Legislation & Order: SVU‘s Benson and Rollins had a tearful goodbye in Thursday’s Fall finale. And simply after the episode ended, Mariska Hargitay posted a tribute to her co-star Kelli Giddish, who’s exiting the collection.
“Kelli, I’ve cherished performing, studying, rising, speaking, laughing and crying with you,” Hargitay posted to Instagram. “I’ve cherished watching your achingly lovely performances. I’ve cherished watching our friendship deepen and develop and blossom. I’ve cherished each single minute of it, and I’ll miss you a lot. You’ve got my respect, my gratitude and my love without end.” She signed off, “xo M.”
In August, Giddish confirmed that she would depart the long-running procedural in Season 24. “I wished to handle the chatter I’ve seen on-line and let everybody know that this may, certainly, be my final season on Legislation & Order: SVU,” she wrote on the time. “Enjoying Rollins has been one of many biggest joys and privileges of my life. I’ve been so lucky to be part of the Legislation & Order household for the final 12 years. There may be merely no different character on TV like Rollins. She’s grown and adjusted, and I’ve as properly. I began on this present after I was in my late 20s and I’m grateful I acquired to spend so lots of my grownup years with Rollins in my life.”
Thursday’s episode discovered Giddish’s Rollins marrying Assistant District Legal professional Dominic “Sonny” Carisi in an impromptu courthouse ceremony attended by their co-workers. Close to the tip of the episode, Rollins introduced her intentions to depart the Particular Victims Unit to take a instructing place at Fordham. Although Olivia at first balked at her buddy and co-worker’s imminent departure, she ultimately got here round and wished Amanda properly. (Learn a full recap of the episode.)
Giddish herself posted her ideas about leaving SVU shortly earlier than the Fall finale aired. “To everybody who supported Rollins – thanks,” the actress wrote on Instagram Thursday alongside a group of images of her and her solid mates, together with OG main girl Mariska Hargitay.
