"I wondered if I should keep shadowing Kevin. My husband was like, ‘Of course you go.' I had this incredible opportunity to grow as a director and as an artist with a director that I respect so much. I had nothing to be ashamed of and didn't need to hide. So that's what I did: I showed up the next morning at 6 a.m. and shadowed Kevin until I got cast as Cagney and had to leave to go shoot CBS' Cagney and Lacey," she continued.

Cagney and Lacey was not picked up to series.

Drew said being let go was "painful," but she is "a believer in things happening for a reason and finding beauty in the midst of grief."