Patrick Dempsey Says He Wants To Work With Ellen Pompeo Again: I Have A ‘Couple Ideas’

Patrick Dempsey, 56, got Grey’s Anatomy fans excited erstwhile helium revealed he’d “love” to “work” with his erstwhile co-star Ellen Pompeo, 52, successful the future. The histrion was attending D23 Expo, wherever helium was named Disney Legend, erstwhile helium admitted helium has a “couple ideas” successful caput astir however helium and the actress, who was besides astatine the expo, tin reconnect. “I would emotion to enactment with her again,” helium told Extra earlier mentioning the ideas, which helium wouldn’t reveal. “I’ll archer her archetypal and past spot if we tin recognize them,” helium added.

Patrick, who played left Grey’s Anatomy erstwhile his quality died successful play 11, besides gushed implicit the “special” narration helium and Ellen had erstwhile they were connected the show. “It has ever been a truly peculiar narration Ellen and I person had unneurotic successful beforehand of the surface and down it arsenic well,” helium said. “I deliberation a batch of the occurrence of the amusement was due to the fact that of the chemistry and the narration and radical privation to judge successful emotion and each of that. I conscionable radical astir the satellite who were wishing we were really together, but she’s got Christopher [Ivery] and I person [my wife] Jillian and they are unthinkable people.”

Patrick Dempsey and Ellen Pompeo hug astatine a erstwhile event. (Alex Berliner/BEI/Shutterstock)

Patrick’s comments travel conscionable a fewer weeks aft helium made headlines for saying he’s “sure” Grey’s Anatomy volition find a mode to bring his quality Derek Shepherd backmost connected the show, which is present successful its 19th season. Although his character’s dead, the amusement seemed to unfastened up a doorway for his instrumentality erstwhile helium reunited with Ellen’s quality Meredith successful a imagination sequence.

“Who knows? With this show, you know, it’s astonishing that it’s gone connected arsenic agelong arsenic it has,” Patrick told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY erstwhile asked astir the anticipation of aboriginal appearances, astatine the D23 Expo connected September 9. “I had a large clip erstwhile I was astatine the beach. It was large that the fans embraced it, and we could propulsion it disconnected without them knowing, truthful it’s a bully surprise.”

Patrick and Ellen connected ‘Grey’s Anatomy.’ (Everett Collection)

Patrick besides addressed the rumors astir Derek’s decease being staged. “I heard astir that. I heard that,” helium said. “They’ll fig retired immoderate mode to bring him backmost I’m sure.”