Eric Dane on wife Rebecca Gayhearts support amid…
Eric Dane has never been more grateful for Rebecca Gayheart.
The “Euphoria” actor, 52, gushed over his wife of 21 years as he opened up about his ALS diagnosis for the first time on “Good Morning America” Monday.
“I talk to her every day,” Dane stated about Gayheart, 53, while tearing up. “We have managed to become better friends and better parents, and she is probably my biggest champion. My most stalwart supporter, and I lean on her.”
Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart at the sixteenth Annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball in June 2017. Matt Winkelmeyer
Rebecca Gayheart, Eric Dane at an occasion in Hollywood, Calif. in 2004. WireImage for Maxim
Dane and Gayheart obtained married in 2004 in Las Vegas. They share daughters Billie Beatrice, 15, and Georgia Geraldine, 13.
In Feb. 2018, Gayheart filed for divorce from the “Grey’s Anatomy” alum after 14 years of marriage.
Eric Dane on “Good Morning America.” ABC
At the time she filed, the “Urban Legend” star cited irreconcilable variations as the rationale behind their break up. She requested spousal support and joint legal and bodily custody of their women.
“After 14 years together we have decided that ending our marriage is the best decision for our family,” Dane stated in a assertion at the time.
Eric Dane with his two daughters at the “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” premiere in May 2024. FilmMagic
Rebecca Gayheart and Eric Dane at the sixteenth Annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball in 2017. Alberto E. Rodriguez
Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart at the 2015 Baby2Baby Gala. Stefanie Keenan
“We will continue our friendship and work as a team to co-parent our two beautiful girls as they are the most important thing in the world to us. We kindly ask that you respect our privacy during this time as we navigate the next phase of our lives.”
But in March, one month before Dane revealed his ALS diagnosis, Gayheart dismissed the divorce.
“We are best of friends. We are really close. We are great coparents,” Gayheart advised E! News in April. “We really figured out the formula to staying a family and I think our kids are benefiting greatly from it and we are as well.”
Eric Dane with his wife Rebecca Gayheart at the forty third AFI Life Achievement Award Gala. Getty Images for AFI
On “GMA,” Dane defined that he’s “angry” about his diagnosis.
“My father was taken from me when I was young and now there’s a very good chance I’m going to be taken from my girls while they’re very young,” stated Dane, who was 7 years previous when his father was shot and killed.
Eric Dane and his wife take a stroll in West Hollywood on May 2, 2025. A.I.M / BACKGRID
“At the end of the day, all I want to do is spend time with my family and work a little bit if I can,” Dane continued. “They’re loved. They know it.”
While opening up about the devastating results of his ALS diagnosis, Dane recounted the time that one of his daughters rescued him from drowning when he misplaced performance in his legs when they had been snorkeling.
Rebecca Gayheart and Eric Dane with their daughters at the sixteenth Annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball in June 2017. Matt Winkelmeyer
“She dragged me back to the boat,” Dane recalled. “I was like, breaking down in tears. I made sure she got back to the water with her friend and continued on with the snorkeling. I was just heartbroken.”
He skilled his first system more than a yr and a half in the past when he had weak spot in his proper hand. “I didn’t really think anything of it at the time,” Dane advised Sawyer. “I thought maybe I’d been texting too much or my hand was fatigued, but a few weeks later I noticed it got a little worse. So I went and saw a hand specialist, who sent me to another hand specialist. I went and saw a neurologist and the neurologist sent me to another neurologist and said, ‘This is way above my pay grade.’”
A uncommon degenerative illness that impacts nerve cells in the mind and spinal twine, ALS causes progressive loss of muscle control. It is usually known as Lou Gehrig’s illness after the famed baseball participant who suffered from the situation.
There is no recognized treatment for ALS.
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