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Good news for fans of the hit Showtime series Shameless – it has been renewed for a seventh season!

The renewal was announced on Tuesday afternoon (January 12) during the network’s panel at the 2016 Winter TCA Tour.

The show’s star Emmy Rossum took to her Twitter account to share her excitement about the news.

“It’s gonna be 7 years with my second family! What an exciting day!!!! #Shameless,” she tweeted.

“Shameless has clearly resonated with audiences as evidenced by their steady growth on Sunday nights over the past 6 years,” Showtime president of programming Gary Levine said in a statement (via THR). “We are extremely pleased with the creative work being done by [exec producers] John Wells, Nancy Pimental and the entire cast, producers and writers – and we so appreciate Shameless‘ clear and distinctive voice.”

Season seven will get 12 episodes and it will premiere in 2017.

Emmy Rossum is pretty in a red top while walking alongside her fiance Sam Esmail on Saturday afternoon (December 19) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

That same day, the 29-year-old Shameless star was spotted walking through LAX Airport.

Earlier in the week, Emmy was in Chicago filming the show on location.

She and co-star Shanola Hampton stopped by the spa at Virgin Hotels Chicago together for a one-hour massage and a steam in the hammam.

“Warming up @VirginHotelsChi spa with @shanolahampton before a long night shoot tonight. #chicago #shameless,” Emmy captioned an Instagram photo, which you can see below.

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Claire Danes keeps close to husband Hugh Dancy while posing together at the 2015 Showtime Emmy Eve Party held ahead of the 2015 Emmy Awards at Sunset Tower Hotel on Saturday (September 19) in West Hollywood, Calif.

The couple was joined on the carpet by her Homeland co-stars Mandy Patinkin, Nazanin Boniadi, Laila Robins, and former co-star Damian Lewis (with wife Helen McCrory.

Also at the party were Shameless stars William H. Macy (with wife Felicity Huffman), Shanola Hampton, Jeremy Allen White, and Joan Cusack.

FYI: Claire is wearing a Maiyet dress, Aquazzura shoes, a Tyler Alexandra clutch, and Jennifer Meyer jewelry. Guests sipped on Ketel One Vodka at the event.

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Emmy Rossum and Lizzy Caplan strike a pose on the red carpet while attending the CBS, Showtime & CW 2015 Summer TCA Tour Party held at the Pacific Design Center on Monday (August 10) in West Hollywood, Calif.

The 28-year-old actress was joined at the event by her Shameless co-stars Shanola Hampton, William H. Macy, Steve Howey and his wife Sarah Shahi, Billions stars Damian Lewis, Malin Akerman, Maggie Siff and Condola Rashad. Lizzy‘s Masters of Sex co-stars Caitlin Fitzgerald, Annaleigh Ashford and Josh Charles, and Code Black‘s Raza Jaffrey and Marcia Gay Harden.

Also in attendance were Limitless stars Jake McDorman and Hill Harper, who were joined by co-star Jennifer Carpenter earlier in the day during their CBS panel discussion.

FYI: Emmy is wearing a Alessandra Rich dress, Jimmy Choo shoes, and Aquazzura clutch. Lizzy is wearing a Valentino two-piece ensemble with the Casper Silver, Pearl & Crystal Stud Set by Adornmonde. Malin is carrying a Kate Spade clutch. Caitlin is wearing a Derek Lam dress.

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Josh Hartnett stops to pose while stepping out for the season two premiere of his hit show Penny Dreadful held at TIFF Bell Lightbox on Tuesday night (April 21) in Toronto, Canada.

The 36-year-old actor was joined on the carpet by The Affair star Maura Tierney and Shameless actress Shanola Hampton, as well as President of Showtime David Nevins.

In case you missed it, check out the trailer for the second season of Penny Dreadful! The show returns on Sunday, May 3 @ 10 PM ET/PT!

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Suki Waterhouse models a new necklace while stopping by the Kari Feinstein Music Festival Style Lounge on Tuesday (April 7) at Sunset Marquis Hotel & Villas in West Hollywood, Calif.

While the 23-year-old model and actress is not heading to Coachella this weekend, she is going to the desert to start work on a new movie!

Other stars in attendance to pick up essentials for the weekend included Jenna Ushkowitz and her BFF Alessandra Torresani, buddies Mehcad Brooks and Sean Faris, Shameless‘ Shanola Hampton with pal Alicia Witt, Happyland‘s Katherine McNamara, singer Madison Beer, and actress Hayley Orrantia.

FYI: Hayley is wearing a Line & Dot top.

Emmy Rossum keeps it floral while attending Showtime’s 2015 Winter TCA Tour held at the The Langham Huntington on Monday (January 12) in Pasadena, Calif.

The 28-year-old actress was joined by her Shameless co-star Shanola Hampton and Masters of Sex‘s Caitlin Fitzgerald while discussing the importance of sex scenes.

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“We don’t do the scenes unless they’re necessary. If they’re not furthering the story, they can be emotionally exploitative. The obvious thing to do is to find the honest thing to do,” Emmy shared about sex scenes on Shameless.

She added, “We show sexuality as a part of art. It’s no different from showing any other part of life. It’s interesting that the women who write on these shows get to explore different facets of sex: Sometimes (as humans) you have sex for reasons that have nothing to do with sex: It’s about power, insecurity or maybe to feel good. These women don’t show it in a gratuitous way.”

FYI: Emmy is wearing a Michael Kors dress.

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