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Gallery Update

I’ve updated the gallery with all season 18 episode stills and behind-the-scenes photos. You can view the albums here –> https://ellenpompeosource.com/gallery/index.php?cat=30

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New Podcast – Tell Me with Ellen Pompeo

Ellen launched her new podcast, ‘Tell Me with Ellen Pompeo’ on September 29, 2021 with the release of three episodes. Guests were Yara Shahidi, Patrick Dempsey, and Michelle Harper. New episodes will be available every Wednesday. Below is Ellen’s interview with People:

“I feel like we’re so divided right now and anything that connects us is a wonderful medium,” Pompeo says of her decision to start a podcast. “It’s a way to bring people together. I listen to podcasts and think of things that I never thought of before, or have empathy for a situation after I’ve heard somebody’s opinion about it or the way someone else thinks about something, as opposed to the way I think about it. So I’m hoping that this can be a connector of sorts and a teacher and a platform for people.”

On the weekly show, Pompeo will sit down with guests from all walks of life, including attorneys, doctors, authors, creators, for candid conversations on a wide range of topics.

One guest fans can look forward to hearing from? Her former Grey’s Anatomy costar Patrick Dempsey

“It was really fun to catch up with all his stuff,” she says of her chat with Dempsey, who made a brief return to Grey’s last season. “I mean, him and I talked privately obviously, but I think to give our fans 45 minutes of what our conversations look like when we do talk or when we hike or when we have lunch, that was pretty fun to be able to give the fans a little peek into what our conversations look like.”

Though Pompeo admits she’s passed on the opportunity to do a podcast in the past, the actress and producer says she finally felt like the perfect time had come to take on the project.

“I had been approached by several different companies [to do a podcast] and I always said, ‘No,’ because I have a job,” says Pompeo. “I have a few jobs. I’m a mother and I have three kids, and I have my day job. So I wasn’t really interested in taking on something else. Plus, I wasn’t really into podcasts. I didn’t really listen to them ever, so I didn’t really fully understand the marketplace.”

“And then COVID hit, and I was approached again and thought, ‘Well, if we’re in this pandemic another year and I’m stuck in my house and can’t work, this might be something to keep me busy and something interesting to do.'”

Pompeo says her goal for the podcast — which is produced by Cadence13 — is to simply give her audience something “fun and enlightening” to listen to.

“I hope they just find it fun and enlightening,” says Pompeo. “I hope they think of something they hadn’t thought of before, or they come away with more empathy for a situation that they didn’t have before, or they think about things from a different point of view.”

“It’s called Tell Me because it’s about listening, which I think is something that everybody can benefit from doing,” she adds. “I tell my kids all the time, ‘Listen more than you speak.’ I think there’s a lot of value in listening.”

Listen to ‘Tell Me with Ellen Pompeo’ at:

Grey's Anatomy Meredith Grey Monologues

Wednesday Wisdom – 1×05 ‘Shake Your Groove Thing’

“Remember when you were a kid, and your biggest worry was, like, if you’d get a bike for your birthday or if you’d get to eat cookies for breakfast? Being an adult – totally overrated. I mean, seriously, don’t be fooled by all the hot shoes and the great sex and the no parents anywhere telling you what to do. Adulthood is responsibility. Responsibility – it really does suck. Really, really sucks. Adults have to be places and do things and earn a living and pay the rent. And if you’re training to be a surgeon, holding a human heart in your hands – hello! Talk about responsibility! Kind of makes bikes and cookies look really, really good, doesn’t it?”

“Responsibility – it really does suck. Unfortunately, once you get past the age of braces and training bras, responsibility doesn’t go away. It can’t be avoided. Either someone makes us face it, or we suffer the consequences. And still, adulthood has its perks. I mean, the shoes, the sex, the no parents anywhere telling you what to do…that’s pretty damn good.”

Meredith Grey Monologues

Meredith Grey Monday – 1×04 ‘No Man’s Land’

“Intimacy is a four-syllable word for ‘here are my heart and soul. Please grind them into hamburger and enjoy.’ It’s both desired and feared, difficult to live with…and impossible to live without. Intimacy also comes attached to life’s three R’s – relatives, romance, and roommates. There are some things you can’t escape. And other things you just don’t want to know.”

“I wish there were a rule book for intimacy. Some kind of a guide that could tell you when you’ve crossed the line. It would be nice if you could see it coming. And I don’t know how you fit it on a map. You take it where you can get it…and keep it as long as you can. And as for rules…maybe there are none. Maybe the rules of intimacy are something you have to define for yourself.”

