For the first time in years, the two former co-stars sat down and talked about the early days of the hit show.
Pompeo consoled Heigl in the interview, saying the “Firefly Lane” star was just ahead of her time.Heigl was labeled “difficult” after taking time to care for her child and rumors circulated that she refused to return. She later debunked the gossip,Then, in 2008,At the time, she, like “most women,” spent her life in “people-pleasing mode,” the 44-year-old star admitted.
She admitted she got “mouthy” on set with her newfound “false confidence” when the series first garnered recognition.“I’ve been on the show so long, I’m happy to let that go,” she said, voicing her frustrations with her character’s love life. “We’re past that point. I think it’s OK for Meredith to stop making bad decisions.
“We came into work the next day, and everybody was freaking out,” Pompeo said, acknowledging how “grateful” she was that social media didn’t exist at the time. “The ratings were huge. I don’t even know if people can count that high anymore.”
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