Stephen Amell Shares Sweet Tribute to Emily Bett Rickards After Announcing She's Leaving Arrow

Emily Bett Rickards is saying goodbye to Arrow — and her costar Stephen Amell is excited for what’s to come for his best friend.

Over the weekend, Rickards, who plays Felicity Smoak on the CW adventure series, announced in a poem on Instagram that she will depart the series after the current seventh season.

“The time has come to talk of many memes. Of bows and arrows and superheroes and Olicity and Queens And why TGA is so damn hot And yes, canaries need more scenes… But wait just one minute before we go and do all that For this makes me out of breath To have this not small chat,” she began, alongside multiple heart emojis.

“Felicity and I are a very tight two But after one through seven we will be saying goodbye to you,” Rickards, 27, continued. “I thank you all for the time we’ve shared The elevators we have climbed The monsters we have faced and scared And The burgers we have dined I will keep her in my heart for always And I hope that you can too Because she would not be alive if it weren’t for all of you ]]>💕🖤💛💕💜💙💕