Meredith Grey Monologues

Meredith Grey Monday – 1×03 ‘Winning a Battle, Losing the War’

“We live out our lives on the surgical unit. Seven days a week, fourteen hours a day. We’re together more than we’re apart. After a while, the ways of residency become the ways of life. Number one – always keep score. Number two – do whatever you can to outsmart the other guy. Number three – don’t make friends with the enemy. Oh, and yeah, number four – everything…everything is a competition. Whoever said winning wasn’t everything…never held a scalpel.”

“There’s another way to survive this competition – a way no one ever seems to tell you about, one you have to learn for yourself. Number five – it’s not about the race at all. There are no winners or losers. Victories are counted by the number of lives saved. And once in a while, if you’re smart, the life you save could be your own.”

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MerDer Reunion!

Sooo…unless you live under a rock, you probably know by now that Grey’s Anatomy’s Meredith and Derek (aka Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey) reunited. Check out the photos…

Let’s love, let’s heal, let’s wear a mask…❤️#GreysAnatomy https://t.co/2NEtihv5jf pic.twitter.com/RkoLRRNXqu
— Ellen Pompeo (@EllenPompeo) November 13, 2020

I was inspired a little and wrote out how this post and the episode had me feeling…

I can’t even begin to describe the way my heart aches with happiness looking at these photos and seeing these two on screen together again.
As a diehard MerDer fan since 2005, Derek’s death was incredibly painful for me. It was Meredith and Derek who kept me coming back to Grey’s year after year. They gave me hope. I saw myself in Meredith, and her relationship with Derek and the way he loved her so unconditionally gave me hope. They were both human, they had flaws, they screwed up, but at the end of the day they chose each other and fought for their relationship. I always believed Grey’s would end with those two. I stayed with the show for Meredith and Ellen of course, but I always missed that part of it.
I think about the chemistry, that magic that Ellen and Patrick have together…that has endured and shines through in these photos and on screen even five years later. It’s truly incredible. I just…as an OG fan I feel so validated — like all the hope and love I have for these two characters wasn’t in vain.
So much of this year has not been easy in so many ways but Ellen and Patrick have always been such a constant and bright light in my life as well as the lives of others. The fact that they wanted to do this for us, that they know how much we love them and these characters and their relationship still to this day was such an incredible gift to the fans and I love the message that they’re using this opportunity to put out there — the reminder of healing, reconnection, humility, forgiveness, and love for each other and ourselves. You’ve given me hope and a feeling of lightness at such a dark time in so many of our lives. I’m just genuinely so grateful. ♥️

Grey's Anatomy Meredith Grey Monologues

Wednesday Wisdom – 1×02 ‘The First Cut is the Deepest’

image of Meredith Grey standing in the locker room of Seattle Grace Hospital during season 1 of Grey's Anatomy

“It’s all about lines – the finish line at the end of residency, waiting in line for a chance at the operating table, and then there’s the most important line – the line separating you from the people you work with. It doesn’t help to get too familiar, to make friends. You need boundaries between you and the rest of the world. It’s all about lines. Drawing lines in the sand, and praying like hell no one crosses them.”

“At some point, you have to make a decision. Boundaries don’t keep other people out. They fence you in. Life is messy. That’s how we’re made. So you can waste your life drawing lines…or you can live your life crossing them. But there are some lines…that are way too dangerous to cross. Here’s what I know. If you’re willing to take the chance…the view from the other side…is spectacular.”

Meredith Grey Monologues

Wednesday Wisdom – 1×01 ‘A Hard Day’s Night’

“The game: they say a person either has what it takes to play, or they don’t. My mother was one of the greats. Me, on the other hand…I’m kinda screwed. Like I said… I’m screwed.”

“I can’t think of any one reason why I’d want to be a surgeon… but I can think of 1,000 reasons why I should quit. They make it hard on purpose. There are lives in our hands. There comes a moment when it’s more than just a game, and you either take that step forward, or turn around and walk away. I could quit, but here’s the thing… I love the playing field.”

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Instagram Live Updates

With all of these COVID-19 ‘Stay At Home’ orders, Ellen has been doing quite a few Instagram Live features with several of her friends. If you’ve missed any of these, you can catch most of them on our YouTube channel – Ellen Pompeo Source.

Her latest video was with Nathan Allen Pirtle, CEO of ‘Work With the Coach’. Ellen met him in a barbershop one day while taking her children to give out chocolate bars from Compartre’s in an effort to teach them about giving back to the community. They had a great conversation and it’s always so lovely to hear Ellen’s perspective on everything going on in our world.

Check it out below!