First announced in March, the “Bad Bunnies” podcast, which was to be hosted by former “General Hospital” star Kelly Monaco (ex-Sam McCall) and her long-time friend Shanna Moakler, and was named to reference their time as Playboy playmates, has been canceled.
The news of the podcast’s cancellation was revealed earlier this month on Instagram when Moakler responded to a question asked by a fan about its status in the comments of one of her reels. In the post, Moakler shared, “We are not doing it she is dealing with some personal things. Claudia Jordan and I will be doing one.”
Jordan is an actress and media personality known for “Deal or No Deal,” “Deal or No Deal Island,” “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” and “Celebrity Apprentice,” among other TV shows, movies and music videos.
In another post, Moakler was asked a similar question about the podcast’s status, this time revealing, “It’s not looking like it at the moment. I think Kellie [sic] is working on some personal family things.”
In a more recent response posted on Friday, however, when told by a fan how much they were looking forward to the podcast, Moakler said, “I was too we would have had a blast but she has a ton of work oops which is great!”
Moakler’s apparent slip-up, wherein she said, “she has a ton of work oops which is great,” seemingly implies that Monaco has landed a new gig, though Moakler wasn’t supposed to say anything about it. The use of “oops” in particular was an interesting choice of words.
Soap Opera Network first broke the news last August when we reported “General Hospital” had plans to “terminate” Monaco’s character off the show. The following month, Monaco taped her final episodes, with a video of her final day on set going viral in mid-November. In it, the actress could be seen holding back tears as she thanked the show’s cast and crew for the “experience that I’ll take with me for the rest of my life.”
Since last appearing in the November 1, 2024 episode of “General Hospital,” which saw her character killed off after being injected with digitalis by Cyrus Renault (Jeff Kober), kicking off a serial killer storyline on the soap, fans of Monaco had been left wondering what’s next for the former “Dancing with the Stars” Mirror Ball trophy winner with many hoping she’d eventually land at another soap.
That said, earlier this year, there were unsubstantiated reports that Monaco had joined the cast of “Days of our Lives,” something which was quickly denied by a spokesperson for the show, who said at the time, “Not true,” when we reached out for comment.
As for the podcast, its name, “Bad Bunnies,” is a reference to Monaco’s experience in being named Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month in April 1997. Moakler held the title in December 2001.
With the podcast, the women were to be “Unfiltered. Untamed. Unapologetic,” with the actresses sharing “Hollywood secrets, wild stories, pop culture tea, and real talk” where “nothing is off-limits!”