On November 12, it hit the screens of fans of the longest-running drama on television Grey’s Anatomy, with the highly anticipated season 17.

As fans already know, gray’s anatomy season 17 brought back the medical drama’s most beloved character for all seasons, Derek Shepherd, played by Patrick Dempsey.

Shepherp remained on gray’s anatomy from the beginning through season 11, as the husband of female lead Meredith Gray (Ellen Pompeo). Before marrying Gray Sloan’s surgeon, Dr. Shepherd, he was married to Kate Walsh’s Addison Montgomery.

Regulars of the medical drama gray’s anatomy know that Kate Walsh stayed on the ABC series for several seasons, playing Shepherd’s first love interest.

Walsh then left gray’s anatomy to pursue the medical drama spin-off called “Private Practice,” occasionally appearing on the original ABC series until the spin-off show finally went off the air in 2013.

In this regard, gray’s anatomy fans still want to see Dr. Addison Montgomery return to the medical show as it progresses through its 17th season. However, this does not appear to materialize at the moment.

With Derek Shepherd’s sudden appearance on gray’s anatomy, Walsh sent good wishes to his former co-stars Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey, and fans were instantly excited for his return with season 17 of the medical drama.

In early March, Walsh was on vacation in Australia when the coronavirus outbreak occurred. Rather than risk traveling back to the US, the actress stated that she is perfectly fine staying for the moment. She discussed this with The Daily Telegraph.

With Kate Walsh’s remarks, gray’s anatomy fans will not see Montgomery in the ABC medical drama for now.