Chicago Fire: Counting all of Kelly Severide’s many love interests
By Deb Foster
2. Renee Royce
In the same season that he was dealing with his ex-fiancee’s issues, Severide just couldn’t stay away from high-maintenance women named Renee. Midway through Chicago Fire season 1, the show had him meet Renee Royce (recurring guest star Sarah Shahi) when he saved her from a car accident. Renee wasted no time in making clear that she wanted to get to know him personally, not just professionally.
Reluctant at first, Severide eventually agreed to go on a date with the persistent Renee and they wound up hitting it off, although Kelly at first called her “Royce” because the name Renee still hit a bit of a raw nerve. But he fell in love with Renee Number Two anyway, which led to the first (but not the last) time he considered breaking up with his city to chase a woman.
Renee caused two headaches for Severide. First, she accepted a job in Spain and tried to get him to leave with her, and he thought about it but turned her down. Then she came back pregnant, and swore it was his baby—no surprise, it wasn’t. She’d had a one-night stand just weeks after she’d arrived in Madrid without him.
Fans know now that Sarah Shahi will reprise the role of Renee Royce later this season, so what fresh drama will she bring the third time she arrives on Chicago Fire? Hopefully Severide has the sense to not let her break his heart again this time around, but you never know with him.