In the months before Eric Dane’s death at 53, his wife Rebecca Gayheart chose presence.
Gayheart, 54, withdrew her divorce filing after Dane went public with his ALS diagnosis in April 2025—a decision she later explained was rooted in family.
Speaking on the Broad Ideas podcast with hosts Rachel Bilson and Olivia Allen last November, she said she wanted to teach their daughters, Billie, 15, and Georgia, 13, to show up for family even “when times are at their worst.”
“We tell them, ‘We show up for people no matter what. He is our family. He is your father,’” Gayheart shared. “We will get through it the best we can.”
The couple married in 2004, and Gayheart filed for divorce in 2018 after 13 years of marriage. Though they had been separated for eight years as she recalled in the episode, she called off the filing last March—just one month before Dane publicly revealed his ALS diagnosis. During that same podcast interview, she described their dynamic as “super complicated” and admitted she wasn’t sure if she was handling the situation “the wrong way or right way” by withdrawing the petition. “I’m just showing up and trying to be there for [my kids]. I guess time will tell,” she said.
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Then, in an essay for The Cut published in December, Gayheart clarified that she and Dane “haven’t lived in the same home for eight years,” explaining that their bond had shifted into something different. Their “love may not be romantic, but it’s a familial love,” she wrote.
Meanwhile, the Grey’s Anatomy star continued living his life publicly amid his health battle. Last June, he walked the red carpet hand-in-hand with filmmaker Janell Shirtcliff at the premiere of his Amazon Prime series Countdown. Though neither confirmed their relationship, the appearance suggested the two might have been romantically involved.
Dane died on Thursday, February 19. “With heavy hearts, we share that Eric Dane passed on Thursday afternoon following a courageous battle with ALS,” his family said in a statement to PEOPLE. “He spent his final days surrounded by dear friends, his devoted wife, and his two beautiful daughters, Billie and Georgia, who were the center of his world.”
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