Olympics presenter Matt Baker has been inundated with support after announcing that his pet Labrador Annie had passed away. The 46-year-old former host of The One Show shared the news in a post on Instagram on Sunday, August 11. Sharing a series of photos of Annie, Matt said: "Sad to say we've said our goodbyes to Annie, our beautiful Lab.
She helped me and Nicola raise our kids and we owe her so much - just pleased we were all with her at home. "I'm sure you'll agree the reason we all love our dogs so much is because the only time they break our hearts is when they leave us." READ MORE: Joanna Page says Strictly 2024 star helped her with wardrobe malfunction filming new show READ MORE: Dan Walker says ‘they instantly signed me up’ as he teases appearance on iconic TV series Matt’s followers were quick to send messages of condolences, with one person writing: "So sorry to hear that.
Sending you and your family lots of love," while a second echoed: "So sorry to hear this. Annie was a beautiful dog. I remember Matt talking about Annie on the very first rickshaw challenge!" A third person said: “So so sorry to hear your sad news.
It truly is like losing one of the family. But remember - between Hello & Goodbye there was so much love.” Matt’s former The One Show co-host Alex Jones wrote: “Gosh I remember when you had her.
So sorry to hear this.” Loose Women star Ruth Langsford commented: “So, so sorry for your loss Matt. Sending love to you and your family.
” Comedian Sarah Millican said: So sorry for your loss.” Matt welcomed Annie into his family back in 2012 following the loss of his previous dog, Meg. At the time he wrote a blog post for BBC Countryfile in which he shared the touching meaning behind Annie's name.
"We called her Annie, as she was born on our wedding anniversary, and our youngest was able to pronounce her name,” he said at the time. For the latest TV & Showbiz news, sign up to our newsletter ..
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