Ellen Pompeo stuck with 'Grey's Anatomy' all this time for the money: 'I’m financially set'

Grey on Grey's Anatomy. Not to quote Lady Bird but: This, unfortunately, is a tactic we've seen used against women in Hollywood for years—they're given the horrific impression that they're replaceable.

. Earlier this month she admitted , and she just opened up about .

Ellen Pompeo doesn't plan on staying on forever. The 50-year-old actress appeared on the latest episode of Dax Shepard's podcast and revealed when it'll be time for her to stop playing Meredith Grey, a role she's held since 2005.«I do not want to be the grapes dying on the vine,» she said. «Already to watch myself age from 33 to 50 now onscreen, that's not so fun.

Veteran actress Ellen Pompeo is opening up about her 15-year gig on Grey’s Anatomy and what it has been like to watch herself age on the show. The 50-year-old actress is the latest guest on Dax Shepard‘s Armchair Expert podcast and she opened up about heading into season 17 of the medical drama series.

Hollywood Reporter where she detailed those contract negotiations which inspired women worldwide.She said: ‘You know we didn’t set out for the article to be what it was, so that was interesting.

Ellen Pompeo is opening up about her 15 years on Grey’s Anatomy and what it has been like to watch herself age on the show.

After leading television’s most iconic medical drama for 15 years, Ellen Pompeo looked back on her on-screen transformation since 2005. Since she has been starring on Grey’s Anatomy for such a long time, the actress was admittedly not too happy while confronting the possibility of being the last main star to leave on the Aug.

Ellen Pompeo is being brutally honest about what it’s like to watch yourself age on screen.

Ellen Pompeo recalled using Patrick Dempsey’s 2015 departure from Grey’s Anatomy to start negotiating for all that she deserved as its lead.“When Patrick left, I had something to prove,” Pompeo, 50, told Dax Shepard on the Monday, August 24, episode of the “Armchair Expert” podcast. “He left season 11, and then I was renegotiating season 12, so I could have left, because the man left, which is not the story I want to tell.”Pompeo, who has played Dr.

Cindy Crawford is all kinds of goals in this bright summer-perfect look.On Saturday, August 15, the 54-year-old model took to Instagram to show off her yellow dress and long limbs while soaking up some sun. To caption the beautiful shot, she simply posted a series of yellow-hued emojis, such as a lightbulb, a star and a lemon.A-listers from Lisa Rinna to Christy Turlington to Ellen Pompeo and Naomi Campbell joined in on the message, commenting with yellow hearts.

Ellen Pompeo is spending her afternoon with a friend.

If Ellen Pompeo has her way, fans will be paging Dr. Meredith Grey for as long as possible!

for a whopping 15 years. From the outside looking in, it may seem like she was fiercely dedicated to the show the whole time, but Ellen just admitted that she probably would've quit if she were younger.

Jemele Hill is Unbothered podcast, she said: ‘For me, personally, a healthy home life was more important than career.The reason being she explained was that her own childhood hadn’t been ‘particularly happy.’‘So the idea that I have this great husband and these three beautiful children [and] a happy home life was really something I needed to complete, to close the hole in my heart,’ she admitted.The actress has two daughters, Stella, 10, and Sienna, five, and three-year-old son Eli with her

Ellen Pompeo has led Grey’s Anatomy since its debut in 2005. Heading into season 17, the actress reflected on why she’s starred on the ABC series for so long.“I made choices to stay on the show.

Ellen Pompeo is opening up about the reasons behind her long-running tenure on .