After more than a decade on the air, Patrick Dempsey is a ready to move on from playing Dr. Derick McDreamy on ABC's primetime hit medical drama, Grey's Anatomy. According to the latest Season 11 gossip news spoiler updates, the Loverboy racer claims he will be quitting the TV show's cast "very soon". There is no telling if showrunner Shonda Rimes is going to kill his character off, send him to Switzerland like Sandra Oh or just have him divorce Meredith and had back to Boston when his Season 12 contract runs out, but she should probably be planning for his departure--Lord knows Dempsey is?
First, Sandra Oh had enough of starring on Grey's Anatomy and now Patrick Dempsey is ready to pull the plug on his Thursday night primetime tenure.
During a conversation with the Portland Press Herald, Patrick explained that he would be leaving the show "very soon", despite still enjoying all the perks that come with starring on Grey's Anatomy (via WetPaint):
"Anytime I can bring attention to our great cause [Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing], I will.
"It is embarrassing, at times, to have your name up there, because no one individual is responsible for all this.
"But the reality is, I am visible.
"Acting [in Grey's Anatomy] has been a blessing for me and has allowed me to do all this.
"But it's transitional for me right now...I'm looking forward to the next thing, creatively."
Perhaps, Dempsey is just so deep into character that he can't tell his own feelings from Derick's any longer.
His onscreen sister, Caterina Scorsone, who plays Amelia Shepherd, told E! News that Patrick's character is also dealing with a lot of difficult emotions this season:
"[My] relationship with Derek is going to be shaken up in this episode.
"She would have expected Derek to come to her support and help her and be her knight in shining armor in this critical moment, but he doesn't quite deliver."
Thankfully for Grey's fans...Patrick Dempsey has to stick it out for at least one more final season whether he likes it or not.
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