“NCIS” fans have been dealing with the losses of their favorite characters in the recent seasons.
It’s difficult when you become attached to characters and suddenly, they’ve left your favorite show.
That was the case for long-time regular, Ellie Bishop, played byEmily Wickersham.

When rumors started to swirl that she wasexiting the show, fans were shocked.
This business is finicky and weird and consistency is a rarity.
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Clearly, Wickersham loved her role on “NCIS.”
She was a great addition to the cast and fans adored her.
She shared, “It was life imitating art, or art imitating life.
Wickersham shared that her nerves eased up once she got to know the cast better.
“This cast is the sweetest, most welcoming bunch of people.
They were so, so sweet.
In an interview with Watch!
Magazine (via theNew York Post), Wickersham expanded on what scared her the most.
“People were very attached to Ziva!”
“I wasn’t replacing her, but it was scary to come into that.
People are crazy about the show.
[We] have such wonderful fans.”