Law & Order: SVU spoilers tease that Mariska Hargitay, who has been the face of Olivia Benson the whole time the show has been on, has been considering whether she should continue the role on Law & Order: SVU as her ankle heals more slowly than sh e expected.

Law & Order: SVU Spoilers – Mariska Hargitay Had A Nasty Fall And Broke Her Ankle In JulyLaw & Order: SVU fans were worried for their favorite NYPD television cop when news of Mariska's serious injury came out in July.

Mariska is fifty-seven years old, and while her age has never been an issue before, it is a well known fact that many women around her age begin losing bone. This may be what is happening to Mariska as she broke her ankle and has been hobbling around the set on crutches.

Her friends say that this accident has made her feel her age a bit and realize that she can't keep doing this kind of work forever.

Of course, as Law & Order: SVU fans know, there would be an easy fix for more physical scenes – called a stunt double! But Mariska is concerned that even though Olivia Benson is now in more a supervisory role on the show, she often plays a hands-on role in solving crimes, and worries if a detective pushing 60 is going to be taken seriously chasing perps down!

Law & Order: SVU Spoilers – The Demands Of The Job Are Catching Up, And She Has Children Growing Up Too FastFriends of the Law & Order: SVU star have quoted

Mariska as saying the physical demands of the role are catching up to her, and if she were to step down, she would have more time with her family. Her husband, Peter Hermann is also an actor seen occasionally on SVU but more often as Erin Reagan's (Bridget Moynihan) ex-husband Jack Boyle over on the CBS crime procedural "Blue Bloods". They have three children, August, 15, Amaya, 10, and Andrew, 9 and as any mother knows, children grow up way too quickly!

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