Kelly McCreary Leaving ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ After 9 Seasons As Maggie Pierce

It’s official – Grey’s Anatomy will be back for a 20th season!

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “Grey’s Anatomy” has been renewed for Season 20 at ABC. With the renewal, the series continues its run as the longest running primetime medical drama in TV history. In addition, series executive producer Meg Marinis will serve as showrunner on Season 20. Marinis takes over from Krista Vernoff, who was reported to be stepping down from “Grey’s Anatomy” and its spinoff “Station 19” back in January. The Season 19 finale of “Grey’s Anatomy” will air on May 18. The show has seen a number of exits this season, most notably Vernoff and Kelly McCreary (who’s played Dr. Maggie Pierce for nine seasons) — and series lead Ellen Pompeo, kind of. Pompeo has been with the show since it debuted, but in the Feb. 23 episode, her character Meredith Grey moved from Seattle to Boston. She will continue to provide the voiceover at the beginning and end of each episodes, and she’ll also appear on the finale. Pompeo’s status for Season 20 is still up in the air.

!The Battles kick off Monday night, but the NBC singing competition shared a sneak peek on Friday, giving fans a glimpse of Chance the Rapper's very first Battle.Chance picks an interesting pairing, pitting Manasseh Samone against sister trio Sorelle on Adele's «Someone Like You,» but it turns out the first-time coach has more than a few tricks up his sleeve.From start to finish, the coaches are blown away by the entire collaboration, from Manasseh's impressive runs to Sorelle's super-tight, pitch-perfect harmonies.«No one's heard that song like that,» Kelly Clarkson marvels, the first of the coaches to praise Chance's impressive vocal arrangement. She gives the edge to Manasseh, telling the singer, «You're the reason this show exists.» Niall Horan and Blake Shelton both give their slight preference to Sorelle, however, praising the sisters' harmonies for sounding as perfect as a recording. «It's almost hard to believe that was live,» Blake praises, with Niall agreeing, «You would struggle to get a record to even mix that well.»As for their coach, Chance is faced with his first elimination of the season and couldn't have a tougher call to make.«That was a masterful performance on both parts,» he shares, calling Manasseh a «one of one,» and praising Sorelle's poise and harmonics.Watch the full Battle below and tune in Monday to see who wins!ET spoke with the season 23 coaches ahead of the premiere, who all shared how excited they were to be on the show for The Cowboy's last go-round.«I texted him,» Kelly shared.

Kelly Rizzo is not interested in dating more than a year after the sudden death of her husband, Bob Saget. On Tuesday, Rizzo, 43, took to her Instagram Stories to answer fan questions in what she called a «14.5 month grief check-in.»Saget died at the age of 65 on Jan. 9, 2022, the day after he performed a stand-up show.

Blake Shelton and Niall Horan's bromance may have ended on Monday's episode of The pair have been tight all season as Niall joined the show as a first-time coach and Blake prepares to sign off after his last season on the NBC singing competition — even joking about their «father-son» dynamic — but that all changed during the latest round of Blind Auditions.Niall was going up against Kelly Clarkson for soft-spoken but mega-talented singer Gina Miles, when Blake passed him a note written on his notepad.«Kelly can't coach nerves, she admits it,» Niall read aloud, but that was a major faux pas for Shelton.«I am never helping you again!» he exclaimed. «I wrote [that] down on the pad in privacy.»«I don't know if in Ireland it's common practice to be passed a note about somebody and then read the note aloud to the person,» he added to the cameras, shaking his head.Later, backstage, Blake told Chance the Rapper that he was his new heir apparent. «Forget him, remember you,» he joked with the rapper. A SHOCKING amount of talent is coming from Gina Miles pic.twitter.com/juPsWpSj4nET spoke with the season 23 coaches ahead of the premiere, who all shared how excited they were to be on the show for The Cowboy's last go-round.«I texted him,» Kelly shared.

Kelly McCreary is closing her chapter in “Grey’s Anatomy”.

Deadline reports McCreary approached producers about her interest in pursuing opportunities outside of “Grey’s,” which lead them to plan Maggie’s Season 19 storyline as a launching pad for the character to exit the series.“Kelly McCreary is a writer’s dream come true; brilliant, nuanced, thoughtful, and kind. We will deeply miss her and her beautifully crafted Dr.

Kelly McCreary is saying goodbye to Grey’s Anatomy.

