Why did Arizona leave Greys in Season 7?

Jessica Capshaw was pregnant during filming of early season seven episodes. As such, she was shot mostly from the chest up. In one episode, they used a body double for a full-body shot of Arizona Robbins. Arizona leaving for Africa was a plotline to allow Jessica to enjoy her maternity leave.
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Why did Arizona leave Greys?

Arizona quit her role at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital and decided to take a job in New York so that Sofia could be with both of her parents. In the final episode of season 14, it's confirmed that she and Callie are on good terms, as they speak excitedly about the move via text.
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Was Jessica Capshaw pregnant Season 8?

Arizona went to Africa because the actress who plays her, Jessica Capshaw, was pregnant. To accommodate her pregnancy and maternity leave, the writers decided to send Arizona somewhere temporarily, with the intention of writing her back on to the show when she was ready.
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Was Jessica Capshaw pregnant during the filming of GREY's anatomy?

Jessica Capshaw was pregnant with her fourth during season 12 and gave birth shortly after filming ended.
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Does Arizona come back to GREY?

After the plethora of fan-favorites who returned in Grey's Anatomy Season 17, it's no surprise that season 18 is shaping up to be the same, and it looks like Calzona could be next on the list. Sara Ramirez told news outlets in December 2021 that they would “absolutely” return to the series.
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Does Arizona come back in Season 9?

Arizona returns to the hospital and works on a case with Alex and April. Owen feels responsible for the crash after finding out he switched the hospital's airline prior to the crash due to budget cuts.
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Does Arizona Robbins have one leg in real life?

Does Arizona Robbins really have a prosthetic? Jessica doesn't have a prosthetic leg in real life, but in the show, they make it seem like she does thanks to ~magic~. She tweeted back in 2014, “In [Season 9, Episode 6: “Second Opinion”] I was walking on a prosthetic with my own leg tied behind me.
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What season was Meredith pregnant in real life?

According to BuzzFeed, Ellen Pompeo was pregnant in the sixth season of Grey's Anatomy. It prompted showrunners to figure out a way to disguise her growing belly on the show. They put her character on bed rest after she donated part of her liver to her father.
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Who was pregnant in real life on GREY's anatomy?

One of the strangest examples of Grey's Anatomy writers trying to hide when an actor was pregnant is the case of Chyler Leigh, who played Lexie Grey on the show from 2007 through 2012. In 2009, while the fifth season of Grey's Anatomy was being filmed, the actor was pregnant with her third child.
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Why did Callie Torres leave GREY's anatomy?

Callie started dating Penny and wanted to move to New York with her, but after a custody battle with Arizona over their daughter, Sofia, she broke up with Penny. Arizona ended up offering her a custody agreement so she could move to New York, and so Callie left Grey's Anatomy in season 12.
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Why was Izzie Stevens written off?

The character, played by Katherine Heigl, made a sudden exit in season 6, departing for a new job and asking Alex Karev for a divorce. Her swift exit came after Izzie found out she had brain cancer with a very low survival rate, and needed to undergo aggressive treatment.
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Did Lexie GREY have a baby?

At first, she kept her pregnancy a secret from Mark and his current girlfriend, Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh). But, she revealed the secret out of fear of being kicked out. In turn, Mark decided to let her stay with him and Lexie. Soon after, Sloan gave birth to a baby boy.
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Is Zola Meredith's real daughter?

Twins played Meredith's daughter, Zola from season 7 to 11 of 'Grey's Anatomy' When Zola first arrived at Seattle Grace Hospital, she was played by twin baby girls, Jela K. Moore and Jael Moore. The girls are identical twins.
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Does Izzie return?

Izzie's time with cancer was rough, and it took a toll on her relationship with Alex. After she was fired from SGMW, she left Alex. Eventually, she did come back, wanting to reunite with Alex when she found out her cancer was gone.
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How old was Ellen Pompeo when she got pregnant?

Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo is a new mum at 47 as she welcomes her third child.
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How do they make surgery look real on GREY's anatomy?

To make the surgeries look real, Sarah Drew, who played April Kepner on the series, said that they use cow organs and fake blood made up of chicken fat and red gelatin. "The smell is repulsive and makes us all gag," she said, according to RTE. "And we use an actual soldering tool to solder the organs.
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Does Lexie GREY get pregnant?

Fresh off her recent seducing of Dr. McSteamy, Mark Sloan, Lexie Grey is pregnant with his unborn child.
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Is Jessica Capshaw related to Kate Capshaw?

Jessica Capshaw was born in Columbia, Missouri, the daughter of actress Kate Capshaw (née Kathleen Sue Nail) and salesman Robert Capshaw.
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What happens to Callie Torres?

After 10 years on the show, Callie Torres exited Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital during the season 12 finale, making up with her ex-wife, gaining permission to see their daughter, and moving to New York to live with her girlfriend.
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Is Callie Torres coming back to GREY's anatomy?

At the moment, Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes has not confirmed Ramirez's return to the medical drama.
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Is Callie pregnant in Season 9?

The show tried to hide Emily Procter's actual pregnancy

The detective did not get busted down to desk duty thanks to an in-story infraction. Instead, Duquesne is often found behind her desk for most of Season 9 because Procter was pregnant with her first child at the time of filming (via Access).
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Was Jessica Capshaw pregnant during the plane crash?

If you look at the past season and a half, a lot of stuff has happened to her. She left for Africa but when she came back, from then on out, everything happened to her: she found out her girlfriend was pregnant, she became a mom, she got in a really big car accident and now is in a plane accident.
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Was Lexie eaten by wolves?

"To be able to close the chapter for Lexie, and to appear in a way where she's not eaten by wolves, kind of bring a little life back to it," she reflected. "It was a special experience to be able to be part of that."
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