Ellen Pompeo Reveals Surprising Reason She Was Detained At Airport

Be careful what you pack before catching a flight or you might end up in a stressful situation like Ellen Pompeo.

In a recent interview with Travel + Leisure, the Grey's Anatomy star revealed that one of her in-flight snacks led to her being detained recently by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) while attempting to catch her plane, per E! News. The incident was serious enough that even the "bomb squad" were called in to assess the situation.

"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," she said. "They literally held me for an hour, and they brought the bomb squad in."

The Good American Family actress couldn't believe what was happening and asking if it was a joke. Unfortunately for her, it was very real and potentially caused by the packaging on product from the upscale grocery store.

"They said it was most likely a chemical on the packaging of these super expensive, fancy, organic, clean sunflower seeds. My protein on the plane!" she said. Even after offering to throw away the unopened snack, officials continued to investigate.

Pompeo seemingly was able to catch her flight before it took off, and she at least came out the other side with a wild story to tell.

"I almost missed the flight," she said. "It was really like no one would ever believe this! I was texting my publicist saying, 'I might not get on this place, and you're never gonna guess why.'"