"It was the hardest, most stressful, scary thing I've ever done in my entire life. And I'm so glad that I did it, and I'm so glad that we got to tell this story of Levi."

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.

One Grey Sloan Memorial surgeon is scrubbing out. Jake Borelli is leaving Grey’s Anatomy after six seasons as Dr. Levi Schmitt, Grey Sloan Memorial’s lovable resident and one of the ABC medical drama’s most historic characters.

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,