Taylor Swift is never one to shy away from contributing to philanthropic causes, whether it’s disaster relief, food banks, or organisations supporting children and women. One such moment stayed with Ellen Pompeo, who recently shared a story about Swift’s generosity during her appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show. The Grey’s Anatomy star, who once got the opportunity to star in Swift’s Bad Blood music video, recounted an incident when she had just met Swift—only 20 minutes in—and the singer signed the biggest charity cheque for her without blinking an eye.
During the show, Pompeo couldn’t stop raving about how working with Swift in her music video earned her major “cool points” with her kids. She joked that she’s still reaping the benefits, saying the experience gave her “so much mileage” with them. “Taylor is such a good girl. I didn’t know her and she invited me to be in the video and I thought, ‘Oh, that will be fun.’ And I went and did the video.”
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Pompeo went on to share how she and her husband, Chris Ivery, are longtime supporters of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. She explained how the hospital ran a special program where parents who had to work all day could record themselves singing nursery rhymes or telling stories for their babies in the NICU. “The babies respond to it, and it improves their outcomes,” she said. But according to Pompeo, at the time, the programme needed serious funding and was falling short. So, she decided to take a chance. “I asked Taylor, ‘Could you write me a big old check for Children?’” she recalled. “She had only known me for about 20 minutes, and that girl wrote me the biggest cheque without blinking an eye.”
On the other hand, the 14-time Grammy winner is also one of the biggest fans of Grey’s Anatomy. She even named her cat Meredith Grey after Pompeo’s character on the hit medical drama. And that’s how Pompeo landed her cameo in Bad Blood. She joined a star-studded list that included Mariska Hargitay, Selena Gomez, Zendaya, and others. Filming the video, according to Pompeo, “was the easiest thing.” She said she spent just “an hour or two” on set.
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In one of her old interviews, the Fortnight crooner expressed her admiration for the beloved TV series and said that having her music featured in the medical show was one of the best things that happened to her. “I love Grey’s Anatomy because I think it’s the best example of dry, sarcastic humour I’ve ever seen mixed with drama, because in life there’s humor and there’s drama.” Pompeo is currently promoting her Hulu series Good American Family.
