Ellen Pompeo said she was "salty" at the beginning of "Grey's Anatomy" when co-star Patrick Dempsey was paid more than her, even though the show was named after her character, Meredith Grey. As she told Alex Cooper on the latest Call Her Daddy podcast Wednesday,

According to Deadline, in a recent interview, Pompeo revealed the challenges she faced in securing pay equal to her co-star, Patrick Dempsey, who played Dr Derek Shepherd. Pompeo acknowledged that when Grey’s Anatomy first started, Dempsey was a more established actor, with a higher profile in the industry.