Ellen Pompeo Expecting First Child

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The cast of Grey’s Anatomy is about to get bigger — literally! Star Ellen Pompeo, who portrays Meredith Grey on the hit ABC show, is expecting her first baby with husband Chris Ivery. A rep for the 39-year-old actress has exclusively confirmed the “great news” to PEOPLE, adding:

“They’re ecstatic.”

No word on a due date for baby-on-the-way was provided. Chris, a 41-year-old music producer, and Ellen were married in 2007. See a photo of Ellen out on Sunday here!

She will have a kindred spirit on set for the next few weeks; Her on-screen half-sister Chyler Leigh currently expects her third child – a daughter to be named Aniston Kay – on May 15th.

Source: PEOPLE

Comments

YES!! Ellen’s always been my favorite on Grey’s and seems like a great person. I wish she did more films on hiatus. Congrats Ellen, from one native Bostonian to another!

- Lauren on April 19th, 2009

I was waiting anxiously for this to be posted…haha I am so excited…Chris and Ellen seem like totally wonderful people and I am so excited for them…baby will be gorgeous no doubt! And i can’t deny that my first thought after the excitement was…does this mean a Mcbaby…HAHA Congrats to Ellen and Chris!

- Megan on April 19th, 2009

GREAT NEWS!

Congrats to them both!

Now, the most important question, is it being written into the show?!!?

- Mandy on April 19th, 2009

I’m SO happy for her! Congrats Ellen and Chris:)

- Jenna on April 19th, 2009

I am so happy for them! Yay!

And please Grey writers, make this a part of the show! It is way too good to pass up.

- Jess from Ohio on April 19th, 2009

oh I hope they write this into the show!! I’m so happy for them!

- Sky on April 19th, 2009

CONGRATS!!!!!

- Courtney on April 19th, 2009

I have been waiting for this announcement for ages! I just had a feeling it was coming
This is the most excited I have been about a celeb pregnancy in ages and ages!

- Leila on April 19th, 2009

Congratulations! I wonder it her pregnancy will be written into the show!?

- Cassie on April 19th, 2009

YAY! Congrats to Ellen and Chris!! There baby is gonna be good friends with Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs’ little one.

- dee on April 19th, 2009

I’ve seen pictures of her like 2 weeks ago and she was so tiny. She’s gonna be one of those women who just pops all of a sudden and carries all in the belly. Here’s to a healthy baby for Ellen and Chris!

- bre on April 19th, 2009

AHHHHH.
I’m soo thrilled for them!! I bet she has a boy (;
& I hope to god its written into the show!!!!!

- Lola on April 19th, 2009

Congratulations to Ellen and Chris.

- Paige on April 19th, 2009

OMG yay!! Congratulations to them… and yes, I’m thinking the same thing as so many of you: McBaby time??? Let’s hope!

- Sarah on April 19th, 2009

Congratulations to them!

As for Chlyer I can’t wait till Aniston comes along!

- Brooklyn on April 19th, 2009

I am so happy for her!
she’s going to look adorable pregnant!

please oh please write this in the show, shonda!

- liz on April 19th, 2009

I really hope they work this into Grey’s that would be amazing. I’m so happy for her and her husband they seem to be such a private couple. Congrats!!!!

- Randi on April 19th, 2009

Congrats! Very unexpected. I see Ellen as Meredith as being against having a baby but this is so awesome! I can’t wait to see Ellen with a baby. Hopefully it’s written into Grey’s.

- Megan on April 19th, 2009

LOVE this couple! Congrats to them!

- kelly on April 19th, 2009

congrats!!!

- g!na on April 19th, 2009

oh my gosh I was so shocked and excited by this!! I love Grey’s, I wonder if its going to be written in!!?!?!?

- Fifi on April 20th, 2009

Cool beans. There baby will be cute.

- Bieta on April 20th, 2009

I just had the overbearing feeling to come look at the site. I am SO excited for Ellen and Chris. And I really hope Shonda writes the pregnancy into the show, how awesome would that be?! Congrats!

- kait on April 20th, 2009

Congrats Ellen! Is it just me or is this announcement like really exciting? Not to diminish any other announcement…this one just seems really exciting lol! I can’t wait to hear the name they pick and she’s going to be an insanely stunning and beautiful pregnant woman. She’s already gorgeous!

Congrats to them!

- Julia on April 20th, 2009

Oh my God, this made me so happy! I had a feeling about this A big congratulations to them! Ellen is gorgeous

- adriana on April 20th, 2009

WOW! I am So Excited for them! I absolutely love her – Ellen is so down to earth! Anyways, I will be anticipating lots of belly pics, a McBaby(fingers crossed) or bump watch, a strong & decent name, and of course a cute baby(I’m guessing BOY!).

- francine on April 20th, 2009

Wow, a McBaby? That would be exciting, wouldn’t it? I hope they write the pregnancy into the show.

- Lily Mathilda on April 20th, 2009

CONGRATULATION TO THEM!!!!
I’m sooooo happy..I love Ellen Pompeo in Grey’s Anatomy!

- Eleonora on April 20th, 2009

I really hope there’s a McBaby !!! <333

- Leila on April 20th, 2009

I thought she looked a little different recently, congrats:) On people, it says they met in a grocery story. hehe, romantic!;)

- kai on April 20th, 2009

this is great news, I’m so happy for them! my two fav actresses (Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ellen Pompeo) are expecting their first baby, this is awesome

- annefan on April 20th, 2009

yay, i’m so happy for them! this is such great news and ellen will be the best mother ever. i hope the pregnancy goes well with no complications, and i have this feeling it will be a little girl coming out! and now i can only hope this will be written into the show! it’d be so great for them to have a little mcbaby!

