'The Fosters' Season 2 Spoilers: Rosie O'Donnell Reveals She's Returning To The Series, For How Many Episodes? [VIDEO]
A familiar face is about to return to The Fosters for some more episodes.
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On Monday, Seattle Pi announced from TV Guide that actress and TV personality Rosie O'Donnell will be returning to the series for the remaining portion of the second series. She even mentioned how many episodes and how excited she is to come back.
"I'm doing three episodes in the second half of this season," O'Donnell said. "ABC has been very nice in allowing me the time to go do that. When I took this job, I made sure I could still do The Fosters because I like being recognized by 12-year-olds at the mall. They call me [my character's name] Rita, but still I don't mind."
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O'Donnell plays a social worker on the ABC Family series who's been a mentor to Callie.
In a live interview with Entertainment Tonight, O'Donnell had mentioned that she's glad to be a part of the series and would be willing to come back any time.
"You know, anytime they want me, I'm doing it," she said. "It really is a wonderful show. I'm very proud to be a part of it."
She also revealed that instead of a stunt double doing it, she had to go through the fire in a flame retardant suit during the shocking scene when the group home went up in flames.
The Fosters is expected to return to ABC Family in early 2015.