Ellen Pompeo Quotes

I didn't have a boyfriend until I was 16, and he was eight years older. My father was furious about this 24-year-old, and I had to hide the relationship.

Ellen Pompeo

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• I didn't have a boyfriend until I was 16, and he was eight years older. My father was furious about this 24-year-old, and I had to hide the relationship.

  

  Ellen Pompeo
  • Father
  • Relationship
  • Boyfriend