- ellen on April 20th, 2009

I would like to see Meredith pregnant, too. I asked Shonda on Twitter, if it will be on the show and I hope she will answer my question. ^^

- Lexie from Germany on April 20th, 2009

Another beautiful beautiful baby on the way!! Gosh, are they both beautiful! Did I say beautiful? Very!

- judew on April 20th, 2009

This is such fantastic news! She is going to be suchhhh a cute pregnant lady! I really, really, REALLY hope they write this into the show. That would be so awesome!

- Stephany on April 20th, 2009

OMG No way no way no way!! Congratulations to Ellen and Chris, this is just so wonderful and unexpected! Now we can just wait for Katherine Heigl’s baby announcement

I hope the pregnancy will be written in the show, I remember Dr Bailey’s was. Lol Sarah, McBaby would be amazing, what with Meredith’s fear of commitment and everything…. wow wow wow.

- Alice on April 20th, 2009

AWESOME! I hope they write it into the show! A little McBaby!

- Chelsea on April 20th, 2009

I am so excited about this! I watched my Seasons of Grey’s Anatomy again…I am so obsessed with this show! Love love love her! Congrats!!!!!!!!

- Amber on April 20th, 2009

Oh, yay! They always look so happy together in pictures. They seem really low-key and down-to-earth, too.

Unfortunately, I doubt it can be written in – they’ve probably already wrapped this season, and by the time they start filming next season, she may be too far along for it to work. She’ll probably have to hide behind charts like Chyler.

- Jenn on April 20th, 2009

@Jenn : it depends.. Shoda must have known for a while now and must have had the time to decide if she wanted to write it in the show. And Chandra Wilson mentioned life changing moments in the seaso finale for the main characters so who knows…

- annefan on April 20th, 2009

I’m very very happy for Ellen and Chris! That’s great!

As for writing it into the show… Honestly I don’t want them to have a baby just yet. But we’ll see I guess. one thing that irritates me is when a pregnancy is written into a show just because the actress gets pregnant. That is a really stupid reason to throw a pregnancy into a show unless it is something that is really going to be good for the storyline. If it is just to make it so the baby bump has an explanation then it is ridiculous. They could either hide the bump or not like what they did on Will and Grace. I hope Shonda thought long and hard and makes a decision that is right for the SHOW not necessarily the easiest explanation for a baby bump/maternity leave.

- Laura on April 20th, 2009

AWESOME!! I hope they write it in to the show and have Derek and her get married and have a baby *squeal*

- JMO on April 20th, 2009

Yay for Ellen! I hope they write this in Grey’s Anatomy. Derek and Meredith with a baby would be awesome.

- Lynn on April 20th, 2009

So happy for them, can’t wait to hear more about his baby!

But Laura, I 100% agree with you. I do not want to see a Derek/Meredith baby yet. They have enough issues, this is not an additional one they need right now.

- Jen K on April 20th, 2009

I’m so happy to hear this news! For some reason I didn’t think they were interested in having children.

Unlike most folks here, I hope they do not write in the pregnancy. It would be almost cliche for them to make Mer preggers….JMHO of course tho’!

Congrats to Ellen and Chris – I can’t wait to see the new babe!

- daniela on April 20th, 2009

Congrats to Ellen and Chris

- aubrey madeline on April 20th, 2009

What a wonderful news! Congratulations to Ellen.

- eilish on April 20th, 2009

She looks better in that pic than she has in years. Pregnancy definitely suits her.

- Brooke on April 20th, 2009

I am so excited for her and her husband.
Congratulations to them, no doubbt that the baby will be a cutie!

- Vanessa on April 20th, 2009

Aww, that photo of her is cute. She makes for a cute pregnant woman. I just can’t believe she and Chris are expecting. I can’t say I was looking to hear that news, but many congrats and best wishes to them!

- FC on April 20th, 2009

Only Katherine Heigl dont get pregnant =/

- Kathleen on April 20th, 2009

congrats to the both of tem

- anna on April 20th, 2009

so happy for them!!!

- cas on April 20th, 2009

aww, congrats to them! i love grey’s anatomy, so i can’t wait to see how or if they will write the pregnancy into the storyline. or how her features may or may not change on-screen. with Chyler, she definitely is carrying her pregnancy well, but on the show you can tell her face got just a bit fuller, but not much. anyways, so happy for them. i bet their baby will be a looker.

- Mary on April 21st, 2009

Her character is getting married on the show…so this is a perfect opportunity to write it in the show! I hope they do! Congrats!

- Pamela on April 21st, 2009

She looks good! She’s definitely glowing.

- tets on May 8th, 2009

Congrats to Ellen and Chris that is exciting news….the question is how can the following be true at this early date? Her on-screen half-sister Chyler Leigh currently expects her third child – a daughter to be named Aniston Kay – on May 15th.

Source: PEOPLE This is July 29th how can she have a due date of May 15th already? Not possible! Is she psychic? She would have to get pregnant in August to deliver in May wouldn’t she? I did!

Editor’s Note: Hi SandraLee, if you’ll notice this story was from April, so Chyler’s due date was just a month away at that time! She’s since had her daughter, and Ellen is nearing the end of her pregnancy. Can’t wait to see the Grey’s babies!

- SandraLee on July 29th, 2009