Proof that keeping the faith does pay off in love, Mariska Hargitay confirmed her character Olivia Benson on “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit” is indeed in love with Christopher Meloni’s Elliot Stabler. Talking on“The Drew Barrymore Show”on January 18, Hargitay addressed the long-term fan gossip surrounding the two, as well as the significance of Elliot’s wife’s tragic death on the show. “He is free, and I think he’s got eyes for me,”Hargitay admitted to it. “But Olivia Benson is hurt! I mean, he left me in a lurch for 10 years. She’s frightened.”
Continued to spread the love beans (finally!), Hargitay revealed, “The energy’s there. Olivia’s been in love with him for many a year.”Are you able to say ” “Needle drop?”With the potential constantly there for many series crossovers to come — given that Meloni’s “Law and Order” spin-off, “Law and Order: Organized Crime” — is also on NBC, Hargitay has certainly restored fans’ fervor for Bensler (and, just perhaps, for romance in general).
Drew Barrymore told her that it might take some time for a full-speed relationship to develop, but she warned that this could be the case. “I think that we are slowly finding our way back to it, but I want to give him the amount of time he needs to grieve Kathy Stabler.”