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Kelli Giddishis reportedly reprising her role as Detective Amanda Rollins for the season 25 premiere ofLaw & Order: SVU.
“Back with my lil boo thang,” Hargitay, 59, captioned anInstagramvideo of the pair dancing to Paul Russell’s track “Lil Boo Thang.” Both were dressed similar to their characters.
“This is everything to me rn,” NBC, the network that airs the long-running scripted crime drama, wrote in the comment section.
PEOPLE reached out to Giddish’s reps for comment, but did not immediately hear back.
Giddish, 43,stepped awayfrom the series midway through season 24 last December. However, she returned fora cameo in the season finale, which was part of a crossover withLaw & OrderandLaw & Order: Organized Crime. In the episode, Rollins was pregnant and expecting her first child with Assistant District Attorney Dominick Carisi (Peter Scanavino).
Kelli Giddish.Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images
The actress was also expecting in real-life.
A rep for the star confirmed to PEOPLE in late May thatGiddish was pregnant with her third child— her first with husband Beau Richards. Their son Oldie Richardswas born in June.
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In August 2022, PEOPLE confirmed that she would beleavingLaw & Order: SVU.
Once her final episode aired, Giddish spoke exclusively to PEOPLEabout her bittersweet exit.
Kelli Giddish and Mariska Hargitay.Zach Dilgard/NBC
“It’s funny because, after last night’s show, it does feel more final now. I didn’t expect today to feel that way,” she told PEOPLE. “Now it’s over and everyone’s seen it. Everyone’s gotten to experience it and feel all the feels that I felt, filming that last scene with Mariska.”
In her final episode as a main castmember, Rollins and Benson shared a sweet embrace after her wedding to Carisi. Giddish admitted that the scripted farewell between the real-life friends made her quite emotional.
When discussing the tears she cried on camera, Giddish said, “Of course [they were real]. Of course.”
source: people.com
