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- Rebecca Gayheart spoke out on Sunday while grieving the loss of her estranged husband Eric Dane.
- The Grey's Anatomy actor died at 53 on February 19 due to complications from ALS.
- Gayheart and Dane separated in 2017, but remained friendly leading up to his death.
As fans mourn the tragic death of Eric Dane following a battle with ALS, Rebecca Gayheart is breaking her silence on the loss of her estranged husband. On Sunday, the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum headed to social media to share a heartbreaking tribute to Dane while reflecting on the “difficult” loss.
Gayheart, who shares daughters Billie Beatrice, 15, and Georgia Geraldine, 14, with the Grey’s Anatomy actor, told fans she is “blown away by the outpouring of love and support from our community” in an Instagram Story post shared on February 22. She shared a glimpse into her family’s grieving, posting a photo of a shrine to Dane lit up with candles and filled with photos of him and Gayheart as well as their kids.
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“There aren’t words to express our gratitude. You are truly holding us up during this difficult time,” she concluded her emotional message. Per TMZ, Gayheart also shared some never-seen photos of Dane with their now-teenage daughters documenting candid memories from their childhood, including a sweet snow day and family birthday.
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Gayheart and Dane separated in 2017, but the actress withdrew her divorce filing shortly before he publicly shared his ALS diagnosis, and the exes remained friendly up to his passing. In fact, in a statement to People shortly after his death, his family revealed, “With heavy hearts, we share that Eric Dane passed on Thursday afternoon following a courageous battle with ALS. 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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Dane opened up about their loving relationship in his final interview, telling Brad Falchuk on Netflix's Famous Last Words, "We still love each other deeply, I just think we don't want to live with each other. But there's a lot of love there. I will have never, by the time anybody sees this, have fallen in love with another woman as deeply as I fell in love with Rebecca. She's the mother of my children, and the whole way that thing came about was so organic and fortuitous. I met Rebecca, and I turned to her friend and I said 'I'm going to marry that girl.'"
