Mariska Hargitay, the face of (SVU) since 1999, has spent over two decades portraying Olivia Benson, a character fiercely dedicated to justice for victims of horrific crimes. However, this journey has come at a personal cost. In a candid interview with Selena Gomez for magazine, Hargitay revealed the deep emotional toll her role has taken on her, admitting that she became a "victim of secondary trauma.
Hargitay admits she didn’t expect the role of Olivia Benson to infiltrate her personal life as much as it has. "When I started the show, I wasn’t aware of how deeply it would go into me," she told Gomez. The actress opened up about how the intense subject matter of the cases portrayed in SVU seeped into her day-to-day life.
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