Emily Bett Rickards’ Felicity Smoak To Leave ‘Arrow’ After Seven Seasons

As Arrow gears up for their final season this fall, longtime cast member Emily Bett Rickards, who plays Felicity Smoak, will not be around for the last ride.
Rickards announced via Instagram that she will be leaving after the seventh season of Arrow on the CW Network. You can check out her goodbye on Instagram below:
Rickards made her first appearance as Felicity Smoak in season one. It was a guest starring role. Smoak’s interaction with Stephen Amell’s Oliver Queen was received so well among fans that Rickards was then rewarded by becoming a season regular during the first season. Rickards went on to play the role for the next six seasons.
It will be interesting to see how the final season will play out considering Rickards’ Smoak has been an integral part of the show.
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