Rebecca Gayheart lifts the lid on her “super complicated” relationship with estranged husband Eric Dane amid his ALS diagnosis.
The 54-year-old actress and Grey’s Anatomy The actor, who separated in February 2018 after 14 years of marriage, appears to have mended the dynamic between them following the Danes’ health scare.
It is pertinent to mention that the couple tied the knot in 2004 and welcomed two daughters. However, after a rocky relationship, they filed for divorce in 2018, but never went ahead with the legal separation.
Earlier in March 2025, in light of Dane’s ALS diagnosis, Gayheart denied the application, saying after a month of requesting severance that she was “grateful” to have a “loving family” as they navigate the “next chapter.”
Now she’s sharing insight into her “complicated” dynamic with Dane, she added Broad Ideas with Rachel Bilson & Olivia Allen“I definitely try to show [my daughters] that we stand up for people no matter what. And he is our family, he is your father. We show up and we try to do it with some dignity and some grace and just get through it and get through it the best we can.”
“I mean, it’s super complicated for me,” she added.
She also confirmed that she and Dane have “been separated for eight years,” but their daughters, Billie, 15, and Georgia, 13, live with her “100% of the time.”
