Kate Walsh is paying tribute to her on-screen love curiosity and longtime good friend, Eric Dane.
A day after the 53-year-old actor handed away following a battle with ALS, she took to Instagram on Friday to honor him with photos of them from their Gray’s Anatomy days. Kate additionally penned an emotional caption, saying:
“I’m confused to attempt to categorical the disappointment round Eric’s passing. Firstly I’m pondering of his women and Rebecca and holding them in my prayers and my coronary heart.”
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She went on to recall their very first scene collectively on the favored medical drama. Perezious readers know Eric portrayed Dr. Mark Sloan — also referred to as McSteamy — whereas Kate performed Dr. Addison Montgomery, with whom he had an affair behind McDreamy’s again on Gray’s Anatomy. She shared:
“I actually keep in mind my very first scene with Eric…an elevator scene at Seattle Greys
So, so way back. I imagine it was his first scene on the present too and he was nervous. He was so good-looking and I believed ‘however can this man act?’
and naturally he may, and did, and the remainder is historical past.”
Eric wasn’t only a nice actor to Kate, although. The Personal Follow alum shared that what she beloved most about him was his real-life persona:
“One of many issues I beloved about Eric was his sensitivity and vulnerability, (and intelligence, after all) however he had the gravitas & outdated soul that made his work magnetic and made him an excellent good friend off set.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 kinds and Eric was such a supply of assist and love.”
Kate concluded, encouraging everybody to proceed Eric’s struggle to discover a treatment for ALS:
“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 treatment. I’d encourage you to look into @targetals in his reminiscence.”
We nonetheless can’t imagine Eric is gone. We’re sending Kate a lot love as she grieves this loss. See her complete tribute to Eric (under):
(Picture by way of Gray’s Anatomy/ABC, Adriana M. Barraza/WENN)