In 2018, Sami Gayle spoke with Hollywood Life and revealed insight into the enormous commitment filming “Blue Bloods” required while she completed her college coursework. “I didn’t sleep!” said Gayle. “It was the best time of my life, though. We shot a Wednesday to Sunday schedule. I did this for about seven weeks,” Gayle continued, “On Sunday night, we’d finish shooting, I don’t know, maybe at three or four in the morning. I’d get on a plane at 6 a.m., I would come to New York, shoot Blue Bloods in the morning, then I would go to school. I boarded my classes that semester from 1 to 8 so that I could attend as many as possible on Monday, Tuesday. I wrote my papers on planes!”
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Yeah, it totally sounds like Gayle was on the brink of burnout and had to cast something to the wayside. Fortunately, Gayle had already devoted 10 years of her life to the show before taking her break, giving fans more than enough reruns to enjoy. That same year, Gayle sat down with CBS New York to speak about “Blue Bloods” and what it’s like looking back. “My whole life has been cataloged, like half of it,” she said. “There’s been a lot of changes. My hair has changed. My voice has changed a little bit. It’s been really a whirlwind to watch it unfold.”
