Ellen Pompeo Admits She's Only Watched a 'Handful' of 'Grey's Anatomy' Episodes: 'Not Even Close'

grey’s anatomy.Photo: ABC Despite spending over 15 years starring as the beloved Dr. Meredith Grey,Ellen Pompeoadmits she’s barely watched her hit medical dramaGrey’s Anatomy. During Wednesday’sepisodeof her podcast,Tell Me with Ellen Pompeo, the 52-year-old actress spoke with guestMartha Stewartabout the ABC series, revealing she’s only seen a “handful” of the show. “This is my 18th season, and it’s 392 episodes,” Pompeo told Stewart, admitting that she’s “not even close” to watching or even remembering all the episodes....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 523 words · Miranda Hampton

Ellen Pompeo Adopts Rescue Puppy Named Tom: 'He Is a Very Lucky Boy!'

Ellen Pompeo and her new rescue puppy, Tom.Photo:Instagram/maedayrescue Instagram/maedayrescue Ellen Pompeo is in puppy love. TheGrey’s Anatomyactress, 53, recently adopted a new puppy into her pack fromMaeday Rescuein Los Angeles.According to the rescue, Pompeo’s new furry friend is named Tom, and he has been through several homes before ending up with the actress. On Tuesday, Maeday Rescue posteda photo of Pompeo and Tom to its Instagramto celebrate the adoption. In the post, Pompeo smiles lovingly at an excited Tom....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 330 words · Samuel Golden

Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey Recall 'Horrible' Musical Episode of 'Grey's Anatomy '

Ellen PompeoandPatrick Dempseyare reminiscing on one of the most memorable episodes ofGrey’s Anatomy. Dempsey, who exited the medical drama in 2015 after playing Derek Shepherd for 11 seasons, appeared on an episode of Pompeo’s new podcast,Tell Me with Ellen Pompeo,that dropped Wednesday. During their conversation, the former onscreen couple recalled the musical episode ofGrey’s, “Song Beneath the Song,” during season 7. “Remember we did that horrible musical number — I mean sorry to disrespect who wrote it — but I mean that musical, we were horrified, right?...

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 719 words · Gary Strickland

Ellen Pompeo Attends the US Open in N.Y.C., Plus Patrick Dempsey, Jessica Chastain, Emma Watson and More

01of 80Catching a MatchEllen Pompeo.Gotham/GC ImagesEllen Pompeo wears her tennis whites to watch the 2023 US Open in N.Y.C. on Sept. 7. 01of 80 Catching a Match Ellen Pompeo.Gotham/GC Images Gotham/GC Images Ellen Pompeo wears her tennis whites to watch the 2023 US Open in N.Y.C. on Sept. 7. 02of 80Keeping TimePatrick Dempsey.BabiradPicture/ShutterstockPatrick Dempsey looks dreamy as ever at a TAG Heuer event in Munich, Germany on Sept. 7. 02of 80...

March 16, 2025 · 21 min · 4445 words · Cameron Bradley

Ellen Pompeo Backs Katherine Heigl's Claims About 'Grey's Anatomy' Work Environment: She Was 'Ballsy'

Photo: Eric McCandless/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images Ellen Pompeoagrees withKatherine Heigl. “I remember Heigl said something on a talk show about the insane hours we were working and she was 100 percent right,” Pompeo said Wednesday. “And had she said that today, she’d be a complete hero. But she’s ahead of her time, made a statement about our crazy hours and of course, [it was like] let’s slam a woman and call her ungrateful....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 295 words · Richard Lloyd

Ellen Pompeo Breaks Her Silence After Justin Chambers' 'Grey's Anatomy' Exit

Grey’s Anatomywon’t be the same withoutJustin Chambers. On Saturday, one day after news broke that Chambers wasleaving the showafter 16 seasons, costarEllen Pompeobriefly addressed his exit on Twitter. Responding to a Tweet fromVanity Fairabout the news, which proclaimed that “#GreysAnatomy is about to feel one of its biggest losses yet,” the actress, 50, shared that she couldn’t agree more. “Truer words have never been spoken,” Pompeowroteof her fellow original cast member, including a broken heart emoji....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 313 words · Teresa King

Ellen Pompeo Calls for White People to 'Speak Up' About Lack of Diversity in Hollywood

