NCIS' Ducky star shares real reason Cote de Pablo first quit Ziva role: 'Astonished me!'

“I’ve had eight great years with NCIS and Ziva David,” de Pablo said.

She added at the time: “I have huge respect and affection for Mark [Harmon], Gary [Glasberg], Michael [Weatherly], David [McCallum], Rocky [Carroll], Pauley [Perrette], Brian [Dietzen], Sean [Murray], all of the team and CBS. I look forward to finishing Ziva’s story.”

While both the network and star didn’t disclose specifics, de Pablo’s co-star McCallum shared his insight during a Reddit Q&A.

In an unearthed thread from 2016, McCallum set up a threaed for Reddit users under the title: “I’m David McCallum. I play Ducky on the hit TV show NCIS and my debut mystery novel, ‘Once a Crooked Man’, hits shelves next week. AMA! (Ask me anything).”

source: express.co.uk