This Friday, January 13, 2023, Patrick Dempsey celebrates his 57th birthday. The opportunity to return to his separation with Jillian Fink which would have followed an affair of the actor during the filming of the hit series “Grey’s Anatomy”.
Happy birthday ! Comedian and producer Patrick Dempsey blows its 57th candle this Friday, January 13, 2023. And if he is slowly heading towards his sixties, the ex-Doctor Mamour has retained the devastating charm that we met him in Grey’s Anatomy. Unfortunately, whoever portrayed the character of Derek Shepherd, Meredith Grey’s on-screen husband, hung up his white blouse in 2015. At the same time, his wedding with Jillian Fink, the mother of his three children: his daughter Talula (born in 2002), and the twins Sullivan and Darby (born in 2007), was coming to an end. Two “breaks” that would be linked, as reported by the American version of Closer.
Patrick Dempsey’s split and departure from the hit medical series would indeed be the result of his “inappropriate relationship” with a young woman during filming, as an insider told our colleagues: “[Sa co-star] Ellen Pompeo found out and was angry because she’s good friends with Jillian, so of course she told her.” So when the show’s creator and executive producer, Shonda Rhimes, learned about the affair from his star actorshe decided to kill off her character, Derek Shepherd, the source said: “Shonda fired Patrick. He didn’t want to leave, but Shonda has no patience for that kind of behavior..” And to conclude:Patrick found out that Ellen had told his wife about their relationship and he completely lost his mind. They had a huge argument on set in front of everyone…”
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How Patrick Dempsey ended up winning Jillian Fink’s heart back
“My marriage was not something I was willing to give up”, said Patrick Dempsey in an interview with People magazine in 2016. Indeed, two years after separation with Jillian Fink, the actor managed to pick up the broken pots. “Everyone has their own path. Jill and I decided it was time to fix our issues and get better.r,” he said. And to continue:We wanted to be role models for our children and say to them, ‘OK, if you have differences, you can find a solution. You must persevere. You must communicate, stay open and not stay on your laurels. Do not abandon.’”