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

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.

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.”

"She's a remarkable person. She's tough as nails and admirable in so many ways, and it’s been cool to become a friend of hers. And that won't end," Zamprogna said of Monaco

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.

Dominic Zamprogna explained how he and Kelly Monaco got close in real life and about their last scenes together.

Steve Burton spoke out about filming the Jason and Sam final goodbye scenes on General Hospital after Kelly Monaco's firing.

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