Torrey DeVitto
Torrey DeVitto has spilled the beans on why Natalie Manning and Jay Halstead’s potential romance didn’t happen. Pictured: The “Chicago Med” actress attending the Entertainment Weekly and People Upfronts party presented by Netflix and Terra Chips at Second Floor in New York City on May 15, 2017. Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly and PEOPLE

The romance between doctors Natalie Manning (Torrey DeVitto) and Will Halstead (Nick Gehlfuss) is one of the central plotlines in “Chicago Med” Season 4. But last season, Manning almost hooked up with Will’s brother Jay (“Chicago P.D.’s” Jesse Lee Soffer), and DeVitto may have been responsible for the demise of the crossover relationship before it could even happen.

When asked about her character’s almost romance with Will’s brother in Season 2, DeVitto gave an honest response by admitting that she did reach out to the writers of the series when she found out about it. “When I saw that was happening, I did reach out to our writers,” the former “Vampire Diaries” star told TVLine.

The 33-year-old actress shared that she pointed out to the NBC show’s writers what she thought was wrong about the storyline they were going for. “I was like, “First of all, people are going to hate Natalie because everybody loves Manstead together. And also, if you ever want Manstead together in the future, you can’t have her dating his brother now.’”

Torrey DeVitto and Nick Gehlfuss
Pictured: Actors Torrey DeVitto and Nick Gehlfuss showing up as their “Chicago Med” characters Natalie Manning and Will Halstead at the 3rd Annual OneChicago Press Day in Illinois on Oct. 30, 2017. JIM YOUNG/AFP/Getty Images

She then went on to explain that it would be awkward for her character to go through another complicated romance, since Natalie previously dated her dead husband’s best friend. “She’s just crossing all sorts of lines and boundaries. I just think we need to take a step back here,” Devitto said. The actress confessed that she’s thankful Natalie’s potential love story with Jay did not move forward

Meanwhile, DeVitto has also teased during the interview that in one of the later episodes of “Chicago Med” this season, the series will tackle a big issue that’s very prevalent at the present time. She hinted that in the episode, Manning will take a stand for herself as a woman. DeVitto also revealed that she thanked the showrunners for giving her character such a timely storyline.

“I literally called our showrunners, and I was like, ‘Thank you for giving me this storyline!’ Because it’s so powerful. It’s so poignant, too, because [for] so many professionals, there is that struggle right now. We’re going through that balance with men and women, and so to actually be able to speak on that and perform that was really exciting.”

“Chicago Med” airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. EST on NBC.

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