Ellen Pompeo: from «Grey's Anatomy» to a new project on Hulu
30 april 2025 в 18:13
Ellen Pompeo became a household name thanks to the series «Grey's Anatomy». She finally decided to step away from the series, and her last episode aired in the premiere of the 19th season in February 2023. After leaving the popular series, Ellen then turned her attention to a limited series for Hulu. In September 2022, she spoke about her departure from «Grey's Anatomy» and about the future. «I am so happy», - Ellen exclusively told Hollywood Life at the D23 Expo, where she was named a Disney legend alongside her former co-star Patrick Dempsey. «I feel very happy and grateful that the company gave me the opportunity to do something new with my new limited series».
She also, presumably, found extra time to spend with her family, including her charming husband Chris Ivery. The couple may have one of the cutest love stories of all time. Two years before her star turn in the popular medical drama «Grey's Anatomy», Ellen met her future husband in a Los Angeles grocery store. During their meeting in 2003, they discovered that they had grown up just 10 miles apart in Boston, Massachusetts, and were amazed by this coincidence. «We were six degrees of separation our whole lives, so I feel like we were kind of meant to be together», - Ellen later said. The future couple were friends for six months before their relationship took on a romantic tone, and since then they have only grown stronger.
Here’s everything you need to know about Chris!
Chris Ivery met his future wife in 2003. Despite her status as one of Hollywood’s most famous personalities, he maintained relative anonymity and has no social media presence. He had been a producer and songwriter for almost three decades, notably receiving a co-writing credit on Rihanna’s song «Cheers (Drink to that)» in 2011. However, in 2019, he changed careers and turned his attention to the fashion industry. One of his favorite brands was Sergio Tacchini, which was hard to find in the United States, so he reached out to the brand directly. Chris discussed the possibility of reviving the Sergio Tacchini line in Los Angeles, and thus, the STLA collection was created. Ellen was very proud of her husband, following his passions despite his age. «He worked in the music industry for 25 years and changed careers at 50. And he did it excellently», - she told Us Weekly. «I mean, he just blew everyone away. It’s amazing! So for those who feel stuck, you can change careers at any age».
Chris proposed in November 2006, three years after their fateful meeting in the grocery store, with a 3.5-carat diamond ring. They officially said their «I do’s» on November 9, 2007 at New York City Hall. The then-mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, officiated the ceremony. «We flew out on a red-eye Thursday night. Friday morning we woke up, went to City Hall, got married really quickly, and then went to Lupa for lunch», - Ellen told Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest in 2017. «We had the whole weekend and nobody knew, so we had it all to ourselves». As for the actress’s advice on marriage, Ellen said in 2018: «Just don’t try to change people. They are who they are, and they were fine when you married them, so don’t expect them to change».
Chris and Ellen have three children: daughters Stella Luna and Sienna May, and son Eli Christopher. Stella was born in 2009, and Ellen hid her pregnancy under lab coats until she could no longer play Meredith Grey. Although her character was temporarily written out of the show when she went on maternity leave to be with baby Stella, the girl eventually started visiting the set. «Yesterday I walked in to find her [and] she was with Linda with the drill, drilling a fake femur bone with a real drill. She was being supervised, but they make her do complicated procedures», - Ellen told Ellen DeGeneres in 2020. Perhaps she will follow in the footsteps of her mother’s fictional characters.
«She needs to decide if she wants to be an orthopedic surgeon», - she said
She also, presumably, found extra time to spend with her family, including her charming husband Chris Ivery. The couple may have one of the cutest love stories of all time. Two years before her star turn in the popular medical drama «Grey's Anatomy», Ellen met her future husband in a Los Angeles grocery store. During their meeting in 2003, they discovered that they had grown up just 10 miles apart in Boston, Massachusetts, and were amazed by this coincidence. «We were six degrees of separation our whole lives, so I feel like we were kind of meant to be together», - Ellen later said. The future couple were friends for six months before their relationship took on a romantic tone, and since then they have only grown stronger.
Here’s everything you need to know about Chris!
Chris Ivery met his future wife in 2003. Despite her status as one of Hollywood’s most famous personalities, he maintained relative anonymity and has no social media presence. He had been a producer and songwriter for almost three decades, notably receiving a co-writing credit on Rihanna’s song «Cheers (Drink to that)» in 2011. However, in 2019, he changed careers and turned his attention to the fashion industry. One of his favorite brands was Sergio Tacchini, which was hard to find in the United States, so he reached out to the brand directly. Chris discussed the possibility of reviving the Sergio Tacchini line in Los Angeles, and thus, the STLA collection was created. Ellen was very proud of her husband, following his passions despite his age. «He worked in the music industry for 25 years and changed careers at 50. And he did it excellently», - she told Us Weekly. «I mean, he just blew everyone away. It’s amazing! So for those who feel stuck, you can change careers at any age».
Chris proposed in November 2006, three years after their fateful meeting in the grocery store, with a 3.5-carat diamond ring. They officially said their «I do’s» on November 9, 2007 at New York City Hall. The then-mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, officiated the ceremony. «We flew out on a red-eye Thursday night. Friday morning we woke up, went to City Hall, got married really quickly, and then went to Lupa for lunch», - Ellen told Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest in 2017. «We had the whole weekend and nobody knew, so we had it all to ourselves». As for the actress’s advice on marriage, Ellen said in 2018: «Just don’t try to change people. They are who they are, and they were fine when you married them, so don’t expect them to change».
Chris and Ellen have three children: daughters Stella Luna and Sienna May, and son Eli Christopher. Stella was born in 2009, and Ellen hid her pregnancy under lab coats until she could no longer play Meredith Grey. Although her character was temporarily written out of the show when she went on maternity leave to be with baby Stella, the girl eventually started visiting the set. «Yesterday I walked in to find her [and] she was with Linda with the drill, drilling a fake femur bone with a real drill. She was being supervised, but they make her do complicated procedures», - Ellen told Ellen DeGeneres in 2020. Perhaps she will follow in the footsteps of her mother’s fictional characters.
«She needs to decide if she wants to be an orthopedic surgeon», - she said
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