Ellen Pompeo Writes Farewell Notice To ‘Gray’s Anatomy’ Followers, Shonda Rhimes Reacts

Ellen Pompeo has formally bid farewell to “Gray’s Anatomy” in an emotional word shared to Instagram.

On Thursday, the sequence lead, whose starred as Meredith Gray for the reason that present’s 2005 premiere, took to social media to share that she’s “eternally grateful and humbled by the love and help” followers have proven her, “Meredith GREY and the present for 19 seasons!”

“Via all of it….none of it …would have been attainable with out the most effective followers on the planet,” she added alongside a selfie.

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Pompeo, 53, who beforehand introduced her departure from the hit ABC present over the summer season, went on to thank “the most effective followers on the planet,” who made her expertise “so enjoyable and ICONIC.”

“I really like you madly and respect you proper again,” the actress continued. “This isn’t your first time on the rollercoaster… you already know the present should go on and I’ll undoubtedly be again to go to.”

Though Pompeo will not grace followers’ tv screens as a solid member, the actress beforehand vowed to proceed being a “a part of the present”, plus, the way in which Meredith’s storyline left off in final week’s fall finale- her character determined to go away Seattle for Boston after accepting a brand new place to analysis Alzheimer’s illness with the Catherine Fox Basis- leaves the door open for future visitor appearances.

Following Pompeo’s heartfelt tribute to the present, sequence creator, Shonda Rhimes, additionally shared a candy publish concerning the actress.

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“What a wild journey these previous 19 seasons have been. None of it may have been attainable with out the incomparable @ellenpompeo, the one and solely Meredith Gray,” Rhimes captioned a sequence of pictures of her and Pompeo on Instagram.

“In true #greysanatomy trend…this isn’t a goodbye, it’s a see ya later!” she continued. “Can’t wait to see what’s in retailer for Ellen, Meredith and Gray Sloan Memorial.”

Pompeo’s goodbye publish comes because the actress prepares for her last episodes of “Gray’s Anatomy”, which returns Feb. 23 on ABC.