Rebecca Gayheart bought candid concerning the emotional toll of her estranged husband Eric Dane‘s analysis on her psychological well being and the way it has affected their two daughters, Billie Beatric, 15, and Georgia Geraldine, 13.

The “Gray’s Anatomy” star revealed that he was identified with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in April, shortly after the couple dismissed their 7-year-long divorce case.

Gayheart had filed for a divorce again in February 2018 after 14 years of marriage, stating “irreconcilable variations” as the explanation for the petition. 

In an interview with PEOPLE Journal, the 54-year-old actress and mannequin shared that her frame of mind had taken a blow following Dane’s analysis.

“I do not assume I am at a spot but the place I can pull out a constructive nugget. I am not there but,” Gayheart confessed. Regardless of their break up, the mannequin acknowledged that she would all the time contemplate Dane “household.”

The mom of two disclosed that the analysis had pulled them “nearer,” however she wished it have been taking place beneath higher circumstances. “It is a horrible illness, and I want that there was a treatment. I hope they discover one quickly, as a result of it’s simply so unhappy,” Gayheart lamented.

She additionally spoke about how she and their children have been adjusting to their father’s new regular, saying they’re taking it “day-by-day.” 

“I imply, it is heartbreaking. My ladies are actually struggling, and we’re simply making an attempt to get by way of it. It is a robust time,” Gayheart concluded.

As reported by The Blast, the “Euphoria” star introduced that he had been identified with ALS, a progressive and life-altering illness, in April 2025.

This revelation adopted intently after he and his estranged spouse, Gayheart, pushed the brakes on their authorized battle that had dragged on since 2018.

Dane shared that he was glad to have his household as a help construction within the subsequent section, vowing to not again down in his appearing profession. 

“I really feel lucky that I’m able to proceed working and am wanting ahead to returning to the set of Euphoria subsequent week,” the actor stated on the time.

Regardless of going by way of a break up from 2018 to 2025, Dane has his entire household by his aspect as a result of abrupt finish of their stalled divorce.

The “As soon as Upon A Time In Hollywood” star had filed for a divorce from Dane in 2018 and requested joint authorized and bodily custody of their daughters in addition to spousal help. 

He accepted the phrases in 2019, and the method started, but it surely stalled with no information till March 2025, when Gayheart withdrew her petition merely weeks earlier than the deadline given to them by the court docket. 

Because of the extended case, a choose issued a “remaining discover” in January stating that if the case didn’t proceed, it might be thrown out fully. A court docket date of March 20 was scheduled, with penalties hooked up ought to the events not seem.

The start of the couple’s journey was as mundane as any typical day. Gayheart as soon as revealed, “It is most likely one of many least attention-grabbing tales on the earth. It went principally like this: ‘You wanna exit?’ ‘Yeah, positive.’ Ten months later, we have been married.”

Regardless of their delicate begin, the duo’s marriage made headlines following a leaked personal video in 2009 of Dane, his spouse, and one other lady in a tub. 

The couple, nonetheless, managed to climate the scandal and raised two daughters collectively till Gayheart pulled the plug.