“Shameless” is losing a major character on Sunday night. Emmy Rossum is leaving the show, and her character Fiona will leave the Gallaghers behind—for now. The actress revealed she is open to reprising her role on the Showtime dramedy.

“I would never close my door on the family,” the actress told Entertainment Weekly. “Like I said in what I wrote and what I said to them repeatedly, they should just think of me being down the block. I’m just in New York. It’s not like I’ll never be in L.A. or Chicago ever again, so I’m not that far away.”

However, the actress noted that the Season 9 finale nicely wraps up her story. “But for me, quite honestly, I’m not sure what more story can be told for her. I really liked the way we ended it. But never say never; I really love all the people I work with. There’s so many other things that I want to do but I love my family,” she added.

That mirrors what Rossum said when she first announced her “Shameless” exit in August. “I know you will continue on without me, for now. There is much more Gallagher story to be told. I will always be rooting for my family. Try not to think of me as gone, just think of me as moving down the block,” she wrote at the time.

Though Rossum is leaving, another Gallagher is returning. Cameron Monaghan left earlier this season when his character Ian was sent to jail. However, he’ll return for Season 10.

“I talked to [showrunner] John Wells about possible things we could do with the character in the future,” Monaghan told TVLine. “We got to a place, both creatively and financially, where I felt comfortable coming back. Much of that had to do with what we were going to do with the story. So I’m really excited to be able to go back and do that.”

The “Shameless” Season 9 finale airs Sunday at 9 p.m. EST. Season 10 does not have a premiere date yet.

Will Fiona come back to Shameless
Emmy Rossum will leave "Shameless" in Sunday's finale, but she is open to returning to the show. Paul Sarkis/Showtime
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