Celebrities Have Lost Pets In Really Tragic Ways This Year — Here Are 18 Celebs Whose Pets Died In 2023
Pets become like our family, so it's always really hard when they pass on. And unfortunately, several celebrities have lost pets this year. Here are 18 of them.
1. Guy Fieri's dog Cowboy died just before the TV presenter's birthday in January.
Today is the saddest day in the Fieri family We lost our COWBOY today He was one a kind and brought so much love and energy to our family pic.twitter.com/gF2lYVJPPA
— Mayor Guy Fieri (@GuyFieri) January 22, 2023
Guy called it "the saddest day" on Twitter. He said the apparent German Shepherd was "one of a kind and brought so much love and energy to our family."
2. James Middleton's dog Ella died in January after a "short illness."
3. Caterina Scorsone lost four pets — three cats and one dog — in a tragic house fire in January.
4. Heidi Klum and Tom Kaulitz's dog, Capper, passed away in February; their other dog, Anton, passed three weeks later.
5. Russell Crowe's dog Louis died in March after being fatally hit by a truck.
This is Louis the Papillion.16 months old.Tiny, cheeky, brave. He won my heart.Unfortunately today, on the second anniversary of my fathers passing, Louis was hit by a truck.We tried to get him to the vet, but he died in my arms while I was telling him how much we loved him. pic.twitter.com/zIwzUz8Ljx
— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) March 30, 2023
Russell shared a picture of Louis on Twitter. "This is Louis the Papillion. 16 months old. Tiny, cheeky, brave. He won my heart," he wrote. "Unfortunately, today, on the second anniversary of my father's passing, Louis was hit by a truck. We tried to get him to the vet, but he died in my arms while I was telling him how much we loved him."
6. In April, John Mulaney announced the death of his dog, Petunia.
7. Kevin Smith suffered the "devastating loss" of his dog — and frequent costar — Shecky the same month.
8. JoJo Siwa lost her puppy Tooie in an accident in April.
"My heart hurts so much to say that this morning he was involved in an accident and is now in puppy heaven," she wrote on TikTok, without disclosing further details. "2 months ago our puppy Tooie (O2) joined our family and he brought the MOST joy, laughter, and messes into our life. I can't even explain how perfect of a dog O2 was. Thank you for bringing light to my life when it was dark Tooie boy. See you one day. Rest in peace my lil sweet boy."