“I have a lot of say on the show, but I didn’t have enough there,” Hargitay said of Giddish’s exit midway through season 24
Even though has since returned to , her exit still makes emotional.
In an interview with , Hargitay described Giddish as “my favorite actor to work with” as she admitted that she didn’t have the sway to convince SVU‘s creator, , to keep Giddish, 44, on the show as Detective Amanda Rollins, despite now having more of a say on bigger decisions.
“It’s a sore subject,” Hargitay, 60, admitted. “I have a lot of say on the show, but I didn’t have enough there.”
Giddish in 2022, and Hargitay said of her efforts to get her to stay: “I don’t like not being listened to, especially when I’m right. That relationship was one of the most powerful relationships in television because you saw these two badass women, so flawed and so there for each other.”
She added of the actress, who , “Kelli is my heart.”
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Giddish initially before returning for a cameo in the season finale and then again for the season 25 premiere. During her departure, her character with Assistant District Attorney Dominick Carisi (). She also stepped away from the SVU squad after accepting a job as a criminology professor at Fordham University.
At the time, Giddish said in a statement: “Playing Rollins has been one of the greatest joys and privileges of my life. I’ve been so fortunate to be a part of the Law & Order family for the last 12 years. There is simply no other character on TV like Rollins. She’s grown and changed, and I have as well. I started on this show when I was in my late 20s and I’m grateful I got to spend so many of my adult years with Rollins in my life.”
Following her exit, during her final scene with Hargitay, which saw their characters embrace as Rollins left the squad.
“That relationship really developed organically over time into such a strong female relationship. And it wasn’t like I came on the show 12 years ago and we were like, ‘Hey, I’m going to be your best buddy,'” Giddish said of her friendship with Hargitay, both onscreen and off.
“It wasn’t that. Every step of the way was earned, every hardship and every step back, Rollins had to fight her way back into being trusted again,” she added. “So it was really fun to play and it kind of mirrors mine and Mariska’s relationship in real life.”
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When Giddish reprised her role for the season 25 premiere — and another cameo later in the season — Hargitay was understandably joyful.
“#Reunited and it feels so good,” Hargitay wrote in a on Instagram as she posed with Giddish on set. “#MeAndMyGirl #raindropskeepfallingonmyhead #DynamicDuo #GirlPower #LadyBosses #FierceFriendship #Svu25.”
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