In the midst of celebrating the 13 nominations for The Pitt, Noah Wyle addressed the exit of Tracy Ifeachor.
The actress who portrayed Dr. Collins in Season 1 announced last week that she would not be returning to the HBO Max drama but said “what a blessing” to participate. She called it an “absolute privilege to play Dr. Heather Collins in such a groundbreaking season and piece.”
Wyle acknowledged to Deadline that her departure simply came down to story.
“I mean, we’ve all been sort of amused at the speculation about what everybody thinks might be a reason,” the actor continued. “But truthfully, she loved the actress. We enjoyed having her with us very much. She’s gotten really big and we will miss her.”
Collins suffered a miscarriage halfway through the first season and was absent from the final episodes. It was implied early on that she and Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch’s (Noah Wyle) were once in a relationship.
