Ellen Pompeo took to Instagram on Thursday to officially announce she is retiring from ABC's long-running show Grey's Anatomy.The 53-year-old actress shared a photo of herself along with a heartfelt caption to her 9.8 million followers. 'I am eternally grateful and humbled by the love and support you have all shown me, Meredith GREY and the show for 19 seasons!' began the actress.
Important statement: Ellen Pompeo took to Instagram on Thursday to officially announce she's retiring from ABC's long-running show Grey's AnatomyThe Massachusetts-born entertainer continued, 'Through it all….none of it …would have been possible without the best fans in the world.'The mother-of-three was dressed in a mustard yellow turtleneck sweater with her blonde-highlighted hair styled in loose waves.
Ellen continued in her message to her fans, 'You all are RIDERS and you all have made the ride so fun and ICONIC!!''I love you madly and appreciate you right back,' she assured her loyal fanbase, who have so far liked the post more than 800,000 times.
Farewell: The 53-year-old actress shared a photo of herself along with a heartfelt caption to her 9.8 million followersShe looked beautiful in a full face of makeup and large hoop earrings with a neon sign behind her that read 'All you need is love.'Pompeo wrapped up the caption as she wrote: 'This isn’t your first time on the rollercoaster… you know the show must go on and I’ll definitely be back to visit.
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