Eric Dane’s alleged girlfriend was ‘blindsided’ by his red carpet debut with Janell Shirtcliff

Eric Dane made his red carpet debut with Janell Shirtcliff this week, but he allegedly had a girlfriend at home at the time who was left “blindsided”.

Eric Dane’s alleged girlfriend, Priya Jain, was “blindsided” by his red carpet debut with Janell Shirtcliff, Page Six has exclusively learned.

“They never broke up,” a source told Page Six on Thursday.

The actor, 52, brought Shirtcliff to Wednesday’s Los Angeles premiere of his new series, Countdown, with a source claiming to Entertainment Tonight that “the two have been in an on-and-off relationship for over three years and care deeply for each other.”

Eric Dane and Janell Shirtcliff attended the Countdown premiere in LA earlier this week. Picture: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Prime Video

However, Page Six is told it was the first time Jain, 27, had ever heard of the director, 41.

Our source said Jain, who has been photographed with Dane multiple times, met him last summer and that they became “exclusive” in November 2024 — right before he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

He announced his diagnosis in April.

Priya Jain was reportedly left “blindsided” by the red carpet debut. Picture: Amy Sussman/Getty Images

According to our source, Jain was “devastated by the diagnosis” but stood by the Grey’s Anatomy star’s side.

Interestingly, ET’s source claimed that “Eric asked Janell to be there for him during this time, and she wanted to show up for him.”

It is understood told that since Jain and Dane met, she has spent almost every night at his house, where she has tons of clothes.

The source added that the actress has even spent time with Dane’s kids — daughters Billie, 15, and Georgia, 13 — whom he shares with Rebecca Gayheart.

Actress Rebecca Gayheart and Dane share two children. Picture: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images/AFP

Gayheart, 53, has since clarified that she and her on-again, off-again husband are “staying a family” and remain the “best of friends.”

Not only did Jain and Dane get matching star tattoos late last year, but the Euphoria star also gave her a tattoo with an at-home tattoo gun shortly after, it was claimed.

The source added that the last time they saw each other was this past weekend, while the last time they were photographed together was mid-May.

Reps for Dane, Jain and Shirtcliff did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.

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