Chloe Fineman is weighing in on the huge cast changes coming to Saturday Night Live.
“Pretty wild. Some shocking stuff,” Fineman, 37, told Extra at Michael Kors’ New York Fashion Week runway event on Thursday, September 11, when asked about the cast shake-up.
Fineman said she felt “a little heartbreak [and] sadness,” adding, “I haven’t really processed anything. But I will say the show has such a turnover. I’m going into my seventh year. … You always experience [turnover], but these people stay in your lives.”
Earlier this month, SNL finalized its cast for season 51, with Fineman among those returning. She is expected to be joined by Kenan Thompson, Bowen Yang, Ego Nwodim, “Weekend Update” cohosts Colin Jost and Michael Che and more.
However, the hit variety show will say goodbye to some of its stars, including Devon Walker, Emil Wakim, Michael Longfellow and Heidi Gardner.
Walker, 34, was the first cast member to announce his SNL exit in August. He shared a series of photos from his time on the show on Instagram and captioned the post, “me and baby broke up ❤️.”
Walker wrote, “To me, jobs in this industry feel like a bunch of little marriages. Some of em last for a long time if we’re lucky, but most of them are fleeting. Permanent until they’re not. That’s the deal. You know what it is when you sign up.”
He continued, “Me and the show did three years together, and sometimes it was really cool. Sometimes it was toxic as hell. But we did what we made the most of what it was, even amidst all the dysfunction. We made a f***ed up lil family.”
“I’ll miss being your pregnant wife all the time!!!!!,” Fineman commented on Walker’s post.
Five newcomers will join the cast of SNL season 51, including Tommy Brennan, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska.
Fineman told Extra, “I’m excited for the new people. It’s so many people.”
The comedian then quipped, “When I saw how young the cast was, I immediately got a laser [face mask]. I was like, ‘Do I get the Forever 35 facelift?’ I was Googling their ages and I felt like I was in Death Becomes Her.”
SNL season 51 is set to premiere on NBC Saturday, October 4.
