Cote de Pablo has spoken out about why she left "NCIS" in the first place, with it primarily coming down to how her character's stories were being handled. Later, she backtracked a bit, leaving fans hanging with the nebulous statement "I didn't leave because I wanted to go or because I was ready or because I was tired. I didn't really have an option." The fact she came back to "NCIS" shows things must've still been all right between her and the crew, but aside from that and a few other roles here and there, fans may have a tough time figuring out where de Pablo is in life.
The actor isn't active on social media. During a conversation with "Build Series," she explained how posting everything online simply isn't appealing to her. "I'm not saying 'no' to [social media]," she explained. "I've never said, 'Ah, no!' But when I'm having fun, I'm not taking pictures of myself. I'm just having fun!" As such, there's not much to see of what de Pablo is up to outside of "NCIS" and other projects.
As for what's next for Cote de Pablo, it remains a mystery, like many things in her life. She doesn't seem to have much lined up in terms of future projects. A return to "NCIS" could be in the cards at some point, perhaps with Ziva returning to pay her respects to the dearly departed Ducky (David McCallum). For now, de Pablo's doing her own thing, and that's just fine.
