Maisie Smith has taken to social media to announce her dog Benny, 13, has passed away.
The EastEnders actress shared a series of clips of her pet and paid her tribute to him.
"Meet Benny. He was the bravest, the sleepiest, the kindest the goodest, the silliest, the handsomest big brother and best friend," she wrote on TikTok.
She went on to add, "This is your daily reminder to cuddle your pets.. RIP my angel. Benny Smith September 2007 - 1st June 2020."
Thousands of her followers rushed to pay their respect with one person writing, "This genuinely brought a tear to my eye, I know what it feels to lose a pet who is family".
Another wrote, "Pets are the most precious things, they're family. RIP Benny ❤️ ".
One more added, "Bawling my eyes out 😭 so sorry for your loss. A dogs only fault is that their lives are too short xxx".
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Earlier this year after Maisie and her onscreen husband Zack Morris - aka Keegan Baker - left a cast party together they fuelled speculation that they were dating in real life.
However they both spoke out and insisted that they're just friends.
"I film most of my scenes with Zack, naturally we've built a great friendship. Nothing but mates," Maisie told OK! magazine.
Zack added, "The majority of our filming days are spent together so we have grown closer as friends but nothing more than that."