Ellen Pompeo has been admitted to hospital

Publish Date
Friday, 23 March 2018, 12:17PM

Ellen Pompeo was rushed to hospital over the weekend after suffering from severe pain.

The 'Grey's Anatomy' actress has admitted the pain was so bad she thought she was "dying".

The 48-year-old actress - who has played Dr. Meredith Grey since 2005 - has since revealed the pain was from a kidney stone that had formed in her organ.

"I had a kidney stone on Saturday and ended up in the E.R., I thought I was dying, for sure. I didn't know that was what it was," she said.

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During a recent appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, Pompeo spoke about pay inequality and her recent salary negotiations, which take her up to $20 million a year.

Ellen admitted she felt compelled to speak out in order to be an “example” to other women.

She said: “I think there are certain moments where it’s important to be really truthful about our pain and our struggles…

“Sometimes you have to go through painful things.. just to be an example.

“We have a platform and the women who’ve approached me from all walks of life since the article came out…

“I’ve been shocked and moved by how many women run up to me and share their story.. because we as women are taught to be quiet.

“It’s really important to encourage each other, encourage other women.. to stand up and be strong and know that we will be ok and we have each other’s backs”

And the actress slammed recent reports that her steep pay rise led to the dismissal of her co-stars Jessica Capshaw and Sarah Drew.

She said: “It’s absolutely not true. I’m not involved in these kinds of decisions.. however there are a few problems when doing a show for 14 seasons and one is the writers have a hard time creatively, thinking up new stories for all these characters is difficult.

“It’s always sad when we lose people, whether they want to go or they don’t want to go.”

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