Chicago Hearth’s Kelly Severide and Stella Kidd’s Relationship Timeline

You bought this, Stella Kidd! Chicago Hearth has been stuffed with red-hot romances all through its run, however nothing compares to Kelly Severide’s relationship with Stella Kidd.

When followers first met Kelly (performed by Taylor Kinney), he was a tough and difficult firefighter who was identified for being a girls’ man. On the time, he was brooding and wild whereas his eventual finest pal Matthew Casey (Jesse Spencer) was the softie who viewers had been rooting to seek out love.

Over time, One Chicago diehards turned accustomed to Kelly’s whirlwind romances — together with the time he obtained married in Las Vegas after shedding his roomie and BFF Leslie Shay (Lauren German) in season 3. Nevertheless, the arrival of Stella (Miranda Rae Mayo) in season 4 shook issues up.

The brand new character, who made her debut in 2016, left followers with lots of questions and much more hope that Squad 3’s chief might discover a perpetually type of love.

Sadly, it took time earlier than Kelly and Stella’s love lives lastly lined up. They needed to overcome jealous exes, overbearing mother and father and work issues earlier than finally crossing the “simply mates” line.

Via all the ups and downs, Kelly all the time appeared certain that Stella was The One. Throughout season 8, episode 4, the lieutenant put Stella comfy following a scary name involving an infectious illness.

“Hey, I’m not nervous,” he advised her within the November 2019 episode. “It’s not how I’m going to go.” When requested how was going to go, he merely advised Stella, “[As] an previous man in mattress with our youngsters and grandkids and also you surrounding me.”

All through their relationship, Kelly has nearly misplaced Stella on a number of events, due partially to his stubbornness and the truth that he thinks he is aware of what’s finest for her. That was the case in season 9 when she selected to ice Stella out so she might concentrate on her lieutenant’s examination.

“I’ve been MIA as a result of I assumed that was finest for you. Chief Conway advised me the white shirts stated the one cause you’re shifting up the ladder is since you’re with me. I didn’t inform you as a result of I figured it might mess along with your head. You deserve higher,” he advised his girlfriend on the time.

Stella fired again questioning whether or not he thought she might truly deal with being a boss. “In fact, I do know I don’t want your assist with some take a look at. I wanted you to do what you do finest: To inform me, ‘You bought this, Stella Kidd,’” she responded. “And to select me up once I’m feeling low, and as an alternative, you shut down on me. You shut down on me just like the dangerous previous days.”

Her fiery response led Kelly to offer one in all his most memorable speeches on the collection.

“This perspective of yours is precisely why I do know you bought this, Stella Kidd, and it’s why I understand how badly I screwed up, and it’s why I’m by no means gonna allow you to go away from me once more,” he stated to which Stella replied, “You aren’t the decider. And fairly quickly, we’re gonna be in the identical rank, so hear up. I’m the one who’s by no means going to allow you to get away once more.”

One season later, the duo once more hit a tough patch, however showrunner Derek Haas teased in February 2022 {that a} marriage ceremony was nonetheless within the plans for the lovebirds. “We’re on scope for a marriage episode this season. I’d write it down — perhaps not in ink, however as near ink as you get,” he advised Selection, referring to the newly-engaged Kelly and Stella. (The twosome tied the knot throughout the season 10 finale later that yr.)

Chicago Hearth airs on NBC Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET.

Scroll all the way down to relive all of Stella Kidd and Kelly Severide’s relationship highs and lows: