The cast of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is full of love on Valentine’s Day.
Mariska Hargitay shared a snapshot on Instagram of her costars Ice-T and Octavio Pisano giving her kisses on the cheek on set of the NBC series.
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“#HappyValentinesDay from all of us at SVU!” the actress, wrote with a series of hashtags including: #IceColdKisses #CoStarCupids #I♥️Ice #Ice♥️Me #I♥️Octavio #Octavio♥️Me #FinLiviaLasco #Thruple #ThreeAmigos #SVULove #SVU25 #TheLoveNeverDies ♥️♥️♥️ #SpecialValentinesUnit #LOVE
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Ice-T also shared his own Valentine’s Day tribute to Coco Austin, his wife of more than two decades, on Instagram.
“Happy Valentines Day ❤️ to all of you and your Valentine!” he wrote alongside a photo of the pair, both decked out in red. “I Love you @Coco #EverybodyKeepItSexy”
Coco also shared a sweet message to her husband on social media, writing, “‘You dont marry someone to just live with ..you marry the person you can’t live without.’ Happy Love Day to my Honey 💝”
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Last month, Ice-T told PEOPLE about first meeting Hargitay, 60, on the set of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2000.
“It wasn’t like some holy meeting. She was just another actress to me at that time,” said the 65-year-old rapper. “When I met [Mariska], I had done more work than her. So, I was kind of like the boss when I walked on the set. But then I found out how wonderful she is and how gracious she is, and now I can’t think of working with somebody else.”
Looking back, Ice-T said he couldn’t have ended up with a better costar by his side for nearly a quarter of a century.
“She’s so great. What started with her and Chris [Meloni] and Dann Florek, it was a great place. But when I walked in there? I’m Ice-T, movie star, like, ‘What’s happening?’ No, I didn’t say that to them. That was just my feeling,” he said with a chuckle. “And 25 years — it’s very rare that you can work daily with somebody and not get on each other’s nerves. But Mariska’s just a sweetheart. And I’m very, very lucky to have her as a castmate.”
He continued, “She’s a wonderful person. Forget Olivia Benson. [But] I think what happened is when she started to do the show, she morphed into Olivia Benson with Joyful Heart and all that kind of stuff. But that’s truly who she is.”
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After being inspired by the many survivors who told her the show is the reason they reported their assault or abuse, Hargitay trained to become a rape crisis counselor and later created the Joyful Heart Foundation in 2004 to focus on healing, education and advocacy. So, while he and Hargitay are often focused and serious where their work is concerned, Ice-T said there’s one thing he really loves about her.
“She’s funny, too,” he said. “We don’t get to show funniness on our show. Our show is very dark. But Mariska? I’m trying to get her on SNL.”
And, if Hargitay hosts, Ice-T knows the perfect accompaniment: “I could be musical guest!”