Ellen Pompeois making a powerful plea for Hollywood to fix its lack of diversity.In a conversation withGina Rodriguez,Gabrielle UnionandEmma RobertsforNET-A-PORTER, theGrey’s Anatomyleading lady opened up about why she believes Caucasian people should speak up about efforts to address homogeneity within the industry.“This day has been incredible, and there’s a ton of women in the room. But I don’t see enough color,” she started. “And I didn’t see enough color when I walked in the room today....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 893 words · Jason Lee

Ellen Pompeo Catches Up with JAY-Z at Pre-Grammys Brunch in an Instantly Meme-able Meeting

IsJAY-ZaGrey’s Anatomyfan? Fans of the hip-hop mogul and the long-running ABC drama were set abuzz after he and series starEllen Pompeowere photographed on Saturday while chatting at Roc Nation’s annual pre-Grammys brunch. Their meeting inspired many playful riffs when PopSugarposted about it on Instagram, writing, “Okay, we REALLY wanna know what Ellen Pompeo and Jay Z are talking about.” One commenter mused that Pompeo said, “Hey J…..When would you like to come on Grey’s as a special guest?...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Paul Gilbert

Ellen Pompeo Defends Her 'Toxic Work Environment' Comment About 'Grey's Anatomy' 's First 10 Years

The 49-year-old actress, who plays Dr. Meredith Grey in the long-running series, recently sat down withEmpire‘sTaraji P. HensonforVariety‘s latest Actors on Actors chat, telling Henson it was a “really toxic work environment” during her first decade on the show. Days later, Pompeo decided to set the record straight on in a three-part post on Twitter. “Hey! Anyone having feelings over Variety piece. It’s not worth getting yourself upset over not singling anyone out....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 239 words · Jonathan Jones

Ellen Pompeo Emotionally Reveals How 'Grey's Anatom' y Helped a Gay Teenager Come Out to His Parents

Ellen Pompeois proud thatGrey’s Anatomyis helping lives both on and off-screen. While onTheEllen DeGeneresShowTuesday, the actress, 48, gushed about the fans that approach her “with tears in their eyes,” sharing how meaningful the show is to them. Pompeo also told hostEllen DeGeneresabout a teen actor on the show that revealed to her how the series helped him come out to his parents. “A teenager was in the show, and he was gay, and played a gay character on the show....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Kelly Fowler

Ellen Pompeo Explains Her Relationships with 'Grey's Anatomy' Alums Sarah Drew and Jessica Capshaw

Photo: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic; John Shearer/Getty; Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic Fans were devastated when longtimeGrey’s AnatomystarsSarah DrewandJessica Capshawwerewritten off the showthis spring — and some immediately blamed series leadEllen Pompeo, who had recently negotiated a$20 million salary. Pompeo, 48, hasvigorously denied the accusations, and series creatorShonda Rhimeshas also stressed that the actresses’ exits were strictly creative decisions. Speaking to PEOPLE at theMarie ClairePower Trip, a women’s empowerment conference, Pompeo opened up about her relationships with her former costars, with whom she remains friends....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Tracy Pitts

Ellen Pompeo Has 'No Desire' to Continue Acting After 'Grey's Anatomy' : 'It's for the Youth'

Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey onGrey’s Anatomy.Photo: Kelsey McNeal/ABC Dr. Meredith Grey might just beEllen Pompeo’s last acting role! The Golden Globe nominee, 51, recently admitted that she’d be fine hanging up her acting hat whenGrey’s Anatomytakes its final bow. “I’m not saying I’ll never act again, I very well may, but I’mnot super excited about continuing my acting career,” she said last week on theLadies First with Laura Brownpodcast....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 448 words · John Black

Ellen Pompeo Hasn't Spoken to Patrick Dempsey Since 2015 — But Has 'No Hard Feelings'

Ellen Pompeois opening up about her relationship with her formerGrey’s AnatomycostarPatrick Dempsey. During an appearance on Monday’s episode of Facebook Watch’sRed Table Talk, the television star, 49, was asked whether she was still friends with Dempsey, 52, who played her love interest onGrey’sbefore heleft the seriesin 2015. “We haven’t spoken since he’s left the show,” Pompeo toldJada Pinkett Smith,Adrienne Banfield-NorrisandWillow Smith. However, despite the years of silence, the actress shared that she has “no hard feelings toward him....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 361 words · Jerry Shannon