Despite the trepidation that normally goes along with such an age milestone, Kate Walsh says she had no such angst about turning 40.

"Probably, honestly, I would have cared more if I were still single," the Private Practice star says in the latest edition of Marie Claire.

"I have also been working through all the big things you grapple with as a female, such as family and fertility, a career. I feel I'm in a place of peace in my life that 40 feels like a great marker of a great year."

Kate Walsh let actually the idea of marriage go - until she met Alex Young, 36, a co-president of film production at 20th Century Fox.

You could say they hit it off. Kate Walsh and Alex Young moved in together just a month later, got engaged in May, and were married by Labor Day.

"I met him, and I knew unequivocally," Kate Walsh says. "Is that strange? I used to want to hit people who said, 'You know when you know.' It made me want to throw up. But I'm the annoying one now."

The Private Practice star describes her new husband as "super-intelligent, super-smart, very handsome" and "a true gentleman."

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Below is a preview of the fourth episode of the first season of Private Practice, "In Which Addison Has a Very Casual Get-Together." Addison asks Pete if he'll give her a consult... and an RSVP. Very cute and pathetic on Addison's part. We also get an insight into Pete's psyche from an unexpected visitor ...

Follow the jump for another clip from tomorrow's episode, when Charlotte King arrives with some startling news about Addison's newest patient ...

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Here is the first ABC promo for episode four of Season One of Private Practice, "In Which Addison Has a Very Casual Get Together," which aired at the end of last week's show. It looks like another good one is in store!

Addison invites her co-workers to a get-together, but no one RSVPs. The new wife of Violet's ex visits the office for treatment - and Violet is not happy about this. Cooper, meanwhile, counsels a young patient who is lovesick, and it's a big day for Sam, who appears on a talk show promoting his self-help book.

If you don't mind potential Private Practice spoilers, you can check out our photo gallery of promotional stills from the episode. You can also, as always, discuss it and everything related to the new hit show in our forum. Enjoy!

The amazing Kate Walsh celebrated her 40th birthday with close friends at Parc Lounge in West Hollywood on Saturday night. The Private Practice star was joined by her former Grey's Anatomy pals Sara Ramirez and Justin Chambers (and his wife, Keisha), along with her current Private Practice co-star Taye Diggs and his lovely wife Idina Menzel. Here are some photos from the night:

ABC's risky move of starting from scratch Wednesday nights is paying off, Variety reports, with Private Practice asserting itself as the fall's hottest rookie and Pushing Daisies continuing to show promise.

The network gambled with three new shows, all in a row, on Wednesdays.

In addition to Private Practice and Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money is hanging in there at 10 for ABC, as is NBC's 9 o'clock newcomer, Bionic Woman.

Not looking so hot on a busy night for first-year shows is CBS reality show Kid Nation, which has lost 1 share point each week since its debut, and Fox comedy Back to You, which also continued to decline in its fourth week.

Also carving out solid ratings are three non-scripted shows: Deal or No Deal on NBC, America's Next Top Model on the CW and Kitchen Nightmares on Fox.

According to Nielsen "live plus same-day" DVR estimates for Wednesday, Private Practice (4.9 rating/13 share in adults 18-49, 12.42 million viewers total) was up 9 percent week to week and won its hour by 3 shares over CBS' Criminal Minds (3.9/10 in 18-49, 14.55) and NBC's Bionic Woman (3.9/10, 10.28).

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The Private Practice Insider staff has completed its guide to last night's episode, "In Which Addison Finds the Magic." We are in the process of compiling our list of memorable quotes from the evening, as well as photos, music and more.

As usual, our episode FORUM thread is open for comments. You can share all your thoughts on "In Which Addison Finds the Magic" and anything else you want to talk about with fellow Private Practice fans. The show seems to be finding a little magic of its own. Be heard! Join the discussion by clicking here!

So far, Private Practice has done better than expected in regard to ratings and fan appreciation, and tonight's episode looks like another good one!

Our FORUM is open for comments. Share your thoughts on "In Which Addison Finds the Magic" and everything else about Private Practice before and after the show airs this evening. Join the discussion by clicking here!

We've posted a couple of preview clips from tonight's episode below, and Private Practice Insider will have its episode guide, compilation of the night's music, list of memorable quotes and image gallery posted as soon as we can after the show to complete your viewing experience. Thanks for visiting, and enjoy!

Below are a couple of preview clips for the third episode of the new ABC hit series Private Practice, which airs Wednesday at 9 p.m. Eastern.

"In Which Addison Finds the Magic" chronicles the quest of Addison Montgomery to help a patient who can't consummate her marriage. In this clip, she talks with Violet and Naomi about virginity and sex... until Pete walks in.

Follow the jump for another clip from "In Which Addison Finds the Magic," in which the couple in question comes to Oceanside and awkwardly talks to Dell.

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Call it a Bionic breakdown? NBC's Bionic Woman might need a tune-up after losing one-fifth of its premiere-week audience.

The retro-fitted remake averaged 11.1 million viewers (26th place), per the latest Nielsen rankings.

That was a better showing than all but two new fall series, but it was a far worse showing than the nearly 14 million viewers Bionic Woman had for its debut.

Among the networks' prized 18- to 49-year-old viewers, it didn't have any better luck. Bionic Woman fell from 8th to 19th, placing below such trendsetters as ABC's Brothers & Sisters and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

Private Practice (17th place, 12.4 million), Bionic Woman's Wednesday night rival, slipped, too, but not nearly as badly or as far as the NBC show.

The Grey's Anatomy spinoff lost 2 million viewers, but just two places in the 18-49 rankings, down to 11th place, from the Private Practice premiere.

NBC and ABC's losses were CBS' gain, which saw Criminal Minds (10th place, 14.6 million) add nearly 2 million viewers who had trouble remembering when their favorite show was back with new episodes.

The CBS series evidently had its own trouble remembering to tell youngsters to watch — the show continued to run third in the 9 p.m. Wednesday hour, behind both Private Practice and Bionic Woman.

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Not only does Kate Walsh have a brand new hit TV show in Private Practice, but she also has a brand new husband in Alex Young.

Her first weeks of marriage have thus been filled with lots of living, loving, learning... and picking up after their dog.

"There was this kind of funny moment, after we were like we're married and all of the hoopla was over and we were like, 'What do we do now?'" Kate Walsh told Ellen DeGeneres on her show Tuesday.

"We're married. Alright, I guess we just live and love and learn from each other."

The 39-year-old actress wed Alex Young, 36, a production co-president at 20th Century Fox, over Labor Day weekend in the town of Ojai north of Los Angeles.

The star tells DeGeneres that she's been married for five weeks but soon corrected herself: "Actually five and a half weeks," she says.

Ellen DeGeneres then complimented the former member of the Grey's Anatomy cast on her wedding ring. Walsh couldn't hide her excitement. "Thank you," she said, giggling. "It was a gift from my husband."

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