Ah, Isobel Stevens. I digress. Izzie, and the actress who played her, Katherine Heigl, were an integral part of the medical drama since its inception in After a string of awkward incidents, Katherine eventually left the show in But her exit still brings up a lot of questions today: What actually happened?
And will she ever return? Keep reading for all the details. It all started when Katherine famously withdrew her name from the Emmy Awards.
Why, you may ask? According to The New York Times , this is what she said:. Katherine eventually exited the show in and reportedly apologized.
Unfortunately, that was basically the beginning of the controversial end for the actress and her time on the series, as she'd withdraw her name from Emmy consideration the following year, with a public slam to the writers of the show and what they'd given her to work with as Izzie being her reason.
Now, though, current showrunner Krista Vernoff, who was the show's head writer during Heigl-gate, has revealed that they had big plans for the character before having to write Izzie out quickly. When asked how several sooner-than-expected departures have impacted the writers, Vernoff told Variety :. For sure, some of those things radically changed the story plans. One of the things about working in television and being a TV writer is you have to be able to pivot.
Well, folks. There you have it. If you're a long-time Grey's Anatomy fan who's been wondering whether or not the show would have had Izzie and her ex-husband Alex get together again back in the day, you now have your answer. After beating cancer but being fired by Webber, Izzie left but then came back for a final scan to make sure she was totally cancer-free. She was clearly interested in reconciling with Alex, and met him to show off the results of her scan. Related: Grey's Anatomy star Camilla Luddington reveals blonde hair transformation ahead of season Heigl elaborated: "[Shonda] wanted to try to figure out how I could do both [parenting and Grey's ], and I kind of wanted to do both.
There wasn't a great way to compromise the work schedule that didn't negatively affect the crew or the cast. It wasn't feeling fair to them or the show to ask them to bend around my needs. She went on to admit that she was "disappointed" at the way she was labelled 'ungrateful' upon her exit.
And I've tried very hard to have those qualities and be that person, and I'm just so disappointed in myself that I allowed it to slip. Of course, I'm grateful. How can I not be? Type keyword s to search. Frank Ockenfels ABC.
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