Patrick Dempsey left people devastated when he left role as Dr. McDreamy

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Now, focusing on family, he quit racing, which he started in 2004, but still holds an interest with Dempsey Racing.

“Everybody has their own path,” says Dempsey, now 57. “Jill and I decided it was time to work on our issues and improve. We wanted to be role models for our kids like, okay, if you have differences, you can work them out.”

He added, “You can only do one thing at a time and do it well,” he says. “I (learned) to prioritize. Our union has to be the priority. I wasn’t prepared to give up on her and she wasn’t either. We both wanted to fight for it.”

In 2016, they called off the divorce and in 2023, the couple celebrates their 24th wedding anniversary. On February 4, Dempsey posted a loving and funny birthday message on his Instagram, which reads, “Wishing my amazing, beautiful, talented, crazy funny wife happy birthday. This was the expression when she started to count the candles on her cake catching her in all her glory-happy birthday! You’re like a fine wine, you only get better with age. Have a great birthday. Love you always.”

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