Katherine Heigl hits first red carpet in 2 years, attends dog rescue event at Mar-a-Lago

Katherine Heigl made a surprise return to the spotlight in an ensemble that’s anything but grey.

The “Grey’s Anatomy” alum attended the Wine, Women & Shoes Benefiting Big Dog Ranch Rescue event on Sunday at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., her first red carpet event in two years.

The actress styled her hair in a bouffant to show off her drop earrings, and wore a colorful patterned dress. She completed the look with royal blue heels and a bright yellow quilted Chanel purse.

Heigl, 47, attended the event held at Donald Trumps’s estate with her mom, Nancy Heigl, and posed for pics with “Dog Whisperer” dog trainer Cesar Millan.

Heigl’s last public appearance was when she reunited with the “Grey’s Anatomy” cast on stage at the Emmys in January 2024. The group — which included Ellen Pompeo, Justin Chambers and Chandra Wilson — presented the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.

Heigl left Los Angeles and now lives in Utah with husband Josh Kelley and their three children — Naleigh, 17, Adalaide, 13, and Joshua, 9.

“I didn’t know how to raise [my kids] in LA, so I felt like I could do it here,” she told E! News in March 2023 about relocating to Utah.

“I could be more on top of things that scare me and I could be more on top of the kinds of friends they have and places they’re going, the kind of activities they’re involved in — and what the hell they’re doing on their phones,” she added.

Heigl shared that living in Utah was a break from her busy lifestyle in LA.

“I could kind of decompress and let that hustle part of me go — a little bit,” she noted.

“I don’t know that in any career you can ever completely stop hustling, but being able to separate it a little bit and choose those times of hustle versus just being in it constantly was really important to me.”

The “Knocked Up” star previously admitted she had a tough time bonding with her eldest daughter due to her hectic work schedule at the time.

She and Kelley adopted Naleigh when she was 9 months old from South Korea in 2009, and just three days later she had to start filming the movie “Life As We Know It,” she recalled during her appearance on “The View” in November 2022.

“I never saw that baby,” she said. “I was at work with three triplets who were playing my goddaughter, and I spent more time with them than I did with my new daughter.”

“I was always afraid that I had missed that opportunity to really bond with her and that she didn’t love me — in that moment,” she added.