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Momjust isn’t the same withoutAnna Faris!
“She’s very missed,” Janney said. “Anna is missed and her character on the show is missed.”
She continued, “We’re just happy that she’s doing what she wants to do now.”
Momwas recently nominated for threeCritics' Choice Awards, including Best Comedy Series.
Janney said that she was thrilled to hear about the nominations and is “happy even more so that we’re able to still tell these stories about these great women and recovery. There are some really wonderful characters that have been established.”
“People love the show, so we’re going to keep telling the stories as long as we can,” she added.
Faris announced in September that she wouldnot be returningfor the sitcom’s eighth season after starring as one of the main characters for seven seasons.
A source close to the showtold PEOPLEat the time that the star’s decision to leave the hit sitcom came as a shock to herMomfamily.
“It was a surprise to hear that Anna was leaving,” the source said. “None of us are happy about that.”
Allison Janney and Anna Faris onMom.Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty
The season 8 premiere ofMomwas quick to address what happened to Faris' character, Christy, when it aired in November. In the first scene of the episode, Janney’s character revealed that Christy was going to Georgetown Law School “on a full scholarship.”
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In an interview withEntertainment Weekly, showrunner Gemma Baker teased that Christy would “live on” despite Faris' departure from the show.
“Although our show has killed characters off in the past, we never considered this as an option for Christy,” she said. “Our audience has been rooting for her for seven seasons and that loss felt like it would be too devastating for them and for our other characters. It was important to us that Christy moved on to bigger things.”
source: people.com
