not we feel the way we do and if you don’t care than keep it moving!!!
Billy and Kelly were magic as Jason and Samantha. Loved watching them together.
Shame on the writers etc. for firing Billy and retaliation on your departure. ❤️
Kelly Monaco please tell us your truth about Billy Miller and your experience on General Hospital.
Best wishes, Kelly.
Your right, these writers they have now are making GH not good. It makes you don’t even want to watch the show. GH was a good soap opera. When they are taking Sam away who stuck by Jason thick and thin. They were great together. Didn’t give him and her a chance to raise their children. It’s going down hill.
Agreed..The writers turned ” Sam McCall” unlikeable. Very unfortunate.
Had to do something with her. She refused to work with Steve Burton so they had to change the character to fit into Dante’s life. She is responsible for her firing! If she was that “unhappy ” she could have left when Miller did! She’s been lousy and phoning it in for a long time so no big loss! Very unprofessional of her to refuse to work with another actor and lets be real here, If not for the pairing with SB/Jason Morgan she would have been gone years ago! Her disparaging remarks made publicly when Miller was fired was biting the hand that fed her! No sympathy for her!
Thank you for saying that 😊
I think Kelly is a great actor and no one can take her place so that why they want to killed her off! Writer was told to give her story line a change . Frank the one that needs to be fired! He think he can’t be! I think they should be ashamed of themselves and people should just quit watching it! Support Kelly and do this!
the character has been destroyed. I hope she gives the real story. Gh is changing and not for the better. Looks like Dante, Michsel and Christina will be going to the dark side. This type of story line is not interesting to me. I can watch the news for all the biolence I want.
The writers at GH all need to be fired. Some of these storylines and how they change the characters personalities is crazy. Having them go completely off track. They are ruining GH.
I have been watching soap operas since General Hospital first aired. I have always scoffed at people who threatened to stop watching a show because of something they did with or to a particular character. Well, I didn’t threaten, but I did quit watching GH because of what they did with Sam and how I perceive they treated Kelly.