The actor recently shared how difficult it was shooting his final scenes with Monaco, who exited the soap opera on Oct. 30

Kelly Monaco is saying goodbye to ‘General Hospital’ and her character, Sam McCall, after more than 20 years on the soap opera

Sam ( Kelly Monaco) may have taken her last breath on the Oct. 30 episode of General Hospital, but that won't be fan-favorite actress Monaco's final time on screen in the role. TVLine reports that Monaco's last appearance as Sam will come later this week,

Friday's episode of General Hospital marked the last time fans would see Kelly Monaco on the ABC daytime drama.

General Hospital star Steve Burton says he was “very sad” filming Kelly Monaco’s exit from the show. Burton, 54, recalled his last moments with his longtime costar on the Friday, November 1, episode of his podcast “The Daily Drama.”

JaSam” without Sam? It just doesn’t feel right — and didn’t to Steve Burton, either, when he was working out how to act his last General Hospital scenes with Kelly Monaco, who for ages had been his leading lady.

Steve Burton spoke out about filming the Jason and Sam final goodbye scenes on General Hospital after Kelly Monaco's firing.

Kelly Monaco's General Hospital character Sam McCall was killed off last month and her co-star Steve Burton has spoken out about filming their final scenes together