Ellen Pompeo and Katherine Heigl Set to Reunite 13 Years After 'Grey's Anatomy'
etonline.comKatherine Heigl and Ellen Pompeo are coming together again for a new season of «Actors on Actors» interview series.The reunion comes 13 years after Heigl left — due to reported behind-the-scenes conflicts and public remarks that divided fans — and just a few months after Pompeo's exit from the series after 19 seasons.While the drama unfolded back in 2010 — with Heigl decrying what she said were subpar working conditions and seemingly criticizing the show's writing at the time — Pompeo reflected on Heigl's remarks and defended her former co-star in April 2022, during an episode of Pompeo's podcast, .During a 2009 appearance on , Heigl, who exited her role as Dr.
Izzie Stevens in 2010, blasted the medical drama for having a «17-hour» workday, which she called «cruel and mean.»«I remember Heigl said something on a talk show about the insane hours we were working.
And she was 100 percent right,» Pompeo said. «Had she said that today, she’d be a complete hero.»«But she’s ahead of her time, made a statement about our crazy hours and, of course, let’s slam a woman and call her ungrateful.
When the truth is, she's 100 percent honest and it's absolutely correct what she said,» she continued. «She was f**king ballsy for saying it.
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