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Justin Chambers Leaves "Grey's Anatomy" After 16 Seasons
A acquainted look mightiness beryllium scrubbing backmost into Grey's Anatomy.
Justin Chambers, who played Dr. Alex Karev connected the archetypal 16 seasons of the beloved aesculapian drama from 2005 to 2020, has fans' bosom rates soaring aft seemingly teasing a imaginable return.
On Jan. 31, Chambers posted a photograph of a cupful of java with a sleeve featuring the images of Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.) and Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson).
Chambers captioned the pic, "A caller cupful of Greys."
While this wasn't an outright confirmation that he'll beryllium returning to Grey Sloan Memorial immoderate clip soon, it didn't forestall Grey's fans from getting themselves into a tizzy.
"Are you trying to marque maine walk retired due to the fact that if truthful you're doing a bully occupation truthful far," 1 instrumentality commented, with different writing, "I'll instrumentality this arsenic a hint that you're coming backmost to us. Great, thanks!"
While astir fans couldn't assistance but get up of themselves, others proceeded with caution, with 1 commenting, "If you're not coming backmost delete this. Don't get our hopes up."
Chambers officially announced his exit from the amusement successful January 2020.
"There's nary bully clip to accidental goodbye to a amusement and quality that's defined truthful overmuch of my beingness for the past 15 years," helium said successful a connection to E! News astatine the time. "For immoderate clip now, however, I person hoped to diversify my acting roles and vocation choices. And, arsenic I crook 50 and americium blessed with my remarkable, supportive woman and 5 fantastic children, present is that time."
The histrion made his last quality connected the amusement successful March 2020, which recovered Dr. Karev leaving the infirmary to beryllium with woman Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) and their twins Alexis and Eli.
Now, if Chambers is returning to Shonda Rhimes' aesculapian drama, we anticipation it overlaps with Pompeo's upcoming exit connected Feb. 23. Pompeo, who has played the titular doc for Grey's Anatomy's 19-season run, is stepping down arsenic a full-time formed member erstwhile the bid returns from its wintertime hiatus.
In November, Pompeo thanked fans for their emotion and support, writing, "Through it all….none of it …would person been imaginable without the champion fans successful the world. You each are RIDERS and you each person made the thrust truthful amusive and ICONIC!!"
She is expected to instrumentality for the play 19 finale, which explains wherefore she besides added that she'll "definitely beryllium backmost to visit."
Grey's Anatomy returns from its wintertime hiatus Feb. 23 astatine 9 p.m. connected ABC.
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