When General Hospital Lucas drove his sister Sam to surgery in what was likely Kelly Monaco’s final moments, bringing the character to life after 21 years, Sam flashing the ‘I love you’ sign as the gurney rounded the corner. It was an iconic moment for an iconic character and actress. Now Monaco have confirmed what fans suspected all along.

General Hospital’s Kelly Monaco delivered a special message

After the final scene aired with Sam’s loved ones gathered on October 24, fans took to social media to show their love for Monaco and Sam. The final move concerned the Sam fandom, with some wondering if Monaco improvised the moment.

“Ok I really need to know if that ‘I love you’ sign was written or if @kellymonaco1 threw it in for us,” wrote X (formerly Twitter) user @fangirl_810.

Monaco discovered the tweet and responded with four simple words: “It was not written.”

Forming the “I love you” sign with her hands is a signature Sam trait, so it was fitting that Monaco gave the final gift to her fans, seemingly sending out her love for all the support over the years.

Sam’s Last Stand

Sam McCall performed the most selfless act of his life and agreed to be Lulu Spencer’s liver donor, knowing that the operation had a low chance of success. Still, she believed that any decent person would do what she did, as her loved ones thanked her for her sacrifice before her surgery began.

The October 25 episode features Lulu and Sam’s family and friends waiting for an update on the surgeries while praying for a positive outcome. Everyone fears for Lulu’s life but feels that Sam will be fine.

The writing has been on the wall since August that Sam would not be well, but Lulu would live and come out of her four-year coma. After news broke that Monaco had been let go from the soap she’s called home since 2003 and that the character would be killed off, many fans knew in their hearts that Sam would be Lulu’s liver donor.

According to Monaco’s mother, Sam and Lulu’s surgery will take place four weeks from the day Monaco filmed her last scenes as Sam. Carmina Monaco tweeted thanks to GH fans for supporting her daughter on September 27.

“I want to take this moment to reach out to Kelly’s incredible fans and express my deepest gratitude for the unwavering love, loyalty and support you have shown her throughout her time on General Hospital“, she wrote. “On this final day, just four days before the anniversary of her first episode on October 1, 2003, Kelly will close her dressing room door for the last time.”

Monaco herself has posted on social media that she will release a statement about what happened behind the scenes at GH, but as of this writing, she has yet to do so. Soap Central will keep you posted if Monaco does indeed speak up.

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