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.

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

It’s been over a week since Kelly Monaco’s final scenes aired on General Hospital. She was fired from the hit ABC soap earlier this year, and Sam was written off the show. Three poignant goodbyes took place in the hospital.

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.

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.”

Steve Burton’s “very sad” over his General Hospital co-star Kelly Monaco’s exit from the show.The 54-year-old remembered his last moments with his longtime castmate on

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

Not only did Kelly Monaco’s exit from General Hospital after 21 years shock Us, but it also sent waves throughout the soap opera world. Many members of the Days of Our Lives family were equally surprised to learn that Monaco was leaving the iconic soap.