Remember Meredith’s half-sister Lexie (played by Chyler Leigh)? The one who flirted with Derek a little? ABC has confirmed that the character of Lexie has been bumped up to that of series regular. That should be interesting. Maybe we can stop seeing Meredith and Derek mope and snipe at each other and see Meredith trying to figure out a relationship with her half-sister instead. In semi-related news, Private Practice welcomes KaDee Strickland (The Wedding Bells) as a doctor and hospital administrator who will also be a regular. [Read more]

Katherine Heigl managed to pass some time while waiting around on the set of her latest movie, >i>27 Dresses by playing with her new toy, an Apple iPhone. Seems like everyone got one except me (well, they aren’t launched up here in Canada anyway, but I’m still jealous!). The IMDB listing for the film lists the synopsis as: After serving as a bridesmaid 27 times, a young woman (Heigl) wrestles with the idea of standing by her sister’s side as her sibling marries the man she’s secretly in love with. Sounds like she’s getting a lot of romantic comedies when she’s not shooting Grey’s. [Read more]

Looks like Dr. McSteamy can get the ladies to drop their clothes even off the set. Or at least, he can get his wife, Rebecca Gayheart to do it! (Semi-safe for work, below the cut) [Read more] [Read more]

Isaiah Washington is continuing to defend himself, now saying that his homophobic slur wasn’t directly aimed at T.R. Knight. On Larry King, he said: “I felt sorry for myself,” the 43-year-old actor told Larry King Monday night. “I’m not going to lie. I felt sorry for myself many times. You fall into that little space and go, ‘Why me? Why me?’ “ The interview was filmed last Friday and was the first one he has done since being fired. He said that during his period of obsessing over the altercation with Patrick Dempsey and the infamous slur that he swears wasn’t directed at T.R., he even found himself online, reading everything that was being said. “Unfortunately, I did what a lot of... [Read more]

Izzie Stevens is so darn cute in her scrubs with her colorful shirts underneath. I guess that Katherine Heigl is ready to capitalize on that fact since she’s busy working on a line of professional heath care uniforms with Peaches Uniforms. It aims to bring a level of sophistication and style for medical professionals who want to look good while they’re hard at work and four specific pieces are supposed to really reflect Izzie’s style and personality. If you’re curious, you can see one piece from the line here. the entire line is expected to debut in the late Fall. While interesting, this is sort of weird, isn’t it? I mean, at least it’s a bit unique and not another perfume or line of jeans, or whatever,... [Read more]