India, Feb. 27 -- Hollywood star Ellen Pompeo has been looking back on past remarks made about her weight and physique. In an exclusive interview with People, she recalled the "brutal" criticism she faced from tabloids when she was a young actress.

"The tabloids would say horrible things. I just remember being so anxious on red carpets, and the comments about my weight and my body. I'm so glad, maybe, hopefully things have changed, because it was much, much more brutal 20 years ago," the Grey's Anatomy star shared.

Ellen went on to explain that during that time, she was extremely thin and disliked it, yet many assumed she had an eating disorder. "It was a whole situation with how skinny I was, and there was so much negative attention. G...