How old is Meredith GREY in season 1?

It's been said Meredith's birth year is 1978, which would make Meredith Grey about 27 years old at the start of the series. In 2023, Meredith is about 45 years old.

What is Derek and Meredith's age gap?

Everyone seems very confident Derek was born in 1966. That would mean when Meredith's husband died during season 11, which took place in late 2015, Derek was 49. It would also mean there was a 12-year age gap between Derek and Meredith.

How old was Izzie Stevens in Season 1?

Izzie is introduced as a 25-year-old former model in the first episode of Grey's Anatomy, meeting fellow surgical interns Meredith, Cristina, Alex, and George.

How old was Meredith when she became an intern?

In Grey's Anatomy season 11, Meredith was confirmed to be born in 1978, meaning that she was 27 years old when she started her internship at Seattle Grace in Grey's Anatomy season 1.

How far apart in age are Meredith and Maggie?

Meredith, in disbelief, points out that she would know that her mother would be pregnant when she was five years old, as Maggie is five years younger than her. Meredith works with Alex Karev to decide whether Maggie is lying or if she is wrong.

Meredith & Derek | Season 1

How much older is Meredith to Lexie?

Amelia is the youngest of 5 and Meredith is the oldest (She's five years older than Maggie and six years older than Lexie).

What is the age gap between Meredith and DeLuca?

There's a 20-year age gap between Ellen Pompeo and Giacomo Gianniotti, but their on-screen age difference is never brought up. "Meredith isn't worried that she is 20 years older than DeLuca," says Amy Amatangelo. "She's not concerned that he will want kids and she's not going to have any more kids.

How long was Meredith's longest surgery?

Our girl's breaking records! Clocking in at 27 hours and 8 minutes, Meredith Grey breaks the hospital record for longest single surgery. Like, can you even imagine working for 27 hours straight? My work takes place exclusively in a seated position and still it sounds horrific.

How old is Derek in Season 1?

Tyler Hoechlin's character, Derek, was always one of the older members of the pack as he was 22 at the beginning of the series.

How old was Derek when he died?

Dr. Shepherd is still relatively young when he dies: 49, to be exact. This means that Meredith, 37, has to care for their three children on her own. When "How to Save a Life" first aired in 2015, it was easy for fans to forget at the time that Derek was older than Meredith.

Who is the longest running character on GREY's anatomy?

How old was Izzie when she got pregnant?

At age fifteen, Izzie became pregnant. She gave birth to a baby girl and placed her for adoption at sixteen in order to give her a better life. She secretly named the girl Sarah, but her parents named her Hannah.

Are all of Meredith's kids Derek's?

Only one of her children was born at Grey-Sloan.

Meredith has three children: Zola, Derek Bailey, and Ellis. Zola was adopted by Meredith and Derek after coming to Seattle Grace (later known as Grey-Sloan) for surgery when she was 6-months-old.

What is Meredith and Derek's first child?

Meredith gives birth to Derek's daughter. Alex, who is Meredith's emergency contact, rushes to her side when he's called. Meredith tells him her newborn baby girl's name is Ellis.

Was Meredith and Derek's marriage legal?

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But when Izzie's brain cancer diagnosis takes a turn for the worse, Derek and Meredith decide to give Izzie and Alex their ceremony, and instead get married by writing their vows on a post-it. They eventually marry in a courthouse to make things "legal."

Why are Derek's eyes blue?

Since the series ended, his eyes have been blue, symbolizing a beta who has killed an innocent human. The blue color resulted from Derek's mercy killing of his girlfriend, Paige.

Why did Derek eyes turn yellow?

His initial color was yellow, the primary color of beta wolves. They subsequently become blue and red after becoming an alpha in season one. After losing his alpha status and becoming an evolved wolf, he regains his yellow-eye status briefly before returning to the original blue color.

What is the riskiest surgery ever?

How many months was Meredith gone after Derek died?

Drama Rundown: Meredith goes missing for an entire year (it's only one episode) to cope with the loss of her husband — when she pops up again, surprise! She is giving birth to her and Derek's third child, Ellis. She moves back into her mother's house, where Maggie and Amelia eventually join her.

Was Meredith ever chief of surgery?

In the season 18 finale, the Grey Sloan Memorial residency program was shut down and, after Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) resigned on the spot, Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) took over as interim chief of surgery.

Who does Meredith end up with 18?

There, she reconnected with Nick Marsh (Scott Speedman) and began dating him while still working part-time at Grey-Sloan in Seattle. Meredith decided to move her family to Minnesota with Nick after helping Grey-Sloan gain back its accreditation for the residency program that was on probation.

How old is Cristina Yang?

Sandra Oh was born on July 21, 1971, and the Cristina Yang actress will turn 52 years old in 2023. A little over a year and a half older than her on-screen person Ellen Pompeo, Oh was 34 when Grey's began airing in 2005, and she was 43 when she left the series in 2014 after 10 seasons.

Is Meredith dating anyone in season 18?

Nick Marsh

Nick returns in season 18 and finds that the chemistry between him and Meredith is still there. Now, the pair have struck up a long-distance relationship which seems to be going well.