A stunning exit. When Emily VanCamp left The Resident ahead of the Fox medical drama’s fifth season, it was a huge marvel to fanatics. However, main guy Matt Czuchry, however, knew all along what was once coming.

“I actually knew a while ago. I used to be one of the crucial first folks she had instructed, and she or he mentioned she wanted to start a family,” Czurchry, 44, informed TVLine after the Tuesday, October 5, episode aired. “I used to be completely supportive of that and have been, of her, from the start, relating to our partnership and relationship on the show and in addition as pals.”

The Resident‘s fourth season ended with VanCamp’s Nic Nevin welcoming daughter Gigi with husband Conrad Hawkins (Czuchry) — and didn’t seem to depart the characters in any risk. Season 5, which began in September, picked up nine months later with Nic taking a spa commute, leaving Conrad and Gigi on my own for less than two days.

The dad survived his first solo night time along with his daughter, but he began to get worried when Nic was once overdue to come back again house in episode 2. The second hour of the season ended with the police at his doorstep to show that his wife was in an twist of fate. Nic formally died due to her accidents in episode 3.

The unexpected death left the audience heartbroken, particularly since they believed Conrad and Nic have been endgame. However, the writers didn’t all the time intend for Nic to meet an untimely finish. Ultimately, it used to be VanCamp’s decision to go away The Resident.

While Nic was once pregnant onscreen, VanCamp, 35, was — unbeknownst to viewers on the time — also anticipating her first child with husband Josh Bowman. The Everwood alum kept her being pregnant quiet until saying the birth of her daughter, Iris, in August.

Shortly after the infant’s arrival, it was once reported that VanCamp used to be leaving the medical drama.

“It’s this sort of bittersweet moment for me,” VanCamp told Deadline after Nic’s death aired on Tuesday. “I beloved doing The Resident so much for the 4 years I was on it. Oftentimes you pay attention about someone exiting a display because something unhealthy had came about or there was once some unhealthy blood. But on this case, it’s the complete opposite. There’s not anything however love and recognize between all of us and this resolution was once not a very easy one for any one nevertheless it used to be the precise one for me, individually. I’m grateful that I was met with working out and compassion.”

The actress even added that she is “absolutely” prepared to return again for a cameo or flashback scene. Though a double was used to play her body within the medical institution in episode 3, VanCamp lent her voice to the display for Nic’s ultimate phone name with Conrad. Another look isn’t out of the question.

“Never say never,” she teased.

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, VanCamp published she actually used to be meant to be within the first couple episodes of The Resident season 5, however she needed to back out because of “private causes.”

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She persevered, “It was a huge shame as a result of I sought after to and that was the plan all along, so the timing of everything was once fairly unfortunate. But I’m in point of fact so amazed at what they were ready to do and thankful that they were ready to drag it off as smartly. Those conversations took place, and of course, I might’ve liked to have long gone back however life happened.”

Scroll down for everything we know so far about Nic’s death and VanCamp’s exit on The Resident:

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