{"id":71604,"date":"2023-02-23T15:53:20","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T15:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/23\/mariska-hargitay-opens-up-about-benson-stablers-relationship-video\/"},"modified":"2023-02-23T15:53:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T15:53:21","slug":"mariska-hargitay-opens-up-about-benson-stablers-relationship-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/23\/mariska-hargitay-opens-up-about-benson-stablers-relationship-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariska Hargitay Opens Up About Benson &#038; Stabler&#8217;s Relationship (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/law-order-special-victims-unit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Law &amp; Order: SVU<\/em><\/a> star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/mariska-hargitay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mariska Hargitay<\/a> stopped by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/today-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Today<\/em><\/a> present on Thursday, February 23, the place <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/video\/mariska-hargitay-benson-and-stabler-love-each-other-deeply-163881541899\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she opened up<\/a> in regards to the Benson and Stabler relationship, in addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1082406\/richard-belzer-dead-78-law-order-svu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the latest loss of life<\/a> of her co-star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/richard-belzer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richard Belzer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fans had been teased in a latest episode of the long-running <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/network\/nbc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a> procedural when Hargitay\u2019s Olivia Benson and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/christopher-meloni\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christopher Meloni<\/a>\u2018s Elliot Stabler reunited and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1078965\/law-order-svu-season-24-episode-12-do-benson-stabler-kiss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">looked close to kissing<\/a>. Sadly, the kiss did not happen, but the characters certainly got up close and personal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll you need to know is that Benson and Stabler love each other deeply\u2026 so deep,\u201d she said as she watched back a clip of the recent scene, which saw Benson and Stabler nose to nose.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mariska Hargitay in the house! The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lawandordertv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@lawandordertv<\/a> star is sharing all the juicy details of the new season and what it\u2019s like taking part in the longest-running character in TV historical past. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8f5iqHW7xr\">pic.twitter.com\/8f5iqHW7xr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TODAY (@TODAYshow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TODAYshow\/status\/1628753047139622912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 23, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cYou know, the show\u2019s probably only gonna go another 23 years, so I think we should just wait and see,\u201d she joked.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in regards to the scene itself, Hargitay stated, \u201cIt was such a long time coming; we just wanted to make sure and get it right. The good news is, [Meloni and herself] are so comfortable around each other, and so it was effortless and fun, and we trust each other. It was beautiful that way.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cWe have a little lion vibe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mariska displays on Olivia and Elliot\u2019s latest intimate scene <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IYKYK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#IYKYK<\/a> \ud83e\udd81 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8zq6x3Dsmk\">pic.twitter.com\/8zq6x3Dsmk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TODAY (@TODAYshow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TODAYshow\/status\/1628762901132500992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 23, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As for the nuzzling, Hargitay stated, \u201cThat happened naturally,\u201d including, \u201cWe have a little lion vibe, don\u2019t we?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Emmy-winning actress additionally spoke about working with Belzer, who handed away earlier this week at age 78. \u201cHe was family,\u201d she stated, \u201cand taught me so much about taking risks and creativity and trust. And he brought so much joy to the set.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd, boy, did this man love children,\u201d she continued. \u201cYou know, he was this acerbic, quick-witted, brilliant mind, and yet he would melt in the sight of a child\u2026 He was just such a beautiful and complex man, and it was such a privilege to know him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Today<\/em>, Week mornings, 7\/6 c, NBC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Law &amp; Order: SVU<\/em>, Thursdays, 9\/8c, NBC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Law &amp; Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay stopped by the Today present on Thursday, February 23, the place she opened up in regards to the Benson and Stabler relationship, in addition to the latest loss of life of her co-star Richard Belzer. Fans had been teased in a latest episode of the long-running NBC [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":71606,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-71604","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}