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.

She told Travel + Leisure magazine: "I had a bag of sunflower seeds, like organic sunflower seeds from Erewhon, so they were probably the most expensive sunflower seeds money can buy.

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.

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.

Actress Ellen Pompeo recently shared an unusual travel experience in an interview with Travel + Leisure, revealing that she was detained by the TSA in March over a bag of organic sunflower seeds.

Ellen Pompeo is extremely well-known as an actress, but that didn’t stop the Grey’s Anatomy star from being held at the airport. The bomb squad was called because they thought her sunflower seeds ...

Ellen Pompeo found herself in a TSA mix-up over her pricey organic sunflower seeds, causing a delay as the bomb squad was called in to investigate.

In an interview with Travel + Leisure, published on May 29, actress Ellen Pompeo revealed she was detained by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) due to organic sunflower seeds.