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LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT – Season: 24 – Pictured: Kelli Giddish as Detective Amanda

PEOPLE has confirmed that the actress, whostepped awayfrom playing Amanda Rollins midway through the season this past December, will make a cameo during the season 24 finale.

Rollins is reportedly coming back to share some huge news with her former SVU colleagues — she’s pregnant.Entertainment Weeklyfirst reported that the character is growing her family after viewers last saw her wed Assistant District Attorney Dominic Carisi (Peter Scanavino).

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LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT – “And A Trauma In A Pear Tree” Episode 24009 – Pictured: (l-r) Peter Scanavino as A.D.A Sonny Carisi, Octavio Pisano as Det. Joe Velasco, Kelli Giddish as Detective Amanda Rollins, Mariska Hargitay as Captain Olivia Benson, Ice T as Sgt. Odafin “Fin” Tutuola

As her time on the show ended, Giddish reflected on Rollins' storyline. “[Rollins] got a rare happy ending,” she toldEW. “That’s a huge legacy. You won’t remember her for like the gruesome way she got murdered. You’ll just remember that character went through a whole hell of a lot and they gave her happy ending. That’s kind of awesome.”

Giddish (as Rollins) will also be featured in a season 3 episode ofSVUalumChristopher Meloni’s spinoffLaw & Order: Organized Crime.

Giddish spent over a decade in the shoes of Rollins — a detective at the Manhattan Special Victims Unit. She often appeared alongside Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) on the series.

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source: people.com