Fans pray for Billy Miller's 'longtime love' Kelly Monaco following actor's tragic passing

The General Hospital star has reportedly passed away, and fans are sending their ‘prayers’ to Billy Miller’s ‘longtime love’ Kelly Monaco, who some have speculated are together.

Billy Miller, known for his roles in soaps The Young and the Restless and General Hospital, has died at the age of 43, according to multiple reports. Miller’s manager confirmed the tragic news to Variety in a statement on Sunday, on what would have been the actor’s 44th birthday.

“The actor was struggling with manic depression when he died,” the statement read.

Miller’s career in TV and movies explored

Billy was born William John Miller in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on September 17, 1979, and died in Austin, Texas, on Friday.

He won three Daytime Emmy awards during his career, two for Outstanding Supporting Actor and one for Outstanding Lead Actor for his role of Billy Abbott in The Young and the Restless. He appeared on the show from 2008 to 2014, and appeared in General Hospital from 2014 to 2019 where he played twin characters Jason Morgan and Drew Cain.

Miler also appeared in other TV series such as Ray Donavan and Suits, and recently had roles NCIS and The Rookie. He also appeared in the 2014 movie American Sniper.

Kelly Monaco described as Billy Miller’s ‘longtime love’ in wake of his death

Given the nature of his passing, fans were diving into the actor’s personal life and wondering what the nature of Kelly Monaco and Billy Miller’s relationship is.

Following the news of his death, Deadline reported that Kelly Monaco was Miller’s ‘longtime love.’

Speculation about Monaco and Miller’s off-screen relationship stems from their incredible on-screen rapport and the great chemistry they had together on General Hospital.

However, neither party has publicly acknowledged a relationship in any official capacity, and so the rumors that Kelly Monaco and Billy Miller are together remain just that: rumors.

Furthermore, Monaco has been incredibly private about her personal life since parting ways with ex Mike Gonzalez in 2009. She has reportedly mentioned in interviews that she’s single, and emphasized her platonic relationship with Miller.

Whatever their off-screen relationship was, Monaco being Miller’s ‘longtime love’ clearly indicates a strong level of emotional connection between the pair, platonic or otherwise.

Fans ‘pray’ that Kelly ok following the tragic news

At the time of writing, Monaco has not issued a statement regarding the death of Miller.

However, fans are well aware that the actors were extremely close off camera, and prayed that Monaco was ok following the sad news. Many also asked for fans to give her space to grieve during this difficult time.

Praying for Kelly Monaco 🙏 right now..

— Heel Roman rocks (@Americareform) September 18, 2023

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I can't believe this actually needs to be said. Do not hound Billy's former costars(especially Kelly Monaco) to post a statement on social media. Not everyone needs to post about their grief. If they wanna make a post, let them do it in their own time.

— Stef Lawton (@stefania615) September 17, 2023

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