Ellen Pompeo is dishing on the secret to juggling motherhood with a busy career, which comes to a head with her upcoming Grey’s Anatomy directorial debut -- nurse Jackie!
The 47-year-old mom-of-three stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where her 5-month-old son, Eli, waited backstage.
Watch: Ellen Pompeo Shares ‘Boy Crazy’ Video Dancing With Infant Son
“He is the sweetest thing ever … so adorable,” Pompeo gushed, before adding that the tot is now sleeping through the night. “He is. I have the most fantastic baby nurse, Jackie, who’s also backstage -- Hi Jackie!”
“She helps me and I’d be nowhere without her because I work long days and I need help caring for him,” she continued. “She’s got my back -- and his. It’s funny because everyone who meets her is like, ‘I want Jackie!’ and I’m like, ‘You don’t have a baby.’ [They’re like], ‘Yeah, I know...
The 47-year-old mom-of-three stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where her 5-month-old son, Eli, waited backstage.
Watch: Ellen Pompeo Shares ‘Boy Crazy’ Video Dancing With Infant Son
“He is the sweetest thing ever … so adorable,” Pompeo gushed, before adding that the tot is now sleeping through the night. “He is. I have the most fantastic baby nurse, Jackie, who’s also backstage -- Hi Jackie!”
“She helps me and I’d be nowhere without her because I work long days and I need help caring for him,” she continued. “She’s got my back -- and his. It’s funny because everyone who meets her is like, ‘I want Jackie!’ and I’m like, ‘You don’t have a baby.’ [They’re like], ‘Yeah, I know...
- 3/23/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
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