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Taylor Swift named her cat after Ellen Pompeo’s Gray’s Anatomy character — and now the actress is returning the loyalty.
After Gray’s forged members Anthony Hill and Harry Shum Jr. took to social media on Saturday, February 3, to share a humorous video of them on set arguing over who ought to win Tremendous Bowl LVIII, Pompeo, 54, who portrays Dr. Meredith Gray on the sequence and serves as producer, shortly made it clear that every one assist have to be directed one place — behind Swift’s boyfriend, Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce.
“@harryshumjr I LOVE YOU … BUT hear up fam … we now have an issue… we’re Swifties … Sorry I meant Chiefs followers over right here at @greysabc,” she joked. “We’re going to must have a chat. Sincerely, your boss 😂.”
Hill, 36, who backed the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs within the video, instantly made it clear he appreciated the assist, writing, “@ellenpompeo let him knowwww! 😂,” whereas Shum Jr., who’s a 49ers fan, merely replied, “@ellenpompeo ⚰️ 😂 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.”
The evening … was March 27, 2005. Tv titan Shonda Rhimes knew what she had simply created — however audiences nonetheless had no concept. The Gray’s Anatomy pilot launched a number of characters, together with the present’s protagonist, legacy surgical resident Meredith Gray (Ellen Pompeo). Spunky, undoubtedly clever and stuffed with coronary heart, the present wouldn’t survive with out its […]
Within the clip, Hill and Shum Jr. ditched their lab coats to don their respective crew’s swag, standing nose to nose in a staredown earlier than they each broke into suits of laughter. “There can be Gold, Purple and Yellow blood shed over right here 😂 Little bit of a @49ers vs @chiefs rivalry with @anthilll on set of @greysabc —- #superbowl #49ers #chiefs #Sport #BTS #nfl,” the costars captioned the joint Instagram put up.
Elsewhere within the feedback part, fellow Gray’s star Chris Carmack quipped that they’re in for a “stress-free week on set 😳… 😂,” whereas Jake Borelli requested, “Is that this a basketball reference?”
Regardless of Pompeo’s strict Swiftie guidelines, the official 49ers Instagram account couldn’t assist but in addition remark, writing, “We see you Dr. Kwan! 😂👏,” referring to Shum Jr.’s character, Benson “Blue” Kwan. The Gray’s Anatomy Instagram, in the meantime, was merely confused: “Don’t keep in mind this within the script 👀,” they added.
The 49ers and the Chiefs secured their Tremendous Bowl LVIII spots on Sunday, January 28, after they defeated the Detroit Lions and Baltimore Ravens, respectively. The groups will now face off in Las Vegas on Sunday, February 11, marking their second Tremendous Bowl matchup in 4 years. (The Chiefs in the end defeated the 49ers in 2020 31-20.)
The Chiefs have been an particularly well-liked crew this season on account of Swift, 34, and Kelce’s romance, which started in summer season 2023. The pop star has been to 12 of the athlete’s video games since they bought collectively and was on the sphere to rejoice his AFC championship win final week. She’s additionally anticipated to point out up and assist Kelce on the Tremendous Bowl, regardless of wrapping up her four-concert stint in Tokyo sooner or later prior.
Whereas Swift has induced a brand new demographic to flock to the NFL this season, Pompeo has a deeper cause to point out her assist for the singer. The pair have a longstanding friendship that started with Swift naming her first cat after Pompeo’s Gray’s Anatomy character in 2015.
“Her identify is Meredith — Meredith Gray as a result of she’s a grey cat, and since I like Gray’s Anatomy!” the Grammy winner completely advised Us Weekly in 2015. “She’s superior. She’s like a type of cats that give cats a superb identify. She doesn’t cover below furnishings and get bizarre round folks. She’s actually pleasant and enjoyable and she or he’s good for the highway as a result of she doesn’t ever get freaked out. So I’m actually glad that she has a cool persona.”
Later that yr, Pompeo made an look in Swift’s “Dangerous Blood” music video, the place she portrayed a member of her woman gang out for revenge. When Swift hit the highway for her worldwide Eras Tour in March 2023, Pompeo was one of many first celebrities within the viewers.
As soon as upon a time, a number of eras in the past, Taylor Swift assembled a coalition of fashions, actresses and musicians for the “Dangerous Blood” music video, which premiered on the Billboard Music Awards in Might 2015. A few of the featured stars had been Swift’s besties, like her to-this-day ride-or-die Selena Gomez and her who-knows-what-exactly-happened-there former buddy Karlie Kloss. Different […]
“That’s a wrap @Taylorswift,” she captioned a photograph of herself and her daughters, Stella and Sienna, after the Las Vegas present.
Pompeo has portrayed Meredith Gray on the ABC medical drama since 2005. She introduced in September 2022 that she could be decreasing her position to movie different initiatives, however she has continued to relate the episodes, make visitor appearances and serves as producer on each Gray’s and its Station 19 spinoff. (Station 19’s upcoming seventh season can be its final.)
Tremendous Bowl LVIII airs on CBS and Paramount+ Sunday, February 11, at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Gray’s Anatomy season 20 premieres on ABC Thursday, March 14, at 8 p.m. ET.
