"She's a remarkable person. She's tough as nails and admirable in so many ways, and it’s been cool to become a friend of hers. And that won't end," Zamprogna said of Monaco

Kelly Monaco said goodbye to General Hospital after 21 years on the daytime soap opera, but her costar Dominic Zamprogna shared they still talk every week.

Amid Kelly Monaco’s dramatic exit from General Hospital, several soap opera stars admitted they were not shocked by her departure from the show, including Cherie Jimenez. “This is a soap opera. I trust that the writers know what they’re doing.

Fellow General Hospital star Wally Kurth, who has played Ned Quartermaine on and off since 1991, told Us Weekly that “you can’t take it personally” when it comes to losing an acting gig.

After 20 years on the show, "General Hospital" this week is saying goodbye to Sam McCall, played by Kelly Monaco.

Kelly Monaco isn’t done with Sam McCall quite yet! Two months after it was confirmed Monaco's run on the popular soap General Hospital was coming to an end, her iconic character died on the Oct. 30 episode of the show. But it won't be the last time viewers see her.

Kelly Monaco ‘s exit from General Hospital has garnered outcry from fans who have watched her play the fiercely beloved Sam McCall for 20 years. Her character died on the soap in the October 30 episode, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the last we’ll see of her in the show.

Kelly Monaco was “amazing” to the very end of her 21-year General Hospital run, says leading man Dominic Zamprogna. Fans of the long-running ABC sudser first met Monaco’s Sam on Oct. 1, 2003, having previously seen Monaco plat Livvie Locke on the GH spinoff Port Charles.

General Hospital fans experienced a tearjerker for the ages last week when Sam McCall unexpectedly died after donating part of her liver to an ailing Lulu Spencer. Kelly Monaco's final scenes as Sam