Ellen Pompeo recently revealed she was held at TSA over...her bag of sunflower seeds. Read more of the Grey's Anatomy star's candid confessions, including how much of the show she's actually watched.

Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo said she had the bomb squad called on her by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) because she brought sunflower seeds on a flight.

Ellen Pompeo says she faced a sunflower seed-related security snafu at the airport, when the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) brought in a bomb squad to inspect her snack food.

Ellen Pompeo says she faced a sunflower seed-related security snafu at the airport, when the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) brought in a bomb squad to inspect her snack food.

Pompeo shares three children – Stella Luna, 15, Sienna May, 10, and Eli Christopher, 8 – with her husband, music producer Chris Ivery, to whom she’s been married since 2007.

Ellen Pompeo was detained by TSA for an hour due to organic sunflower seeds in her carry-on bag. TSA suspected a chemical on the packaging of the sunflower seeds, prompting a bomb squad investigation.

Ellen Pompeo says she faced a sunflower seed-related security snafu at the airport, when the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) brought in a bomb squad to inspect her snack food. The ...

And Pompeo couldn't believe that her seeds — purchased from the upscale Los Angeles grocer known for the Hailey Bieber smoothie — prompted such a serious response. PHOTOS Ellen Pompeo's $3 ...

PHOTOS Ellen Pompeo's $3 Million Hamptons Home Even when the actress offered to throw away the seeds, she said officials needed her to remain put while they investigated the unopened bag.