ER heartthrob Goran Visnjic has reportedly quit the hit hospital drama.

The Croatian actor, who plays D.r Luca Kovac, is thought to be leaving the show at the end of the current season.

However, TV bosses want Visnjic to star in six more episodes, to allow them time to write him out of the storyline, which involves his relationship with Dr. Abby Lockhart, played by Maura Tierney.

Visnjic, 34, joined ER in 1999.

I KNEW IT WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE! ABBY WILL NEVER HAVE HAPPINESS FOR VERY LONG! THE LAST I READ, THEY WERE GOING TO FILM IN CROATIA.

THESE TWO ARE NOW ENGAGED, AND THE BEST COUPLE ON ER FOR YEARS.

I WAS HOPING CARRIE/LAURA INNES WOULD COME BACK FOR THE WEDDING. NOW I WONDER IF THEY WILL HAVE ONE AFTERALL.

NOAH WILEY AND MAURA SAID A LOOOOOOOOOOONG TIME AGO THAT CARTER AND ABBY WOULD BE APART FOR A WHILE. I WONDER IF PART OF THAT CHANGED BECAUSE OF THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK RECEIVED FOR ABBY & LUKA. WILL CARTER NOW COME BACK?

ABBY WITH BABY JOE AND STILL GOING TO BE A DOCTOR? HMMM. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SALLY FIELD MAKE MORE APPEARANCES. SHE ROCKS:) HOWEVER, DUE TO HER OWN SERIES, I'M DOUBTFUL. TOO BAD ROBERT ROMANO WASN'T STILL AROUND. COULD YOU IMAGINE HIM AS A NANNY? TALK ABOUT NANNY 911:lol:

I ONLY HOPE THIS PATH DOESN'T LEAD TO MAURA LEAVING. SHE IS THE BEST ONE ON THERE:eek: