Skip to main content

The Dropout released its final episode to Hulu on Thursday, April 7. Viewers finally got to see Theranos crumble, but Elizabeth Holmes didn’t seem too concerned. Instead, she excitedly tells her lawyer about her new, much younger boyfriend. Here’s everything you need to know about Elizabeth Holmes’ relationship with her current husband, Billy Evans, and their age difference.

Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes in The Dropout finale, wearing a blue collared shirt and black blazer.
Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes in ‘The Dropout’ finale | Beth Dubber/Hulu

‘The Dropout’ introduces Elizabeth Holmes’ husband Billy Evans

Theranos’ labs finally shut down in The Dropout finale. Holmes returned to collect some belongings and chatted with her former lawyer, Linda Tanner, about her new boyfriend. An earlier scene shows Holmes lying in bed with Evans as he tells her about Burning Man. Holmes and Evans ask each other’s ages, but neither one gives an answer. Evans calls her Lizzy instead of Elizabeth.

Back at the office in The Dropout finale, Elizabeth Holmes tells Tanner, “He’s younger. He’s in his 20s.” Tanner remarks that Holmes is acting like nothing is wrong and she isn’t facing the possibility of 20 years in prison. Holmes hurries out of the building as Tanner tries to tell her that Theranos hurt real people. After screaming outside, Holmes meets her Uber driver, telling him her name is “Lizzy.”

The real Holmes and Evans are married — What is their age difference?

The Dropout does not reveal how Elizabeth Holmes met her husband, Billy Evans. According to Style Caster, the pair met at a party in the Bay Area of California in 2017. This was the same year Theranos settled with CMS. The pair got engaged in 2019 and married in the summer of that same year. The couple now have a son named William Holmes Evans together.

Holmes was 35 years old when she met 27-year-old Evans, according to Women’s Health. There is an eight-year age difference between the pair. The final moments of The Dropout reveal that Holmes and Evans did in fact attend Burning Man together in 2018. It also stated that Holmes was found guilty of “three counts of fraud and one count of conspiring to defraud public investors” in 2021. She is currently awaiting sentencing.

Related

‘The Dropout’: Is Tyler Shultz Married? What the Real Whistleblower Is up to Today

Although Holmes lost her billionaire status, Evans’ family has plenty of money. In fact, he is the heir to the Evans Hotel Group, which his grandparents founded in 1995, Style Caster reports. Unsurprisingly, Evans’ family initially did not approve of his relationship with Holmes.

“His family is like, ‘What the f–k are you doing?’ It’s like he’s been brainwashed,” a source shared with the New York Post. Regardless, Evans stuck by Holmes during her trial and sentencing. They are still together and living in a $135 million California mansion, according to CNBC.

‘The Dropout’ explores Elizabeth Holmes and Sunny Balwani’s age difference

The Dropout also explores Elizabeth Holmes’ relationship with Sunny Balwani. Interestingly, there was a pretty significant age difference between these two as well. According to Movie Maker, 18-year-old Holmes met Balwani on a trip to Beijing. Balwani was 37 years old at the time. The pair later became romantically involved, despite the 19 year age difference.

In The Dropout finale, Holmes appears to consider using this uncomfortable age difference to her advantage. As things start to fall apart, she remarks to Balwani, “How old was I when I met you? I was barely 18.” According to CNBC, the real Holmes later accused Balwani of abuse during her trial.

Best in Entertainment