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Grey’s Anatomy has had galore iconic scenes implicit the people of its 19-season run. One of the astir memorable scenes of play 2 is Meredith’s “pick me, take me, emotion me” code to Derek aft Addison’s return. While galore fans saw the country arsenic an epic declaration of love, Ellen Pompeo didn’t spot it that way.
Ellen Pompeo and Katherine Heigl connected the screen of ‘Variety.’ (Greg Swales for Variety)
“Listen, I don’t cognize if you retrieve that I fought that code truthful hard. That’s different truly absorbing happening astir beingness — immoderate things that I was truthful against, and I was like, ‘I can’t beg a antheral connected TV! This is truthful embarrassing.’ And past it turns retired to beryllium 1 of the astir celebrated scenes ever,” Ellen told Katherine Heigl during their Actors connected Actors speech for Variety.
Katherine said it was a “beautiful scene.” Ellen added, “In the scene, I’m crying, but I’m truly crying due to the fact that I person to beg a antheral connected television.”
Life has a mode of coming afloat circle. Ellen revealed that she discovered her daughter and her friends talking astir a “pick maine girl.” Ellen asked them what that meant. “They were like, ‘You know, girls who are like, ‘Pick me, take me!’ And I’m like, ‘Hello?! Do you cognize who invented the ‘pick maine girl’?” Ellen said.
Ellen has ne'er shied distant from voicing her sentiment regarding the show, which she’s been astatine the halfway of since its 2005 premiere. In 2018, the 53-year-old opened up astir becoming melodramatic television’s highest-paid actress, earning implicit $20 cardinal a year. “I’m 48 now, truthful I’ve yet gotten to the spot wherever I’m OK asking for what I deserve, which is thing that comes lone with age,” she told The Hollywood Reporter.
Patrick Dempsey and Ellen Pompeo arsenic Derek and Meredith. (ABC/Everett Collection)
Despite the amusement being called Grey’s Anatomy and Ellen playing Meredith Grey, Ellen’s co-star Patrick Dempsey was paid much than her. “There were galore times wherever I reached retired astir joining unneurotic to negotiate, but helium was ne'er funny successful that,” the histrion continued. “At 1 point, I asked for $5,000 much than him conscionable connected principle, due to the fact that the amusement is Grey’s Anatomy and I’m Meredith Grey. They wouldn’t springiness it to me. And I could person walked away, truthful wherefore didn’t I? It’s my show; I’m the fig one. I’m definite I felt what a batch of these different actresses feel: Why should I locomotion distant from a large portion due to the fact that of a guy? You consciousness conflicted but past you figure, ‘I’m not going to fto a feline thrust maine retired of my ain house.'”
While formed members person come and gone, Ellen has remained arsenic the bosom and psyche of Grey’s Anatomy. In play 19, she did depart arsenic a bid regular truthful she could prosecute a caller constricted series. However, Ellen appeared successful the season 19 finale and continues to supply the voiceover. The amusement has been renewed for season 20, and Ellen said she’ll “hopefully” beryllium capable tor return.
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