According to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Ellen Pompeo and a new friend clicked hit it off over champagne and blisters in Paris, as their guys looked on.
The Grey's Anatomy star was in Europe promoting the ABC show with her then-boyfriend, now-fiancé Chris Ivery; Kim McNair and Tim Lawless were there to celebrate a wedding anniversary and play backgammon.
The Minneapolis "Ims," as Kim and Tim are known by friends in Europe, were waiting for their Yachts de Paris dinner ride on the Seine to begin when she said to Tim:
"I love this city. Everywhere you go, they offer you champagne. Ellen Pompeo and Chris Ivery come on and I look at my husband and say, 'Is it?' and he goes 'Yeah, for sure.' She is sitting maybe 2 feet away from us."
"And she leans over with her champagne glass and clicks my glass and goes Don't you just love the city? They always offer you champagne."
It turns out that she and Pompeo clicked - so well, in fact, that their two tables for two were combined into one table for four.
"The ship was very formal and Ellen was in formal wear, but she had flats, flip-flops on," Kim said.
The TV doctor, whose co-stars include another Minnesotan, T.R. Knight, started complaining about blisters.
"My husband's eyes rolled because I always carry these blister bandages. If you don't know about them they are the Band-Aids [brand]; I should have stock in the company," Kim said. "I always carry them around, but I didn't have them that night because I was carrying my little formal bag."
During dinner, Kim and Tim learned that Pompeo and Ivery, a music producer, got engaged - before the rest of the world was told.
"They had just gotten back from Monte Carlo," Kim said.
"We were just heading to Monte Carlo for the International Backgammon Tournament, where [Tim's team], the only American team, won.
"They had their driver take us home [after the cruise]," Kim said.
"The next day I sent [blister bandages] to their concierge and she fell in love with them. You put them on, they stay on; you don't look like you have a Band-Aid on and you can wear your shoes. The next day they sent me a 4-foot bouquet, just beautiful, thanking me for the Band-Aids."
Two other planned meetings in other cities have been aborted.
Work on Grey's Anatomy always changing Pompeo's plans, while Kim, the former owner and now an employee of Lite Spa, is much busier than Tim, a retired electrical sales rep.
A couple of weeks ago, there was buzz about Ellen Pompeo and Chris Ivery coming here for Lawless' birthday party.
"They didn't make it," Kim said. "Her schedule."
But if you see Pompeo and Ivery around the Twin Cities, there is a good chance they are hanging with the "Ims."
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16 Comments
June 20th, 2007 2:18 PM
I will DEFINITELY look out for them! That's so cool!
June 20th, 2007 5:01 PM
i thought the shooting starts in july, apparently not, well its good that she is having fun.
June 20th, 2007 5:03 PM
She seems to be a sweet person, one of my friends meet her in LA last year and she said she is more preetier in really life and her eye are more green too.
June 20th, 2007 5:44 PM
Awww, Ellen Pompeo seems like such a nice person, I really wish I could meet her!!!
June 20th, 2007 5:58 PM
She is amazing can't wait to see what season 4 has instore for her and Patrick. They do start preproduction up in the middle of July.
June 20th, 2007 6:42 PM
I wonder if Ellen will appreciate her new friends selling out to the press.....
June 20th, 2007 8:36 PM
That's so cute. Of all the stars, Ellen's always seemed the most friendly.
June 20th, 2007 9:17 PM
Let's just hope they aren't in Minnesota now, or if they are, they're in the areas that aren't getting hit with hail. At our house, which is a suburb of Minneapolis, got hail the size of golfballs.
June 21st, 2007 1:17 AM
This was from last year.
remember she and the whole cast were in MonteCarlo. It was before she anounced to the world that she got engaged.
Ellen is now in London, she was on a show 2 days ago: UK chat show Richard & Judy. no video online yet. but soon i think.
http://www.ellensource.com/
got it from here
June 22nd, 2007 2:05 AM
Can this woman do no wrong? Talk about a class act! I have had nothing but (growing) respect for EP right from the start of the show - her work ethic, down to earth manner, commitment to her relationship and ability to refrain from the bandwagon of IW hating are admirable. Also she seems to balance public appearances/interviews, etc to appease/please fans with protecting her privacy. You feel you know her as she comes across as real in interviews yet the essential woman is hidden - definitely a good thing. Compared to some other stars she radiates maturity, class, grace and humanity.
And I cannot believe I missed her on Richard and Judy - I live in UK for crying out loud!