OlderEllen Pompeo: I Sold Vodka at the Age of 15
Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo had a very interesting childhood story to tell on Friday’s The Late Show with David Letterman. Apparently, as a 15-year-old, Ellen sold Vodka to baseball fans at Fenway Park, the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball team.
On selling herself at such a young age: “I made a great living at Fenway when I was 15-years-old. There were lots of guys in the neighborhood and there were always these great job opportunities at the time. They all seemed very nice, innocent and fun!” (The audience laughed because of her suggestive implications.)
On how she got away with selling Vodka in public: “When I was 15, one particular man asked me if I wanted to make some money. He said, ‘All you have to do is sell slush outside of Fenway.’ I thought, ‘Now that sounds easy.’ They’d drive me to Fenway, set me up on the street with this nice cart and nice umbrella. And inside the cart, there were two flavors: lemon and watermelon. And then beside the two flavors was slush inside one of those big ketchup bottles. But there wasn’t ketchup in it, Dave. There was Vodka.”
On how she sold her product: “I used to stand around saying, ‘I got the special slush over here. Special slush!’ I’d [usually] give them one pump but if they gave me a few extra bucks, I’d give them two pumps.”
On not feeling guilty about selling alcohol: “Listen, I just gave them what they want. I had the longest line. There must have been 12 slush carts on the street. No one else had a line. I was the only one!”
On the possibility of being arrested: “I could have been in prison but all of the cops that were standing around didn’t seem to mind. They clearly knew what was going on. I was giving them slush too! You know those Boston police. Have you seen The Departed?”
Watch the video fo Pompeo on Letterman here.
Grey’s Anatomy returns with all-new episodes on Thursday, April 24 @ 9PM ET/PT on ABC.
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curious - I was just pointing out that some Ellen fans always feel the need to criticise Kate Walsh in Ellen threads, purely because they assume that all negative comments about EP are from KW fans.
Who says ?? People can dislike who they like ! Ellen fans should concentrate on talking about Ellen rather than slinging mud. Why bother retaliating ? Very sad & immature.
ELLEN ROCKS!
LOVELY INTERVIEW
THANKS JARED. MADE MY DAY.
SHE IS SO LOVELY AND HONEST AND WORKED OS HARD IN HER LIFE AND IS NOT ASHAMED OF IT. SHE IS AN INSPIRATION.
I’m beautician and I can already say than she doesn’t use botox , she has wrinkles, more specifically what we call expression lines around her eyes and her mouth, her eyebrows move easily and her smile is not frozen.
You are just jealous guys!!! This woman is beautiful and her make up is really great, I’m kind of shocked that she’s 38, I would have sat that she’s in her early 30’s.
Who says anyone of us are KW fans? I’m not a KW fan either, but I’m entitled to my opinion. EP had the most boring interview where she trashed not only her cast, the Boston Police Department, and her neighborhood. She wasn’t funny. She was scripted. She was trying hard, and she’s a terrible promoter when she is by herself. She is far better suited in group/cast promotion.
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I give up. Once again the immaturity levels & bitchiness prevails. My point was why bash KW ? What did anyone say about her ?
I like Ellen, but IMO it was a dull interview like I said. Respect my opinion.
The fact that some fans throw insults at others leads me to presume they are coming from the same poster. So believe what you like anyway.
I actually really don’t like her. When I saw her on punk’d and how she was talking about slamming a waitress’s face into the cement and then watching her bleed……. yeah i didn’t like her sense
lol that’s pretty funny.
Oh Matty, I’m beginning to get worried about you, could you please open some window or any possible ventilation wherever the heck your are right now,coz’ you’re breathing is irregular now and that ain’t no good, breath,breath, breath….and breath… Kate Walsh could not help you when you passed out in front of your monitor if you continue this..
sorry matt just saying anyway, i am an ellen fan but i am not blind or obsessed, i just dont see what the big deal is about the interview.
anyway free world free everything keep posting we are almost there, lol
You Ellen fans are very bitchy. Glad I’m not one of her fans, cos I’d hate to have to join such a gang of bullies.
don’t happen to like her. very boring and a very whiny voice.
why are you said bad thing about her! She’s a human, an can do wrong thing like us! I don’t especially like her but you people can respect her sometimes!!!
Any Ellen interview for me is a GREAT interview. :)
She is wonderful and honest and hard working. went through a lot to be here today.
love her and wish her well always.
thanks JJ. loved the interview.
and kate walsh too!!
Not the greatest interview,…but it was ok
Some of the obsessive Ellen fans need to get a life. Very mean comments.
Please, can’t we just appreciate this thread about Ellen without it turning into a fight between KW’s fans and Ellen’s fans!!!
I love Ellen, she simple, beautiful, talented, funny and down to earth!!!!
I admire her because she knows what it is to work hard to win money!!!
Thanks, I would love to see more interview with her!!!!
I like this girl but her fans are scary lol !!! Bitchy.
AMEN TO THAT JESSY #89
love love Ellen. and hope to see her more around.
Well said Jessy. Some Ellen fans can comment on her without being bitchy towards others. I don’t know why some Ellen fans always bring up Kate Walsh ? They are totally different people on totally different shows !! I like both of them but don’t see why people have to bash.
I liked Ellen’s trousers that she wore.
love her
thanks JJ
I hope to see more interviews with Ellen soon.
she is such an inspiration to work hard and succeed
can’t wait for Grey’s.
#65 I work as a photograph and what you said it’s right, her value increases everyday since the fashion week, she’s very popular!!!
I was in NY during the fashion week and i took some pics of her, with the guys we were all crazy, she was the celeb the most photographed!!!
I can say one thing about her and her husband, they’re very simple and kind, her guy is a little bit too protective with her for my taste, but she’s on my list of the nice actresses
wow she is lovely in that video.
her stories are funny.
those who had a tough life and worked hard can totally understand her, specially those who lived in Boston. Ellen is a role model. love her.
thank you jared. always keep more Ellen news and pictures coming. we love her.
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#65 I work as a photograph and what you said it’s right, her value increases everyday since the fashion week, she’s very popular!!!
I was in NY during the fashion week and i took some pics of her, with the guys we were all crazy, she was the celeb the most photographed!!!
I can say one thing about her and her husband, they’re very simple and kind, her guy is a little bit too protective with her for my taste, but she’s on my list of the nice actresses
WOW THANKS FOR SHARING THAT.
I definitely appreciate her a lot.
she is kind classy and lovely. and as you said
very very popular these days.
I loved her pictures during fashion week. thank you for bringing us some of those. :)
Ellen’s fans are not crazy, it’s just her on JJ where you will find one or two persons who really love her and can’t accept a bad comment!!!
You can’t generalize all her fans because of 2 extremists guys, I think the same goes with KW???
I love Ellen and I can undersdand that all the people don’t agree with me, there are some actresses that I can’t stand but I’m not as hateful and violent in my comments like the one you can find at the beggining of this thread!!!
Again thanks JJ, Ellen rocks :)
#65 I work as a photograph and what you said it’s right, her value increases everyday since the fashion week, she’s very popular!!!
I was in NY during the fashion week and i took some pics of her, with the guys we were all crazy, she was the celeb the most photographed!!!
I can say one thing about her and her husband, they’re very simple and kind, her guy is a little bit too protective with her for my taste, but she’s on my list of the nice actresses
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thanks for that info :) thank you for your work also.
I love Ellen I think the interview was great. funny and down to earth she is real, like us, not fake and all celeb like. thats why I love her.
and shes kind and appreciates her fans. GO ELLEN. thanks JJ.
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