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In the clip, Hill and Shum Jr. ditched their lab coats to don their respective team\u2019s swag, standing face to face in a staredown before they both broke into fits of laughter. \u201cThere will be Gold, Red and Yellow blood shed over here \ud83d\ude02 Bit of a @49ers vs @chiefs rivalry with @anthilll on set of @greysabc \u2014- #superbowl #49ers #chiefs #Sport #BTS #nfl,\u201d the costars captioned the joint Instagram post.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere in the comments section, fellow Grey\u2019s<\/em> star Chris Carmack<\/strong> quipped that they are in for a \u201crelaxing week on set \ud83d\ude33\u2026 \ud83d\ude02,\u201d while Jake Borelli<\/strong> asked, \u201cIs this a basketball reference?\u201d<\/p>\nDespite Pompeo\u2019s strict Swiftie rules, the official 49ers Instagram account couldn\u2019t help but also comment, writing, \u201cWe see you Dr. Kwan! \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\udc4f,\u201d referring to Shum Jr.\u2019s character, Benson \u201cBlue\u201d Kwan. The Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em> Instagram, meanwhile, was simply confused: \u201cDon\u2019t remember this in the script \ud83d\udc40,\u201d they added.<\/p>\nThe 49ers and the Chiefs secured their Super Bowl LVIII<\/a> spots on Sunday, January 28, after they defeated the Detroit Lions and Baltimore Ravens, respectively. The teams will now face off in Las Vegas on Sunday, February 11, marking their second Super Bowl matchup in four years. (The Chiefs ultimately defeated the 49ers in 2020 31-20.)<\/p>\nThe Chiefs have been an especially popular team this season due to Swift, 34, and Kelce\u2019s romance, which began in summer 2023. The pop star has been to 12 of the athlete\u2019s games since they got together and was on the field<\/a> to celebrate his AFC championship win last week. She\u2019s also expected to show up and support Kelce at the Super Bowl, despite wrapping up her four-concert stint in Tokyo one day prior.<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\nWhile Swift has caused a new demographic to flock to the NFL this season, Pompeo has a deeper reason to show her support for the singer. The pair have a longstanding friendship that began with Swift naming her first cat after Pompeo\u2019s Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em> character in 2015.<\/p>\n\u201cHer name is Meredith \u2014 Meredith Grey because she\u2019s a gray cat<\/a>, and because I love Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em>!\u201d the Grammy winner exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em> in 2015. \u201cShe\u2019s awesome. She\u2019s like one of those cats that give cats a good name. She doesn\u2019t hide under furniture and get weird around people. She\u2019s really friendly and fun and she\u2019s perfect for the road because she doesn\u2019t ever get freaked out. So I\u2019m really glad that she has a cool personality.\u201d<\/p>\nLater that year, Pompeo made an appearance in Swift\u2019s \u201cBad Blood\u201d music video, where she portrayed a member of her girl gang out for revenge. When Swift hit the road for her worldwide Eras Tour<\/em><\/a> in March 2023, Pompeo was one of the first celebrities in the audience.<\/p>\n
Despite Pompeo\u2019s strict Swiftie rules, the official 49ers Instagram account couldn\u2019t help but also comment, writing, \u201cWe see you Dr. Kwan! \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\udc4f,\u201d referring to Shum Jr.\u2019s character, Benson \u201cBlue\u201d Kwan. The Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em> Instagram, meanwhile, was simply confused: \u201cDon\u2019t remember this in the script \ud83d\udc40,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n The 49ers and the Chiefs secured their Super Bowl LVIII<\/a> spots on Sunday, January 28, after they defeated the Detroit Lions and Baltimore Ravens, respectively. The teams will now face off in Las Vegas on Sunday, February 11, marking their second Super Bowl matchup in four years. (The Chiefs ultimately defeated the 49ers in 2020 31-20.)<\/p>\n The Chiefs have been an especially popular team this season due to Swift, 34, and Kelce\u2019s romance, which began in summer 2023. The pop star has been to 12 of the athlete\u2019s games since they got together and was on the field<\/a> to celebrate his AFC championship win last week. She\u2019s also expected to show up and support Kelce at the Super Bowl, despite wrapping up her four-concert stint in Tokyo one day prior.<\/p>\n While Swift has caused a new demographic to flock to the NFL this season, Pompeo has a deeper reason to show her support for the singer. The pair have a longstanding friendship that began with Swift naming her first cat after Pompeo\u2019s Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em> character in 2015.<\/p>\n \u201cHer name is Meredith \u2014 Meredith Grey because she\u2019s a gray cat<\/a>, and because I love Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em>!\u201d the Grammy winner exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em> in 2015. \u201cShe\u2019s awesome. She\u2019s like one of those cats that give cats a good name. She doesn\u2019t hide under furniture and get weird around people. She\u2019s really friendly and fun and she\u2019s perfect for the road because she doesn\u2019t ever get freaked out. So I\u2019m really glad that she has a cool personality.\u201d<\/p>\n Later that year, Pompeo made an appearance in Swift\u2019s \u201cBad Blood\u201d music video, where she portrayed a member of her girl gang out for revenge. When Swift hit the road for her worldwide Eras Tour<\/em><\/a> in March 2023, Pompeo was one of the first celebrities in the audience.<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n
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