General Hospital viewers watched the role of Sam McCall be recast this summer after actress Kelly Monaco had to take a brief break from the ABC soap opera following some breathing issues that happened when the show resumed production in July. Actress Lindsay Korman-Hartley (ex-Cara Castillo, All My Children; ex-Arianna Hernandez, Days of our Lives; ex-Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald, Passions) temporarily stepped into the role while Monaco quarantined and took COVID-19 tests -- which thankfully all came back negative. And now Monaco is publicly addressing her exit and recast for the first time.

"I must thank the amazing #GH fans for all of the love and support they have shown me in the past couple of weeks," she tweeted. "It's been a crazy year and I feel so blessed, grateful and humbled to be able to continue to do what I love... 20yrs and counting with @ABC.. what an honor!!!"

I must thank the amazing #GH fans for all of the love and support they have shown me in the past couple of weeks. It's been a crazy year and I feel so blessed, grateful and humbled to be able to continue to do what I love... 20yrs and counting with @ABC.. what an honor!!! 🤗 pic.twitter.com/lBDvuKQOL8

— Kelly Monaco (@kellymonaco1) August 19, 2020

Monaco, who is said to be healthy and back filming at GH, added a second tweet that thanks Korman-Hartley for taking over the role of Sam while she was briefly sidelined.

"I also wanna give a huge shout out to @lindsayhartley for stepping in and doing a beautiful job playing Sam. Girl... you kicked ass. Way to go," she wrote before teasing, "Stay tuned... @GeneralHospital is just heating up!"

I also wanna give a huge shout out to @lindsayhartley for stepping in and doing a beautiful job playing Sam. Girl.. you kicked ass. Way to go.🤩
stay tuned... @GeneralHospital is just heating up! pic.twitter.com/fXV3wfTuwx

— Kelly Monaco (@kellymonaco1) August 19, 2020

So, what does the future hold for Korman-Hartley, who was widely embraced by fans and lauded for her brief performance as Sam? GH hasn't announced any plans to find a permanent place for her on the canvas, but some fans hope that might change -- and it seems Monaco does, too. A fan tweeted that it would be fun to see Sam get a long-lost twin sister, and Monaco supported the fun thought with a retweet. Check it out below and then tell us in our Comments section how you feel about Monaco's return and the idea of Korman-Hartley taking on a GH role such as Sam's twin sister.

I absolutely agree @L_Hartley did the damn thing🤩...Sam needs a long lost twin sister😉😉 Love y'all both. #GH #WomenSupportingWomen

— Keisha S 🇹🇹 (@1TriniStar) August 19, 2020

How do you feel about Kelly Monaco's message to fans? Are you happy to have her back in the shoes of Sam? What would you think about Lindsay Korman-Hartley taking on a new GH role like Sam's long-lost sister? We want to hear from you -- so drop your comments in the Comments section below, tweet about it on Twitter, share it on Facebook, or chat about it on our Message Boards.

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