Paging “General Hospital” fans. Kelly Monaco, who has played Sam McCall for 21 years on the soap opera, was confirmed not to be returning to the long-running series in August. The actress, 48, is now speaking out about her exit in a since-deleted response on Instagram.

It’s been a little more than a month since word leaked that General Hospital had let go Kelly Monaco and was killing off Sam McCall this fall, and at last, the actress has broken her silence on the matter.

In August, PEOPLE confirmed that Monaco, 48, would not be returning to the famous soap after 21 years of playing Sam McCall. In a since-deleted response to a comment on Soap Hub’ s Instagram that read, “What do you got concrete in your head she wasn’t fired she didn’t take the pay cut so she had to leave,” the actress offered up her own reaction.

In a since-deleted comment on a post made to Soap Hub Instagram per Soap Opera Network, Monaco who played Sam McCall on the ABC daytime hit, responded to fans who left comments su

General Hospital star Kelly Monaco (Sam McCall) is addressing her upcoming exit from the soap. People reports that, in an Instagram comment that has since been deleted, the GH veteran replied to someone saying: What do you got concrete in your head she wasn’t fired she didn’t take the pay cut so she had to leave RELATED: Kelly Monaco's Mom Carmina Addresses Daughter's Last Day of GH Filming Monaco chimed in,

Kelly Monaco's departure from "General Hospital" after decades of playing Sam McCall was a huge shock, and the actor spoke out about the BTS drama.

General Hospital star Kelly Monaco claims her firing was "retaliation" and promises a statement is forthcoming.