Ellen Pompeo Explains Why Her Kid Can’t Watch ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Yet

Hundreds of thousands of individuals have watched Ellen Pompeo as Dr. Meredith Gray in “Grey’s Anatomy” over time.

However the actor isn’t fairly prepared for her youthful daughter, Sienna, to look at her within the hit present ― for an excellent cause.

“My 15-year-old has seen it. And now my 10-year-old wants to see it, which ― she’s not ready ― but a lot of kids in her class have seen it,” Pompeo mentioned throughout an look on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” final week.

“No judgment on other parents, but I don’t want my daughter to see me in my underwear on television just yet, but all her classmates have, so!” she mentioned, because the viewers laughed. “That makes for great conversation at pickup.”

Pompeo and Kimmel additionally identified that “Grey’s” formally premiered 20 years in the past this month, in March 2005.

Pompeo stepped again from the present in 2023, throughout Season 19 of the sequence, however has continued to make numerous appearances.

She’s spoken candidly about why she stayed on the hit present so lengthy and admitted it primarily boils down to at least one factor: cash.

“The best thing is the financial security, if I’m being very honest,” Pompeo mentioned in an interview with People earlier this month.

“It’s been really lucrative, and I think financial security is not something that every actress is afforded,” she added. “So I’m very grateful for that.”