Eric Dane tears up in emotional interview after heartbreaking diagnosis

Eric Dane has spoken out following the confirmation of his diagnosis (Picture: Invision)

Grey’s Anatomy star Eric Dane has broken his silence after receiving a heartbreaking diagnosis.

The Euphoria cast member, 52, was speaking in his first television interview appearance since revealing his ALS diagnosis in April.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is often referred to as one of the most cruel diseases a human can face as it is a progressive neurological disease that is almost always fatal.

Speaking with Good Morning America’s Diane Sawyer, Eric defiantly said ‘I don’t feel like this is the end of me’.

‘I wake up every day and I’m immediately reminded that this is happening,’ he said.

‘I don’t think this is the end of my story. I don’t feel like this is the end of me.’

The tearful star spoke in his first interview since revealing the diagnosis (Picture: GMA) At one point in the clip, he touched Diane Sawyer’s hand (Picture: GMA)

In the interview teaser, Diane and Eric can be seen holding hands.

Later, Dane also breaks down in tears in the emotional video.

In April, Dane told People: ‘I have been diagnosed with ALS. I am grateful to have my loving family by my side as we navigate this next chapter.

‘I feel fortunate that I am able to continue working and am looking forward to returning to the set of Euphoria next week,’ he explained. ‘I kindly ask that you give my family and I privacy during this time.’

ALS often begins with muscle twitching and weakness in an arm or leg, trouble swallowing or slurred speech, according to Mayo Clinic.

It’s estimated that MND affects around 5,000 adults in the UK at any one time, with six people receiving a diagnosis every day. There is a 1 in 300 risk of getting MND across a lifetime.

Dane, 52, who shares two children Billie Beatrice, 15, and Georgia Geraldine, 13, with wife Rebecca Gayheart, is able to continue working at this stage, though the rare neurodegenerative disease has no cure.

It is unclear yet whether the Grey’s Anatomy star wrapped his role in Euphoria (Picture: Disney General Entertainment Con)

ALS – the most common form of motor neurone disease (MND) – affects parts of the nervous system that control voluntary muscle movement.

Over time, function is gradually lost. Muscles become weak and eventually nonfunctional, leading to disability and eventually death.

Those diagnosed with the nervous system disease usually have an average of three years to live. However, about 20% of people with ALS live five years, 10% survive 10 years and 5% live 20 years or longer, according to The ALS Association.

It’s unclear if he’s already wrapped his role as Cal Jacobs for the third season of the critically acclaimed HBO Max series.

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