Gray’s Anatomy star Kate Walsh is paying tribute to her former onscreen love curiosity, Eric Danewithin the wake of his loss of life.
Posting by way of her Instagram on Friday, February 20, Walsh honored her costar after he died on Thursday at age 53 following a battle with ALS.
“I’m puzzled to attempt to specific the disappointment round Eric’s passing,” Walsh, 58, wrote alongside a carousel of photographs that featured Dane, herself and fellow Gray’s forged members.
The actress started her tribute by sharing her condolences to Dane’s daughters Billie, 15, and Georgia, 14 and the mom of his kids, Rebecca Gayheart.
“At the beginning I’m pondering of his women and Rebecca and holding them in my prayers and my coronary heart,” Walsh wrote.
Walsh performed Dr. Addison Montgomery within the medical drama. Her character’s romance with Dane’s character Dr. Mark “McSteamy” Sloan was a serious plot level in early seasons of the present.
In her tribute put up, Walsh mirrored on her recollections taking pictures alongside Dane as she complimented his real-life character.
“I actually keep in mind my very first scene with Eric…an elevator scene at Seattle Greys 😊 So, so way back. I consider it was his first scene on the present too and he was nervous. He was so good-looking and I assumed ‘however can this man act?’ 😂 and naturally he might, and did, and the remaining is historical past,” Walsh wrote.
Eric Dane and Kate Walsh.
(Photograph by Vivian Zink/Disney Basic Leisure Content material by way of Getty Photographs)She continued, “One of many issues I liked about Eric was his sensitivity and vulnerability, (and intelligence, in fact) however he had the gravitas & outdated soul that made his work magnetic and made him a terrific good friend off set. In these early days of Gray’s, as with most community television exhibits, we spent extra time with one another than with anybody else and so we grew to become a household of types and Eric was such a supply of assist and love.”
Walsh ended the put up by urging her followers to assist organizations looking for a remedy for the debilitating illness.
“ALS is an terrible illness & too many individuals have misplaced family members to it. I do know it was Eric’s mission to assist discover a remedy. I’d encourage you to look into @targetals in his reminiscence. 🕊️,” she wrote.
Dane’s household confirmed by way of an announcement on Thursday that the Euphoria star died following a battle with ALS.
“He spent his ultimate days surrounded by expensive pals, his devoted spouse and his two lovely daughters, Billie and Georgia, who had been the middle of his world,” the assertion learn. “All through his journey with ALS, Eric grew to become a passionate advocate for consciousness and analysis, decided to make a distinction for others going through the identical struggle. He might be deeply missed and lovingly remembered all the time.”
The assertion concluded: “Eric adored his followers and is perpetually grateful for the outpouring of affection and assist he’s acquired. The household has requested for privateness as they navigate this not possible time.”
Dane appeared on Gray’s Anatomy from 2006 to 2012 earlier than returning for a shock look in 2021.
He publicly introduced he had been recognized with ALS by way of Individuals in April 2025.