GOSSIP/L'EDICOLA DI LOU - Patrick a cavallo! Dempsey chic&shock rivela il suo lato umano (e country): "pensavo che Shonda Rhimes mi odiasse...!"

Patrick Dempsey has a new sophisticated and relaxed look.

On the upcoming cover of Manhattan magazine he looks like a silver fox in a smart suit. The 48-year-old Grey's Anatomy leading man dives deep into his personal life, revealing his thoughts on plenty of topics, including audition nerves, his dangerous and expensive hobby... and his mother's legacy after a courageous battle with cancer.On the cover, Dempsey is decked out in a snowy gray blazer covering a classy and unassuming sweater. The conservative look is highlighted nicely by a bright blue handkerchief. Inside pages show him wearing a light bomber leather coat, a jeans-and-blazer combination and seated behind the wheel of a vintage convertible. Relaxed and ready for fall, the actor reveals the mind games that went on during his audition for Grey's Anatomy many years ago. 'At first I thought (show creator) Shonda Rhimes hated me, but she was calculating in her head where to put me and what I'd be right for. 'They liked me, but they wanted me to do a chemistry read with lead actress Ellen Pompeo. I had an immediate connection with her because she has a Boston accent, and I'm from Maine, so that disarmed me.' 

The show has made Dempsey a bona fide star, but as it enters its twilight in season 11, he's had other things keeping him busy lately. His mother recently died from ovarian cancer after a 17-year battle, and Dempsey has since turned even more of his attention to his passion project - the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer, Hope & Healing based in his hometown of Lewiston, Maine.

'The human touch is so healing, and when people come into the center, they're greeted usually by cancer survivors themselves who already know what's going on and are compassionate. I think that's really important, and sometimes you don't get that.'

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