Ellen Pompeo vai abandonar "Anatomia de Grey"

Ellen Pompeo não quer continuar a fazer parte da série televisiva Anatomia de Grey. Em entrevista a um programa norte-americano, a actriz, que faz o papel da protagonista Meredith Grey, afirmou a vontade de deixar a série.

«Não digo que esteja de saída. Diria que o meu contrato acaba após a 8ª temporada e provavelmente não irei renová-lo. O mundo já viu muito de Meredith Grey».

Ellen Pompeo não será a primeira actriz do elenco principal a deixar a série. Em Março, depois de muita especulação e polémica, Katherine Heigl desistiu de Anatomia de Grey para se dedicar à família, além da saída de T. R. Knight no final da 5ª Temporada da série.

Casting Shake-Up on Grey's

Grey's Anatomy is adding three new docs to solve a short-time problem - and perhaps lay the foundation for its long-term future. In the season's fifth episode, Nora Zehetner, Jesse Williams and Robert Baker debut as residents from Seattle Grace's rival hospital, Mercy West. They will rub shoulders - and in some cases butt heads - with their crosstown peers when a merger forces the staff to coexist on Seattle Grace turf. Might these three recurring players ultimately be keepers? "That's the hope," says a source close to one of the newcomers. A Grey's set-sider adds that it's possible some of the characters could take on major roles in the long run. Whatever the case, these changes will help the ABC series navigates a trcikly time. Having already lost George, viewers will see less of Meredith and virtually no Izzie this fall as Ellen Pompeo goes on maternity leave and Katherine Heigl takes a hiatus to shoot a movie. (Izzie loses her job in the merger.) Alex, Cristina and Lexie will interact the most with the Mercy folks. While Mer's pals may give them the cold shoulder, if views warm up with the new faces, Grey's could keep going for years, even if more original cast members decide to turn in their lab coats.