Why addison left greys anatomy

This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info. Therefore, when it was revealed Walsh would be stepping away from the ABC hospital drama in , many fans were upset as two why. In the years since leaving the role, Walsh has spoken out about her exit. Walsh may have left the role of Dr Addison Montgomery in a recurring capacity in but she did go on to make a handful of appearances in the seasons after.

In fact, the circumstances which led to Walsh stepping away from the series were the exact opposite. Why me? Addison tried to keep it secret in order not to become the office gossip, but that became difficult when she soon started suffering from mood swings and extreme emotional reactions to what was happening at the practice. Addison started thinking Sam was just dating her because she couldn't have children, but Jake assured her that was just the hormones.

He did tell her she needed people on her side, as she couldn't go through it alone. He once again stated he didn't want a new child because the experience of having a child is as awful at times as it is wonderful, so he was glad to have gotten through it with Maya.

He assured Addison that didn't mean he stopped loving her, though. In therapy, Addison said she had to teach herself to have hope again. Soon after, Addison started looking for sperm donors, throwing out lots of candidates based on medical history alone. When she felt like she was drowning in files, Sam assured her she could make it happen. Addison asked her colleagues for help, but they all give her different advice.

Addison received good news from Jake: they were able to retrieve 4 eggs, which needed to be picked that day. He'd contact a friend at the sperm bank to speed up the process, meaning they could fertilize the eggs that day. Sam came to support Addison when Jake would pick the eggs, but she was already under. She woke up with Sam by her side and started crying because she put herself in this position where a stranger was needed to get pregnant, all because she cheated. Sam convinced her the bad things didn't outweigh her good qualities, so she shouldn't punish herself.

He advised her to pick the musician's sperm. She did pick him, and later that day, Jake fertilized the eggs with Addison watching. Over the three days the embryo had to grow in the lab, Addison kept checking on it. She wasn't allowed to have sex before the implantation, but Sam suggested they do "other things". She happily agreed to that. Meanwhile, Addison also met Ryan Kerrigan and expressed her worries over Amelia, who assured Addison she was fine.

The day after, Jake implanted the eggs. In therapy, Addison said she was thrilled and terrified that if all things went right, there could be an entire person with a full life ahead could be growing inside her.

She was looking forward to sharing experiences with her child. Amelia went missing for 12 days, and when she showed up at the practice to announce her engagement to Ryan, Addison was both angry and relieved at the same time.

Since Charlotte was convinced Amelia was using, they staged an intervention at the practice. Amelia started attacking them one by one and hit Addison's weak spot when she attacked her about her infertility and past abortion.

Addison threatened to report Amelia to the medical board, throw her out of her house and change the locks, and call in her family, but the only thing that actually got Amelia to stay and listen was the oxy she demanded.

The doctors gave her the oxy, which Amelia snorted off the reception desk. Right when Amelia seemed to cave to her friends' talks and agreed to go to rehab, Ryan arrived. The doctors suggested they also help Ryan, but a quarrel ensued when Addison noticed Ryan was wearing Amelia's father's watch. Amelia aggressively forbade her from telling that story and soon left with Ryan, leaving Addison to feel like the intervention was a bad idea.

However, the next morning, Addison received a call about Amelia, who was ready to go rehab. Addison helped her pack and drove her to the treatment center.

Amelia, who has a great mother, had Addison think that even the best mothers' kids can go down the wrong path. Later that day, Addison received the news that she was not pregnant, but Jake assured her that didn't mean it was over. Sam seemed relieved about the news, so Violet agreed to hold her hand the next time she was going to try.

Addison came up with a crazy plan that included a lot of fertility drugs. She wanted to try again with fresh sperm and fresh eggs, even though she had two frozen eggs left herself.

Addison took Sam to therapy with her as he needed to face there would be a baby in her life soon, but he said that was not a problem yet and that he wanted Addison. Two weeks later, Addison collapsed at the practice as a side-effect to the hormone treatment. That made her decide that the embryo transfer would be it: she'd either be pregnant or not. After she was fully recovered, they did the transfer.

On Thanksgiving, Addison did a pregnancy test. In Meredith's dream , Derek and Addison are still in an unhappy marriage and Addison is pregnant with their child, though the child is later revealed to be Mark's. Mere hours after delivering a baby at St. Ambrose Hospital , Addison got a call from her social worker saying that a birth mom had chosen her.

She returned to the hospital, shocked to find that it was Judi , the same woman whose baby she had delivered. Judi had decided she couldn't find a better mom for the baby, and that it must have been fate since Addison was the one who delivered the baby boy.

