‘General Hospital’ Fans Campaign Outside ABC Studios to Reinstate Kelly Monaco
Kelly Monaco fans are making themselves heard as they amp up their campaign to save the General Hospital star’s job.
Soap Opera Network first reported the news on August 26, noting how Monaco was reportedly “blindsided” by the decision to write her out of the show. Monaco has played Sam McCall on the long-running soap opera since 2003, having filmed more than 2,200 episodes.
After the news broke, fans immediately launched a campaign to save Monaco’s job. One fan set up a Change.org petition titled “Retain Kelly Monaco in the Cast of General Hospital,” which currently has over 13,000 signatures.
“Many fans of General Hospital have grown up watching this iconic show. Sam McCall, masterfully portrayed by Kelly Monaco for over 2 decades, has woven herself into the fabric of our daily lives, becoming a beloved figure on screen,” the petition reads.
2 WEEKS after Kelly Monaco was BLINDSIDED by her abrupt firing from #GH the fans #UnitedforKelly with over 12K signatures on a Petition and a PHOENIX on wheels in front of Prospect Studios!
Rehire Kelly Monaco on @GeneralHospital and save Sam McCall! #IStandwithKelly… pic.twitter.com/Ri7kWQfEUl
— I STAND WITH KELLY (@IStandWithKelly) September 9, 2024
Now, fans have taken their #IStandWithKelly campaign directly to the show’s studios. On Monday, September 9, as the General Hospital crew resumed production after a short hiatus, Monaco’s fans sent a billboard truck to ABC’s Prospect Park studios.
The truck featured screens demanding the show’s executives “Rehire Kelly Monaco on General Hospital and save Sam McCall!” It also included a QR code and social media icons showing where fans can find and support the #IStandWithKelly campaign.
According to MichaelFairmanTV, the truck was not only parked out front of Prospect Park but also driven around the famous studio property.
On Tuesday, September 10, the official I Stand With Kelly X account revealed the truck was leaving the Prospect Park studios and heading across town to the Disney studios.
“The Phoenix on Wheels has departed Prospect Studios and is on route to the House of Mouse! Starting at ABC/Disney Studios, the fans remain #UnitedforKelly as the Phoenix will be flying to the news stations and a little Grove before returning back to #GH!” the tweet read.
DAY TWO: The Phoenix on Wheels has departed Prospect Studios and is on route to the House of Mouse!
Starting at ABC/Disney Studios, the fans remain #UnitedforKelly as the Phoenix will be flying to the news stations and a little Grove before returning back to #GH! … pic.twitter.com/zyLbXKEDLy
— I STAND WITH KELLY (@IStandWithKelly) September 10, 2024
While many fans are hoping General Hospital will reverse its decision and bring Monaco back to Port Charles, others are beginning to speculate whether another soap could be in her future.
An article on DailySoapDish.com speculates that Monaco could find a new home on The Young and the Restless. The site suggests she could reignite her on-screen romance with Jason Thompson, her former leading man on General Hospital, who now portrays Billy Abbott on Y&R.
Do you want to see Monaco stay on General Hospital? Let us know in the comments section below.
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As long as Kelly wants to be there I am behind her 100% I will follow whatever she does.
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I would like for her to stay, it won't be the same without her!!!
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Keep Kelly, love her part and she does it sooooo well.
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Please rehire KELLY!!!!
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GH !
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I stand with Kelly! It’s not her fault that the writers refuse to write for her correctly or give her storylines! I say fire Frank and Nathan and the writers for this mess they created! They fired Patrick for writing awesome storylines that didn’t fit their twisted agendas so I say bye Frank! We need new writers and someone like Wendy Riche to replace Frank!
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Keep Kelly and let her and Jason get back together! That's where she belongs!!!
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Sam must be on GH.
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I think it's a mistake to lose Kelly Monaco. She's a great actress with much more story to tell if they'd get writers to write for Sam. But if Kelly leaves of her own choice I can understand why.
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What a shake up that will be. That's a huge departure. I wouldn't mind seeing her with Billie Abott. If she wants to stay and they allow it, great, but of she wants to go to Y&R I'm all for that, too. I watch both soaps
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If I was her I wouldn't stay where they didn't want me. You don't know how she would be treated let her go to something better. She will be missed
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She can go. She's not the same Sam as she once was. One person does not make a show. I have been watching since day 1 and have seen many fan favorites go.
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It's the poor writing that changed the character of Sam. I wouldn't blame Kelly Monaco if she wanted to work on another soap. She'd get better material.
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