Kelly Monaco’s exit in 2024 from General Hospital left fans reeling after Sam McCall was killed off. But there may still be a way back, and it doesn’t involve undoing Sam’s fate. Could Monaco return in a surprising new role tied to her past in the show?
Could Kelly Monaco return to General Hospital?
After Kelly Monaco left General Hospital, viewers haven’t stopped asking: Will she ever return? While her iconic character, Sam McCall, was tragically killed off, fans continue to hold out hope. And now, they believe there might just be a clever way back – one that doesn’t require reversing Sam’s fate.
Long before she became Sam McCall, Monaco featured in the General Hospital spin-off Port Charles as Livvie Locke – a role that could offer a surprising route back to Port Charles. Longtime fans will recall that Livvie was revealed to be Kevin Collins’ secret daughter and had a tumultuous and occasionally supernatural journey on the show. Although she was said to have died in 2003, Port Charles lore leaves just enough wiggle room for a comeback. After all, Livvie survived multiple run-ins with vampire Caleb Morley.
Unlike Sam, whose death was shown on-screen, Livvie’s exit was seemingly left open-ended. With General Hospital no stranger to supernatural elements, Livvie could easily return, perhaps with a mysterious past or even supernatural ties.
Furthermore, this year also marks the 25th anniversary of Monaco’s daytime TV debut. She was in the Port Charles show for three memorable years before she was brought to General Hospital after the spin-off’s cancellation. So in the name of it, the actress could return.
All in all, while Kelly Monaco hasn’t been scooped up by other soaps like The Young and the Restless or The Bold and the Beautiful just yet, that leaves the door wide open for General Hospital to bring her back, and fans believe Livvie might just be the way to do it.