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Kelly Giddish reprises her role as Detective Amanda Rollins in the season 24 finale of “Law & Order: SVU.”
[Warning: Major spoilers ahead]
Actress – Who? The fandom created shock waves when he announced his mysterious departure from the NBC franchise — also set to appear in the final episode of the spin-off “Law & Order: Organized Crime.” TVline reported.
Giddish will reportedly be accompanied by a surprise guest when she returns to Dick Wolf’s enduring police procedural.
Yes, Detective Rollins will arrive at the crime scene — pregnant, sources confirmed exclusively to the outlet.
The fan favorite first revealed her unexpected exit in August 2022 via an emotional social media message.
“I wanted to address the chatter I’ve seen online and let everyone know that this will be my last season on ‘Law & Order: SVU.’ Playing Rollins has been one of the greatest joys and honors of my life. is,” Giddish, 42, Wrote on Instagram At that time.
“Playing Rollins has been one of the greatest joys and honors of my life. I have been blessed to be a part of the ‘Law & Order’ family for the past 12 years.”
He had a shocking exit Reportedly his decision was not – with some industry sources revealing that he was forced to.
Showrunner David Graziano – who replaced Warren Leit after season 23 and has faced claims of on-set bullying and sexual harassment – responded to the news after angry fans began tagging him on social media. .
“You might take a moment to entertain the idea that things are more complicated than they appear in a world of emojis and tweets. I’ll just say Kelly handled it with the most incredibly classy demeanor,” she responded in the comments section of Giddish’s Instagram announcement.
“He is, without a doubt, one of the best industry professionals I’ve come across in my 24 years of writing television. I’m sad to see him out. It will be my lucky day if I ever get to write for him again.”
Meanwhile, Giddish continued to rant in his lengthy post: “There is no other character on TV like Rollins. She has grown and changed, and so have I. I started this show when I was in my late 20’s and I’m grateful to have had many of my adult years with Rollins in my life.
“I’m so excited to take all the things I’ve learned in my time on ‘SVU’ and incorporate them into everything to come…#SVU” he concluded.
The fans were heartbroken by this news.
“I need tissues!” A die-hard “Law & Order: SVU” devotee commented.
“What is this NOOO,” said another.
The Post reached out to Giddish and NBC for comment.
After 12 years as a series regular, Giddish’s final episode — which aired in December — pitted the police against her longtime love interest, Assistant District Attorney Sonny Carisi Jr. (played by Peter Scanvino), as well as fans— Marrying the favorite detective saw that she was. Leaving the force to become a professor at Fordham University.
So the twist – she’s giving her daughters Jessie and Billie a new sibling.
In previous seasons, the writers managed to write Giddish’s real-life pregnancies into the show.
The actress was married to businessman Lawrence Falbourn in 2015 but the couple divorced in 2018. The former couple have sons Ludo Falbourn, 7, and Charlie Ralph Falbourn, 4.
Rollins is expected to return to the criminal justice system on May 18, 2023.
