“Who tf still keeping that hospital up”: Netizens crack jokes as Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo reveals she will not leave the show

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Grey's Anatomy Season 22 is just around the corner and the lead star of the show, Ellen Pompeo, revealed that no matter what happens, she would not leave the fictional Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital and her character, Dr. Meredith Grey, any time soon!


Netizens' hilarious comments to Ellen Pompeo not leaving Grey's Anatomy

Because Ellen stated that she would not leave the iconic medical drama, fans poked fun at it, asking who's the owner of the hospital because 22 seasons have passed and Dr. Meredith Grey is not yet retiring!

"Who tf still keeping that hospital up?" - a fan said (via X/@Kloppyy1)

Fans also trolled Ellen Pompeo, joking that if they were the ones who get paid $20 million per season, they will not leave the show too! (via X/@gagas)

Other fans also defended the actress, saying that Grey's Anatomy is Grey's Anatomy because of Ellen's role, Dr. Meredith Grey.

"Meredith grey IS greys anatomy" - another fan added (via X/@buffys)

Some fans also LOLed at the actress' statement, saying that she will leave the show once Season 69 starts...so it's going to be 47 more seasons before she steps down as Dr. Meredith Grey. (via X/@RelatableBae7)

Fans also joked that Grey's Anatomy will end only if Ellen leaves the show so good news for the fans because we're feeling that the show will air longer than we ever expected!

"The show started with her and will END with her iktr" - another fan replied (via X/@ctrlalfonso)

X users also understood where Ellen is coming from, because just like the actress, they would also stay in the show—especially if that show was bringing food at their tables and paying their bills.

"Nah i get her cuz if i won a sh**load of money for a single show i would stay there until the world ends" - an X user remarked (via X/@ms__lost)

Other X users also praised Ellen Pompeo, commenting that they respect the actress' grind as an actress and as the lead star of Grey's Anatomy—keeping her name and the show relevant for 20 years and counting!

"Gotta respect the hustle. she's a queen" - another X user commented (via X/@taylamay222)

And finally, X users also roasted themselves, saying that Ellen is stronger than them because if they were in the actress' shoes, they would quit at the early seasons and will not do 20 or more seasons.

"Girl she is stronger than me cuz there is no way im doing 21 seasons" - another X user quipped (via X/@kayihaliss)

Why is Ellen Pompeo not leaving Grey's Anatomy?

Aside from the show giving her a huge amount of salary per episode and for royalties, Ellen doesn't want to leave the show yet because she is grateful to all the people behind the show and its fans, because if not for them, her role as Dr. Meredith Grey would not be succesful and iconic as it is!


Ellen Pompeo not leaving Grey's Anatomy shows us that aside from loyalty and gratitude to the team and the fans behind the show, the financial aspect is also one of the reasons she's staying on the show, making the actress the queen of strategizing her future once she retires from the show and from acting!

Edited by Deebakar