Chicago P.D.’s LaRoyce Hawkins Is ‘Absolutely’ Rooting for a Burgess and Ruzek’s Happy Ending, Wants to Officiate Possible TV Wedding
usmagazine.comJust like Us, LaRoyce Hawkins is a big fan of Chicago P.D.’s Kim Burgess and Adam Ruzek finding their happily ever after.The Illinois native, who plays Kevin Atwater on the NBC series, exclusively told Us Weekly on Monday, June 26, that he is “absolutely” rooting for Burgess (Marina Squerciati) and Ruzek (Patrick Flueger) to end up together come season 11.“You gotta imagine Atwater’s probably tired of hearing both of them talk about each other,” Hawkins, 35, said of the fictional TV couple while promoting his partnership with SimpliSafe for the brand’s 24/7 Live Guard Protection and Smart Alarm Indoor Camera launch.The South Side alum imagined that his P.D.
character would say: “Now y’all really just need to get a room and get a life with each other!” (Burgess and Ruzek finally reignited their romantic relationship during season 10 after previously being engaged, breaking up and moving in together in seasons past.)Hawkins, meanwhile, already has a role in mind for Atwater should Burgess and Ruzek tie the knot on the show.“This is something a lot of people don’t know about me … I’m certified to marry people,” he told Us, noting he’s officiated a few weddings in his family during the past two years. “I consider Burgess and Ruzek to be family, and I think Atwater should get first right refusal to actually marry [them].
That’s what we wanna see.”Squerciati, for her part, exclusively told Us in March 2022 what she thinks a Burzek wedding could look like down the road. “I think, like, they would invite Voight [Jason Beghe] over to marry them and then have some chips and then, like, never talk about it again and just be together,” she said at the time. “They would do something unconventional or something.
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