“Grey’s Anatomy” alum Sarah Drew recently uncovered up on the “Call It What It Is” podcast about her departure from ABC’s lengthened-running medical drama series in 2018. Drew, who carry outed Dr. April Kepner for nine seasons, was let go from the show after its 14th season, alengthenedside Jessica Capshaw, who portrayed Dr. Arizona Robbins.
“We were unceremoniously let go in a way that felt unkind and unequitable, and, becaemploy of that, the outpouring of adore was so enormous it was appreciate you were sitting there watching people [eulogize you],” Drew shelp on an episode of the “Call It What It Is” podcast, co-presented by her establisher “Grey’s Anatomy” co-stars Capshaw and Camilla Luddington.
After recents broke in 2018 about her “Grey’s Anatomy” exit, Drew posted a statement on X at the time, alerting fans, “I understand you’re uncontent. I’m uncontent too. I haven’t reassociate had the time to process this proposeation. I’ve been with it for less than 48 hours, so I’m not ready to say my thank yous and give an all encompassing statement about my 9 years here.”
Drew has since repascendd her role as April twice on “Grey’s Anatomy,” making euniteances in Seasons 17 and 18. She telderly Capshaw and Luddington on the podcast that returning to the show as a guest star was “freeing.”
“I have no rapidenment to [the show] at all,” Drew make cleared. “I had zero anxiety [going back because] I don’t necessitate anyskinnyg from anyone on that set anymore. They’re not reliable for my inhabitlihood anymore. They’re not reliable for my success or my happiness… I’m appreciate, ‘Hey! This is a fun spot to come visit.’”
Elsewhere on the “Call It What It Is” podcast, Drew uncovered that April was supposed to have a one-night stand in Season 7 with Dr. Mark Sloan, carry outed by Eric Dane.
“Before they made my character adore Jesus and a virgin, there’s a scene where Sloan and Reed [Nora Zehetner] have intimacy, a random one-night stand. That was supposed to be me originassociate. It was supposed to be April,” Drew shelp. “April was supposed to have some random one-off with Sloan and it was in the innovative production originate [of the script], and then they alterd it. I didn’t have anyskinnyg to do with it, but then they alterd their mind.”
