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The actress admitted that she\u2019s \u201cnever watched\u201d that particular scene of the show, which is featured in season 2, episode 19 of Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em>. The ep, titled \u201cWhat I Have I Done to Deserve This?,\u201d aired in 2006.<\/p>\n\n![\"Ellen](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ellen-Pompeo-Call-Her-Daddy-Why-Ellen-Pompeo-and-TR-Knight-Filmed-Greys-Anatomy-Sex-Scene-in-Tears.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Ellen Pompeo<\/span> Call Her Daddy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cI\u2019ve never seen it. I don\u2019t know how it was shot or covered or what the end, how it was edited, but I\u2019m full on in tears the whole entire scene,\u201d Pompeo said. \u201cThose are real tears.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pompeo has starred as the titular Meredith Grey<\/a> since 2005. The actress said she did \u201ca lot of stuff that I didn\u2019t wanna do\u201d during her tenure on the long-running drama.<\/p>\n\u201cI didn\u2019t wanna say, \u2018Pick me, choose me, love me,\u2019\u201d Pompeo said, referring to the iconic line Meredith Grey says to Patrick Dempsey<\/strong>\u2019s Derek Shepherd during season 2. However, Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em> creator Shonda Rhimes<\/strong> knew that line \u201cwas gonna pop\u201d after people saw the episode.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n![\"Ellen](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/feature-Ellen-Pompeo-Through-the-Years_9701af.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&resize=400%2C225&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\u201cI was like, \u2018Why would I do this? Why would I beg, why would I?\u2019 You have to just suck it up and do it,\u201d Pompeo recalled. \u201cIt ended up being the biggest thing ever. The most iconic thing ever. I\u2019m not always the best judge of what\u2019s gonna \u2014 and it\u2019s not, like I said, it wasn\u2019t gonna be good. I was just like, \u2018I don\u2019t wanna do that.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/div>Vivian Zink\/ABC \/Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nPompeo shared some other Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em> secrets during the podcast appearance, even referring to the moment Knight\u2019s character George O\u2019Malley died in the sixth season premiere as the character death that hit her the hardest<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe actress also said filming Sandra Oh<\/strong>\u2019s last day as Cristina Yang was the most emotional day on set.<\/p>\n\u201cI can\u2019t speak for her, but for me, it was really emotional because she was such a loss,\u201d Pompeo said. \u201cShe\u2019s so immensely talented and I really didn\u2019t think the show could go on without her and I was OK with that, but it literally felt like half of the show just leaving.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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\u201cI\u2019ve never seen it. I don\u2019t know how it was shot or covered or what the end, how it was edited, but I\u2019m full on in tears the whole entire scene,\u201d Pompeo said. \u201cThose are real tears.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pompeo has starred as the titular Meredith Grey<\/a> since 2005. The actress said she did \u201ca lot of stuff that I didn\u2019t wanna do\u201d during her tenure on the long-running drama.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t wanna say, \u2018Pick me, choose me, love me,\u2019\u201d Pompeo said, referring to the iconic line Meredith Grey says to Patrick Dempsey<\/strong>\u2019s Derek Shepherd during season 2. However, Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em> creator Shonda Rhimes<\/strong> knew that line \u201cwas gonna pop\u201d after people saw the episode.<\/p>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\tEllen Pompeo has had quite the career on Grey\u2019s Anatomy, which she has starred on since 2005. The actress was born in Everett, Massachusetts, in November 1969 and later made her television debut in 1996 on Law & Order. Pompeo went on to star in several notable films including 2002\u2019s Moonlight Mile and Catch Me [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI was like, \u2018Why would I do this? Why would I beg, why would I?\u2019 You have to just suck it up and do it,\u201d Pompeo recalled. \u201cIt ended up being the biggest thing ever. The most iconic thing ever. I\u2019m not always the best judge of what\u2019s gonna \u2014 and it\u2019s not, like I said, it wasn\u2019t gonna be good. I was just like, \u2018I don\u2019t wanna do that.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n Pompeo shared some other Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em> secrets during the podcast appearance, even referring to the moment Knight\u2019s character George O\u2019Malley died in the sixth season premiere as the character death that hit her the hardest<\/a>.<\/p>\n The actress also said filming Sandra Oh<\/strong>\u2019s last day as Cristina Yang was the most emotional day on set.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t speak for her, but for me, it was really emotional because she was such a loss,\u201d Pompeo said. \u201cShe\u2019s so immensely talented and I really didn\u2019t think the show could go on without her and I was OK with that, but it literally felt like half of the show just leaving.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t
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