Grey's Anatomy star Sarah Drew has addressed the possibility of a spin-off for her character April Kepner and Jesse Williams's Jackson Avery.

Fans last saw the couple in season 18 as they rekindled their romance following their departure the season before.

However, many fans are keen to follow 'Japril's' exploits aways from Grey's, and Drew admitted in a new interview that she gets asked a lot about it.

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"So many people ask me about a 'Japril' spinoff, and Jesse and I have both been very verbal about how much we would love to see something like that happen," she told Entertainment Tonight.

"We love working together. We love that relationship and any opportunity to get to see them onscreen together more, I think a lot of people would be happy about that. We'd be happy with that, so we'll see."

Drew admitted there weren't any plans at the moment to bring the couple back for season 19, though did stress: "When I came back for the 400th it was like three weeks before we started shooting. So you never know! That door is always open."

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Last month, Williams himself spoke to Digital Spy about a potential Japril show, quipping that it may be difficult to fit in with his "movie star" schedule.

"Really? Well, I think that there would be an audience for that, but who knows," he said. "I'm a big superhero villain franchise movie star now, so I don't know that I have time in my schedule for that."

Grey's Anatomy returns for season 19 on October 6, airing on ABC in the US. In the UK, seasons 1-17 are streaming on Disney+, while season 18 is available via Sky Witness and NOW.

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