"I would then be forced to talk about something that, at that point in my life, I wasn’t ready to talk about on the global level, which you can never be prepared for," the actor said.

Spoiler alert! This story contains major spoilers for Grey’s Anatomy’s November 14 episode “If You Leave.” Episodes can be streamed with a Hulu subscription if you need to catch up.

Jake Borelli has honoured his "courageous gay character" Dr. Levi Schmitt on his final episode of Grey's Anatomy.

This interview contains spoilers for "If You Leave," the Nov. 14 episode of ABC's "Grey's Anatomy." After eight seasons and more than 130 episodes of "Grey's Anatomy," Dr. Levi Schmitt (Jake Borelli) has wrapped up his residency at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

While Grey’s Anatomy character Levi Schmitt has been unapologetically himself through his career at Grey Sloan Memorial, it took actor Jake Borelli more convincing. “I had so much trepidation. I almost said no to Krista [Vernoff,