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Kelly Monaco announces sobriety milestone amid General Hospital updates
Former ‘General Hospital’ actress Kelly Monaco has shared a personal milestone, revealing on social media that she has been sober from alcohol for over six months. Monaco, who played Sam McCall for over two decades before departing the series in 2024, shared a screenshot from a sobriety tracking app to mark the achievement.
In other developments regarding the soap opera, actress Blythe Howard has been cast as Monet, a new attorney joining the law firm Miller and Davis. Executive Producer Frank Valentini noted that Howard’s character will have an unexpected connection to a beloved resident of Port Charles. Howard is scheduled to make her debut on September 23.
Recent storylines in the series include legal tensions involving Nina Reeves, a potential ownership shift for Wyndemere, and personal conflicts between characters such as Harrison Chase and Brook Lynn Quartermaine.
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Blythe Howard · Frank Valentini · General Hospital · I Am Sober · Instagram · Kelly Monaco · Lexi Ainsworth · Port Charles · Sam McCall
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] Monaco celebrated her mother's 70th birthday on September 11.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Former co-star Lexi Ainsworth expressed pride in Monaco's sobriety journey.
- [● 2 SOURCES] Monaco shared her sobriety milestone via a screenshot from the I Am Sober app on Instagram. dailysoapdish.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Kelly Monaco has been sober from alcohol for six months and seven days. dailysoapdish.com