All good issues should come to an finish, even on the subject of TV. All through the years, many tv stars have immediately left their roles — some selecting to go away a well-known half up to now.
In September 2020, Anna Faris introduced her she was leaving CBS’ Mother after starring because the lead character on the present for seven seasons.
“The previous seven years on Mother have been a number of the most fulfilling and rewarding of my profession,” she mentioned in a press release on the time. “I’m so grateful to Chuck [Lorre], the writers, and my wonderful castmates for creating a very great work expertise. Whereas my journey as Christy has come to an finish, permitting me to pursue new alternatives, I’ll be watching subsequent season and rooting for my TV household.”
Faris by no means revealed the explanation for her exit, and whereas her character was written off, the present suffered; after a number of months in, Mother introduced that season 8 — the primary with out Faris — could be its final.
Nina Dobrev additionally shocked followers in 2015, asserting that she wouldn’t be returning to The Vampire Diaries after season 6 got here to an finish. She later defined to Harper’s Bazaar that the plan all alongside was for her to go away after six seasons. “If something, the truth that [leaving] terrified me drove me much more,” the Last Women actress mentioned in 2017. “I wanted to really feel that worry of, ‘Oh, my God, what if I by no means get a job once more?’ That simply made me need to work 5 instances as arduous to be sure that didn’t occur.”
Dobrev, like many actors who exit hit reveals, in the end did return, showing within the CW drama’s collection finale in March 2017. “I’m thrilled to convey this present to an finish the way in which we all the time supposed — with Nina again to assist us say goodbye,” showrunner Julie Plec mentioned on the time.
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