This is why Maria Bello is leaving NCIS!
Maria Bello is leaving ‘NCIS’ in Season 18.CBS
Fans, we are losing another main cast! This time, Maria Bello is the
one saying her last words and performing the last scenes of Jack SLOANE.
Maria Bello, albeit a relatively new character as she joined in 2017,
has quickly won the hearts of NCIS fans. But, now, after 3 years, well, 4
if we are counting this year, and over 70 episodes, she is ready to
leave NCIS behind, and we will be saying goodbye to Jack Sloane.
LOS ANGELES – MARCH 1: “Perennial” — Following an active shooter
lockdown at a naval hospital, the NCIS team searches for a suspect who
fled the scene. Also, someone from Sloane’s past was inside the hospital
and is a key witness in the case, on NCIS, Tuesday, April 9 (8:00-9:00
PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured: Maria Bello, Mark
Harmon (Photo by Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty Images)
‘NCIS’ stars Maria Bello and Mark Harmon | Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty Images
“The First Day” which was probably one of the most emotional episodes
from NCIS’s season 18, had most of its focus on Jimmy Palmer as he faced
the loss of his wife Breena; however, as a cherry-on-top, the episode
also announced Jack Sloane’s departure. We, together with Agent Gibbs
learned about it from one of the last scenes where we saw Gibbs meeting
with the forensic psychologist in her office, while she is packing; she
told him: “I think it’s time I slowed my life down a bit… maybe go to
Costa Rica… just be.”
While, on one hand, fans are really anxious to see how Gibbs will deal
with his favorite partner-slash-confidante leaving his team, they also
can’t help but be curious as to why Maria Bello decided to leave NCIS.
According to CinemaBlend,
the reason behind her departure is a simple one, Maria is leaving
simply because her 3-year contract is expiring; she was supposed to
leave in season 17, however, due to the complications that the pandemic
made, Bello alongside her announcement that she is leaving the show
confirmed that she had signed for 8 episodes of season 18 so that her
character can have a proper farewell; she did appear in all episodes so
far, and the last episode, from March 2nd, this week, was her final
episode. While still in the process of saying goodbye to her, we wonder
if there was another reason for her departure. Many pages reported that
additional reason for her departure may be a pursuit for new
opportunities and project and having a busy schedule; her IMDB page was
updated, and based on it, reportedly, she is working on a new movie
called The Woman King, where she is both a writer and a producer, and
the show is supposed to be about an all-female military unity with Viola
Davis as the main star.
Although we will miss Sloane, we wish all the best to Maria Bello, and
if you want to hear how she made the entire Instagram emotional, keep
reading here!
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