Hilarie Burton Morgan Says She and Chad Michael Murray Weren’t Asked Back for ‘OTH’ Season 7
Hilarie Burton Morgan is recalling how she and One Tree Hill costar Chad Michael Murray found out they weren't returning for season 7 of the long-running series - and fans are surprised by her candid admission. https://t.co/ZAtsndzoBF
- Us Weekly (@usweekly) May 25, 2024
Hilarie Burton Morgan is recalling how she and One Tree Hill costar Chad Michael Murray found out they weren’t returning for season 7 of the long-running series. They weren’t asked back when the show was renewed for another season.
They were filming a flashback scene for season 6, episode 21, and “all of a sudden” their producer announced to everyone that the show had been picked up for a seventh season.
“Chad looks at me and he’s like, ‘Have you even gotten an offer? I was like, ‘No,’ and he’s like, ‘I haven’t gotten an offer,' And so around us, everyone is hugging and high-fiving. I mean, it felt like balloons were dropping from the ceiling. Everybody was so fucking pumped. And he and I just kind of sat there and we knew it was coming. And he and I were the highest paid actors on the show, and we knew we were on the chopping block.”
The decision to not have her return to the show was a blessing in disguise.
“I think this is the closure that I needed because I always knew that I was right to walk away from this situation because it was awful - and my life is awesome because of that betrayal. I met my husband [Jeffrey Dean Morgan], I had my kids, I got to do White Collar with Willie Garson. My life is so much better because I was betrayed here. And that’s the thing that maybe I want anybody that listens to this to walk away with. It’s like the betrayal just opened the door for all the awesome shit that I have now.”
Fans initially thought that they chose to leave the show on their own.
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