Paul Teal’s partner, Emilia Torello, opened up about the health battles the One Tree Hill alum faced prior to his death at age 35. Torello told TMZ on Monday, November 18, that Teal died seven months after being diagnosed with stage IV neuroendocrine pancreatic cancer.

One Tree Hill alum Paul Teal and Emilia Torello’s romance transcended their on stage characters. Teal and Torello starred alongside each other in a 2022 production of Newsies as Jack Kelly and Katherine Plumber,

Amid his battle with cancer, Teal was working on a new Starz series titled "The Hunting Wives", his fiancée said.