Dominic Zamprogna explained how he and Kelly Monaco got close in real life and about their last scenes together.

"She's a remarkable person. She's tough as nails and admirable in so many ways, and it’s been cool to become a friend of hers. And that won't end," Zamprogna said of Monaco

Since General Hospital paired Sam and Dante, their portrayers had grown closer than ever before. “You become fast friends with people that you work with like that,” Dominic Zamprogna tells Soap Opera Digest.

Kelly Monaco ended her 21-year run on General Hospital last week, and now some of her co-stars are sharing their thoughts on her departure. Monaco, who played Sam McCall on the daytime drama since 2003 and filmed more than 2,

Kelly Monaco officially exited General Hospital following her character Sam McCall’s shocking death, making one final appearance during the Friday, November 1, episode. While most of Friday's episode revolved around Sam's loved ones learning of the news and mourning together,

Kelly Monaco was “amazing” to the very end of her 21-year General Hospital run, says leading man Dominic Zamprogna. Fans of the long-running ABC sudser first met Monaco’s Sam on Oct. 1, 2003, having previously seen Monaco plat Livvie Locke on the GH spinoff Port Charles.