Call it what it is…some actors can just be the worst.
Grey’s anatomy with Jessica Capshaw and Camilla Luddington, co-hosts of iHeartRadio’s Call it what it is podcast, choose the guests who come to their show so they don’t have rude encounters. (Unless they want them…more on that later.) But they can’t say the same about their time at Gray Sloan Memorial Hospital.
“There’s a distinct name that comes to mind,” Capshaw told Yahoo Entertainment when asked about the worst guest star during her time on the medical drama. (Capshaw, who played Dr. Arizona Robbins, left at the end of season 14 in 2018.)
“Yes,” Luddington agreed, but said the person she was thinking of was different. ‘You know what’s funny, [Jessica] know my name. I actually don’t necessarily know your name [is]but it can’t be the same person.”
“That’s not true,” Luddington further confirmed. When asked what the unnamed actor did that was so bad, Capshaw interjected: “Screamed at everyone.”
“That never goes well,” said Luddington, who is in her thirteenth season of playing Dr. Josephine “Jo” Wilson stars in the long-running ABC series.
“Screamed,” Capshaw added.
For Redditors trying to figure out who the person might be, the only hint the couple gave is the following.
“You know what I will say is that the episode they were in just happened to never air,” Luddington revealed. ‘Not because [their behavior]because the circumstances that happened and the story change.”
Luddington and Capshaw share a scene Grey’s anatomy. (Anne Marie Fox/Disney)
Two suspects that should be ruled out immediately: Geena Davis, who Capshaw said was her favorite guest star, and Beanie Feldstein.
“Beanie was my favorite,” Luddington said. “I’d never met her before and she was from some big movies. And you never know what someone’s going to be like. And she was so friendly and so excited and just warm and wonderful that I wish she had stayed forever.”
“Normally we would have such incredible guest stars,” Capshaw said. “And being a guest star is very intimidating when you come over. Most people definitely know the show, or they’re real fans of the show. So when they come in, they come in so soft and open and friendly and ready to and I think When I was there, I remember it was always a No. 1 priority to make sure guest stars felt at home.
The ladies may not be interested in being a shouter on their podcast, but being “grumpy” isn’t a deal breaker. When asked who they would most like to talk to, Capshaw said she has been attracted to Hugh Grant lately.
“For some reason I keep seeing these clips of Hugh Grant being grumpy, which makes me laugh so hard,” she explained.
“I did a chemistry test with him,” Luddington revealed, which was news to her BFF.
“For what?!” Capshaw asked.
“It was [a] comedy back in the day and I was in the room with him and it was very funny and I didn’t get it,” Luddington recalled.
“Was he grumpy?” Capshaw asked.
“He’s always grumpy!” Luddington said.
“I want him to talk about his grumbling,” Capshaw confirmed.
Luddington and Capshaw’s witty banter is a staple of their podcast, and they hope to “build community” and promote “belonging” with each episode, whether it’s about mental health or Taylor Swift.
“We want us all to feel like our circle of friendship is here. We can talk about anything, you can tell each other anything. There’s no judgment, but we’re all in it together,” said Luddington, who explained that they want to present “Feeling like there’s someone else going through the same thing as you.”
She continued: “We talk about the loneliness epidemic offline. We talk about wanting to solve that and create a space where people can jump in, whatever episode they’re listening to, and feel like they’re just joining their friends. and listen in, and that their friends will be honest and kind.”
“Call it whatever you want, but I deeply believe that joy is the antidote to most things,” Capshaw agreed. “I believe that gratitude is also an antidote. I also believe that in the darkest days, the only way you will get through it is if you hope for something better. So I think if you put all those things together and think about what we have accomplished what we want to do is check all those boxes while having fun.
“I hope you’ll laugh with us,” Luddington added. “Sometimes we talk about serious things that are painful and we have to laugh. So I just hope that if there is someone listening who is hurting in some way, if we manage to make them laugh with us , then [we’ve] done.”
New episodes of Call it what it is pick up on Wednesday and Sunday.
