Shonda Rhimes shares the funny misunderstanding Grey’s Anatomy caused at home - here's everything to know

Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes appeared on the October 8, 2025, episode of the Call Her Daddy Podcast. In that interview, Rhimes shared several behind-the-scenes factoids and other details about her shows with the podcast host, Alex Cooper, including the long-running ABC medical drama, headlined by Ellen Pompeo's Dr. Meredith Grey.

However, one of the more adorable moments in this 1:28:10 podcast episode is when Rhimes discussed what one of her daughters thought her mother's profession was. The Grey’s Anatomy creator said that one of her daughters mistakenly believed that she was working in a hospital, as she was working in a hospital most of the time.

What did Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes say?

Rhimes and Cooper discussed several things in the hour and half long interview in which is a must for every fan of the ABC medical soap opera. Shonda Rhimes also touched upon the impact of the long-running medical drama on her life. Rhimes recalled a humorous memory of her daughter think that her mother worked in a hospital. Her exact words were:

"I became a mom at the same time that Grey's Anatomy came out. And that was like, as a working mother, that was the hardest, most devastating, most amazing situation to be in the middle of. My daughter grew up thinking I worked in a hospital. She did, because that's where she was all the time. "

Then, she went on to talk about how she had her two other children:

"And so then, like ten years on, I thought, okay, so I've had one daughter and 37 actors, but she doesn't have any siblings."

But the highlight of the interview was when she touched upon the behind-the-scenes facts about Grey’s Anatomy, which has been on ABC for twenty years as of today.

Shonda Rhimes reveals the Grey’s Anatomy death that affected her:

While many characters met their end in the twenty year old series, one death stands out in the viiewers' minds. Turns out the Rhimes also agrees with fans as George O'Malley (T.R. Knight)'s death was a turning point in the history of this entire series. While his passing was officially confirmed in the season 6 premiere, he was hit by a bus in the season 5 finale, which aired on May 14, 2009:

"T.R. was so amazing because he didn't need to lay on that table. But he was like, 'I'm gonna do the role, even though you're never gonna see my face'... He was wonderful. I mean, it broke me, so I knew that the audience would respond to it, but I really loved it."

While Knight stayed off the ABC drama for atleast a decade, his character returned as a part of Meredith Grey's dream in the seventeenth season.

What's next for this ABC:

The twenty-second season of the soap opera premieres on October 9, 2025. Based on the official trailer, it looks like the season premiere is picking up right where the previous season left off: Meredith Grey looking at the explosion in the hospital building. The official logline for the Grey’s Anatomy Season 22 premiere reads:

"After the catastrophic hospital explosion, Grey Sloan’s staff scrambles to save not only their patients’ lives but also their own. Confronted with impossible surgical decisions and emotional turmoil, they fight to preserve life amid devastation."

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