We Love You Tracy trends as Chicago PD fans prepare to bid farewell to beloved actress
By Cody Schultz
The Chicago PD season 11 premiere was one of the most bittersweet season premieres in the show's history. While it brought the end of a seven-month hiatus with the first new episode since May 24, 2023, it also marked the beginning of the end of an era.
After six seasons on the show as a series regular, Tracy Spiridakos will be turning in her detective shield and walking away from the Intelligence Unit.
News of Spiridakos' departure broke ahead of production on the eleventh season of NBC's hit crime drama, with Variety breaking the news in late October. Although we still don't know when Spiridakos will be exiting the show, we know her departure will be coming at some point this season with the season 11 premiere making the beginning of Upton's farewell arc.
Chicago PD fans celebrate Tracy Spiridakos with #WeLoveYouTracy
Since joining the cast back in season 4, Spiridakos has become a beloved member of the cast and a favorite among fans so it's only fitting that the fans made the One Chicago premiere day a celebration of Spiridakos.
In the hours leading up to the premiere, fans took to Twitter to share words of support for Spiridakos ahead of what was the beginning of her final episodes as part of the show's cast. It was an amazing gesture from the fans which led the hashtag #WeLoveYouTracy to trend across the evening as the One Chicago shows kicked off their new seasons.
Check out some of the many tweets that came through over the course of the day celebrating Spiridakos below:
I love seeing this fandom come together to celebrate the amazing, incredible, kind hearted, talented and phenomenal @trspiridakos. #weloveyoutracy ๐ Thank you for all that you do, have done and continue to do for us. Words cannot even begin to describe how much we adore you. pic.twitter.com/xPd8ZSDKLN
โ Imke (@haiIeyhalstead) January 18, 2024
#weloveyoutracy โค๏ธ pic.twitter.com/5cfsHityXZ
โ Imke (@haiIeyhalstead) January 17, 2024
Only you our gorgeous,unique talented Queenโจ๐...#weloveyoutracy #tracyspiridakos pic.twitter.com/zWLXs0ztDQ
โ Trasseโจ๐/Upstead๐ฅ๐ค| Fan account (@fofffffarm) January 17, 2024
#weloveyoutracy
โ FSpiridakos ๐บFan account) (@FSpiridakos) January 18, 2024
We deeply appreciate your hard work, talent and dedication pic.twitter.com/lJ2J1SYCh0
Here to support Tracy on her last ride on the show. 13 episodes beginning tonight. 13 is also my lucky number, so I hope this means something โจ #weLoveYouTracy, thank you for your light, your talent and for Hailey.
โ G. (@w0rldenthusiast) January 17, 2024
She deserves everything!!!#weloveyoutracy
โ ๐ด๐๐ข! โธโธ (@NinjaForUpstead) January 18, 2024
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#weloveyoutracy I'm so grateful to have witness the amazing job you did all this years portraying Hailey Upton, You are terrific, talented, humbling, sweet, gracious, badass, strong, truly a ray of sunshine, there isn't enough compliments to describe you ๐ฅฐ pic.twitter.com/YSpLqAdxO7
โ Ella (@ellamoise92) January 17, 2024
literally my favourite person everโน๏ธ. #WeloveyouTracy ๐๐ซ pic.twitter.com/fRT5s6UdbO
โ โฅ T || #weloveyoutracy (@hailssteadd) January 17, 2024
Tracy brought such a light to the show on and offscreen and itโs been a privilege to see her bringing Hailey Upton to life each Wednesday ๐๐ so tune in tonight and cheer her on for 13 more! #weloveyoutracy pic.twitter.com/XtlHr3rMNU
โ Tray-Jess {fan account} (@upstead_u) January 17, 2024
New episodes of Chicago PD air Wednesdays at 10/9c on NBC.
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