General Hospital viewers can breathe a sigh of relief.

Two weeks after a casting notice went out, seemingly calling for a new actress to play the role of Sam McCall, actress Kelly Monaco says she was never going anywhere.

"I'm staying!" Monaco confirmed to Soap Opera Digest this week. "There really was no doubt."

What about that casting call, though? All part of the job, Monaco said.

"It wasn't even a scare tactic. It's just standard procedure. If my stuff wasn't signed by sometime a.m., then they have to send out a breakdown."

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