Ellen Pompeo
She’s celebrating her “Grey’s Anatomy” farewell
Ellen Pompeo has led the cast of Grey’s Anatomy since 2005.
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Ellen Pompeo has left Gray Sloan. The long-time ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star will only be returning as a guest star in the future.
The last regular “Grey’s Anatomy” episode with series star Ellen Pompeo (53) flickered across the screens of the US channel ABC. It has been known since last year that Pompeo will be seen significantly less in the current 19th season of the long-lived hospital series. In the seventh episode of season 19, entitled “I’ll Follow the Sun”, Pompeo’s main character Meredith Gray has now left Gray Sloan Memorial Hospital in Seattle to move to Boston with her three children. Finally, friends and colleagues threw Meredith a farewell party.
Ellen Pompeo thanks “Grey’s Anatomy” fans
Only in the season 19 finale will Pompeo appear again as a guest star. However, Pompeo has announced that she will occasionally return to her most famous role beyond Season 19. However, ABC has yet to renew the hit production. In addition, longtime showrunner Krista Vernoff (51) announced her departure from “Grey’s Anatomy” and the spin-off “Seattle Firefighters” a month ago. It remains to be seen whether viewers and fans of the series will remain loyal to Pompeo without the main actress.
Former lead actress Pompeo will continue to voice over on the ABC series. The 53-year-old thanked her numerous fans on Instagram. “I am forever grateful […] for the love and support you all have shown me,” wrote Pompeoto add “I will definitely come back for visits”. Series creator Shonda Rhimes (53) bowed to Pompeo in an Instagram post. “What a journey these 19 seasons have been”, wrote Rhimes to some pictures and a highlight clip of Pompeo.