Billy Porter is off the market as he and his new boyfriend, Eric Anderson, have onerous launched their romance.
“🤎🤎 #datenight,” learn the caption of a joint Instagram put up from Porter, 56, and Anderson uploaded on Thursday, October 23.
The put up included a candy photograph of Porter and Anderson whereas they had been collectively in Rehoboth Seashore, Delaware. The couple had been all smiles and held palms whereas sitting at a desk.
In keeping with Anderson's Instagram page, he's a health fanatic with a ardour for yoga and CrossFit. He's based mostly in Rehoboth Seashore, Delaware.
Whereas it's unclear when Porter and Anderson began courting, the pair have seemingly identified one another for fairly a while. Porter popped up on Anderson's social media web page for the primary time in July. Anderson posted a photograph of himself and the Tony winner at a New York Metropolis Satisfaction occasion.
“NYC Satisfaction didn't disappoint 🏳️🌈,” Anderson captioned the slideshow, which included a pic of him posing alongside Porter.
Final month, Anderson posted a candy tribute in honor of Porter's birthday.
“Not solely celebrating start, life, and longevity, however gratitude,” Anderson captioned a snap of the twosome. “Grateful you might be right here and to be right here with you. Glad Birthday @theebillyporter I really like you ❤️.”
In September, Porter was recognized with a “critical case” of sepsis. The situation led to Porter ending his stint in Broadway's Cabaret on the Package Kat Membership early.
“Because of a critical case of sepsis, Billy Porter should additionally withdraw from the manufacturing,” an announcement shared on the present's social media account learn on the time. “His medical doctors are assured that he'll make a full restoration however have suggested him to keep up a restful schedule.”
Whereas Porter was scheduled to stay on the present by way of mid-October, Cabaret introduced that it might be closing a month early.
“It's with a heavy coronary heart that we have now made the painful determination to finish our Broadway run on September 21,” producer Adam Speers stated in a September assertion to Leisure Weekly. “On behalf of all of the producers, we're so honored to have been capable of deliver this model of John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Joe Masteroff‘s vital masterpiece, Cabaret, to New York and to have opened the doorways to our personal Package Kat Membership for the 12 months and a half we have now been right here.”
Speers continued, “Billy was a unprecedented Emcee, bringing his signature ardour and noteworthy expertise. We want Billy a speedy restoration, and I stay up for working with him once more within the very close to future.”
Earlier than he started courting Anderson, Porter was beforehand married to Adam Smith. The pair tied the knot in January 2017. In July 2023, Porter and Smith had separated after six years of marriage.
“The choice was an amicable and mutual one and was made after a lot consideration,” Porter's rep stated in an announcement to Folks. “They proceed to like and help one another as they embark on this subsequent chapter.”
Us Weekly later reported that Porter filed for divorce one month earlier than information broke of their cut up. Their divorce was finalized in 2024.
