Still confused about what happened to Dr. Heather Collins (Tracy Ifeachor) on The Pitt? British actress Tracy Ifeachor had second-billing after Noah Wyle on the first season of the HBO Max hit, but is nowhere to be seen in The Pitt Season 2. Dr. Robby’s new main foil in the ED is Sepideh Moafi‘s new character, Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi, and none of the other characters have made much mention of Collins since she went home right before a mass casualty event that transformed PTMH into a combat hospital.
So what happened to Dr. Collins on The Pitt? Well, The Pitt Season 2 Episode 4 “10 AM” finally reveals why she’s no longer on the show.
**Spoilers for The Pitt Season 2 Episode 4 “10 AM,” now streaming on HBO Max**
Partway through The Pitt Season 2 Episode 4, “frequent flier” patient Louie Cloverfield (Ernest Harden Jr.) asks Dr. Dennis Whitaker (Gerran Howell) where Dr. Collins has been all this time. Whitaker wants Louie to find a dentist and our guy immediately wonders if Collins can pull some strings for him. “Sister always helps me out,” Louie says.
Whitaker then explains that Collins no longer works at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital. She took up a residency in Portland, which is where he believes she grew up. Whitaker reveals that Collins is adopting a baby and wanted to be closer to her family.
Fans of The Pitt will remember that Dr. Collins had used IVF to get pregnant last season, only to suffer a miscarriage during the stress of the day. This loss is why Robby sent her home in the first place. He specifically told Collins to turn off her phone, which is why she never returned to help out during the Pitt Fest shooting.
What about the actress who played Dr. Collins? Tracy Ifeachor continues to thrive, appearing in the most recent season of Netflix’s The Diplomat as Thema Aseidu-Dennison. She will next be appearing in M. Night Shyamalan’s next feature, Remain, and is currently filming Air Bud Returns.
Ifeachor bid The Pitt a fond farewell last summer, posting on Instagram: “What a blessing to be a part of this first and foundational season of [The Pitt] on [HBO Max]. It was an absolute privilege to play Dr. Heather Collins in such a groundbreaking season and piece. Thank you to everyone who has watched & supported Season 1 & shared their stories with me.”
So Dr. Collins is about to live out her dream of being a mother and Tracy Ifeachor continues to succeed.
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