Star of successful sitcom reveals her shock on being told it was ending

The star of a successful sitcom has revealed they were 'completely ambushed' by news that it was ending.

It's always heartbreaking when one of your favourite TV shows get cancelled.

When Netflix canned fantasy series Shadow and Bone after just two seasons, fans took to X (formerly Twitter) in their droves to share their devastation.

As it turns out, the actors in these shows are just as gutted when they come to end, with the star of one of the most successful sitcoms of recent years speaking out against its cancellation.

In November, CBS revealed that Young Sheldon would be coming to an end after its seventh season.

The show, which is a prequel to The Big Bang Theory, follows a young Sheldon Cooper as he struggles to fit in with his family in Texas.

At the time of its cancellation, executive producers Steve Holland, Steven Molaro, and Chuck Lorre said: "Being able to tell the origin of Sheldon Cooper, and expanding the story to include the entire Cooper family has been a wonderful experience. We are grateful to our fans for embracing this chapter of the Coopers these past six seasons, and on behalf of the entire Young Sheldon family, we're excited to share this final season with you."

According to Variety, filming of the final season concluded last week and Annie Potts - who plays Sheldon's grandmother Connie - says she's still 'really, really, really emotional' about it.

She told the publication: "This one was especially hard because I was completely unprepared.

Annie Potts was shocked when popular sitcom Young Sheldon was cancelled suddenly last year (CBS)

"I was shocked. I mean, the number on show on network TV, number one on Netflix. We’re, I think, all that people watch on TikTok besides a couple of recipes for pasta. It just seemed like such a stupid business move.

"Forgive me, but I don’t know. If a show is starting to drag or lag or have a lack of stories or whatever, then you kind of see it coming. We were totally ambushed by this."

Potts also said the show's cancellation will leave a 'grievous hole' in her life.

"I mean, it’s been half of Ian’s (the actor behind the titular character) life, and it’s been a 10th of mine, but at 70, that feels significant.

"And, you know, it’s a little village that we have, and we’ve all taken care of each other and raised each other up. There will be a grievous hole in my life. There’s no question about it. It’ll get easier. Grief does, loss does."

As for when the final episode airs next month (May 16), she recommends bringing a box of tissues.

Young Sheldon airs Thursdays at 8pm ET on CBS. Previous seasons are available to stream on Netflix, Paramount+ and Max.