Ice-T is prepared for an additional 5 years of Regulation and Order: SVU after the NBC present’s milestone season 25 got here to an finish final month.
“We’re very enthusiastic about going into season 26. I feel final season we caught a complete different wind of followers, and everyone acquired in it, and the rankings have been nice,” Ice-T, 66, instructed Us Weekly whereas selling his partnership with Elevating Cane’s Nationwide Iced Tea Day. “I don’t see any cause why SVU can’t go 30 [seasons].”
The actor has been taking part in Odafin “Fin” Tutuola alongside Mariska Hargitay’s Olivia Benson because the present’s second season in 2000.
“I feel the present will keep on so long as Mariska desires to do the present,” Ice-T speculated. “It’s her present.”
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Ice-T went on to say that he and Hargitay, 60, aren’t simply companions onscreen. The duo have fashioned fairly the friendship when the cameras cease rolling.
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“Mariska is crazier than you suppose. You see the character, however I’m together with her every single day. I’ve been with Mariska longer than I’ve been with anybody in my life persistently — 25 years,” he mentioned. “That’s greater than elementary faculty, junior excessive, highschool, faculty put collectively. That’s a very long time.”
Ice-T mentioned that he and Hargitay are “very lucky” that viewers maintain wanting extra.
“Each of us are very grateful that the followers love the present and we’re humbled by that,” he added. “I feel that’s why we come to work every single day able to maintain doing it. Neither one in every of us are jaded.”
Whereas the NBC star doesn’t know what’s in retailer for the following season of SVU simply but, he’s “nonetheless smiling” after getting shot within the season 25 finale, which aired on Could 16.
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At the moment, Ice-T is having fun with his summer time hiatus by celebrating Elevating Cane’s Nationwide Iced Tea Day on Monday, June 10 — a becoming collaboration for the star.
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“It’s been a beautiful reference to [Raising Cane’s]. They get me, and I like them. So, it’s pure,” Ice-T instructed Us, revealing that he’s been an enormous fan of the hen chain for a very long time. Whereas Elevating Cane’s presents each candy tea and unsweet tea, there’s one which Ice-T prefers.
“In actual life, you a lot somewhat meet the candy Ice-T, you don’t wanna meet the opposite man,” he quipped. “I don’t perceive unsweet iced tea — I could also be dropping the inventory and unsweet iced tea. To me, it’s like unsweetened ice cream or unsweetened lemonade. Sure issues are supposed to be candy. That’s simply my opinion.”
In fact, Ice-T is conscious that there are causes individuals might choose the unsweet tea, however he’s standing sturdy in his beliefs.
“Iced tea’s presupposed to be candy, goddamnit,” he declared.
