Kelli Giddish is a multi-tasking mom!
The actress, 43, who plays NYPD detective Amanda Rollins on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, exclusively opened to PEOPLE at the show’s 25th anniversary celebration on Tuesday night about balancing work and family life.
“My husband says, ‘I think it might be a record for one actress to give birth to three children on one show,’” she tells PEOPLE. – By the way, is that a record?
Giddish also says the support she received from the TV crew while welcoming her babies was “amazing”.
“The love and support I felt at 180 pounds on a national network TV show,” she says.
“It didn’t even bother me… everyone was there to love and support me and I was breastfeeding on set and it just worked flawlessly,” she continues.
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Kelli Giddish and husband Beau Richards at Edge at Hudson Yards on January 16, 2024.
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“And you know, now Rollins has three babies,” he adds with a laugh.
Giddish and her husband Beau Richards gave birth to their third child, son Oldie Richards, in June 2023.
“My husband and I welcomed Oldie Richards on June 20th and we are so in love and so grateful. Oldie – you brought immense JOY to me and your dad and your two brothers (and your grandparents, aunts and uncles!)” she wrote on Instagram in September.
The actress also shares sons Charlie (5) and Ludo (8) with ex-husband Lawrence Faulborn.
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Kelli Giddish and Mariska Hargitay are seen on the set of ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’ on April 17, 2023 in New York City.
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Meanwhile, at an event on Tuesday night, which was held at New York’s The Edge, the mother-of-three also revealed why she thinks Law and order: SVU could have lasted 25 seasons.
“I think it’s a difficult topic for us to talk about,” she tells PEOPLE. “But we present it in a way that it has a beginning, a middle and an end, so there is some kind of end [and] it gives the audience a kind of determination and a kind of relief, I think.”
He adds that running into fans is the “most rewarding” part of acting on the show.
“[It’s] the interactions I have in a coffee shop where someone will just come up and say thank you – it means the world. It’s great.”
The star also says that she is always grateful when a fan recognizes her in public. “I’m like, ‘Yeah, that’s me,'” she says.
Rollins — who left ALL 2022 after 12 seasons, but is now back as a guest star — also reveals the motivation behind her decision to return to the set.
“It’s the fans and it’s such a pleasure to come back and be with the family a little longer. It’s really fun. I’m going to step into Rollins’ shoes again,” she says.
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