‘General Hospital’s Kelly Monaco Goes Public With Sobriety Journey
What To Know
- Kelly Monaco shared a rare update with fans and revealed she’s more than six months sober.
- Monaco has mostly kept out of the public eye since leaving General Hospital in 2024.
- She has not appeared in a film or television show following her exit and rarely posts on social media.
Kelly Monaco has mostly stayed out of the public eye since leaving General Hospital in 2024, but she shared a rare and major update with fans earlier this week.
Monaco shared a screenshot from a sobriety tracking app that said, “I’ve been alcohol free for 6 months and 7 days.” She captioned it, “Now the whole 6/7 thing makes sense! #duces,” and did not elaborate on her sobriety journey.
In August 2024, it was confirmed that Monaco would be leaving General Hospital after 21 years of playing Sam McCall. She filmed her final episode the following month and it aired on November 1, 2024.
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Since then, she has kept a very low profile and only posted on Instagram six times, including her latest sobriety milestone. This comes after she previously announced a podcast with Shanna Moakler in March 2025, which never came to fruition.
In July of last year, Moakler gave some insight into why the podcast was no longer happening. When a fan commented on her Instagram post asking for an update on the pod, she replied, “We are not doing it. She is dealing with some personal things.” One month later, she said the podcast had been canceled because Monaco “has other work opportunities.”
Aside from the 2025 podcast announcement, all of Monaco’s post-General Hospital Instagram posts have been from the past four months. She returned to the social media app for her 50th birthday in May when she posted a video of herself working out with her nephew. “Today I turned 50!” Monaco wrote. “There’s no place like home… coach @__monaco getting me back in shape.”
In early August, she shared photos from her visit to the Philadelphia Eagles’ training camp, followed by another workout shot on September 1 and a birthday tribute to her mom on September 11.
Monaco has not made any television or film appearances since leaving GH, although she did attend the Dancing With the Stars 20th birthday celebration episode in 2025. She also participated in a retrospective interview for Entertainment Weekly around that time.
If you or someone you know has addiction issues, contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration‘s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357). If you or a loved one are in immediate danger, call 911.
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B
I’m sorry for what you’re going through Kelly. Know what it’s like. My hubby is sober now 30 years but it definitely wasn’t an easy journey believe me! One day at a time following the plan. Having someone you trust is important. You will be in my prayers Kelly now 🙏💞💞. Keep the faith.
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J
Sending you all the love Kelly! I've been there, know its tough and am so proud of you!!
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J
Miss you on GH Kelly. One day at a time. Congratulations on your sobriety. Pray you do return to GH.
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C
I have been patiently waiting and hoping that she will return to GH, she is such a great actor.
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J
I'd love for it to be revealed that Alexis reached out to her not-so-dead Uncle Victor to help save Sam at the 11th hour. Alexis' Cassadine roots are such an interesting part of her character so I always wished the show pulled her, Sam, Kristina & Molly into the Cassadine stories more. Miss Helena, Stefan, Nik, Spencer & Stavros too. They all had such a deliciously dysfunctional fam dynamic.
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J
PS Im over back from the dead stories but in some cases like Sam's and AJ, Emily, Justus etc they're worth it to get the characters back.
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