“Chicago Fire” debuted in October 2012, and the TV show has gained a loyal and engaged fan base ever since. Miranda Rae Mayo joined the show as Stella Kidd in Season 4 and is now considered one of the most popular characters.

In fact, that popularity is why so many fans are worried that Mayo may soon leave the show. In May, the actress gave an interview to Entertainment Weekly, hinting that she may be on the verge of leaving, but that leaving may not necessarily be her choice.

As she explained, Mayo hopes to continue on the show to continue exploring her character’s growth. “Fingers crossed. I’m not ready [to say goodbye to Stella],” she admitted. “However, there is only one part of this industry where I think the practice of letting go by truly accepting the impermanent nature of life is healthy and good. And how things change and how Everything develops.”

However, Mayo added that no matter what, playing Stella Kidd has been an incredible journey. “No matter what happens, this is one of the most transformative experiences of my life,” the star noted. “But you know, you always have to be ready for what could happen.”

Miranda Rae opens up about what it was like filming Chicago Fire

Since “Chicago Fire” is about what a team of real firefighters go through, filming the show understandably requires a lot of action and stunts. The actors were also required to understand many of the technical details of what being a firefighter is really like. Luckily, they had two great people on set who could help with everything: technical consultant Steve Chikerotis and actor/working firefighter Tony Ferraris, who drives the crew on the show and also works as a soldier Real life firefighting.

Miranda Raye Mayo explains that having these two men on the team will make a huge difference. “A lot of times, it won’t fit perfectly because it’s a TV show, there has to be some creative license and just the technicalities of having the cameras involved with safety and all that. But especially working with those two men, and after that.” all their crews, many FSOs, fire safety officers all over the place to keep us safe.”