IZZIE IS COMING BACK TO GREY'S

Sources (I'm sure from ABC) are reporting that Heigl's option on the Grey's Anatomy has been picked up, meaning she ain't going nowhere.
The news comes on the heels of word leaking that Heigl's co-star and friend on the show, T.R. Knight, won't return next season.
Heigl's and Knight's characters were left hanging in the balance (both flatlining) in the "Grey's" season finale last month.
Izzie, was diagnosed with stage IV metastatic cancer in the brain and liver, underwent successful brain surgery but lost her short-term memory and flat-lined during the final minutes of the finale and Knight's character, Dr. George O'Malley, was hit by a bus.

Heigl has had a somewhat rocky tenure on "Grey's." She had been rumored to have lobbied for a release from the show to focus on her feature film career. But that was a year ago and we all know the downturn of the economy has affected us all. This past season, the story line of Izzie's cancer was central to the show's creative comeback. Additionally, the actress has said publicly that she wants to continue on the show. Yeah!

SOURCE: Variety