Mandy Moore Hasn’t ‘Completely Digested’ That She Won’t Play This Is Us’ Rebecca Pearson ‘Ever Again’

23.12.2022 - 19:53 / usmagazine.com

Mandy Moore would like to stop this train. The actress — who has lined up two TV roles since saying goodbye to Rebecca Pearson — is still processing the end of This Is Us.

“It’s still so weird that I don’t get to play Rebecca ever again. It’s very strange. I haven’t completely digested it,” Moore, 38, exclusively told Us Weekly. “There’s part of me that’s still holding out hope that someone’s gonna [say], ‘Just kidding!’ [And I’ll] start working next week.”

Mandy Moore’s Family Album 

The NBC drama aired its final episode after six seasons in May. Moore played matriarch Rebecca Pearson opposite Milo Ventimiglia (Jack), Chrissy Metz (Kate), Chris Sullivan (Toby), Sterling K. Brown (Randall), Susan Kelechi Watson (Beth), Justin Hartley (Kevin), Jon Huertas (Miguel) and Ron Cephas Jones (William). Five months after the finale, Moore and her husband, Taylor Goldsmith, would welcome their second son together, Oscar “Ozzie,” in October. (Older brother August “Gus” was born in February 2021.)

“I am grateful to have this time to really spend time with my family because I went back to work when Gus was a month old,” Moore recalled of returning to the This Is Us set in its fifth year. “Which was fantastic because I loved my job, but it’s nice on the other hand now to just feel like I get this time to really be present. And I know that that’s not the norm for most people. So I’m very appreciative and grateful. But I am excited about work too. … I’m excited to figure out what’s next. I think there’s some stuff that’s coming down the pipeline that will have me kind of back at work maybe early spring of next year.”

‘This Is Us’ Cast’s Dating Histories 

Indeed, she has a lot to look forward to. Last month, it was confirmed that the Walk to