Apparently, however, that decision was all on Leigh. In a statement given to E! News , Leigh revealed that she had personally made the decision to make the eighth season her last on the show, although she didn't explain exactly why. She only said, "I am very lucky to have worked with this amazing cast and crew for five seasons.
My experience on Grey's Anatomy is something that I will treasure for the rest of my life. She was an important member of my Grey's family.
This was not an easy decision. But it was a decision that Chyler and I came to together. We had a lot of thoughtful discussion about it and ultimately we both decided this was the right time for her character's journey to end. Another cast member who made the decision to leave the show was Kim Raver, who played Teddy Altman.
Raver also left the show during the Season 8 finale, except, unlike Leigh, her character was not killed off. Rather, she was fired from the hospital so she would accept a position at a military hospital via Bustle.
Although Raver didn't speak about leaving the show, Shonda Rhimes tweeted an explanation after the shocking episode aired, saying that Raver's "series option was up" and she was giving her character "a much-needed vacation.
As it turns out, that may have been exactly what she was doing while she was gone. Raver returned to the series as Teddy during the Season 14 finale, and Deadline later announced that Raver was upped to a series regular for Season Dane, who played Dr. Mark Sloan, said he himself made the decision to leave the series. He told TVLine that, while he was "extremely grateful" to the cast and crew of Grey's , he was ready to pursue other opportunities. Shonda Rhimes released her own statement, saying that Dane had one of the "most beloved characters," but that they both felt it was "the right time for his storyline to end.
To Entertainment Weekly , he shared that it was a very different role than his one in Grey's , noting, "It was an opportunity for me to go and I was interested in something different. I would have done it until the final episode, but this was something I couldn't pass up. In a bit of an expected move, Sandra Oh became the next actor to leave Grey's Anatomy after playing Dr. Cristina Yang from the very beginning. In August , The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Oh would be leaving the show at the end of Season 10, a decision she made on her own.
She explained, "Creatively, I really feel like I gave it my all, and I feel ready to let her go. Shonda Rhimes seemed just as devastated about the decision, saying, "One of the best days of my life as a writer happened the day Sandra Oh walked in my door to audition and forever changed the course of Grey's Anatomy with her brilliant, nuanced portrayal of Cristina Yang. In March , Deadline exclusively reported that two more Grey's Anatomy series regulars would be leaving the show: Tessa Ferrer, who played Dr.
Leah Murphy, and Gaius Charles, who played Dr. Shane Ross. The two had joined the cast the season before as new interns at the hospital, and they were later promoted during Season Unfortunately, it appears that Ferrer and Charles' contracts were not renewed past the tenth season.
Though the two, who had joined Grey's Anatomy with actors Camilla Luddington and Jerikka Hinton, thought that season would be their last, it was only actually true for Charles — Ferrer's character reappeared in the show for six episodes in and Perhaps the most shocking character departure in the show's history was when Patrick Dempsey's Dr. Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd was killed off after ten years on the show.
Fans were devastated at how he left the series, leading Shonda Rhimes to eventually speak out about it at the Summer TCA press tour. As reported by E!
News , she said that she stood by her decision to kill Shepherd off: "The decision to have the character die the way that he did was not a difficult one in the sense of what were the options? In an interview with The I Paper via Entertainment Tonight , Dempsey explained that he felt it was time to move on from Grey's Anatomy , saying, "Look, 10 years is a long time to be on any show.
It's very hard to keep the storylines intriguing, especially on a network show with 25 episodes a year. So for me, it was time to go Patrick Dempsey wasn't the only actor who was ready for something new after a decade on the show. In May , Sara Ramirez, who played Dr. Callie Torres, announced she too would be leaving Grey's Anatomy. Ramirez's departure was a surprise, but sources told Variety that it was totally her decision, and there was no bad blood behind the scenes.
In a statement, Ramirez explained that she needed "some welcome time off" and praised Shonda Rhimes for creating a wonderful place to work. She also said she was taking time off "for now," suggesting that she may come back to the series in the future.
But Ramirez's decision to leave was initially so shocking that even Rhimes didn't know the actress wanted to go. Vulture reported that Rhimes said she found out Ramirez wanted off the show "maybe three days before" the general public found out.
She revealed that it wasn't planned at all, saying, "I had a different plan going and then Sara came and said, 'I really need to take a break. Jerrika Hinton, who played Dr. Stephanie Edwards, joined the cast of Grey's Anatomy in , and, in May , she made her final appearance on the medical drama. The fact that she was written off the show wasn't completely shocking, as there had been rumors she was going to leave for about two years before her actual exit — starting when she booked the lead role in another Shonda Rhimes pilot, Toast.
The series was never picked up, and Hinton ended up taking a role on an HBO show. Either way, we hope it doesn't impact their relationship negatively. Two Weeks until we learn their fate Grey's Anatomy is finally returning to television for its milestone 16th season on Thursday, Sept.
And by the looks of all the bone-chilling previews, you won't want to miss it! Distractify is a registered trademark. All Rights Reserved. People may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website.
Offers may be subject to change without notice. View this post on Instagram. But, what does all of this drama mean for her and DeLuca? Time will tell! Although Jo had come to the hospital to tell Bailey she needed to take a leave of absence to take care of her mental health, the injuries caused by the fog meant that the ER was full, and when Bailey asked her to work, she decided she could handle it.
And it was because of Jo helping her through the scary situation that she was able to come out on the other side of it, sitting drinking juice and eating cookies and realizing that it was just fine. For access to all our exclusive celebrity videos and interviews — Subscribe on YouTube!
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