Eric Dane also diagnosed: Family is at the side of “Grey’s Anatomy” star

At Eric Dane (52), diagnosed as (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). The actor announced this on Thursday. The incurable nervous disease leads to progressive muscle weakness and increasingly restricts the ability to move. In this difficult time, however, Dane can count on the support of his family.

“I am grateful to have my loving family by my side while we are going through this new chapter,” said Dane in the conversation. And something has actually been changed in his family situation: Although he and his wife Rebecca Gayhear (53) had separated after 14 years together, the divorce has not been carried out to this day. It was only in March that the heals still finally canceled the divorce.

The two actors met in 2003, a year later they married in Las Vegas. In February 2018, Gayheart submitted the divorce and gave the reason “insurmountable differences”. However, the divorce process extended over seven years. As several US media unanimously reported, the ex-partners were recently invited to a hearing at the beginning of March this year-with a surprising turn. Gayheart and Dane then decided to cancel the process and sign the relevant documents in order to avert the divorce.

Only one day before Eric Diag’s diagnosis became public, his wife spoke about her current relationship. “We are the best friends. We are really close. We are great co-parents,” she emphasized on Wednesday. You would have “found the formula” to remain a family despite separation for the advantage of the daughters Billie Beatrice (15) and Georgia Geraldine (13). The end of the relationship is not a failure, but “a great success,” said the 53 -year -old: “We were married for – I think we are still married – but 15 years together and we have two beautiful children, so I think that was a successful relationship.”

Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart always showed that they wanted to hold together for the good of their children. “We will continue our friendship and work together as a team to raise our two beautiful girls together, because they are the most important in the world for us,” the “Grey’s Anatomy” star explained shortly after the separation to “People”.

In fact, Dane and Gayheart spent time together as a family after the love of love. In 2022 they went on vacation in France with their children, a year later in Mexico. There they were also photographed by hand, which sparked rumors about a more likeable love.

In the meantime, the tabloid has also reported a new relationship between the series actor. , Eric Dane showed in early 2025 familiar with the 27-year-old actress and designer Priya Jain. Already last November the two had been seen intimately in a restaurant in Hollywood. In March, Jain shared a photo with Dane, on which partner tattoos could also be seen – the contribution has now been deleted.

In the fight against his insidious illness, Eric Dane will undoubtedly need every support and support. By gradually the muscles in the body, until the respiratory muscles are finally affected, which inevitably leads to death. With the help of his loved ones, however, the actor wants to stand in front of the camera as long as possible: “I am happy that I can continue to work and look forward to returning to the ‘Euphoria’ set next week,” he emphasized in the “People” interview. However, he also added that his family would like privacy in the challenging time.