Dr. McSteamy may have a new someone tending to his heart.Eric Dane appeared to debut his romance with director Janell Shirtcliff at the premiere of his Prime Video series Countdown on June 18, with the pair holding hands and smiling up at one another as they walked the carpet at Los Angeles’ Harmony Gold theater.While neither Eric nor Janell have publicly commented on their relationship status (E! News reached out for comment but has yet to hear back), their sighting may have led some fans to wonder, wait a minute, isn’t he married?Technically, yes—to Rebecca Gayheart. However, their relationship, much like his hit medical show, has gone through several seasons.After dating for less than a year, Rebecca and Eric tied the knot in October 2004."It's probably one of the least interesting stories in the world," the Grey's Anatomy actor told Flaunt magazine in 2008, per People. "It went basically like this: 'You wanna go out?' 'Yeah, sure.' Ten months later, we were married."

They later grew their family—with daughter Billie entering the world in March 2010 and her sister Georgia arriving in December 2011. And together, Eric and Rebecca navigated several challenges, including his battle with addiction to painkillers that led him to rehab in 2011, his exit from Grey’s Anatomy in 2012 and his struggles with depression that resulted in him pausing production on his series The Last Ship in 2017 to prioritize his mental health."I think understanding that not everything’s going to be a walk in the park has certainly prepared me to put myself in the best position to weather some of the down times, which they come fast and furious," he told Fox News in August 2024. "A lot of the times all you can do is hang on and know that it’s going to pass. I no longer use substances and alcohol and things of that nature to deal with any of that stuff—good or bad. It’s not celebratory and it’s not something I pick up when things aren’t great.”

Lengthy celebrity divorces are nothing new in Hollywood. But after Eric and Rebecca were spotted vacationing together and still attending events as a family of four in 2022, some fans wondered if they were actually going their separate ways. And when the two were spotted holding hands in early 2023, a rekindling at least seemed possible if not probable.Reconciliation rumors didn’t stop when Rebecca filed to dismiss the divorce proceedings in March 2025—seven years after the initial filing. But ultimately, the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum suggested that staying legally married while just being friends is what worked for them."We are best of friends. We are really close. We are great coparents," she told 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."And even though they’re no longer romantic partners, Rebecca still views their marriage as a success."I think it’s important to not look at a relationship that ends as a failure,” she continued. “It's just a season. It wasn't a failure. It was a huge success. We were married for, I mean, we are still married, but together for 15 years and we had two beautiful kids so I think that's a successful relationship, and that's how we look at it."

Lengthy celebrity divorces are nothing new in Hollywood. But after Eric and Rebecca were spotted vacationing together and still attending events as a family of four in 2022, some fans wondered if they were actually going their separate ways. And when the two were spotted holding hands in early 2023, a rekindling at least seemed possible if not probable.Reconciliation rumors didn’t stop when Rebecca filed to dismiss the divorce proceedings in March 2025—seven years after the initial filing. But ultimately, the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum suggested that staying legally married while just being friends is what worked for them."We are best of friends. We are really close. We are great coparents," she told 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."And even though they’re no longer romantic partners, Rebecca still views their marriage as a success."I think it’s important to not look at a relationship that ends as a failure,” she continued. “It's just a season. It wasn't a failure. It was a huge success. We were married for, I mean, we are still married, but together for 15 years and we had two beautiful kids so I think that's a successful relationship, and that's how we look at it."

Little did fans know the pair had been navigating another change that had nothing to do with their marital status: In April, Eric announced he was diagnosed with ALS."I will never forget those three letters," he told ABC News Diane Sawyer earlier this month, noting he first started experiencing symptoms about a year and a half ago. "It's on me the second I wake up. It’s not a dream."And as Eric goes through this journey, he knows he won't be doing it alone."I call Rebecca. I talk to her every day," he added. "We have managed to become better friends and better parents, and she is probably my biggest champion and my most stalwart supporter. And I lean on her."To see more photos of the pair throughout the years, keep reading.

Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart have never revealed how they first connected, though Dane admitted it's "probably one of the least interesting stories in the world."

"It went basically like this: 'You wanna go out?'" he recalled to Flaunt magazine in 2008. "'Yeah, sure.' Ten months later, we were married."

Less than one year after they began dating, the couple exchanged vows in Las Vegas. 

After Dane announced he was leaving the TNT drama The Last Ship due to his battle with depression, Gayheart took to Instagram to show her support for her husband.

"Way back when I met my Monday man crush," Gayheart captioned a throwback photo of the couple. 

Gayheart cited "irreconcilable differences" as the cause of the couple's split and sought spousal support and joint legal and physical custody of their daughters Billie and Georgia when she filed for divorce. 

"After 14 years together we have decided that ending our marriage is the best decision for our family," the duo said in a joint statement to E! News at the time. "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."

However, the divorce was never finalized, and Dane revealed that the pair were still friends and "great" co-parents when he told Entertainment Tonight in 2019, "We have two kids. It's not complicated...it doesn't have to be."

One decade after the couple made headlines when a nude video with former Miss Teen USA Kari Ann Peniche was published online, Dane addressed the scandal in a rare interview. 

"I often think about that answer I gave. And looking back now, was it a mistake? Absolutely not," he told Glamour of previously describing the incident as a misstep. "Three consenting adults, one of them being my wife? I wasn't doing anything wrong."

He added that his previous comments were "most likely referring to the drug use that was alluded to in the video."

"And was that a mistake? Again, I don't necessarily think I was breaking any laws and corrupting anybody," the Grey's Anatomy alum said. "We were just three people taking a bath."

"I didn't regret it, I have no regrets nor do I make any apologies for my life experience," he concluded. "It's my life experience and I'm at peace with all of it."

After the tape was published in 2009, the couple was forced to take action, and as a result, Dane and Gayheart filed a $1 million copyright infringement against Gawker Media and reportedly settled for upwards of six-figures. 

The pair first sparked rumors of a reconciliation when they jetted off to Europe as a family of four. The Jawbreaker actress shared snaps from the trip showing Dane making a silly face at the camera with their girls.

"This is us," Gayheart captioned the Instagram post. "Family vacay 2022."

In a second pic from their European adventures, the foursome posed together with big smiles on the Parisian streets, as she wrote on the 'gram, "A pit stop in Paris!"

The group then made their way across the coast to St. Tropez, with Gayheart documenting their journey on her Instagram Stories. "My people," she captioned a snap of the fam with a friend. 

While she filed for divorce in 2018, Dane and Gayheart kicked off the New Year as one big family.

The Euphoria actor and the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum were photographed walking hand-in-hand off a boat together during a vacation with their two daughters.

Gayheart filed to dismiss her divorce petition, seven years after submitting the papers.

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