'CSI: Vegas': Marg Helgenberger Reveals Why She Didn't Immediately Say Yes to Returning as Catherine

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Marg Helgenberger is feeling the love as she reprises her role as Catherine Willows in season 2 of The veteran actress steps back into her iconic character's shoes, reintegrating herself back onto the CSI team following the departures of original CSI stars William Petersen and Jorja Fox.«Everybody has been excruciatingly welcoming, excessively welcoming,» Helgenberger told reporters Friday during CBS' virtual Television Critics Association press tour. «I feel the love.

I feel their respect towards me. I'm so grateful for that. I'm having a hell of a lot of fun working with everybody. The feelings are mutual that I have for each and every one of the actors, each and every one of the writers, the crew of course.

It's fun. It's been, you know, the set is vastly different than our original set. I'm still discovering new rooms, in fact!»«Of course, I miss some of the old gang, but I got over that pretty quickly because everyone's been so welcoming and gracious,» the 63-year-old actress added.One of the driving forces behind Helgenberger's decision to come back to the world of was her curiosity over where Catherine was at this point in her life and career.

Putting her back in a familiar world, but alongside a new team intrigued her.«Just like in life, there's so many things that happen in your life that changes you a little bit.