Popular Gray’s Anatomy actress reveals that Taylor Swift donated a millionaire check for hospitalized babies

The actress Ellen Pompeorecognized for their role for two decades in Gray’s Anatomypublicly revealed that the singer Taylor Swift made a significant donation to the children’s hospital Children’s Los Angeles Hospital After a conversation that lasted just a few minutes. The incident occurred about a decade ago, when both briefly agreed on the recording of the song’s video clip “Bad Blood”released by Swift in 2014.

During your participation in The Jennifer Hudson Showissued April 2, 2025Pompeo shared that she and her husband, the music producer Chris Iverythey collaborated as volunteers in said hospital. At that time, the center needed financial support to maintain a program focused on the emotional well -being of newborns in intensive care. Upon knowing this need, the actress chose to ask Swift help.

The answer, according to Pompeo, was immediate. “That girl knew me for just 20 minutes and wrote me the bigger check Without thinking twice, ”he said. The beneficiary program allows babies to listen to recordings with their parents’ voices during the day, when they cannot be present. The intention is to improve medical results through family auditory stimuli.

The conversation originated from a driver’s question Jennifer Hudson On Pompeo’s participation in the music video of “Bad Blood”launched by Taylor Swift more than a decade ago. The actress confirmed her presence in the project and commented that this appearance had a remarkable impact among her daughters. “That gave me a lot of advantage with girls for a while,” he said, referring to his daughters Stella (15), Sienna (10) and Eli (8).

At that time, Pompeo and her husband participated as volunteers in the Children’s Los Angeles Hospital. As he explained, one of the hospital programs is to record the voices of fathers and mothers reading stories or singing cradle songs. These recordings are reproduced for hospitalized babies in the unit of Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) while their caregivers must be absent for work reasons.

“The program helps improve the clinical results of babies because they respond emotionally to family voices,” Pompeo explained. In that context, he requested financial support from Taylor Swiftwho immediately agreed.

The initiative supported by Swift is aimed at hospitalized babies that remain for long periods in incubators or hospital cribs in intensive care. The objective is to reduce neonatal stress and improve health indicators through family auditory stimuli. In practice, parents record personalized songs or messages that are then reproduced during the day.

As Pompeo explained, exposure to these recordings generates verifiable positive effects. Studies in similar hospital environments have documented improvements in heart rate, oxygenation and weight gain in newborns exposed to family sounds. In addition, auditory contact helps strengthen the affective bond between parents and children in contexts where the physical presence is limited.

Taylor Swift He has maintained an active trajectory in the field of philanthropy, both in the United States and abroad. In 2024, during the British stage of his tour The Eras Tourhe made donations to FOOD BANKS in several cities of the United Kingdom. In CardiffWales, his contribution allowed the acquisition of more than one truck and a half of food, he confirmed Rachel BiggsExecutive Director of Cardiff Foodbank.

According to a statement cited by the magazine PeopleSwift’s support allowed to deliver emergency food packages to more than 925 people in need. The donation also allowed to support families, with the aim of reducing their future dependence on the Food Bank.

In the United States, the singer has supported help initiatives after natural disasters. In January 2025, non -profit organizations reported donations from swift to attend communities affected by Forest fires in California. The flames, which caused the destruction of more than 10,000 structures, affected areas such as Pacific Palisades and Altadenaaccording to data from AP news and NBC.

Pompeo clarified during the interview that he did not have a previous friendship with the singer. His only direct interaction occurred during the filming of the video of “Bad Blood”in which other public figures also participated. The actress described that day as a fast job, which lasted just a couple of hours, but had an important impact on her personal life.

“Taylor is a good girl”He said. Although he did not provide additional details about the donation, he stressed that the gesture had a significant value for the hospital and the families benefited by the program. Pompeo has been involved in several community initiatives in Los Angelesfocused on children’s health and access to medical care.

In addition to sharing this anecdote, the actress celebrated in the program Los 20 years of Gray’s Anatomyseries that starred since 2005. Although in recent seasons it has reduced its screen participation, Pompeo is still linked as Executive producer. During his career, he has been one of the best paid actresses on American television, according to data from Forbes and Variety.