Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo is thrilled she’s a gay icon – because she was raised by a group of drag queens. The actress, who is a spokeswoman for gay groups, credits her colorful upbringing for her positive attitude towards gay men and lesbians. And now she’s considered a friend of homosexuals, who have embraced her character in medical drama Grey’s Anatomy, she couldn’t be happier.

She says, “I was raised by drag queens, practically… My mother died when I was four-years-old, so I was effectively raised by a bunch of different people. A lot of those people were friends of my sister, Kathleen, who had all these gay friends. She would baby-sit me everyday, and she would take me over to her friend’s houses with all kinds of things going on: tucking, and eyebrow drawing, waxing, all sorts of things. I was literally raised by gay men.”

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Ellen Pompeo has no big plans for her forthcoming wedding to record producer Chris Ivery – and is even considering eloping to avoid a crowd.

The 37-year-old actress, who got engaged in November, has been keeping quiet about the details of her upcoming nuptials, but revealed it is unlikely to take place in her current home of Los Angeles.

She says, “There will be no ‘big’ anything. It’s going to be very small. We were thinking about going away and getting married.”

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Kate Walsh and her new engagement ring! 

Basically all of ABC’s stars got together to celebrate the new lineup.  For the full lineup, plus information on some new ABC shows – go here!

In order:  Anne Heche, the cast of Brothers & Sisters, Christina Applegate, the cast of Desperate Housewives, Ellen Pompeo, Emilie de Ravin, Evangeline Lilly, Laura Prepon, Lucy Lui & Rebecca Romijn

Gorgeous!