{"id":2111708,"date":"2025-10-24T01:14:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T01:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2111708"},"modified":"2025-10-24T01:14:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T01:14:24","slug":"billy-porter-debuts-new-boyfriend-after-health-scare-with-sepsis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/billy-porter-debuts-new-boyfriend-after-health-scare-with-sepsis\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Porter Debuts New Boyfriend After Health Scare With Sepsis"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Billy Porter<\/strong><\/a> is off the market as he and his new boyfriend, Eric Anderson<\/strong>, have hard launched their romance.<\/p>\n

\u201c\ud83e\udd0e\ud83e\udd0e #datenight,\u201d read the caption of a joint Instagram<\/a> post from Porter, 56, and Anderson uploaded on Thursday, October 23.<\/p>\n

The post included a sweet photo of Porter and Anderson while they were together in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The couple were all smiles and held hands while sitting at a table.<\/p>\n

According to Anderson\u2019s Instagram page<\/a>, he is a fitness enthusiast with a passion for yoga and CrossFit. He is based in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>Billy Porter Filed for Divorce Before Adam Smith Split Announcement<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tUPDATE: 7\/6\/23 2:00 p.m. EST Us Weekly confirmed via court records that Porter filed for divorce on June 27 \u2014 less than two weeks before their split was announced. Original story below: Billy Porter and Adam Smith have called it quits after eight years together. \u201cI can confirm that Billy Porter and his husband Adam [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

While it is unclear when Porter and Anderson started dating, the pair have seemingly known each other for quite some time. Porter popped up on Anderson\u2019s social media page for the first time in July. Anderson posted a photo of himself and the Tony winner at a New York City Pride event.<\/p>\n

\u201cNYC Pride didn\u2019t disappoint \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08,\u201d Anderson captioned the slideshow, which included a pic of him posing alongside Porter.<\/p>\n

Last month, Anderson posted a sweet tribute in honor of Porter\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only celebrating birth, life, and longevity, but gratitude,\u201d Anderson captioned a snap of the twosome. \u201cGrateful you are here and to be here with you. Happy Birthday @theebillyporter I love you \u2764\ufe0f.\u201d<\/p>\n

In September, Porter was diagnosed with a \u201cserious case\u201d of sepsis. The condition led to Porter ending his stint<\/a> in Broadway\u2019s Cabaret<\/em> at the Kit Kat Club early.<\/p>\n

\u201cDue to a serious case of sepsis, Billy Porter must also withdraw from the production,\u201d a statement shared on the show\u2019s social media account read at the time. \u201cHis doctors are confident that he will make a full recovery but have advised him to maintain a restful schedule.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Porter was scheduled to remain on the show through mid-October, Cabaret<\/em> announced that it would be closing a month early.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is with a heavy heart that we have made the painful decision to end our Broadway run on September 21,\u201d producer Adam Speers<\/strong> said in a September statement to Entertainment Weekly<\/em>. \u201cOn behalf of all the producers, we\u2019re so honored to have been able to bring this version of John Kander<\/strong>, Fred Ebb<\/strong>, and Joe Masteroff<\/strong>\u2018s important masterpiece, Cabaret<\/em>, to New York and to have opened the doors to our own Kit Kat Club for the year and a half we have been here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speers continued, \u201cBilly was an extraordinary Emcee, bringing his signature passion and remarkable talent. We wish Billy a speedy recovery, and I look forward to working with him again in the very near future.\u201d<\/p>\n

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