FILE -- Kelly Monaco arrives at the 49th annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday, June 24, 2022, in Pasadena, Calif. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
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Actress Kelly Monaco is reportedly set to leave “General Hospital” after spending 21 years on the show.
People reports that Monaco, 48, is leaving the soap opera later this fall.
Monaco has played the role of Sam McCall on “General Hospital” since 2003.
The details of her character’s exit were not being immediately shared but the Soap Opera Network has reported that Monaco’s character will be killed off.
Variety is reporting that Monaco’s character is coming to an end due to the soap opera’s storyline.
The 48-year-old actress joined the ABC soap opera after working on a spinoff series “Port Charles” from 2000 to 2003.
Monaco has been a part of more than 2,200 episodes of “General Hospital.” She received a Daytime Emmy nomination for her performance as Sam McCall in 2006.
Monaco’s reported exit comes as several former cast members have returned, including Jonathan Jackson, who reprised the role of Lucky Spencer for the first time in nearly a decade.