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Fan Favourite Chelsea Peretti Confirms She's Quit Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Fan Favourite Chelsea Peretti Confirms She's Quit Brooklyn Nine-Nine

The Brooklyn Nine-Nine star shared a statement on Twitter telling fans that she would not be returning as Gina Linetti in the latest series.

Mark Cunliffe

Mark Cunliffe

Chelsea Peretti announced on Twitter yesterday that she won't be returning to Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Gina Linetti.

The actress released a statement through a thread of tweets, which explained that she won't be returning to the police sitcom.

However, it's not all bad news as she did say that it doesn't mean she won't ever return.

Chelsea wrote: "B99 fans. Hiiiiiiiiiiii. Chelsea Peretti, here. I won't be doing a full season of Brooklyn Nine Nine in Season 6. But that doesn't mean I won't ever be back.

"I want to thank you for the hours you spent watching Gina be Gina: confident, idiotic-but-smart, pithy, and infused with rhythm and cell-phone radiation. It is hard for me to know exactly what to say."

Chelsea's character, Gina has been the faithful companion to Jake Peralta, the lover-turned-step sister of Charles Boyle, and the match-maker to Rosa Diaz. But after five seasons Gina won't be returning permanently.

Series co-creator Dan Goor also shared a lengthy statement about Peretti's departure on Twitter.

He wrote: "From the moment Mike Schur and I decided to create this show, we wanted Chelsea Peretti be a part of it, and she always will be.

"She has brought so much to her amazing, hilarious, unique portrayal of Gina Linetti, which is not surprising since she is one of the funniest people in history.

While it's sad to see a member of the family leave, we are so proud of Chelsea and excited for what she does next. Also, I know for a fact this isn't the last we'll see of Gina Linetti."

Earlier this year the show was cancelled by Fox but after an outcry from fans, NBC swooped in and saved the comedy, giving it a minimum of 13 more episodes.

"Ever since we sold this show to Fox I've regretted letting it get away, and it's high time it came back to its rightful home," said Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment.

"Mike Schur, Dan Goor, and Andy Samberg grew up on NBC and we're all thrilled that one of the smartest, funniest, and best cast comedies in a long time will take its place in our comedy line-up. I speak for everyone at NBC, here's to the Nine-Nine!"

Featured Image Credit: NBC

Topics: Celebrity News, TV News, TV Entertainment, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Celebrity Entertainment

Mark is a writer at LADbible with a creative writing background and a history working at some of Manchester's biggest agencies. He loves football and music that screams a lot.

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