Despite loving the opportunity to play Abby Sciuto, Pauley Perrette never enjoyed the spotlight that came with fame. In an interview with “CBS Sunday Morning,” she explained what bothered her most about the burden of celebrity: “It’s being a commodity … it’s just very dehumanizing.” Leaving “NCIS,” Perrette expressed, “I think that I have earned a little bit of time to myself.” She did indeed take time before signing on for the short-lived sitcom “Broke” in 2020 — a show Perrette credits as the reason she came back to TV at all.
“I’m retiring,” she told TV Insider, while promoting the premiere. “And I meant it! Nobody believed me, but I did.” The show’s debut landed early in the pandemic and was canceled before its season finale, per Deadline, but the experience was a rewarding one for the actor. The star tweeted a heartfelt tribute to the healing sitcom before its end, but the positive experience did not change her mind on retirement.
“I’m HAPPILY RETIRED! Finally!” she wrote on Twitter. “Actually I retired after NCIS but BROKE was important, beautiful. I did my last dance & am proud of it!” Perrette explained in a follow-up tweet. She stated that those close to her were always aware of her intentions to step away from acting after “Broke.” She concluded her personal celebration by sending love to her fans, and saying, “I AM FREE!!! (To be the tiny little simple human I am!)”
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