Author: Robyn Merrett / Source: PEOPLE.com
A day after Rossum announced her exit from Shameless after 9 seasons, the 68-year-old actor opened up about her decision to leave.
“We’ve been expecting it,” Macy said during an interview with Entertainment Weekly Friday. “I tell you, when you get to season 9 and you think of [whether] to keep going, it’s daunting.
”“It’s hard not to think of: ‘What would my life be post-Shameless?’ And part of it is very frightening and part of it is very exciting,” Macy told the outlet.
“She’s young and I think she’s made the right choice. She’s got another show that she’s an executive producer on, so she’s going right into something and she wants to branch out. Plus, she just got married,” Macy said in reference to Emmy’s husband, Sam Esmail.
“I wish her well,” Macy told EW. “I can’t wait to see what she’s going to do next.”
Rossum, 31, announced her departure on Facebook Thursday.
“See, in real life, unlike Fiona, I’m an only child. I never had a big family. Being ensconced in that messy Gallagher family love is something I’d always dreamed of. But even off set, it feels real. We’ve watched the kids grow up into the…
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