Kelly Monaco, who played Sam on General Hospital, said goodbye to her castmates and thanked them for 25 years of memories after filming her

He eventually turned to his longtime costar and “mentor,” Maurice Benard, for help. Benard, aka Sonny Corinthos, gave Burton some sound advice about the heartbreaking scene. “Whatever happens in there is supposed to happen. And that’s it. You don’t have to force anything. Just let it work,” Benard told Burton.

After 20 years on the show, "General Hospital" this week is saying goodbye to Sam McCall, played by Kelly Monaco.

JaSam” without Sam? It just doesn’t feel right — and didn’t to Steve Burton, either, when he was working out how to act his last General Hospital scenes with Kelly Monaco, who for ages had been his leading lady.

Steve Burton spoke out about filming the Jason and Sam final goodbye scenes on General Hospital after Kelly Monaco's firing.

Kelly Monaco's General Hospital character Sam McCall was killed off last month and her co-star Steve Burton has spoken out about filming their final scenes together

The actor recently shared how difficult it was shooting his final scenes with Monaco, who exited the soap opera on Oct. 30

General Hospital star Steve Burton says he was "very sad" filming Kelly Monaco's exit from the show. Burton, 54, recalled his last moments with his longtime costar on the Friday, November 1, episode of his podcast "The Daily Drama.