It turns out there was a whole lot more to the story of Katherine Heigl ’s exit from Grey’s Anatomy .
As fans know, the 42-year-old actress played Dr. Izzie Stevens on the beloved medical drama for five years before suddenly departing from the series after six seasons in 2010. During that time, rumors were spreading of feuds with other co-stars and show creator Shonda Rhimes , and stories that Heigl was “difficult to work with” on set ran rampant. This only became worse after Katherine refused to submit her name for an Emmy consideration, claiming she was not “given the material to warrant a nomination. ” All of this led many viewers to speculate whether the Knocked Up leading lady’s behavior was the true reason for her departure.
Now, more than 10 years later, Heigl has finally revealed the particular real reason she left typically the show and cleared up this rumors. In an excerpt from Lynette Rice ’s How To Save A Life: The Inside Story Of Grey’s Anatomy , published by Daily Telegraph on Friday, she apparently admitted that the girl primarily left the show in order to focus on being a first-time mother:
“I started a family, and it changed everything. It changed my desire to work full-time. I went on family leave and just got to be a [mom], and it changed my whole perspective… that was really the turning point. So before I was due back, I spoke again to Shonda about wanting to be able to leave. Then I waited at home until I was given often the formal okay that I has been off the show. The rumors that I refused to return were totally untrue. ”
According to Heigl, both the lady and Rhimes talked about juggling her personal and professional life but found it challenging for you to schedule around her needs. She reportedly explained:
“[Shonda] wanted to try to figure out how We could do both [parenting and ‘Grey’s], and I kind of desired to do both. There wasn’t a great way to compromise the work schedule that didn’t negatively affect the crew or the cast. It wasn’t feeling fair to them or your show to ask them to help bend around my needs. ”
Understandable! The Firefly Lane star previously spoke towards The Washington Post about feeling frustrated about having a reputation for being “difficult” in Hollywood simply for expressing her opinions. She told the exact publication:
“I may have said a couple of things you didn’t like, but then that will escalated to ‘she’s ungrateful, ’ then that escalated to ‘she’s difficult’ and that escalated that will ‘she’s unprofessional. ’ What is your definition of difficult? Somebody with an opinion that a person don’t like? Now, I’m 42, and that s**t pisses me off. ”
Thoughts, Perezcious readers? Sound OFF in the comments (below).
[Image via Patricia Schlein/WENN ]
The post Katherine Heigl Reveals The REAL Reason Behind Her Exit From < i> Grey’s Anatomy< /i> appeared first on Perez Hilton .
