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Patrick Dempseyis McDreaming up ways for Meredith Grey and Derek Shepherd to reunite — with or withoutGrey’s Anatomy.
“I would love to work with her again,” Dempsey, 56, said of his former costarEllen Pompeo, 52.
Dempsey toldExtrahe already has a “couple ideas” on how they could reunite — but added, “I’ll tell her first and then see if we can realize them.”
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“It has always been a really special relationship Ellen and I have had together in front of the screen and behind it as well,” said Dempsey.
“I think a lot of the success of the show was because of the chemistry and the relationship and people want to believe in love and all of that,” he continued. “I meet people around the world who were wishing we were actually together, but she’s gotChristopher [Ivery]and I have [my wife]Jillianand they are incredible people.”
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As for Pompeo, she istaking a step backasGrey’s Anatomyenters its 19the season and is expected to appear in only eight upcoming episodes as she pursues other projects.
“I’ve been trying to focus on convincing everybody that it should end,” she toldInsiderthis past December. “I feel like I’m the super naive one who keeps saying, ‘But what’s the story going to be, what story are we going to tell?'”
She continued, “Everyone’s like, ‘Who cares, Ellen? It makes a gazillion dollars.'”
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Season 19 ofGrey’s Anatomypremieres Oct. 6 at 9 p.m. ET on ABC.
source: people.com
