Yahoo News Gogglebox's Stephen Webb and Daniel Lustig supported by fans after 'RIP' message
Stephen Webb and Daniel Lustig have been supported by fans after sharing a heartbreaking announcement. The pair have had to say goodbye to one of their dogs today.
In a joint announcement uploaded to Instagram, the former Gogglebox stars captioned an adorable image of their poodle: "Today we said goodbye to the kindest little girl. Our princess RIP @lustig75."
In a separate post, Daniel shared an emotional video showing photos of the two over the years. He said: "Today we said good bye to our princess. Such a beauty."
The Channel 4 personalities were renowned for their roles as armchair critics on Gogglebox before quitting the show last year. The two were married but parted ways earlier this year when they announced they had split after six years. In the months that followed the split, they have remained friends and are still living together in Brighton.
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When asked about the current situation between them in a podcast, Daniel revealed they are still best friends and remain living together. Although he admitted it was "not very normal to go through a public divorce"
Stephen and Daniel have been flooded with support following sad news. One emotional comment read: "Sending you the biggest love the paw print they leave on our hearts stay forever" and another added "Omg I’m so sorry. Sending lots of love." Further kind messages left under the posted included "So sorry for your loss" and "So sorry sending hugs".
The devastating announcement comes just hours after Daniel shared a happy birthday message to one of his other dogs. The 49-year-old posted a video to Instagram sharing a birthday message for his dog. He said: "yesterday was Betsy's birthday, she is thirteen, I did forget but today we'll be celebrating her birthday with some delicious steak."
The hairdresser turned the camera around to show his 13-year-old Poodle before saying: "Betsy it's your birthday. Happy birthday come and get it [steak]." He told followers he gives Betsy a little bit of steak every year.
Many Happy Birthday wishes were sent from fans, including: "Happy birthday sweet Betsy. Sending all the poodle kisses to you" and "Happy Birthday beautiful girl!"
