Category: Celebrity Pets

Celebrity Pets

Just because they may be rich and famous doesn’t mean that they don’t suffer from terrible grief when they lose their pet.

Because I’m always trying to learn more about how people cope with the loss of a beloved pet I keep an eye out for articles on pet bereavement. I regularly post about how someone copes with pet grief, whether that is Kim Ben Fogle or Oprah Winfrey. We all form incredibly strong bonds with the pets in our lives and when we have to say goodbye it can be incredibly tough. I try to find ways that pet bereavement affects us and how different people find strategies to cope.

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Gordon Ramsay and Rump

Gordon Ramsay and Rump Gordon Ramsay and Rump. Gordon’s youngest daughter announced the death of their family dog, Rump on Instagram last week. She posted a picture of her when she was younger and Rump was a puppy and said: “Will miss you forever rump Thanks for being the best dog ever, love you always […]

Gisele Bündchen and Vida – how to mourn on social media

Gisele Bündchen and Vida I found this fascinating American post on refinery29. It is an article about the etiquette around pet bereavement on FaceBook and Instagram. To cut a long story short, you can see the full article here, it’s a one post only rule a la Gisele Bündchen. According to the author Madeline Buxton […]

Miley Cyrus and Bubba Sue

Miley Cyrus and Bubba Sue Miley Cyrus told her loyal followers on Instagram that her pet pig Bubba Sue had passed away. Above a video of her with Bubba Sue who she affectionately called Pig Pig she wrote: “Very sad to say… my dear friend Pig Pig has passed away…. I will miss u always […]

Sheridan Smith and Panny

Sheridan Smith and Panny. Sheridan Smith and Panny. The actress Sheridan Smith posted on social media, she accused her boyfriends mother of possibly being involved in the death of her dog. She apologised the following day and removed the Instagram post. It’s not the first time that the actress has been in trouble on social […]

Lacey Turner and Reg the French Bulldog

Lacey Turner and Reggie the French Bulldog Lacey Turner and Reggie the French Bulldog. The actress who plays Stacey Fowler in the BBC Soap Opera EastEnders, has announced the death of her dog Reggie on Instagram. Tributes to Reggie She shared a series of pictures captioned with touching memories of the little guy, who loved […]

Tess Daly and Minnie – Accidental Pet Death Bereavement

Tess Daly and Minnie On Sunday Tess Daly spoke to newspapers about the death of her dog Minnie. According to several press reports she accidentally ran over her Maltese Shih Tzu in her car when returning to her home in Fulmer, Buckinghamshire. Builders, who were working in the house, left open a door and Minnie […]

Robbie Williams and Giggs

Robbie Williams and Giggs. Robbie Williams and Giggs. Robbie Williams and his wife Ayda Field reported in The Sun that their beloved pet turtle Rooney is grieving after the sudden loss her sister Giggs. The pet loving family, who have three dogs and a cat, have called in an aquatic specialist who has diagnosed Rooney […]

Paul O’Grady and Bullseye

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Paul O’Grady and Bullseye Paul O’Grady has announced the loss of his beloved dog Bullseye. Speaking to his listeners of the Radio 2 show Paul O Grady on the Wireless he said that Bullseye had passed away. This is how it was quoted in The Sun: “Now I will tell you my lousy news,” he […]

Katie Price and Queenie

Katie Price and Queenie Katie Price and Queenie. Whilst scrolling through the cute cats photo on Instagram I came across another sad ‘hit and run’ story. This time it was Katie Price whose beloved family dog Queenie had been hit by a driver and left for dead. Whilst we cannot be sure of the events […]

Khloe Kardashian and Gabbana – pet loss whilst pregnant

Khloe Kardashian and Gabbana Khloe Kardashian and Gabbana. On January 30th the star of the family reality show and author of Strong Looks Better Naked posted on Instagram about the passing of her dog Gabbana, who she nicknamed Gooby. She shared several photos of her beautiful Black Labrador Gabbana. She inherited Gooby when Chris and […]

Oprah Winfrey and her Golden Retriever Gracie

Oprah Winfrey and Gracie Although it was quite a long time ago I thought I would share with you the experience that Oprah had when she lost her golden retriever Gracie. In 2007, Oprah’s 2-year-old Golden Retriever Gracie died after she choked on a plastic ball. Oprah was not with her dog when she died, arriving shortly […]

Stevie Nicks and Shulamith – losing her life-partner puppy

Stevie Nicks and Shulamith Stevie Nicks and Shulamith. October saw the passing of 17 year old Shulmith, Stevie Nick’s beloved Chinese Crested Yorkshire Terrier mix. The pair had been together for a long time, through the ups and downs of the Fleetwood Mac’s singers life. Often photographed in the singers arms or being carried by […]

Pet Social Media Accounts: Our favourites

Pet Social Media Accounts: Our favourites Pet Social Media Accounts. There has been a huge rise in ‘celebrity’ pets. From pets owned by celebrities to pets who, through social media, are now celebrities in their own right, with all the trappings. They are taking to Twitter, Instagram and Facebook! With brand endorsements, modelling contracts and social media […]

Lady Gaga loses her beloved childhood dog Alice

Lady Gaga Lady Gaga’s puppy Alice died of cancer in October 2013. She wrote on Twitter, “We had to put her down, cancer ate away at a little angel. My daddy is so sad, we all are, we lost a member of our family.” “I love being an entertainer but it is so painful sometimes to […]

The Archers – Scruff’s Ashes

The Archers – Scruff’s Ashes Poor Lynda Snell has been through the full gamut of emotions for a pet owner. Firstly she lost her beloved dog Scruff in the floods last year, then he miraculously returned in time for Christmas and now he has passed away… As a long-term follower of The Archers and a fan of the wonderful […]

Secret Life of Pets

Secret Life of Pets I know this doesn’t really have anything to do with pets ashes but with two wonderful ‘Secret Life of Pets’ stories this week I just couldn’t resist! Well firstly we’re going to see the new film this weekend and I genuinely don’t know who is the most excited, me or my 8 […]

Murdered Dog. Salma Hayek and Mozart

Murdered Dog. Salma Hayek and Mozart Murdered Dog. Salma Hayek and Mozart. Who would murder a dog? A complete coward that’s who! Salma Hayek is in mourning after her beloved shepherd mix dog Mozart was shot at her ranch. She has posted an appeal on Instagram asking the Washington State authorities to find the person […]

5 Stages of Grief: Jonathan Ross and Mr Pickle

5 Stages of Grief: Jonathan Ross and Mr Pickle 5 Stages of Grief. In June 2011, the chatshow host Jonathan Ross cancelled a travel series after his black pug, Mr Pickle, died during a trip together through Russia on the Trans-Siberian Railway. JONATHAN Ross was left “completely devastated” when his beloved dog Mr Pickle died while […]

Grieving for a Pet: Roy Hattersley and Buster

Grieving for a Pet. When Roy Hattersley, the former shadow home secretary, was interviewed by the Daily Mail he talked so movingly about losing his former rescue dog Buster. “Buster’s death,” he says, “was the most painful thing I had ever experienced, more painful than losing my mother. Buster and I were so close. I […]

Losing a Pet: Jilly Cooper and Barbara

Losing a Pet Losing a pet is a very difficult to explain to people who have never had a pet, just as trying to explain to them the joy of having a dog/cat/rabbit/budgie in your home brings, the love they share, the feeling of how they turn a house into a home. And when you […]