Chicago Med's Torrey DeVitto Previews 'Manstead' Conflict, 'Powerful' Plotline

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7 years ago

Chicago Med‘s Natalie Manning is taking a stand.

“[She] is just a little more assertive this year, which I really love,” star Torrey DeVitto tells TVLine. Case in point: During this Tuesday’s episode (NBC, 10/9c), the doc finds herself (and Dr. Choi) going up against Dr. Charles when it comes to a mother and her child’s care.

TVLINE | Were you relieved that the writers weren’t going to drag out the will-they/won’t-they between Will and Natalie, and just decided to delve into the relationship?
Yes, and I love that Natalie was the one, in that kiss, that took the initiative, because I feel like he’d been taking so many initiatives, and she was [hesitant]. It really worked out well. I feel like everybody wanted it. It was just like, “Just get it over with already!” [Laughs]

TVLINE | Over the past few seasons, there have been a lot of moments where it’s been almost, but not quite, with them. What made the timing right for them now?
I think where she was on her journey, she went through her grieving process, and then she almost got a little angry and was in a more standoffish place. And then dating Jeff, I think, was a way for her to still hold on to her dead husband, as well, in a really odd way. But now she just finally has let go of all of that and has moved on, and she’s in a better place, so it was the right timing.