Couples
Ellen Pompeo Isn’t Married to McDreamy in Real Life! Meet the Grey’s Star’s Husband Chris Ivery
Ellen Pompeo played Dr. Meredith Grey in Grey’s Anatomy, which developed a dedicated following over the years. Though many fans are more than familiar with her character — who was married to Derek Shepherd in the show — it’s time for you to know all about her real-life husband, Chris Ivery!
In 2003, the pair met in a grocery store and quickly formed an undeniable connection. After four years of dating, Chris asked for Ellen’s hand in marriage and the two tied the knot in NYC in November 2007. “We were six degrees our whole lives, so I feel like we were sort of meant to be,” she told People.
After they said, “I do,” Chris and Ellen became the doting parents of their three kids. Ellen gave birth to their first child, Stella, in 2009, followed by their second daughter, Sienna, in 2014. They completed their family when their son, Eli, was born in 2016.
