nothing can break Grey's Anatomy The power couple Catherine Fox and Richard Webber, at least according to Debbie Allen.
“He is my husband and I will not let him go anywhere. That's the truth,” Allen, 74, said. Us weekly exclusively while promoting her Gr8 Eye Movement campaign in partnership with Prevent Blindness and Regeneron. “He won't stray too far from me.”
Catalina and Ricardo (James Pickens Jr.) have seen some ups and downs throughout their time in Grey's Anatomyincluding cancer diagnoses and near-relapses, but there's no end in sight for the fictional duo.
“I started directing Grey's Anatomy in season 7, and then, Shelby Stivale honda [Rhimes] I enjoyed the energy I brought. Then she said, 'I'm going to put you on the show.' And then Jim Pickens said, 'If she comes on the show, she needs to be with me,'” she recalled. “It's become a wonderful relationship that fans love and stories they can relate to.”
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Allen is keenly aware of the characters' arcs because she and Pickens, 69, are “the older people on that show.” And she added: “People can identify with everything that happens to us.
Allen made it grey will debut in 2011, while Pickens is an original cast member who has been on the show since its inception in 2005. Their characters have been married since season 11, which aired in 2015, and their love will continue into the season. 20, which premiered on Thursday, March 14.
grey Season 20 is an abbreviated season with only 10 episodes following the SAG-AFTRA strike, which ended in November 2023. Allen joked that each installment is “packed with wonderful new characters, great stories, and real medical situations.”
Allen teased “some dynamic medical situations,” as usual. “Some are extraordinary and you have no idea about them,” he continued, adding that the cast will “sometimes learn about them as they go, because the writers are always out there looking.”
In addition to acting and directing on the set of Grey, Allen also focuses on her own health, which led to her partnerships with Prevent Blindness and Regeneron, and the creation of the Gr8 Eye Movement.
“We had a great reaction from people all over the country,” Allen said. Us about Gr8 eye movementwhich launched in September 2023. “We raise awareness about retinal diseases that are certainly challenging for people, certainly at a certain age.”
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Prediabetic people, like Allen herself, have since learned about wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic macular edema (DME), and diabetic retinopathy (DR).
“These were some things I learned as well because diabetes has always been a big part of my family history and I've always been vigilant. It was personal for me,” she said. “It's personal to me, and I think if I can use my celebrity to draw attention to something good right now, which is being proactive and [getting] information and get people to visit our website. The Gr8 Eye Movement campaign is a win-win situation. Really is.”
Grey's Anatomy airs on ABC on Thursdays at 9 pm ET.
