Chris Meloni’s Wife Said ‘Law & Order SVU’ Was Hard to Watch: ‘It Takes Its Toll’

Law & Order SVU was a show that Chris Meloni’s wife Sherman Williams found hard to stomach at times. To Williams, it seemed that some aspects of the series hit too close to home. What Sherman Williams felt about ‘Law & Order SVU’ As good as Law & Order SVU has been to Chris Meloni, the show also required Meloni to constantly tackle some heavy subject matter.

The grim realities Meloni had to deal with as Elliot Stabler, coupled with the show’s long hours, could be both physically and mentally taxing. “ Law & Order bleeds it out of you, five days a week, sometimes six, 14 to 15 hours a day—eating lunch standing up, using your time in your trailer to study or make phone calls,” Meloni once told Your Tango . For Meloni, a lot of exercise often served as a reliable outlet to help with the stress he felt from the show.

Pacing himself and not getting too caught up in his character also stopped Meloni from being overwhelmed. “De Niro was a hero of mine. And Sean Penn.

But I’ve realized I can’t operate at that level of intensity. That’s okay for movies. On TV, when you live with horror day in and day out, you have to protect yourself,” Meloni said.

But even as just a viewer, Meloni’s wife Williams had perhaps a more difficult time dealing with SVU ’s subject matter. To watch the show, Williams had to focus on all the negative parts of the world she usually tried to avoid. “The show takes a toll; it’s hard for me to watch it,” she said.

“If Chris was.