The Real Life Partners Of The Cast Of Grey's Anatomy

The cast of "Grey's Anatomy" has been coming into our homes on Thursday nights (or whenever we get around to watching the DVR'd episode) for 17 seasons. Meredith, Bailey, Richard Weber, and a revolving cast of characters have been on the air since 2005, and show that just keeps on going. That means the real-life partners of the cast of "Grey's Anatomy" have had to put up with the crazy shooting schedules of their spouses and partners.

Patrick Dempsey, an original cast member who made a return to the series in 2021, has been married twice. His first wife, Rocky Parker, is 21 years older than Dempsey. They were married from 1987 to 1994. Dempsey has been married to Jillian Fink since 1999 and they have three kids, per Express.

Justin Chambers, meanwhile, played Alex Karev for 15 seasons. He was Meredith's rock. Well, in real life, he has been happily married since 1993 to Keisha Chambers and they have five children, per Deadline. Likewise, Katherine Heigl, whose character Alex went to see in his last episodes, has been married to singer Josh Kelley since 2007 and they have three kids, Hello Magazine revealed.

And finally, McSteamy, er, we mean Eric Dane, was married to actress Rebecca Gayheart from 2004 to 2018. They have two kids, per Entertainment Tonight.

Now let's look at the real-life partners of current cast members of "Grey's Anatomy."

In "Grey's Anatomy," Kevin McKidd plays Dr. Owen Hunt, the military vet who was in love with Christina Yang but his on/off/on/off relationship with Dr. Teddy Altman screwed things up. (And when he got involved with Amelia Shepherd.) Teddy is always screwing up Owen's love life, but to be sure, he plays a big part in their on/off drama too.

In real life, McKidd has been married to Arielle Goldrath, a private chef, since 2018. They married in March 2018 and Goldrath was pregnant with their first child together at the time, per People.

McKidd took to his website to share his good news, writing a post called "Very happy very good news from Kevin," and saying, "Arielle and I are so happy to announce our marriage and new baby, who is soon to join our growing family." He wrote that his older kids are thrilled for him and looking forward to the birth of their sibling. On his wedding day, McKidd said, "close friends and family came together with my Grey's family to share in our celebration day — an intimate, low key gathering culminating in a Scottish Ceilidh dance."

These days, McKidd and Goldrath have two children, a young son and daughter, per People. McKidd also has a 16-year-old daughter and a 19-year-old son from his first marriage.

On "Grey's Anatomy," Dr. Miranda Bailey has had perhaps the most stable love life of any of the cast. She's been married twice on the show and balances marriage and motherhood with being chief of staff and, let's face it, the cog that holds Seattle Grace hospital together.

Fun fact about Dr. Bailey: in the script for the pilot, she was described as short, blonde, and Caucasian. Chandra Wilson is short, but obviously not blonde nor Caucasian. Nevertheless, her agent pushed for her to get the audition, she nailed it, and the rest is history, per Parade.

In real life, Chandra Wilson is in a long-term, committed relationship of 33 years, but she is not married. She and her boyfriend, who has never been publicly named, have been together since 1988 and the couple shares three children: their daughter Sarina was born in 1992, their daughter Joylin was born in 1998, and their son Michael was born in 2005, per Parade.