It’s been six years since "Grey’s Anatomy" fans were left heartbroken after Patrick Dempsey, better known as "McDreamy," departed from the show in Season 11.
The “Enchanted” actor, 55, is back, appearing on last week’s episode alongside his on-screen soul mate, Ellen Pompeo, who famously plays Meredith Grey in the hit ABC medical drama, Variety reported.
“I thought it was a beautiful way to close it,” Dempsey says. “The intention was to really give people some hope because they are such an iconic couple. We’ve lost so many people this year, the thought that we’d have angels hovering around us taking care of us is a good message to send out in such a bleak world that we’re living in. So for all of us, it was a beautiful ending to this story. I’m so grateful that I did it and happy that the fans really loved it.”
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Dempsey left the show in 2015 after his character tragically died in a car crash, one of many notable characters to die on screen throughout the show's notorious rollercoaster of emotions.
When asked by Variety how acting in the last scene was, Dempsey replied, “We all cried at the beginning and we hugged each other. It was really for us to get the message out there to wear a mask, take care of yourself. Ellen and I were like, 'What can we do together to make some impact here?' That was in the spring around this time last year. It just was a positive action that reverberates into more positive action.”
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Dempsey also spoke about the upcoming sequel to “Enchanted” titled “Disenchanted.” Dempsey stars alongside Maya Rudolph, Yvette Nicole Brown, and original cast members Amy Adams, Idina Menzel and James Marsden.
Dempsey said, “I’ve been talking to director [Adam Shankman]. The story is getting better and better. There’s a great cast coming together. And the musical numbers, I get to sing and dance. To work with everybody again after 14 years is just really exciting. We need some escapism right now. We need those romantic comedies and those musicals to get people out of the doldrums that we’re in.”
The actor also revealed that he will be singing for the first time in the sequel.
“I will be singing for the first time. I’ve never ever sung publicly — for a reason. So bear with me. I hope the fans embrace it. But they’ve set me up for success and the lyrics are really fun.”
“Disenchanted” is coming soon to Disney+.
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