Kate Walsh.Photo: twitter
She’s baaaack!
Kate Walshwill be reprising her role as Dr. Addison Montgomery on theupcoming season 18ofGrey’s Anatomy, ABC announced Thursday.
Walshshared the news herselfin a video posted on theGrey’s AnatomyTwitter page.
“Well, well, well, would you look who it is. That’s right, my loves, Dr. Addison Montgomery is coming back to Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital and I’m so excited to be home again joining Shonda, Ellen and the rest of the incredible cast,” Walsh, 53, says in the video, referring to series creatorShonda Rhimesand starEllen Pompeo.
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“This season — 18, whew! — Just wait until you see what she has in store for you. The new season premieres September 30 on ABC,” Walsh adds.
Walsh joined the long-running medical drama in the season 1 finale as Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey)’s estranged wife. She stayed on as the neonatal surgeon for several seasons before leading the spinoff seriesPrivate Practice, which aired from 2007 to 2013.
Walsh has previously said that she would love the opportunity to once again walk the halls of Grey Sloan.
Kate Walsh.Scott Garfield/Disney
“If they could get it done, I’d be happy to come back,” she said, later adding, “Itdefinitely changed my life.”
Walsh isn’t the only former star who will return in the upcoming season:Kate Burton, will reprise her role as Meredith Grey (Pompeo)’s mother, Dr. Ellis Grey.
Several former stars appeared in season 17, includingDempsey,T.R. Knight,Chyler LeighandSarah Drew.
source: people.com
