Kate Ferdinand has revealed she is ‘heartbroken’ following the death of her pet dog Ronnie.
Over the weekend, the TV personality, 34, announced the passing of her beloved pooch, who she’s had since her TOWIE days.
And as she continued to mourn her loss, Kate took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a black and white snap of Ronnie’s empty dog bed, which she accompanied with a broken heart emoji.
But while Kate has been down in the dumps amid Ronnie’s death, it seems her husband Rio Ferdinand, 47, was less sympathetic as she later noted that he’s ‘had enough’ of her staring at the dog bed and instead whisked her and their son Cree, five, off for an impromptu work trip.
On Saturday Kate informed her followers of her devastated loss, sharing snaps of Ronnie as she remarked: ‘Heartbroken. Anyone that knows me knows how much I love my baby Rons. So so sad.’
Ronnie had been Kate’s companion since he was a puppy, having been adopted by her and then-boyfriend Dan Edgar back in 2015.
Kate Ferdinand has revealed she is ‘heartbroken’ following the death of her pet dog Ronnie [pictured with Ronnie and husband Rio’
As she continued to mourn her loss, Kate took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a black and white snap of Ronnie’s empty dog bed, which she accompanied with a broken heart emoji
The pooch even appeared with the former couple on some episodes of TOWIE, with one clip seeing Dan, 36, buying Ronnie a teddy as he quipped: ‘if it all goes t***s up he’s going to remember me’.
Following her glitzy wedding to Rio in 2019, Kate later renamed her pup, opting to give the pup her new marital surname.
Sharing a cute photo of the dog on his fourth birthday, Kate penned: ‘RONNIE IS 4 TODAY.
‘Anyone that knows me knows how much I love this little pooch … he’s also had a name change … his first birthday as Ronnie Ferdinand.’
Kate’s loss follows a cheerier time last month which saw her and Rio show off their abs during their fitness initiative in Dubai after returning to the region.
Kate took to social media to share footage from the event, which is part of their new fitness venture One Body Co, an online wellness platform that promotes holistic healing methods.
Before the day kicked off, she showed off her washboard abs in a red sheer two-piece as she flaunted her midriff.
Kate and Rio’s community workout, which was held at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel in the UAE, was free to join.
On Saturday Kate informed her followers of her devastated loss, sharing snaps of Ronnie as she remarked: ‘Heartbroken. Anyone that knows me knows how much I love my baby Rons. So so sad’
Former TOWIE star Kate wore a black Squatwolf two piece gym set, paired with Nike shoes.
Rio wore black shorts and a workout T-shirt from the same brand that carried their new business’s logo.
The pair wore headsets to speak to the gathered crowd and participated in the physically demanding challenges on stage, showing off their durability and fitness levels.
Their successful event comes after they returned to Dubai after fleeing the previous month in what Kate branded as a ‘nervous system reset’.
Rio and Kate made the decision to leave after ‘scary’ Iranian drone attacks began in the UAE and they had been forced to shelter in their basement.
They left the city for their holiday home in Portugal, before returning to London for work and family commitments and then jetting to the Maldives for a holiday.
Kate and Rio share two-year-old daughter Shae, Cree, five, and she is step-mum to Rio’s children Lorenz, 19, and Tate, 17, and Tia, 15 – whose mother Rebecca Ellison tragically passed away from breast cancer aged 34 in 2015.