Kelly McCreary is hanging up her doctor's coat.The star will exit the long-running ABC medical drama after playing Dr. Maggie Pierce for nine seasons, ET has confirmed. McCreary's final episode as a series regular will air April 13, but she is expected to appear at least one more time before the current 19th season is over.«After nine seasons, I am saying goodbye to Maggie Pierce and her Grey Sloan family.

Kelly Clarkson got candid about how divorce "rips you apart" following her split from Brandon Blackstock. In a recent appearance on "Angie Martinez's IRL" podcast, the mother of two explained that her divorce "wasn't an overnight decision."   "What does divorce do to you? Because it has to shift you, right?" Martinez asked Clarkson.

Kelly Clarkson is getting candid about how divorce has affected her family. On Monday, Clarkson was a guest on "Angie Martinez's IRL Podcast," explaining that her children, River, 8, and Remi, 6, have had a hard time adjusting to life without their dad, Brandon Blackstock, in the house. "I literally ask my kids every night when we're snuggling, 'Are you happy?' And if you're not, what could make you happier?" Clarkson began.  "Sometimes they'll say — especially the past two years, a lot of it, and it kills me and I want them to be honest, so I don't ever say, 'Oh God, don't tell me that' — but a lot of times it would be like, 'You know, I'm just really sad.

We’ve heard how hard this divorce has been for Kelly Clarkson behind the curtain. And now she’s opening up about how her kids have been affected.

Kelly Clarkson is getting real about the impact her divorce had on her children. The mother of two appeared on on Monday and didn't sugarcoat things when discussing her 2020 split from ex-husband Brandon Blackstock. Clarkson and Blackstock share daughter River, 8, and son Remi, 6.«I think I am my mother's child, and I'm raising very independent children,» Clarkson said of her two kids.

Megan Fox appeared to be living it up at the  Oscars after-party. Showing up to the annual soirée solo Sunday, the 36-year-old actress turned heads as she enjoyed a night apart from her fiancé, Machine Gun Kelly, who had a show in Dana Point.Dressed in a black strapless Miss Sohee Couture gown, Fox debuted an all-new red hairdo as she partied alongside singer Billie Eilish and reunited with her  co-star, Tyrese Gibson, and his girlfriend Zelie Timothy.Following Fox's Oscars night out, a source inside 's bash tells ET that she seemed «happy and free.»«Megan Fox was having a great time at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party last night.

Well, there’s at least one person who isn’t bummed about Blake Shelton leaving “The Voice!”

The day is almost here. ABC has announced when Ryan Seacrest will make his final appearance as host of Live With Kelly and Ryan.

Mark Consuelos has high praise for his famous other half. He and his real-life wife, Kelly Ripa, are about to become an official work couple again when Consuelos takes over Ryan Seacrest's current chair as her  co-host. As fans will recall, news of Seacrest's departure from the daytime talk show after six seasons broke in February. It has since been announced his last day will be on Friday, April 14 and Consuelos will quickly fill the gap come Monday, April 17. «Yeah, it's happening,» Consuelos told ET's Denny Directo at the Oscars party on Sunday night.

Kelly Ripa! After it was revealed last month that Ryan Seacrest will be stepping down as her co-host on and her husband, Mark Consuelos, will be replacing him, the trio offered up more details as to when this will all be going down. On , they revealed for the first time that Seacrest's last day as co-host will be Friday, April 14. Consuelos will then step in as co-host starting Monday, April 17, and the show will be rebranded as .«Nothing will change between the three of us, it's just Ryan will get to have his coffee later,» said Ripa, who has hosted the show since 2001.While Ripa, Consuelos and Seacrest were all at the Oscars together, Consuelos posed solo at the Vanity Fair after-party and shared with ET's Denny Directo his excitement for joining .«It's an honor, it's such an iconic show,» he said.

The Only Way Is Essex star Amy Childs exclusively revealed to OK! that she’s expecting twins with her boyfriend Billy Delbosq – something which came as a shock to the pair. While Amy, 32, had come off contraception last year, the reality TV star didn’t expect to conceive so quickly as she discovered she was pregnant just two months later. Making the surprise even bigger, she later found out she’s carrying twins.

Two ships passing in the night! Jesse Spencer will return to Chicago Fire for a special episode amid Taylor Kinney’s temporary leave of absence.