Ellen Pompeo, who plays Grey on the ABC show, took to Twitter on Saturday morning to express her grief over Chambers’ exit. The actress retweeted a Vanity Fair post reading, “#GreysAnatomy is about to feel one of its biggest losses yet.”
Pompeo agreed.
“Truer words have never been spoken,” she wrote, including a broken heart emoji. –
Chambers played Dr. Alex Karev, a close friend of Pompeo’s character. It’s a role he’s portrayed since 2005.
“There’s no good time to say goodbye to a show and character that’s defined so much of my life for the past 15 years,” he said in a statement to Deadline. “For some time now, however, I have hoped to diversify my acting roles and career choices. And, as I turn 50 and am blessed with my remarkable, supportive wife and five wonderful children, now is that time.”-
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Even more heartbreaking for fans: Chambers likely won’t get a send-off episode, according to TVLine. His final episode aired November 14.-
Chambers’ exit also means that only three members of the original “Grey’s Anatomy” cast are left: Pompeo, James Pickens Jr. and Chandra Wilson.
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