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Nearly 13 years after Katherine Heigl exited Grey’s Anatomy, she will soon reunite with former costar Ellen Pompeo.
The Firefly Lane star, 44, and Pompeo, 53, are set to chat about their lives and careers during the upcoming season of Variety’s “Actors on Actors,” which kicks off on Tuesday, June 6. The outlet announced on Saturday, May 27, that the former Grey’s Anatomy stars would be paired for the interview series.
Heigl and the Massachusetts native’s June sit-down will mark their first public reunion in years.
Pompeo and the 27 Dresses star were cast as Dr. Meredith Grey and Dr. Izzie Stevens, respectively, for the Grey’s Anatomy pilot in 2005. After several years costarring on the long-running medical hit, Heigl eventually announced her TV departure in 2010. At the time of her exit, the Knocked Up star explained she wanted to leave the show to prioritize her family. (Heigl shares daughters Naleigh, 13, and Adelaide, 11, and son Joshua, 6, with husband Josh Kelley.)
“I started a family, and it changed everything,” Heigl said in an interview published in Lynette Rice’s book How to Save a Life: The Inside Story of Grey’s Anatomy. “I went on family leave and just got to be a [mom], and it changed my whole perspective … that was really the turning point.”
Amid Heigl’s maternity leave and desire to take a step back from Grey’s, tension behind-the-scenes started brewing. The Ugly Truth star had previously withdrawn from Emmys consideration because she didn’t think the “material” she was given in season 4 was worthy of a nomination, soon sparking feud speculation with show creator and writer Shonda Rhimes. The Shondaland founder, 53, confessed at the time that she was “surprised” but not “insulted” by Heigl’s remarks.
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Ellen Pompeo thought it would be a lovely idea: introduce to her 12-year-old daughter, Stella, and bond by re-watching the show that launched her career. But just a few episodes into binging reality set in — she couldn't stomach it.Pompeo shared that tidbit with Katherine Heigl during their one-on-one interview for 's «Actors on Actors» series.
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Grey’s Anatomy almost wasn’t Grey’s Anatomy.
Former “Grey’s Anatomy” co-stars Ellen Pompeo and Katherine Heigl are together again — not in Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, mind you, but in a new joint interview for Variety.
It’s the reunion we’ve all been waiting for!
Variety’s “Actors on Actors” series.The pair’s interview, which went live Tuesday, most notably featured details about Heigl’s sudden departure from the hit drama, which, at the time, gave her a reputation for being “difficult.”“I was so naive,” admitted the “Firefly Lane” actress, who said onlookers often make her “the bad guy.” “I got on my soapbox and I had some things to say, and I felt really passionate about this stuff. I felt really strongly.
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Zack Sharf Digital News Director Ellen Pompeo’s Meredith Grey had many love interests over 19 seasons of “Grey’s Anatomy,” from Patrick Dempsey’s Derek Shepherd to Scott Speedman’s Nick Marsh, but such constant relationship conflict ultimately became a source of frustration for the actor. During a “Grey’s” reunion interview with Katherine Heigl as part ofVariety’s “Actors on Actors” series, Pompeo lamented over Meredith’s lack of growth in her love life. “When you stay on a show and with a character that long…for me, I really need to make sense of things and I really need to see evolution and growth,” Pompeo said. “And with network television specifically, there has to be some consistency for the audience. The audience wants familiarity. The writers get stuck in the consistency of something, and it’s harder, which I always would argue against and say, ‘We have such an incredible fan base. They’re so loyal. They’ll literally come along with us no matter what we do.’ I think it’s okay for Meredith to stop making bad decisions.”
Katherine Heigl and Ellen Pompeo have officially reunited!
When Ellen Pompeo sees Katherine Heigl before our photo shoot, she offers a greeting worthy of Barbra Streisand. “Hello, gorgeous!” Pompeo exclaims, giving Heigl a hug. And suddenly, it’s like no time has passed since “Grey’s Anatomy” premiered as a midseason replacement in 2005 — after ABC executives considered not airing the show at all — in the time slot after “Desperate Housewives.” Ultimately, these two women somehow not only surpassed the ladies of Wisteria Lane, they redefined pop culture. Throughout this reunion, we seriously take you back to the first days of TV’s longest running primetime medical drama. As “Grey’s Anatomy” became an overnight sensation, Pompeo and Heigl were launched into the stratosphere of fame together, for better and for worse. On the plus side, the Shonda Rhimes-created series revolutionized television, with women and actors of color leading the show. Yet the sudden, sometimes toxic attention — as well as spending those long days and nights on the infamously grueling set during the early years — taught both of them hard-won lessons. “If you cannot stand up for yourself in this industry, very few people will stand up for you,” Heigl says to Pompeo. “So you’d better learn how to, and you’d better be OK with them not liking you for it. ”
Ellen Pompeo and Katherine Heigl reunited for Variety’s “Actors on Actors” interview series, 13 years after the latter left “Grey’s Anatomy”.
Ellen Pompeo and Katherine Heigl are saying «all the things we weren’t going to say» in their new one-on-one interview for 's «Actors on Actors» series.The former co-stars sat down with one another to discuss everything from their least-favorite iconic scenes from the hit medical drama, to the ABC executive who almost didn't put it on the air.And, of course, they get into Heigl's controversial exit from the show in 2010, with the actress admitting, «I would not trade anything for my 20s, but I absolutely had no idea who I was and what I wanted and who I was supposed to be and who to make happy.»Controversy around Heigl's role on the show started during the 2008-09 season, when the actress publicly announced that she wouldn't be submitting herself for consideration at that year's Emmy Awards, saying that she «did not feel that I was given the material this season to warrant an Emmy nomination.»Tensions between Heigl and creator Shonda Rhimes continued to rise until March 2010, when they reached an agreement to immediately release her from her contract, making the Jan. 21 episode her final appearance on the show — until an unexpected cameo in season 16, in an episode marking Justin Chambers' departure from the show.In their sit-down, Heigl and Pompeo discuss how the show's overnight success thrust them into the spotlight, paving the way for intense emotions on set.«I think that gave me this confidence that was a false sense of confidence,» Heigl recalls.
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Seriously overdue. Grey’s Anatomy‘s Ellen Pompeo and Katherine Heigl sat down for a frank discussion about their career for Variety‘s Actors on Actors, which debuted on Tuesday, June 6.