Addison named him Henry Montgomery. As part of her research into uterine transplants, Addison travelled to Seattle to perform a uterine transplant on Tovah Freedman , who had her support system in Seattle. Addison reached out to Richard if there was an OR available for her and agreed to make her return a grand rounds teaching opportunity for the residents, whom he mentioned were behind.

On the day of the surgery, Seattle was going through a heatwave. Addison arrived at the skills lab to introduce herself to the group of residents. En route to the patient, she explained her research and quizzed Levi on the pelvic anatomy. When he answered correctly, she allowed him to present the case and upon seeing a connection between him and the Jewish patient, she chose him to scrub in with her along with Richard.

The other residents gathered in the gallery to observe and Addison kept them engaged with a multitude of questions. In the middle of the procedure, the HVAC system broke down. The temperature in the OR quickly rose yet Addison refused to close up the patient despite Richard's warning about the risk of infection. To work faster, Addison requested Meredith due to her experience with microvascular anastomosis of the abdomen. Meredith soon joined her in the OR and they congratulated one another on their professional accomplishments.

As they operated, Addison asked Meredith what big thing was next for her. Meredith revealed that she had some idea but she needed to sort out things logistically and have a difficult conversation with Richard. After evacuating a clot, Meredith and Addison successfully finished the procedure. As they left the OR, they heard the residents gossiping about the tension between them. However, once alone on the elevator with Meredith, Addison broke down crying because coming here made Derek's death all too real for her.

Meredith said he was there and in her kids is well, whom she invited Addison to meet over dinner at her house. Addison then told Meredith to fight for this big project if she believed in it, stating Meredith had never been one to shy away to fight for what she loved.

Everything was well. Richard congratulated her and Addison told him the residents were not as bad as he had made them out to be. He couldn't help but point out the difference between the current generation and Addison and Derek's generation, stating the current residents complained a lot.

Addison pointed out they were simply standing up for themselves and refusing to be worked to death in a system that could be considered inhumane. She considered that progress and stated there was always room for improvement in the medical education system. He agreed and told her he was glad to see her again. Addison then finally met up with Amelia in the lobby. After a long hug, Addison told her about Meredith's invitation.

Amelia took her home and introduced her to Zola and Bailey. Addison got emotional upon meeting them and sat down with them to have ice cream for dinner. Addison is a very confident, smart, and poised woman. She can be described as cold and unforgiving, however, she is also quite warm and kind.

She is also very concentrated and dedicated to her work, as she is considered the best in her field. Addison is sometimes difficult and uncompromising but she can be very kind and accepting. Addison describes herself as a worrier; she constantly worries about what's happening and what's not happening.

Professionally, she is very confident, but not personally. She likes to think that worrying prepares her for whatever may happen. Addison met her future husband, Derek Shepherd , in medical school in the summer. Their relationship grew and they eventually married. Derek once wrote a song for her.

After medical school, Addison and Derek became extremely successful in their respective fields and each began their own practice in New York. However, this strained their marriage. Addison was married to Derek Shepherd for eleven years before eventually sleeping with Derek's best friend, Mark Sloan , which prompted Derek to leave New York for Seattle at the request of their old friend and mentor, Richard Webber.

After she and Derek initially separated, she tried to get over him, even hoping that dying her hair blond would help. She remained in New York and lived with Mark for two months, during which she became pregnant with Mark's child but she chose to have an abortion.

The relationship ended when Mark cheated on Addison and Richard Webber brought her to Seattle Grace for a consult on a difficult case. Addison was unaware that Derek still had feelings for Meredith. When Addison discovered that her husband slept with Meredith at the hospital-sponsored prom, Addison in a drunken haze called Mark Sloan to Seattle. She and Derek agreed that their marriage was over and started divorce proceedings.

She asked Mark to go back to New York, but he stayed, expressing his desire to continue their relationship. When the divorce was finalized, Addison dropped the "Shepherd" from her last name. Wanting to make a fresh start, Derek happily relinquished most of their shared properties their Brownstone in Manhattan and a residence in The Hamptons to her believing that she deserved it as his initial impression was that she had only had a one-night stand with Mark while he carried on an affair with Meredith.

She stayed in Seattle for a long while after and a possibility of a relationship between her and Alex Karev was hinted at when they kissed in Joe's bar. She felt it was too strange though and he said he didn't care so the relationship was not brought ahead any further. During the 60 days that Mark and Addison were trying to remain celibate to give themselves a chance, she slept with Alex. However, despite Addison wanting more, he wasn't ready for that. Addison and Mark originally met in med school.

