Eric Dane’s devastated girlfriend breaks silence on his ALS death as she pays shattering tribute
Eric Dane’s shattered girlfriend, Janell Shirtcliff, shared her memories of him on Saturday, two days after his death from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at the age of 53.
In Grey’s Anatomy, Dr. The 53-year-old Dane, who rose to fame with his role as Mark Sloan aka ‘McSteamy’, announced less than a year ago that he had been diagnosed with the disease, colloquially known as Lou Gehrig’s disease in America.
The rare, untreatable degenerative condition deteriorates the nervous system over time, causing muscles to become increasingly paralyzed.
Although Dane split from wife Rebecca Gayheart in 2017, they remained friendly co-parents with daughters Billie, 15, and Georgia, 13, and never finalized the divorce; They called off the divorce altogether just before Dane announced that he had ALS.
Gayheart continued to be a strong source of support for him following his recent fall, but they continued to date other people as Dane was in a relationship with model Shirtcliff.
Shirtcliff, now 42, has shared a series of heartbreaking photos and videos to commemorate the memory she shared with Dane in the last year of his life.
Eric Dane’s shattered girlfriend Janell Shirtcliff shared her memories of him on Saturday, two days after his death from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at the age of 53; photo taken last june
Shirtcliff shared a series of photos on Instagram, including this tender moment with her late boyfriend.
She included photos of herself showing off her unfailingly charming smile, including one of her getting a tattoo and laughing with it.
Shirtcliff also shared a video of himself driving around what appears to be a desert while singing along to Dire Straits’ classic song Money for Nothing.
Dane could be seen holding his latest girlfriend close and planting a tender kiss on one of her temples as they posed together on a series of steps.
In the heartwarming video that concluded Shirtcliff’s tribute, Dane’s youngest daughter, Georgia, was seen posing for a photo of herself.
Shirtcliff was by Dane’s side as he walked what appeared to be his final red carpet in Los Angeles on June 18, eight months before his death.
A source later said their appearance together had ‘blindsided’ previous girlfriend Priya Jain as Dane ‘never broke up’ with her. Page Six.
However, the insider shared that ‘in the months before Eric’s passing, Priya and Eric re-established their relationship as friends.’
The source said Jain was surprised to see how quickly Dane’s condition deteriorated and “didn’t think it would happen this quickly.” Us Weekly.
Shirtcliff, now 42, has shared a series of heartbreaking photos and videos recalling the memory she shared with Dane in the last year of his life.
Dane was seen holding his latest girlfriend close and planting a loving kiss on one of her temples as they posed together a few steps away.
She added photos of herself showing off her unfailingly charming smile, including one of her getting a tattoo
He was also photographed laughing with her
In the heartwarming video that capped Shirtcliff’s tribute, Dane’s youngest daughter Georgia was seen getting ready to pose for a photo he was about to take.
In Grey’s Anatomy, Dr. Dane, 53, who rose to fame playing Mark Sloan, aka ‘McSteamy’, announced less than a year ago that he had been diagnosed with ALS.
According to the insider, Jain added that he was ‘grateful’ that his daughters ‘are there to keep his memory alive.’
Dane’s friends set up a GoFundMe to provide for his children following his death, and by Saturday morning more than $183,000 of the $250,000 goal had been raised.
A source has revealed that Johnny Depp is trying to ‘ease the financial burden’ by letting Dane stay at one of his homes during his ALS battle.
‘He was living virtually rent-free in one of Johnny’s houses above the Sunset Strip. The source told Eric to pay whatever he could or couldn’t afford for rent. Page SixAs a result, he added, Dane has ‘one less thing to worry about’.
he had He regressed sharply after his diagnosis, uses a wheelchair, lost his right arm and appeared in public last month citing the ‘physical realities’ his illness forced him to confront.
Nevertheless, Dane, whose most recent work includes playing the father of Jacob Elordi’s character in Euphoria, insisted on continuing acting as recently as December.
“I still have my brain and I still have my speech,” he said during a virtual panel for IAMALS.org. ‘I will not give up my goal for the sake of some diseases.’
