"Our dear Bru Bru."
Queer Eyes stars are mourning the loss of Bruley, the French Bulldog who has joined them on their more-than-a-makeover journey since the show's original reboot.
The dog was owned by one of the show's producers, Michelle Silva, who had never intended for Bruley to become a star.
She revealed that he died in her arms following a heart attack this week.
"My whole heart. My love bug. My best friend. My constant. My soul mate. My everything," she wrote on Bruley's Instagram page yesterday.
"I brought him home when he was 9 weeks old on a rainy day in New York City. Ten years later on a rainy day in LA, he passed away in my arms on my bedroom floor.
"Bru had been suffering from heart problems, and an instant heart attack was a possibility. He just had too much love and heart for his physical body."
Silva wrote of Bruley's love for travelling, how he enjoyed looking out plane windows, and how he finally manage to master the 'jump kiss.'
When he later found fame on
Queer Eye, Silva said that she was unsurprised by the amount of love that the bulldog received.
"He was hilarious, stubborn, sometimes inappropriate, and always a sucker for a snack," she wrote. "He was pure love. It’s been so fun capturing his spirit and sharing more with you all here."
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Queer Eye's Bobby Berk offered his condolences on Silva's post, saying that the news "breaks my heart."
"RIP to our dear bru bru!" added the
Queer Eye team on Instagram.
"Each time we returned to our loft in Kansas City you were always there to greet us and that brought us so much joy. We hope you have an endless supply of treats to munch on."
Silva said that she wants to continue to share Bru's story in the last months of his life as his dealt with increasing heart problems.
She also said that she is planning to get involved in bulldog rescue.