She cheated on her husband, Derek, with him. After Derek left for Seattle, Addison and Mark lived together for two months, during which time she became pregnant. She had an abortion, and Mark eventually cheated on her. After finding out Meredith and Derek slept together at the prom, she called Mark over to Seattle and slept with him again. Mark decided to move to Seattle in hopes of pursuing a relationship with Addison.

On the first anniversary of the day she discovered she was pregnant, Addison and Mark made a deal. If they both could abstain from sex for 60 days she would be willing to try a real relationship with him. She doesn't hold up her end of the bargain when she engaged in a sexual encounter with Alex at the hospital. Mark learned of this after witnessing them stumbling out of an on-call room. She was spared from confessing, however, when Mark selflessly lied to her by telling her he had broken their promise long before.

He felt that although he had feelings for her, she shouldn't have to feel guilty. They had sex several times, which prompted Addison to ask Mark if he truly wanted to have a relationship with her because she could make it work. However, Mark was still in love with Lexie, so he apologized to Addison and turned her down. When she left Seattle Grace Hospital for a private practice in L.

A, she had a brief interest in her co-worker Pete whom she kissed but gave up on any potential romance between the two after Pete stood her up for a date.

Later, Pete and Addison reconnected at a hospital event and went back to her house to have pizza and watch lame TV shows, and ended up having sex. They started a relationship that they described as "helping each other" and Addison decided to move on from Sam since he was seemingly happy with his new girlfriend, making them officially a couple.

When Pete was sick and Addison was looking after Lucas, Pete said "I love you, Violet " to Addison while on fever medication, leading Addison to confront Pete six weeks later. Pete states that he will always love Violet as she is the mother of his child, but he wants to be with Addison.

Violet returns from Costa Rica and Addison tells her that Pete will pick her because she is Lucas' mother. Later on the porch, Sam tells Addison he is sick of doing the right thing and should do the wrong thing, and then kisses her as Pete walks in. Addison was then asked out by Kevin Nelson , a police officer. Unfortunately, her trust issues interfered with her and Kevin, issues that resulted in her jealously following Kevin after she thought he was having an affair and ending with her arrest by the SWAT team.

Nonetheless, she confessed her issues to Kevin and they resumed their relationship. But more troubles came when Addison's brother came to visit and told Kevin that she was just "enjoying him". When he hadn't called Addison back; she had thought he was avoiding her, but would find out he had been shot.

When her brother left; Kevin moved in with her while he was recovering. While Addison now had to deal with Charlotte who was opening up a competing practice on the fourth floor, she was more annoyed by Dr. Wyatt Lockhart , a doctor working for Charlotte's practice who steals a patient of Addison's and convinces Naomi to work for her. According to Deadline , Germann may reprise his role in a guest-star capacity in the future. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options.

Get the Insider App. Click here to learn more. A leading-edge research firm focused on digital transformation. Stephanie Marcus. Warning: Major "Grey's Anatomy" spoilers ahead. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Justin Chambers played Alex Karev for nearly 15 years. Chambers hasn't announced any new projects yet. Sandra Oh played Cristina Yang, an ambitious cardiothoracic surgeon, for 10 seasons. Oh has gone on to do some of the most exciting work of her career.

Katherine Heigl played Izzie Stevens, a bubbly surgical resident, for six seasons. Heigl starred on "Suits. Knight played fan-favorite George O'Malley for five seasons. Knight has embraced live theater since leaving "Grey's Anatomy.

Kate Walsh played world-renowned neonatal surgeon Addison Montgomery for three seasons. Walsh continued to portray Montgomery for another six seasons on "Private Practice. Dempsey is still acting. Jessica Capshaw portrayed pediatric surgeon Arizona Robbins. Capshaw hasn't taken on any new projects since leaving the series in Leigh currently helps save the world each week on "Supergirl. Sarah Drew played endlessly optimistic trauma surgeon Dr.

April Kepner. Drew is still acting and has been in movies. Jerrika Hinton played surgical resident Dr. Stephanie Edwards for five seasons. Isaiah Washington played the head of cardio, Preston Burke. Washington's contract wasn't renewed following a controversy. Sara Ramirez played orthopedic surgeon Callie Torres. Ramirez played a political strategist on "Madam Secretary. Brooke Smith played cardiothoracic surgeon Erica Hahn. Smith has continued to regularly appear on TV and in movies since leaving the show.

Martin Henderson played cardiothoracic surgeon Nathan Riggs. Henderson has appeared in a couple of movies since leaving the show. Jesse Williams played Jackson Avery for 12 years. Williams has two projects in pre-production. Gregory Germann played Tom Koracick for about four years. Germann left the show earlier this year.

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