Kelly Monaco, who brought life to General Hospital character Sam McCall for 21 years, has officially bid farewell to the show—but not without saying her piece. After filming her final appearance on the show,

Since news of Kelly Monaco's shocking General Hospital exit broke at the end of August, the actress has remained relatively silent. Now, she has shared her first post directly talking about it.

PEOPLE confirmed that the actress would be leaving the longtime soap opera after 21 years Amy Sussman/Getty Kelly Monaco Kelly Monaco is still wrapping her head around her exit from General Hospital.

Longtime General Hospital star Kelly Monaco is opening up about her exit from the ABC soap. After 21 years on the sudser and two Daytime Emmy nominations for her work within the Port Charles universe,

General Hospital firing Kelly Monaco was not on our 2024 Bingo cards, but here we are. The actress dedicated over two decades of her life to Port Charles and the character of Samantha McCall. It was met with tearing down who she was the last few years,

The end is near and growing nearer for long-running General Hospital heroine Sam. On October 6, portrayer Kelly Monaco shared a photo from the set with Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis), Kate Mansi (Kristina) and Kristen Vaganos (Molly).