Ellen Pompeo is revealing why she won’t let her 10-year-old daughter watch Grey’s Anatomy yet.
The actress made a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where she opened up about her children watching the long-running medical drama, which saw her play Dr. Meredith Grey for two decades.
“My 15-year-old has seen it. And now my 10-year-old wants to see it, which, she’s not ready,” she told host Jimmy Kimmel. “But a lot of kids in her class have seen it.”
Pompeo continued, “I don’t want my daughter to see me in my underwear on television just yet. But all her classmates have. So, that makes for great conversation at pick-up.”
In response, Kimmel pointed out that Hollywood can be a strange place. As an example, the host recalled Malcolm in the Middle actor Bryan Cranston coaching his son’s Little League team once.
Pompeo agreed, adding, “It is a super weird place in that way, but also a really incredible place at the same time because these kids look all around them and they see a bunch of people whose dreams came true. And they believe that their dreams, too, can come true.”
The Good American Family actress shares three children — two daughters and a son — with husband Chris Ivery.
She starred on the Shonda Rhimes-produced show since its premiere in 2005, however, she left Grey’s Anatomy as a series regular during season 19 in 2023. In the following two seasons, she made guest appearances as well as continued to executive produce and narrate the show.