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Peter Hermann and Mariska Hargitay attend the 2023 Good+Foundation “A Very Good+ Night of Comedy” Benefit at Carnegie Hall on October 18, 2023 in New York City.© Getty Images

Mariska Hargitay and Blue Bloods star husband cozy up in photo from family holiday

The Law & Order star and the Blue Bloods actor have been married for 20 years and share three children

Ahad Sanwari
Ahad Sanwari - New York
Senior WriterNew York
November 17, 2024
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Mariska Hargitay is getting through the uncertainty of approaching empty nester life by embracing activities with her family, including trips across international borders.

The actress, 60, jetted off to Toronto to see her good friend Taylor Swift in concert as part of the final leg of the Eras Tour. The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star has seen the tour before as well, joined then by her teen daughter Amaya, 13, who is presumably by her side now as well.

Also joining Mariska is her husband Peter Hermann, who appeared in a sweet selfie she shared from the pit of the show over the weekend, looking their radiant best while bathed in stage lights.

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She also posted a snap of her arm covered in several friendship bracelets from the show, with song titles ranging from "Fearless" to "Our Song" to "Cornelia Street."

Blue Bloods star Peter, 57, and Mariska, 60, also share teen son Andrew, 13, and their oldest is 18-year-old August, who is now a college student, having moved out of the family home this fall.

Mariska has often spoken about being one of the pop icon's biggest fans, naming her latest pet cat Karma after one of Taylor's songs. She also appeared in the music video for her 2014 hit "Bad Blood." The feeling is clearly mutual, considering one of Taylor's own cats is famously named Olivia Benson.

Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann pose for a selfie while seeing Taylor Swift's "Eras Tour" in Toronto, shared on Instagram© Instagram
Mariska and Peter flew to Toronto to catch Taylor Swift perform

Recently, the star was asked whether her musician friend would ever make a cameo on the long-running crime procedural drama. And it seems like Taylor's schedule is way too busy to make that happen anytime soon.

"We can certainly dream, can't we?" she told E! News, admitting: "She's very busy. But I'm not letting it go." She recently shared her biggest gripe with major stars making cameos on the show during an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers.

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While dubbing working with several greats of the industry an "acting class," she quipped: "All the famous people, you know what they want? To be a dead body."

Mariska Hargitay's arm covered in friendship bracelets after seeing Taylor Swift's "Eras Tour" in Toronto, photo shared on Instagram© Instagram
As is tradition, the star's arm was covered in friendship bracelets

Seth himself conceded that he met the writers of the show during the 2007-08 WGA strike and asked whether they could cast him as a dead body, and despite his agent telling him there was a part for him, he said: "I don't want lines, I just wanna be a dead person in the park."

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Mariska recalled a similar incident involving a major star she refused to name, but simply referred to as "a big supermodel, the supermodel, one of the greats."

Mariska Hargitay and Amaya Hermann attend "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" Concert Movie World Premiere at AMC The Grove 14 on October 11, 2023 in Los Angeles, California© Getty Images
Mariska and her daughter Amaya are both huge Taylor fans

"I found out that she loved my show, so I said, 'Oh my gosh,' I went to the writers and [asked], 'Can she be on the show?'" she remembered asking.

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"And she said she wanted to be a dead body, but I said, 'No, no, we have this great part for you.' I call her back, I say, 'Listen, I got it. We're gonna get you on the show.'"

Mariska attended with Savannah Guthrie and their respective families© Instagram
She has seen the "Eras Tour" previously

"She says, 'Oh no! Oh no, no, no, no, no! I want to be a dead body,'" Mariska continued, incredulously joking: "It happens all the time! Why don't these famous people want lines?"

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