Reneé Rapp; Mariska Hargitay on 'Law & Order: SVU.' David Becker/Getty Images; Peter Kramer/NBC Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Reneé Rapp has a pitch for the writers of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The actress-singer was recently asked for the Today show's "8 Before 8" video series, "If you had a guest starring role on SVU, what character would you play?" And it's safe to say she doesn't want just a victim or killer role. "Let me tell ya. I would be Mariska Hargitay's lover. She would be gay, finally," Rapp responded, referring to the actress who plays Captain Olivia Benson on the long-running police procedural. Related Stories Movies Oscars: Mariska Hargitay's Jayne Mansfield Doc 'My Mom Jayne' Has Qualified, Campaign to Come (Exclusive) TV Mariska Hargitay on Making 'My Mom Jayne' and the "Miracle" of Getting to Reveal a Family Secret on Her Own Terms "There was an episode where they were talking about it and considering if she was gay," the "Leave Me Alone" singer recalled. "I feel like Christopher Meloni's character [Detective Elliot Stabler] was like, 'No, like, you're a lesbian.' And she was like, 'Um, no.' Liar." As for how Rapp imagines her storyline unfolding on SVU, she added, "I would be her lover and we would somehow get tangled in an undercover kind of miss[ion], probably with a drug empire." Throughout SVU's 26-season run (and counting as the show returns for its 27th season this fall), Hargitay's character has seen several romantic interests; however, fans have overwhelmingly wanted Olivia Benson to end up with Meloni's Elliot Stabler. Meloni left Law & Order: SVU as a series regular in 2011, after 12 seasons, but has made guest appearances throughout the years and reprised his role in the spinoff Law & Order: Organized Crime. He also recently teased on social media a potential return to SVU, sharing on-set photos with Hargitay and co-star Dann Florek. "Hangin with friends on a Friday nite," he wrote in the caption. As for Rapp, while she's turned her focus to music recently, she rose to fame with her role as Leighton Murray on Sex Lives of College Girls and for playing Regina George in the Broadway adaptation of Mean Girls and later the movie musical. She also just released her sophomore album, Bite Me. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Jesse Metcalfe Jesse Metcalfe Regrets Skipping 'Entourage' Audition: "I Blew That One" Live Feed 'King of the Hill' Showrunner on Writing Hank Hill for a Different Era Katt Williams Katt Williams Will Be an On-Course Correspondent for PGA Tour Playoffs Event (Exclusive) Live Feed 'American Ninja Warrior' Renewed for 18th Season on NBC Live Feed 'The Gilded Age' Director Salli Richardson-Whitfield on Key Character's Fate Going Into Finale: "No One Saw That Coming" Jeffrey Epstein Trump Slams Charlamagne tha God for Fox News Interview Claiming a "Political Coup" in the Republican Party Is "Going on Right Now" Jesse Metcalfe Jesse Metcalfe Regrets Skipping 'Entourage' Audition: "I Blew That One" Live Feed 'King of the Hill' Showrunner on Writing Hank Hill for a Different Era Katt Williams Katt Williams Will Be an On-Course Correspondent for PGA Tour Playoffs Event (Exclusive) Live Feed 'American Ninja Warrior' Renewed for 18th Season on NBC Live Feed 'The Gilded Age' Director Salli Richardson-Whitfield on Key Character's Fate Going Into Finale: "No One Saw That Coming" Jeffrey Epstein Trump Slams Charlamagne tha God for Fox News Interview Claiming a "Political Coup" in the Republican Party Is "Going on Right Now"